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Brits doubles for Sandé and Howard

Sandé - Won Best British Female Solo Artist and Best Album
Sandé - Won Best British Female Solo Artist and Best Album

Emeli Sandé and Ben Howard were the big winners at the Brit Awards in London on Wednesday night, each winning in two categories.

Sandé was named Best British Female Solo Artist and also won Best Album for her debut, Our Version of Events.

Howard took home the awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and Best British Breakthrough Act.

The award for Best British Group went to Mumford & Sons, while Coldplay were named Best Live Act.

Adele's Bond theme Skyfall won the award for Best British Single, with its producer and co-writer Paul Epworth named Best British Producer.

In the International categories, Lana Del Rey was named Best Female Solo Artist, Frank Ocean won Best Male Solo Artist and the Black Keys were named Best International Group.

The award for Brits Global Success (for International Sales in 2012) was won by One Direction.

The Special Recognition Award went to War Child, with Tom Odell winning the Critics' Choice Award.

Read our Brits blog here.

The Winners:

British Breakthrough Act - Ben Howard

British Female Solo Artist - Emeli Sandé

British Group - Mumford & Sons

Live Act - Coldplay

British Male Solo Artist - Ben Howard

British Producer - Paul Epworth

British Single - Adele, Skyfall

Special Recognition Award - War Child

Brits Global Success (For International Sales in 2012) - One Direction

Critics' Choice - Tom Odell

International Female Solo Artist - Lana Del Rey

International Group - Black Keys

International Male Solo Artist - Frank Ocean

Best Album - Emeli Sandé, Our Version of Events

Emeli Sandé

Emeli Sandé - Won Best British Female Solo Artist and Best Album

Ben Howard

Ben Howard took home the awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and Best British Breakthrough Act

Lana Del Ray

Lana Del Rey was named Best International Female Solo Artist

Frank Ocean

Frank Ocean won Best International Male Solo Artist

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