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{{Short description|2006 edition of annual pop music awards ceremony}}
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{{Infobox award
| name = Brit Awards 2006
| image = Brits2006.gif
| date = 14 February 2006
| venue = [[Earls Court Exhibition Centre|Earls Court]]
| host = [[Chris Evans (presenter)|Chris Evans]]
| most_awards = [[Kaiser Chiefs]] (3)
| most_nominations = [[James Blunt]] and [[Kaiser Chiefs]] (5)
| network = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| previous = [[Brit Awards 2005|2005]]
| main = [[Brit Awards]]
| next = [[Brit Awards 2007|2007]]
}}
'''Brit Awards 2006 ''' was the 26th show of the [[Brit Awards]], an annual pop music awards ceremony in the United Kingdom. It was organised by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] and took place on February 14, 2006<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/2006 |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=BRIT Awards |language=en}}</ref> in [[Earls Court Exhibition Centre|Earls Court]] in [[London]]. It attracted a mere 4.7 million viewers, one of the lowest viewed ceremonies. 2007's show went on to pass the 5 million barrier again.
The ceremony was hosted by [[Chris Evans (presenter)|Chris Evans]], who also hosted [[Brit Awards 2005]]. It lasted about three hours, and the alcohol ban of the previous year had been relaxed. The biggest surprise performance was that from [[Prince (artist)|Prince]], who reunited with Wendy and Lisa from [[The Revolution (band)|The Revolution]], together with [[Sheila E.]] for the performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brandle |first=Lars |date=2016-04-22 |title=Watch Prince Masterfully Perform ‘Purple Rain’ and ‘Let’s Go Crazy’ at 2006 Brit Awards |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/prince-purple-rain-lets-go-crazy-2006-brit-awards-7341608/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
2006's biggest winners were the [[Kaiser Chiefs]], who came away with three awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/2006 |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=BRIT Awards |language=en}}</ref> [[Coldplay]], [[James Blunt]] and [[Green Day]] all came away with two awards, Coldplay collecting their sixth overall. Other winners included the [[Arctic Monkeys]] for their only nomination, and acts such as [[KT Tunstall]] and [[Kanye West]]. [[Arcade Fire]] were the most unsuccessful act, being nominated for three awards but winning none of them.
==Performances==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Artist(s)
!Song(s)
|-
|[[Coldplay]]
|"[[Square One (Coldplay song)|Square One]]"
|-
|[[KT Tunstall]]
|"[[Suddenly I See]]"
|-
|[[Kaiser Chiefs]]
|"[[I Predict a Riot]]"
|-
|[[James Blunt]]
|"[[You're Beautiful]]"
|-
|[[Kanye West]]
|"[[Diamonds From Sierra Leone]]"<br>"[[Gold Digger (Kanye West song)|Gold Digger]]"<br>"[[Touch the Sky (Kanye West song)|Touch the Sky]]"
|-
|[[Kelly Clarkson]]
|"[[Since U Been Gone]]"
|-
|[[Gorillaz]]
|"[[Dirty Harry (song)|Dirty Harry]]"
|-
|[[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]]
|"[[Better Together (Jack Johnson song)|Better Together]]"
|-
|[[Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller]]
|"[[Come On/Let's Go]]"<br>"[[The Changingman]]"<br>"[[From the Floorboards Up]]"<br>"[[Town Called Malice]]"
|-
|[[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
|"[[Te Amo Corazón]]"<br>"[[Fury (song)|Fury]]"<br>"[[Purple Rain (song)|Purple Rain]]"<br>"[[Let's Go Crazy]]"
|-
|}
==Winners and nominees==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:95%"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="50%" | [[Brit Award for British Album of the Year|British Album of the Year]]<br/><small>(presented by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]])</small>
! width="50%" | [[Brit Award for British Single of the Year|British Single of the Year]]<br/><small>(presented by [[Morten Harket]])</small>
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''[[Coldplay]] – ''[[X&Y]]'''''
**[[Gorillaz]] – ''[[Demon Days]]''
**[[James Blunt]] – ''[[Back to Bedlam]]''
**[[Kaiser Chiefs]] – ''[[Employment (album)|Employment]]''
**[[Kate Bush]] – ''[[Aerial (album)|Aerial]]''
| valign="top" |
*'''[[Coldplay]] – "[[Speed of Sound (song)|Speed of Sound]]"'''
**[[James Blunt]] – "[[You're Beautiful]]"
**[[Shayne Ward]] – "[[That's My Goal]]"
**[[Sugababes]] – "[[Push the Button (Sugababes song)|Push the Button]]"
**[[Tony Christie]] (featuring [[Peter Kay]]) –<br>"[[Is This the Way to Amarillo|(Is This the Way to) Amarillo]]"
|-
! width="50%" | [[Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist|British Male Solo Artist]]<br/><small>(presented by [[Wayne Coyne]])</small>
! width="50%" | [[Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist|British Female Solo Artist]]<br/><small>(presented by [[Jo Whiley]])</small>
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''[[James Blunt]]'''
**[[Antony and the Johnsons]]
**[[Ian Brown]]
**[[Robbie Williams]]
**[[Will Young]]
| valign="top" |
*'''[[KT Tunstall]]'''
**[[Charlotte Church]]
**[[Kate Bush]]
**[[Katie Melua]]
**[[Natasha Bedingfield]]
|-
! width="50%" | [[Brit Award for British Group|British Group]]<br/><small>(presented by [[Debbie Harry]])</small>
! width="50%" | [[Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act|British Breakthrough Act]]<br/><small>(presented by [[Chris O'Dowd]])</small>
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''[[Kaiser Chiefs]]'''
**[[Coldplay]]
**[[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]]
**[[Gorillaz]]
**[[Hard-Fi]]
| valign="top" |
