Duffy accepts her British Breakthrough Act award at the Brit Awards 2009.
Welsh songstress Duffy walked off with a trio of statuettes at the Brit Awards on Wednesday evening, collecting prizes for British album, British breakthrough act and British female solo artist.
Tennessee rockers Kings of Leon left the U.K. music industry bash grasping a brace of awards for international album and international group.
Hosted by singer Kylie Minogue and comedians Mathew Horne and James Corden, the annual event was held at London’s Earls Court. U2 opened the show — broadcast live by terrestrial network ITV — with a performance of new single "Get on Your Boots."
Veteran rockers Iron Maiden celebrated their first Brit nomination by collecting the live act trophy, while Elbow added a British group nod to its collection, having picked up the Mercury Music Prize last year.
Kanye West and Katy Perry made it a clean sweep for American acts in the international categories, while the award for British single, chosen by a live public vote during the airing of the show, was won by Girls Aloud.
Performing on the kudocast were British acts Girls Aloud, Coldplay, Take That, the Ting Tings and Estelle, while Kings of Leon made up the overseas collective along with fellow Americans Lady GaGa and the Killers’ frontman Brandon Flowers, who both made guest appearances with contribution to music winners Pet Shop Boys.
And the Brit music industry winners are:
BRITISH SINGLEGirls Aloud
BRITISH ALBUMDuffy
BRITISH GROUPElbow
BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTISTPaul Weller
BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTISTDuffy
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ARTISTDuffy
BRITISH LIVE ACTIron Maiden
INTERNATIONAL ALBUMKings of Leon
INTERNATIONAL GROUPKings of Leon
INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTISTKanye West
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTISTKaty Perry
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDFlorence and the Machine
PRODUCER OF THE YEARBernard Butler
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSICPet Shop Boys
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