| Brit Awards 1989 | ||||
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| Date | 13 February 1989 | |||
| Venue | Royal Albert Hall | |||
| Hosted by | Mick Fleetwood andSamantha Fox | |||
| Most awards | Fairground Attraction,Michael Jackson andTracy Chapman (2) | |||
| Most nominations | The Christians,Enya,Fairground Attraction,Michael Jackson,Pet Shop Boys,Robert Palmer,Steve Winwood,Tanita Tikaram,Tracy Chapman andWet Wet Wet (2) | |||
| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | BBC | |||
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Brit Awards 1989 was the ninth edition of theBrit Awards, an annualpop music awards ceremony in theUnited Kingdom. It was organised by theBritish Phonographic Industry and took place on 13 February 1989 atRoyal Albert Hall inLondon. This year marked the first presentation of theInternational Female Solo Artist andInternational Male Solo Artist awards.
The awards ceremony, hosted byMick Fleetwood andSamantha Fox, was televised live by the BBC.[1] The hosting was criticised for being poorly coordinated, with missed cues and incorrect introductions;[2] theteleprompter did not work properly,[3] and in 2010, Fox claimed that there had been multiple errors in the information given to the hosts on the night.[4] The event organisers did not play a pre-recorded message fromMichael Jackson, and the audience booed the government ministerKenneth Baker.[2]
After the 1989 event, the awarding committee decided to have the Brit Awards recorded and broadcast on television the following night, to be able to edit out errors and unwanted happenings on the stage. The awards ceremony was not broadcast live again until the2007 Brit Awards.[5]
The following artists received multiple awards and/or nominations.
| Nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 2 | The Christians |
| Enya | |
| Fairground Attraction | |
| Michael Jackson | |
| Pet Shop Boys | |
| Robert Palmer | |
| Steve Winwood | |
| Tanita Tikaram | |
| Tracy Chapman | |
| Wet Wet Wet |
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 2 | Fairground Attraction |
| Michael Jackson | |
| Tracy Chapman |