33rd BRIT Awards | |
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Date | 20 February 2013 |
Venue | The O2 |
Hosted by | James Corden |
Most awards | Emeli Sandé and Ben Howard |
Television/Radio coverage | |
Network | ITV |
The 2013 Brit Awards were held on 20 February 2013. This was the 33rd edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at The O2 in London, and was presented for the third time in three years by James Corden.
Leading the nominations were Mumford & Sons and Emeli Sandé with four nominations each, but Sandé and Ben Howard ended up as the most successful winners, with two awards each.
The statue for 2013 was designed by Damien Hirst. Coverage on ITV attracted more than 6.5 million viewers, with a peak of 7.5 million, the biggest audience for the awards in ten years.