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The Best of British: Memorable moments from the 2016 Brit Awards

The best of the British music industry: From the red carpet to the performances, we look at the most memorable moments from the 2016 Brit Awards.
The 2016 Brit Awards - Kylie Minogue and Joshua Sasse

The pop party has descended into the London for the annual Brit Awards.

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Leading the 2016 red carpet were the likes of Adele, while our Aussie pop princess Kylie Minogue was channeling some major Madonna vibes and the bronchitis-free Rihanna.

Rihanna looked simply divine in a layered and pretty lilac dress with a low plunging neckline, while Adele was unleashing her inner vixen in a deep cherry frill maxi dress.

But it was the newly engaged Kylie who looked particularly pleased with her perfect accessory, her fiance Joshua Sasse.

While the A-List glamour was alive and kicking on the red carpet, the names just got bigger inside London’s O2 Arena.

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New Zealand songstress Lorde wowed audiences with her David Bowie tribute, while Coldplay bowled over fans with their performance.

But the night’s biggest winner was the ginger-haired beauty, Adele, who took home four awards including the coveted Global Success award.

Relive the night’s best moments by clicking through the gallery.

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The cherry queen of the red carpet was the evenings biggest winner, Adele. The 27-year-old traded in her usual black dress for a vava voom red flowing gown, complete with a plunging neckline.

The superstar singer dominated the night, taking home four awards including best British female and best album.

Emotions were high and Adele felt everyone of them… We predict the next album will have a song about this night!

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“To come back after so long away and be so warmly received means so much,” the chuffed mum-of-one gushed to the crowd.

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BRIT AWARDS adele slays performance of ‘When We Were Young’

She’s now the Queen of Sass-e… Kylie Minogue channeled an eighties pop princess as she marked her first red carpet appearance since confirming her engagement with fiance Joshua Sasse.

Girl Power Royalty: Emma Bunton nailed the posh look in a little black caped dress, while Geri Halliwell was kitty perfection in her fitted leopard outfit.

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Many years ago in 1997, the world’s greatest girl group took home the Brit Awards for Best British Single and Best Video.

Rihanna was sea-shell perfection in this lilac number and a cropped bob.

The Barbadian singer was joined by Drake, where they performed their new song Work.

Working up a storm, the duo had the crowd in a frenzy.

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BRIT AWARDS Coldplay perform and win best british group

Coldplay opened the ceremony with a colourful performance of their single Hymn For The Weekend, before they went on to win the gong for best British group.

Two out of four directions ain’t bad. New dad Louis Tomlinson enjoyed a day off from parenthood to hang out with just the one lad, Liam Payne. The night was a success with the boys taking home best British Video for Drag Me Down.

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Ethereal enchantress and singer Florence Welch.

Ladies unite: Charli XCX, Lana Del Rey and Alexa Chung smoulder on the red carpet.

New Zealand’s 19-year-old star Lorde – who David Bowie once tipped to being ‘the future’ when they met three years ago – blew away audiences delivering an outstanding tribute of David Bowie’s hits including Space Oddity, Let’s Dance and Under Pressure.

“Over his career, David challenged and changed our understanding of the medium,” close friend, Gary Oldman said, while Annie Lennox gushed, “There was no one and nothing else like him.”

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Justin Bieber won the award for Best International Male. “Man, I’m shaking right now. Life is a journey. Everyone has their ups and downs,” he said to his fans.

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Steaming up the red carpet were Henry Cavill and David Gandy.

Girl group Little Mix stood united in neutral tones.

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Cheryl Fernandez-Versini decided to go for a unique take on a yellow mullet dress while Jess Glynne decided green was the way to go.

Designer and BRIT Award creator Pam Hogg and model Sadie Pinn were confused by the night’s dress code…

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BRIT AWARDS 1D win music video of the year

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