2001 in British music

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This is a summary of 2001 in music in the United Kingdom.

Events[edit]

Classical music[edit]

Summary[edit]

Russell Watson came to the fore in 2001, with the release of his best-selling album The Voice. Another hit album was the score from Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Stephen Warbeck. Karl Jenkins "mass for peace", entitled The Armed Man, went quickly into the Classic FM top 300 annual chart, making him the highest-placed living composer.

Works[edit]

Opera[edit]

Albums[edit]

Musical films[edit]

Film scores and incidental music[edit]

Music awards[edit]

BRIT Awards[edit]

The 2001 BRIT Awards winners were:

Mercury Music Prize[edit]

The 2001 Mercury Music Prize was awarded to PJ HarveyStories from the City, Stories from the Sea.

Record of the Year[edit]

The Record of the Year was awarded to "Don't Stop Movin'" by S Club 7.

Deaths[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mel C 'not quitting Spices'". BBC News. 8 March 2001. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  2. ^ "2001 – The Final". BBC Cardiff Singer of the World. BBC. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. ^ Christina Saraceno (2 July 2001). "Liverpool Honors Lennon". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Troubled Catatonia split up". BBC News. 21 September 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ The Scotsman, 11 July 2001
  6. ^ "Lawrence Leonard obituary". Music and Vision. Retrieved 1 September 2006.
  7. ^ The Dead Rock Stars Club 2001. Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-04.
  8. ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff, UK: University of Wales Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
  9. ^ Hodgson, Brian (7 July 2001). "Obituary: Delia Derbyshire". The Guardian.
  10. ^ Obituary of Norman Lumsden, 2 December 2001 in The Daily Telegraph
  11. ^ Mike Wade, Autopsy shows star was drunk at time of suicide, The Scotsman, 26 January 2002.

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