2016 BRITs Critics Choice winner announced
Happy Black Friday guys!! Happy news for Jack Garratt! He has won the 2016 BRITs Critics' Choice Award!! Jack will pick up his trophy at 'The BRITs are coming' nominations launch show broadcast on ITV on January 14th!
Speaking about the award Jack said:
I am so humbled to have received this year’s BRITs Critics' Choice Award. To have been nominated alongside Frances and Izzy Bizu was already a huge honour and a testament to the calibre of new UK music. To have been given this award is truly mind-blowing, considering I am one name in a hugely exciting time for music in this country. Thank you to everyone who voted, it means so much to me.
Jack will be presented with the Critics’ Choice Award at the nominations show on Thursday January 14th, which will be filmed at ITV Studios and broadcast on ITV the same evening. Jack will perform on the show, alongside Jess Glynne and Years & Years!
The BRITs Critics' Choice Award is chosen by a panel of music industry experts and tastemakers including music editors of national newspapers, magazines and websites as well as key players from major TV and radio stations.
Past Critics’ Choice Winners:
2008 Adele
2009 Florence & The Machine
2010 Ellie Goulding
2011 Jessie J
2012 Emeli Sandé
2013 Tom Odell
2014 Sam Smith
2015 James Bay
The BRIT Awards 2016 with MasterCard will take place on Wednesday February 24th 2016 at London’s O2 Arena and will be broadcast live on ITV. Ant & Dec will return as hosts.