Olivia Dean swept the 2026 BRIT Awards held in Manchester on Saturday, picking up four trophies.
It was for the first time in nearly 50-year history that the Brits swapped London for Manchester as the venue for the ceremony.
Dean beat the likes of Breakthrough Act winner Lola Young, Best Rap Act Dave and Best Rock Act Sam Fender in the hotly contested category for Best British Artist.
She also won Best Album for her transatlantic hit, “The Art of Loving”, as well as Song of the Year for her current number one collaboration with Fender, “Rein Me In”.
"This album is just about love and loving each other in a world that feels loveless," said the star holding back tears of joy.
"I don't know if I ever really thought I'd get [a Brit award], but I did!" she declared on an earlier visit to the winner's podium.
The 26-year-old Londoner, who also won Best Pop Act, performed an elegant rendition of her song “Man I Need” during the event, which also saw performances from Harry Styles, best group winners Wolf Alice, HUNTR/X, pop star Raye and Alex Warren, who was joined on piano by a velveted James Blunt.
Comedian Jack Whitehall hosted the ceremony for the sixth time.
Fender continued his hot streak by also triumphing in the Alternative/Rock Act category, a field he has now won in consecutive years, and for the third time in five years.
Lola Young emerged the Best Breakthrough Artist to win her first-ever BRITs trophy, and Wolf Alice secured the Group of the Year prize for the second time in their career.
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Rosalía became the first Spanish-language artist to win the International Artist of the Year category while Dave became the first two-time winner of Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act.
Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” won in the International Song Category, with the former becoming the first K-pop artist to win at the BRIT Awards.
The awards were voted on by BRITs Voting Academy, made up of industry figures, artists, critics and more. The Song of the Year and International Song of the Year categories were voted for by fans via WhatsApp.
A number of honorary awards were presented at the ceremony with Noel Gallagher collecting Songwriter of the Year, PinkPantheress earning Producer of the Year and Mark Ronson winning the Outstanding Contribution to Music.
Ozzy Osbourne was honoured with a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award and a tribute performance led by Robbie Williams.
An “In Memoriam” segment paid tribute to a number of late musical icons, with local hero Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the former Stone Roses bassist who died in November 2025, recognised by The Charlatans’ frontman Tim Burgess.
WINNERS’ LIST:
Artist of the Year: Olivia Dean
Album of the Year: Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving
Song of the Year: Sam Fender with Olivia Dean - "Rein Me In"
Group: Wolf Alice
Breakthrough Artist: Lola Young
Pop Act: Olivia Dean
Alternative/Rock Act: Sam Fender
Hip-Hop/Grime/Rap Act: Dave
R&B Act: SAULT
Dance Act: Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax
International Artist: Rosalía
International Group: Geese
International Song: Rosé & Bruno Mars - "APT."
Producer of the Year: PinkPantheress
Songwriter of the Year: Noel Gallagher
Critics' Choice Award: Jacob Alon
Outstanding Contribution to Music: Mark Ronson
Lifetime Achievement Award: Ozzy Osbourne (posthumous)
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