1992 Brit Awards

Brit Awards 1992 was the 12th edition of the Brit Awards, an annual pop music awards ceremony in the United Kingdom.^[1] They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 12 February 1992 at Hammersmith Apollo in London.^[2]

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

Multiple nominations and awards

The following artists received multiple awards and/or nominations.

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."^[3] 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".^[4]

References

External links

• Brit Awards 1992 at Brits.co.uk