Brit Awards 2024: The real winners and losers..
Brit Awards 2024: The real winners and losers..
This year's Brit Awards are destined for the history books - with pop star Raye winning six trophies, including best artist, best song and album of the year.
"Will it ever get better than this?" the overwhelmed 26-year-old asked backstage. "What is even happening?"
But there's always more to the Brits than the awards themselves.
On a night of tears, beers and celebrating careers, who were the real winners and losers at the O2 Arena?
Sweetest victory: Raye
David Bowie only got six in his entire career. George Michael got three. Adele, the biggest British artist of the last decade, has a dozen.
In other words, Raye is officially half an Adele.
Her record-breaking haul is all the sweeter because two years ago she was a self-described "down-and-out" in the music industry.
Prevented from releasing music by a record label that didn't believe in her, she had to fight for her freedom, finally going independent in 2022.
Since then, her career has exploded: Escapism, a song written in the depths of despair then rejected by her label, became a monster hit. A UK number one, it was the biggest-selling song by a British female artist in 2023 and went platinum all over the world.
Tonight, it won song of the year, proving that success really is the sweetest revenge.
"This has been the best night of my life," Raye told us afterwards. "And luckily they got it all on camera so I can watch it back."
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