BRIT Awards winners 2016: Adele and Justin Bieber honoured as Annie Lennox and Gary Oldman pay tribute to David Bowie

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Emma Powell25 February 2016
The Weekender

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Adele was the big winner at the Brit Awards 2016 after picking up four awards.

Adele, 27, scooped the Global Success Award - presented to her by Tim Peake from the International Space Station - before picking up British Single for her record breaking track, Hello and Best British Album for 27.

She publicly voiced her support for Kesha as she picked up British Female Solo Artist while James Bay described his male equivalent as "insane".

A tour de force of talent was honoured at the annual ceremony at London’s O2 Arena on Wednesday night.

Star style: One Direction's Louis Tomlinson arrives at the Brits in an Audi JAB
JAB

The award for British group was presented by Simon Pegg to Coldplay who fought off tough competition from Blur, Foals, One Direction and Years & Years while International Group went to Tame Impala.

Craig David and Fleur East presented the International Female Solo Artist to Bjork while Justin Bieber took the male equivalent.

Annie Lennox and Gary Oldman paid an emotional tribute to David Bowie as he was posthumously honoured before Lorde sang Life On Mars.

The public voted for One Direction to win the British Artist Video Award.

Hosted by Ant and Dec, the star studded ceremony also saw performances from Justin Bieber who performed with James Bay, Adele, Coldplay, Little Mix, Jess Glynne, The Weeknd and Rihanna.

Full list of winners:

British Female Solo Artist

Adele

British Male Solo Artist

James Bay

International Group

Tame Impala

Best British Single

Adele

Best British Group

Coldplay

Critics Choice

Jack Garratt

International Male Solo Artist

Justin Bieber

International Female Artist

Bjork

Best Breakthrough Act

Catfish and the Bottlemen

Best British Album

Adele

Global Success

Adele

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