Adele had a pretty good night.
Not only did the 27-year old singer collect four awards, she also managed to have an award presented her to by astronaut Tim Peake via a video link to the International Space Station.
https://twitter.com/astro_timpeake/status/702607382120017922
Adele took home awards for best female solo artist, best global success, best single and best album, the biggest haul for one artist or band at the BRIT Awards since Blur way back in 1995.
There were also awards for James Bay, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Bjork, Jack Garratt, Tame Impala, Catfish And The Bottlemen and One Direction, while Lorde
paid a wonderful tribute to the late David Bowie in a performance with his former touring band.
Here are the list of award winners in full:
BRIT Awards 2016
British male solo artist - James Bay
British female solo artist - Adele
British group - Coldplay
British breakthrough act - Catfish And The Bottlemen
Brits global success award - Adele
British single - Adele, Hello
MasterCard British album of the year - Adele, 25
International male solo artist - Justin Bieber
International female solo artist - Bjork
International group - Tame Impala
Critics’ Choice - Jack Garratt
British artist video - One Direction