Bjork Surprises at BRITs with Rosalia Performance

Bjork Surprises at BRITs with Rosalia Performance

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Bjork made a surprise appearance during Rosalia's performance at the 2026 in Manchester on Saturday evening. 

The Icelandic icon, 60, cut a very kooky figure as she was welcomed to the stage by the Spanish songstress, 33, for a rendition of their song Berghain.

Bjork ensured all eyes were on her in a blue sculpted futuristic gown which she wore with an equally dramatic black headpiece.

Her dark locks were worn in buns, with dramatic make-up, while Rosalia opted for a simple white dress as she jumped about the stage during the engertic set. 

Host  described their perfomance, which included both opera and techno as  a mix of 'Last Night Of The Proms' and 'Pacha in Ibiza'.

During the ceremony, Olivia Dean and Lola Young

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Bjork made a surprise appearance during Rosalia's performance at the 2026 Brit Awards in Manchester on Saturday evening 

The Icelandic icon, 60, cut a very kooky figure as she was welcomed to the stage by the Spanish songstress, 33 (Rosalia pictured)

Olivia won the first award of the evening when she took home the gong for Song Of The Year for Rein Me In with  on Saturday. 

The singer, 26, whose song Man I Need was also nominated in the same category, was given the award by .

She said: 'I just want to say thank you to Sam, it's a beautiful song and it was a pleasure to be a a part of it.' 

Off the back of winning her first ever , Lola took home the award for breakthrough artist after a turbulent few months.

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It comes after a hiatus from music, following the 25-year-old sparking concern when she collapsed on stage at a New York gig in September.

She cancelled her remaining tour dates to take a break and get her 'head in a better place', but has since returned to the music scene and took to the stage to accept her award.

Manchester born Noel Gallagher, 58, was honoured with this year's Songwriter of the Year award, after he . 

Bjork ensured all eyes were on her in a blue sculpted futuristic gown which she wore with an equally dramatic black headpiece

Her dark locks were worn in buns, with dramatic make-up

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Rosalia opted for a simple white dress as she jumped about the stage during the engertic set

The Spanish songstress looked nothing short of sensational as she made her BRIT Award debut 

Host Jack Whitehall described their perfomance, which included both opera and techno as a mix of 'Last Night Of The Proms' and 'Pacha in Ibiza'.

'I've got to thank my brother,' Noel said, before addressing the crowd: 'I'd like to thank you, the people who've kept those songs alive.'

Ten-time Grammy Award winning artist and producer Mark Ronson, 50, received the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award, before to perform. 

International Song of the Year was won by Rosé and Bruno Mars for APT with Rosé at the ceremony to accept the honour. 

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The Group of the Year award was won by Wolf Alice after the success of their fourth album The Clearing.

'We want to dedicate this award to all the people who helped us out in the early years of Wolf Alice,' singer Ellie Roswell said. 

American rock band Geese won International Group of the Year, their first BRIT award.

Olivia and Lola Young led the nominations at this year's ceremony with five each, closely followed by comeback queen , who has been recognised in three categories for her critically acclaimed fifth album, West End Girl.

Since removing gendered categories, such as Best Male and Best Female, the ceremony has faced backlash for the low number of female artists nominated, particularly in 2023 when the Artist Of The Year shortlist was entirely male. 

But 2026 rings in the changes, with 70 percent of this year's nominations being female or non-binary.  

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Elsewhere, British rapper Dave has been recognised in three categories: Artist Of The Year, Album Of The Year, and Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Dave

Fred Again... 

JADE

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Lily Allen

Little Simz

Lola Young

Olivia Dean

PinkPantheress

Sam Fender

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Self Esteem

GROUP OF THE YEAR

The Last Dinner Party 

Pulp 

Sleep Token 

Wet Leg

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Wolf Alice - WINNER

SONG OF THE YEAR (VOTED FOR BY THE PUBLIC)

Calvin Harris and Clementine Douglas – Blessings

Chrystal and Notion – The Days (Notion remix)

Cynthia Erivo ft Ariana Grande – Defying Gravity

Ed Sheeran – Azizam

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Fred Again, Skepta and PlaqueBoyMax – Victory Lap

Lewis Capaldi – Survive

Lola Young – Messy

Myles Smith – Nice to Meet You

Olivia Dean – Man I Need

Raye – Where Is My Husband!

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Sam Fender with Olivia Dean – Rein Me In - WINNER

Skye Newman – Family Matters

INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR (VOTED FOR BY THE PUBLIC) 

Alex Warren – Ordinary

Chappell Roan – Pink Pony Club

Disco Lines and Tinashe – No Broke Boys

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Gigi Perez – Sailor Song

Gracie Abrams – That’s So True

Huntr/x – Golden

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile

Rayvn Lenae – Love Me Not

Rosé and Bruno Mars – APT. - WINNER

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Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

sombr – Undressed

Taylor Swift – The Fate of Ophelia

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Noel Gallagher - WINNER

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC 

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Mark Ronson - WINNER

 

 

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

Bad Bunny

Chappell Roan

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CMAT

Doechii

Lady Gaga

ROSALIA - WINNER

Sabrina Carpenter

sombre

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Taylor Swift 

Tyler, The Creator

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST

Barry Can't Swim 

EsDeeKid

Jim Legxacy

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Lola Young - WINNER

Skye Newman

INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF THE YEAR 

Geese - WINNER

HAIM 

HUNTR/X-EJAE/AUDREY NUNA/REI AMI

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ALTERNATIVE ROCK ACT  

Blood Orange

Lola Young

Sam Fender

Wet Leg

Wolf Alice

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HIP HOP/GRIME/RAP ACT

Central Cee

Dave - WINNER

Jim Legxacy

Little Simz

Loyle Carner

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R&B ACT 

Jim Legxacy

Kwn

Mabel

Sasha Keable

Sault

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DANCE ACT

Calvin Harris and Clementine Douglas

FKA twigs

Fred Again, Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax

PinkPantheress

Sammy Virji

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MASTERCARD ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

Dave - The Boy Who Played The Harp

 

Olivia Dean - The Art Of Loving

Sam Fender - People

Wolf Alice - The Clearing 

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