Stars begin to arrive for the biggest night in UK pop music

(9 Feb 2005) CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: NO ACCESS INTERNET/MOBILE PHONE ONE TIME NEWS ACCESS ONLY FOOTAGE ONLY TO BE USED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A STORY ON THE BRIT AWARDS 1. Exterior Earl's Court 2. Franz Ferdinand pose for photos 3. Various Franz Ferdinand 4. Scissor Sisters Arrival 5. Fans 6. Scissor Sisters signing autographs 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Franz Ferdinand: Alex Kapranos: "Well it's pretty amazing really. Yeah yeah it's great to come along to a party. Robert Hardy: "For a change." Alex Kapranos: "We're just used to crashing them." (Q: Hopefully you'll get all five awards, but out of those five, if you had to take one home which one would you like?) Alex Kapranos:"I think the newest best band is the one we really want, just because we are the newest best band." Robert Hardy: "From Glasgow." 8. Franz Ferdinand pose for photos 8. Set up Scissor Sisters 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Scissor Sisters: (Q: You're opening the show here, how does that feel?) Ana Matronic: "Amazing, it feels really great. We're super excited and we're really excited about the show as well, we've got something really awesome planned." Paddy Boom: "for the kids and the grandmas, I think everyone will enjoy." (Q: Now the Brits seem like second home for you now, does it mean more to you now that you've got these three nominations and what do you make of the response you've had here this year?) Ana Matronic: "It's been incredible. I mean it's mind-blowing you know. It was a record that we loved and had a lot of faith in but the fact that it's gone on to sell the most copies out of any album in the UK in 2004, is just totally mind-blowing." Jake Shears: "We feel very adopted." Ana Matronic: "Yes." STARS TURN OUT FOR BRIT AWARDS One of the biggest nights in the music calendar takes place tonight as the stars turn out for the Brit Awards. Robbie Williams, Scissor Sisters, Franz Ferdinand, The Streets and Natasha Bedingfield will be among the performers at London's Earls Court. Organisers have promised the 25th annual awards will be the best yet. This year the emphasis is on new British music with many of the nominees all but unheard of 12 months ago. Franz Ferdinand lead the way with five nominations: best British group, best British album, best British breakthrough act, best British rock act and best British live act. Muse have four nominations while Snow Patrol, Kasabian and Keane each have three. Natasha Bedingfield has three nominations including best British female. She faces competition from Jamelia, Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse and PJ Harvey. At the ceremony she will perform for the first time ever with her brother Daniel, duetting on the Chaka Khan hit 'Ain't Nobody.' The Scissor Sisters will kick off the ceremony with a typically outrageous stage show. To mark the 25th anniversary of the awards there is a special prize for the best song of the past 25 years. Robbie Williams is favourite with his anthem Angels. If he wins he will bag his 15th Brit - he has already taken home 10 solo awards and four with Take That. The other contenders are Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division, Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush, We Are The Champions by Queen and Leave Right Now by Will Young. Sir Bob Geldof will be honoured with an award for outstanding contribution to music. Alcohol is back on the menu this year after a booze ban in 2003 made for a dull ceremony. Organisers have laid on 6,000 bottles of champagne and 10,000 bottles of wine for the VIP guests. Full list of nominations: The full list of nominations is as follows. 11. POP ACT: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/c16f6f70c68789a98c420c13278f41f6

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