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    Brit Awards Results!

    And yet the Americans still come out on top...

    February 09, 2005 by Alex Lai
    Brit Awards Results!

    Keane..award winning bedwettersScissor Sisters were the big winners at the 2005 Brit Awards, winning in all three categories that they were nominated for.  The band from New York was crowned International Breakthrough Act of the year, as well as Best International Album and Group.

    Franz Ferdinand and Keane took home two awards each, the Scots getting Best British Rock Act and Group, while the soft-rock trio were awarded British Breakthrough Act of the year and Album Of The Year for the mega-selling ‘Hopes And Fears’.

    In perhaps the worst awards decision in history, loveable tosser Robbie Williams won the award for best song of the last 25 years, for the mind-numbing ballad ‘Angels’

    This year’s Outstanding Contribution To Music award went to Sir Bob Geldof – who was born in Dublin.  Go figure.

    The full list of winners:

    Best song: Robbie Williams
    British breakthrough act: Keane
    British rock act: Franz Ferdinand
    International breakthrough act: Scissor Sisters
    British live act: Muse
    British single: Will Young - 'Your Game'
    Pop act: McFly
    International female solo artist: Gwen Stefani
    International male solo artist: Eminem
    British male solo artist: The Streets
    British female solo artist: Joss Stone
    British urban act: Joss Stone
    International group: Scissor Sisters
    British group: Franz Ferdinand
    International album: Scissor Sisters
    Best British album: Keane – ‘Hopes and Fears’
    Outstanding contribution to music: Sir Bob Geldof

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