| Brit Awards 2002 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 February 2002 |
| Venue | Earls Court |
| Hosted by | Frank Skinner & Zoe Ball |
| Most awards | Dido (singer) and Kylie Minogue (2) |
| Most nominations | Gorillaz (6) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ITV |
Brit Awards 2002 was the 22nd edition 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 20 February 2002 at Earls Court in London. [1] [2] first present year in International Album.
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Dido | "Here with Me" |
| Gorillaz | "Clint Eastwood" |
| Jamiroquai featuring Anastacia | "Bad Girls" |
| Kylie Minogue | "Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My Head" |
| Mis-Teeq | "One Night Stand” "B with Me” (rap only) |
| Shaggy featuring Sacha Baron Cohen as Ali G | "Me Julie" |
| So Solid Crew | "21 Seconds" |
| Sting | "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" "Every Breath You Take" "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" "Roxanne" |
| The Strokes | "Last Nite" |
| Nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 6 | Gorillaz |
| 4 (2) | Kylie Minogue |
| Robbie Williams | |
| 3 (5) | Craig David |
| Dido | |
| So Solid Crew | |
| The Strokes | |
| Travis | |
| 2 (15) | Alicia Keys |
| Anastacia | |
| Atomic Kitten | |
| Basement Jaxx | |
| Blue | |
| Daft Punk | |
| Del the Funky Homosapien | |
| Destiny's Child | |
| Elton John | |
| Fatboy Slim | |
| Geri Halliwell | |
| Hear'Say | |
| Nelly Furtado | |
| Radiohead | |
| S Club 7 |
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 2 (2) | Dido |
| Kylie Minogue |
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