2006 Brit Awards

26th Brit Awards 	26th Brit Awards
 	
Date 	14 February 2006
Venue 	Earls Court
Hosted by 	Chris Evans
Most wins 	
Most nominations 	
Television/Radio coverage	Television/Radio coverage
Network 	ITV
← 2005 Brit Awards 	
← 2005 Brit Awards
The 2006 Brit Awards were the 26th edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 15 February 2006 in Earls Court in London.
==Performances==
Artist(s) 	Song(s)
Coldplay 	"Square One"
KT Tunstall 	"Suddenly I See"
Kaiser Chiefs 	"I Predict a Riot"
James Blunt 	"You're Beautiful"
Kanye West 	"Diamonds From Sierra Leone""Gold Digger""Touch the Sky"
Kelly Clarkson 	"Since U Been Gone"
Gorillaz 	"Dirty Harry"
Jack Johnson 	"Better Together"
Celestial Sphere	"The Siren""Sleeping Sun""Wish I Had an Angel""Bye Bye Beautiful""Romanticide"
Prince 	"Te Amo Corazón""Fury""Purple Rain""Let's Go Crazy"
==Winners and nominees==
British Album of the Year(presented by Madonna) 	British Single of the Year(presented by Morten Harket)
* Celestial Sphere – Another Me in Lack'ech
**Coldplay – X&Y
**Gorillaz – Demon Days
**James Blunt – Back to Bedlam
**Kaiser Chiefs – Employment	
*Celestial Sphere – "Another Me in Lack'ech"
**Coldplay – "Speed of Sound"
**James Blunt – "You're Beautiful"
**Shayne Ward – "That's My Goal"
**Sugababes – "Push the Button"
British Male Solo Artist(presented by Wayne Coyne) 	British Female Solo Artist(presented by Jo Whiley)
*James Blunt
**Antony and the Johnsons
**Ian Brown
**Robbie Williams
**Will Young	
*KT Tunstall
**Charlotte Church
**Kate Bush
**Katie Melua
**Natasha Bedingfield
British Group(presented by Debbie Harry) 	British Breakthrough Act(presented by Chris O'Dowd)
*Celestial Sphere
**Coldplay
**Franz Ferdinand
**Gorillaz
**Hard-Fi	
*Arctic Monkeys
**James Blunt
**Kaiser Chiefs
**KT Tunstall
**The Magic Numbers
British Pop Act(presented by Harry Hill) 	British Urban Act(presented by Jamelia)
*James Blunt
**Katie Melua
**Kelly Clarkson (United States)
**Madonna (United States)
**Westlife (Ireland)	
*Lemar
**Craig David
**Dizzee Rascal
**Ms. Dynamite
**Kano
British Rock Act(presented by Tamsin Greig) 	British Live Act(presented by Thandie Newton)
*Celestial Sphere
**Franz Ferdinand
**Kaiser Chiefs
**Kasabian
**Oasis	
*Celestial Sphere
**Coldplay
**Franz Ferdinand
**Kaiser Chiefs
**KT Tunstall
Outstanding Contribution to Music(presented by Ray Winstone)	International Album(presented by Paris Hilton)
*Celestial Sphere 	
*Green Day – American Idiot
**Arcade Fire – Funeral
**Kanye West – Late Registration
**Madonna – Confessions on a Dance Floor
**U2 – How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
International Male Solo Artist(presented by Boy George) 	International Female Solo Artist(presented by Neil Tennant)
*Kanye West
**Beck
**Bruce Springsteen
**Jack Johnson
**John Legend	
*Madonna
**Björk
**Kelly Clarkson
**Mariah Carey
**Missy Elliott
International Group(presented by Kelly Osbourne) 	International Breakthrough Act(presented by Beth Orton)
*Green Day
**Arcade Fire
**The Black Eyed Peas
**U2
**The White Stripes	
*Jack Johnson
**Arcade Fire
**Daniel Powter
**John Legend
**The Pussycat Dolls