Sabrina Carpenter opened the BRIT Awards with an eye-catching medley of two of her biggest hits – see the footage below.
The performance opened with a version of 2024 megahit ‘Espresso’, where the singer was joined by a troop of dancing King’s Guards, with Carpenter incorporating strains of ‘Rule Britannia’ into the track. “Hello Brits!” she declared as she descended the steps onto The O2 stage.
From there, she segued into a seductive performance of ‘Bed Chem’, as she danced on a giant pink bed, alongside a team of backing dancers on their own boudoirs. Watch the video here:
Carpenter had already been named as the recipient of the Global Success Award going into the ceremony, and is also nominated for two further prizes, for International Artist Of The Year and International Song Of The Year for ‘Espresso’.
The BRITs ceremony is going down in London’s O2 on Saturday night (March 1), broadcast live on ITV1 and ITVX, with comedian and actor Jack Whitehall returning to host the show for the first time since 2021 and the fifth time overall.
Charli XCX went into the night with the most nominations, receiving five nods including Artist Of The Year, Pop Act and Dance Act. Her collaboration with Billie Eilish, ‘Guess’, was also up for Song Of The Year, while her ‘BRAT’ record – which inspired BRAT Summer – was shortlisted for Mastercard Album Of The Year.
Among the other performers on the night were Sam Fender, JADE, Teddy Swims, The Last Dinner Party, Myles Smith, Lola Young, Ezra Collective and Jorja Smith. Shaboozey had originally been announced but was forced to pull out.