# Brit Awards 1992

Brit Awards 1992 was the 12th edition of the Brit Awards, an annual pop music awards ceremony in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 12 February 1992 at Hammersmith Apollo in London.

## Performances

* Beverley Craven – "Promise Me"
* Extreme – "More Than Words"
* The KLF vs Extreme Noise Terror – "3 a.m. Eternal"
* Lisa Stansfield – "All Woman"
* P.M. Dawn – "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss"
* Seal – "Crazy"
* Simply Red – "Stars"

## Winners and nominees

| British Album of the Year | British Producer of the Year |
| Seal – Seal Beverley Craven – Beverley Craven The KLF – The White Room Massive Attack – Blue Lines Simply Red – Stars | Trevor Horn David A. Stewart Johnny Marr Mark Knopfler Stock Aitken Waterman Youth |
| British Single of the Year | British Video of the Year |
| Queen – "These Are the Days of Our Lives" Gareth Hale and Norman Pace – "The Stonk" Iron Maiden – "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" Jason Donovan – "Any Dream Will Do" The KLF – "3 a.m. Eternal" Vic Reeves and The Wonder Stuff – "Dizzy" | Seal – "Killer" Airhead – "Funny How" Billy Bragg – "Sexuality" Erasure – "Love to Hate You" The KLF – "Last Train to Trancentral" Lisa Stansfield – "Change" Midge Ure – "Cold, Cold Heart" Shakespears Sister – "Goodbye Cruel World" Simply Red – "Stars" The Wonder Stuff – "The Size of a Cow" |
| British Male Solo Artist | British Female Solo Artist |
| Seal Elton John George Michael Kenny Thomas Phil Collins Van Morrison | Lisa Stansfield Annie Lennox Beverley Craven Cathy Dennis Zoë |
| British Group | British Breakthrough Act |
| The KLF and Simply Red Dire Straits James Pet Shop Boys Queen | Beverley Craven Cathy Dennis EMF Kenny Thomas Seal |
| Outstanding Contribution to Music | International Solo Artist |
| Freddie Mercury | Prince Bryan Adams Enya Madonna Michael Bolton |
| International Group | International Breakthrough Act |
| R.E.M. Extreme Guns N' Roses INXS U2 | P.M. Dawn Chris Isaak Color Me Badd Extreme Harry Connick Jr. Jellyfish |
| Classical Recording | Soundtrack/Cast Recording |
| Georg Solti Osmo Vänskä Jane Glover John Eliot Gardiner Leonard Bernstein | The Commitments The Doors Five Guys Named Moe Inspector Morse Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |

## Multiple nominations and awards

The following artists received multiple awards and/or nominations.
Artists that received multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Artist |
| 4 | The KLF |
| 4 | Seal |
| 3 | Beverley Craven |
| 3 | Simply Red |
| 2 | Cathy Dennis |
| 2 | Extreme |
| 2 | Kenny Thomas |
| 2 | Lisa Stansfield |
| 2 | Queen |
| 2 | The Wonder Stuff |
Artists that received multiple awards :
| Awards | Artist |
| 3 | Seal |

## KLF controversy

The KLF and Extreme Noise Terror performed a live version of "3 a.m. Eternal" at the BRIT Awards ceremony in February 1992. The Brits performance included a limping, kilted, cigar-chomping Drummond firing blanks from an automatic weapon over the heads of the crowd. After viewing the rehearsals, NME writer Danny Kelly said: "Compared to what's preceded it, this is a turbo-powered metallic wolf breaking into a coop full of particularly sick doves... And the noise? Well, the noise is hardcore punk thrash through a disco techno hit played by crusties. All bases covered, brilliantly. Clever, clever bastards." At the end of the performance, Scott Piering announced to a stunned crowd that "The KLF have now left the music business". Within a few months, they did just that - their records were deleted and the KLF retired from the industry. Kelly later described the Brits performance as the KLF's "self-destruction in an orgy of punk rock..., mock outrage ... and real bad taste".