(Clockwise from top left) Stormzy, Sabrina Carpenter, Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga, Adele and the Spice Girls have all delivered iconic Brit Awards performances over the years Shutterstock/Joel C Ryan/Vianney Le Caer/JM Enternational/AP Photo/Andy Paradise/Scott A Garfitt/Invision/Across the last four decades, the Brit Awards have been home to some seriously show-stopped performances that have had the whole world talking the next day. Take That – I Want To Hold Your Hand/A Hard Day’s Night/She Loves You (1994)AdvertisementFor their first ever Brit Awards performance, Take That paid homage to the OG British boyband. This performance allowed her to remind everyone why she was famous in the first place, even managing to make that vast Brit Awards stage feel like an intimate lounge performance. Adele – Someone Like You (2011)AdvertisementAdele’s sophomore album, 21, was obviously massive, but it was this performance at the Brit Awards that catapulted her to the position of mega-stardom. Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso/Bed Chem (2025)Having been grafting for years as both a singer and actor, Sabrina Carpenter had finally made it to global megastardom once she was invited to open the Brit Awards in 2025.

Source: Huffington Post February 28, 2026 07:41 UTC