Viewers watching the Brit Awards 2026 on ITV had been left shocked.
Sombr’s efficiency on the Brits 2026 was gatecrashed (Picture: ITV)
Viewers tuning into Saturday evening’s BRIT Awards discovered themselves rewinding the reside ITV broadcast after a efficiency from Sombr gave the impression to be ‘interrupted’ by a stage invader. Nevertheless, sources on the ceremony counsel there was nothing unplanned in regards to the disruption and it was truly choreographed as a part of the efficiency.
For the primary time in its historical past, the annual celebration and largest evening in British music relocated from London, taking up the huge Co-op Stay Area in Manchester, as a capability viewers of nominees, followers and business figures gathered to observe. As anticipated, given her 5 nominations, the Brits 2026 belonged to Olivia Dean, who secured Pop Act, Artist of the Yr, Album of the Yr and Music of the Yr, with Sam Fender, as their duet Rein Me in triumphed over her personal primary Man I Want for that honour.
Olivia delivered that very monitor on the night, while the Brits outcomes additionally delivered two victories for her duet associate Sam and Lola Younger, one other five-time nominee who claimed her sole trophy for Breakthrough Artist. One of many closing acts to take the Brits stage this 12 months was Sombr.
Nevertheless, halfway via his medley, he gave the impression to be ‘shoved’ by somebody from the viewers, prompting safety personnel to intervene. Sombr paused his efficiency momentarily because the backdrop behind him got here down.
Inside moments, social media erupted with shocked reactions from viewers who believed somebody had truly breached safety and pushed Sombr on stage, studies Chronicle Stay.
But attendees on the Co-op Area have disclosed that Brits organisers knowledgeable them the incident was completely staged and a part of the deliberate efficiency, relatively than a real safety breach. This is able to clarify why the ‘intruder’ was wearing clothes promoting Sombr’s newest single.
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