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{{Infobox award | name = Brit Awards 1982 | image = | date = 4 February 1982 | venue = Grosvenor House Hotel | host = David Jacobs | most_awards = Adam and the Ants, Cliff Richard, The Human League, John Lennon, Martin Rushent, The Police, Randy Crawford, Simon Rattle and Soft Cell (Once) | most_nominations = Adam and the Ants (4) | previous = 1977 | main = Brit Awards | next = 1983 }}
'''Brit Awards 1982''' was the second event of the Brit Awards, an annual pop music award ceremony in the United Kingdom. It was organised by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 4 February 1982 at Grosvenor House Hotel in London. The host was David Jacobs.<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=WQ7nLgcwCXMC&pg=PT259|page=259|title=All in the Best Possible Taste: Growing Up Watching Telly in the Eighties|author=Tom Bromley|date=19 August 2010 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=9781847378545 }}</ref>
==Winners and nominees== {| class="wikitable" style="width:95%" |- bgcolor="#bebebe" ! width="50%" |British Album of the Year ! width="50%" |British Producer of the Year |- |valign="top"| * '''Adam and the Ants – ''Kings of the Wild Frontier''''' ** The Human League – ''Dare'' ** Queen – ''Greatest Hits'' |valign="top"| * '''Martin Rushent''' ** Chris Neill ** Stuart Colman |- ! width="50%" |British Single of the Year ! width="50%" |Classical Recording |- |valign="top"| * '''Soft Cell – "Tainted Love"''' ** Adam and the Ants – "Prince Charming" ** Adam and the Ants – "Stand and Deliver" |valign="top"| * '''Simon Rattle''' ** James Levine ** Vernon Handley |- ! width="50%" |British Male Solo Artist ! width="50%" |British Female Solo Artist |- |valign="top"| * '''Cliff Richard''' ** Elvis Costello ** Shakin' Stevens |valign="top"| * '''Randy Crawford''' ** Sheena Easton ** Toyah Willcox |- ! width="50%" |British Group ! width="50%" |British Breakthrough Act |- |valign="top"| * '''The Police''' ** Adam and the Ants ** Madness |valign="top"| * '''The Human League''' ** Depeche Mode ** Linx ** Soft Cell ** Toyah Willcox |- ! width="50%" |Outstanding Contribution to Music ! width="50%" | |- |valign="top"| * '''John Lennon''' ** Cliff Richard ** The Police |valign="top"| |}
==Multiple nominations and awards== The following artists received multiple awards and/or nominations. {| class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |+ Artists who received multiple nominations |- ! scope="col" style="width:55px;" |Nominations ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Artist |- |4 |Adam and the Ants |- |rowspan="5"|2 |Cliff Richard |- |The Human League |- |The Police |- |Soft Cell |- |Toyah Willcox |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1982 Brit Awards 1982 at Brits.co.uk]
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