*'''[[Arctic Monkeys]]'''
**[[James Blunt]]
**[[Kaiser Chiefs]]
**[[KT Tunstall]]
**[[The Magic Numbers]]
|-
! width="50%" | [[Brit Award for British Pop Act|British Pop Act]]<br/><small>(presented by [[Harry Hill]])</small>
! width="50%" | [[Brit Award for British Urban Act|British Urban Act]]<br/><small>(presented by [[Jamelia]])</small>
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''[[James Blunt]]'''
**[[Katie Melua]]
**[[Kelly Clarkson]] <small>(United States)</small>
**[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] <small>(United States)</small>
**[[Westlife]] <small>(Ireland)</small>
| valign="top" |
*'''[[Lemar]]'''
**[[Craig David]]
**[[Dizzee Rascal]]
**[[Ms. Dynamite]]
**[[Kano (rapper)|Kano]]
|-
! width="50%" | [[Brit Award for British Rock Act|British Rock Act]]<br/><small>(presented by [[Tamsin Greig]])</small>
! width="50%" | [[Brit Award for British Live Act|British Live Act]]<br/><small>(presented by [[Thandie Newton]])</small>
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''[[Kaiser Chiefs]]'''
**[[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]]
**[[Hard-Fi]]
**[[Kasabian]]
**[[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]
| valign="top" |
*'''[[Kaiser Chiefs]]'''
**[[Coldplay]]
**[[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]]
**[[KT Tunstall]]
**[[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]
|-
! width="50%" | [[Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music|Outstanding Contribution to Music]]<br/><small>(presented by [[Ray Winstone]])</small>
! width="50%" | [[Brit Award for International Album|International Album]]<br/><small>(presented by [[Paris Hilton]])</small>
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''[[Paul Weller]]'''
| valign="top" |
*'''[[Green Day]] – ''[[American Idiot]]'''''
**[[Arcade Fire]] – ''[[Funeral (Arcade Fire album)|Funeral]]''
**[[Kanye West]] – ''[[Late Registration]]''
**[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] – ''[[Confessions on a Dance Floor]]''
**[[U2]] – ''[[How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb]]''
|-
! width="50%" | [[Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist|International Male Solo Artist]]<br/><small>(presented by [[Boy George]])</small>
! width="50%" | [[Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist|International Female Solo Artist]]<br/><small>(presented by [[Neil Tennant]])</small>
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''[[Kanye West]]'''
**[[Beck]]
**[[Bruce Springsteen]]
**[[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]]
**[[John Legend]]
| valign="top" |
*'''[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'''
**[[Björk]]
**[[Kelly Clarkson]]
**[[Mariah Carey]]
**[[Missy Elliott]]
|-
! width="50%" | [[Brit Award for International Group|International Group]]<br/><small>(presented by [[Kelly Osbourne]])</small>
! width="50%" | [[Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act|International Breakthrough Act]]<br/><small>(presented by [[Beth Orton]])</small>
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''[[Green Day]]'''
**[[Arcade Fire]]
**[[The Black Eyed Peas]]
**[[U2]]
**[[The White Stripes]]
| valign="top" |
*'''[[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]]'''
**[[Arcade Fire]]
**[[Daniel Powter]]
**[[John Legend]]
**[[The Pussycat Dolls]]
|}
==Multiple nominations and awards==
[[File:Kaiser Chiefs.jpg|right|200px|upright|thumb|alt=|Three-time winner [[Kaiser Chiefs]] as most nominations and awards]]
{{col-float}}
{| class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Artists that received multiple nominations
|-
! scope="col" style="width:55px;" |Nominations
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Artist
|-
|rowspan="2"|5<br/><small>(2)</small>
|[[James Blunt]]
|-
|[[Kaiser Chiefs]]
|-
|4
|[[Coldplay]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|3<br/><small>(4)</small>
|[[Arcade Fire]]
|-
|[[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]]
|-
|[[KT Tunstall]]
|-
|[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
|-
|rowspan="11"|2<br/><small>(11)</small>
|[[Gorillaz]]
|-
|[[Green Day]]
|-
|[[Hard-Fi]]
|-
|[[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]]
|-
|[[John Legend]]
|-
|[[Kanye West]]
|-
|[[Kate Bush]]
|-
|[[Katie Melua]]
|-
|[[Kelly Clarkson]]
|-
|[[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]
|-
|[[U2]]
|}
{{col-float-break}}
{| class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Artists that received multiple awards
|-
! scope="col" style="width:55px;" |Awards
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Artist
|-
|3
|[[Kaiser Chiefs]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|2<br/><small>(3)</small>
|[[Coldplay]]
|-
|[[Green Day]]
|-
|[[James Blunt]]
|}
{{col-float-end}}
==Controversy==
*Some of the more famous British pop acts failed to get a nomination. Bands like [[Girls Aloud]] and [[McFly (band)|McFly]] both had top 10 hits in both the single and album charts but neither were nominated, and [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] who were eligible, but were snubbed in the category of Best Album, only had 2 nominations.
==See also==
*[[Naomi Awards]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121021165604/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/2006 Brit Awards 2006 at Brits.co.uk]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130520182700/http://www.nme.com/news/kaiser-chiefs/21923 NME report on Brits nominations]
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