After the announcement of the nominees at the BRITs Launch Party two weeks ago, all 9 performers have now been announced. A star-studded night of awards and celebrities will be joined by performances from some of the country's biggest musical artists, alongside some of the biggest acts from across the pond.
Rihanna
The BRITS 2012 will complete Rihanna's hat-trick of performances at the awards ceremony, after performing 'Umbrella' as a duet with The Klaxons in 2008 and in 2011, treating the awards show with a medley of hits from her Loud album. After a hugely successful 2011 with her #1 album 'Talk That Talk', Rihanna also became the artist to hold the UK #1 Single spot for the most weeks in 2011, with an astonishing 7 weeks. Any performance from Rihanna will always be a spectacle and this BRITs performance is likely to be no exception.
Bruno Mars
After writing hit song 'Forget You' for Cee Lo Green, last year's BRITs winner in the International Male category, as well as many other chart hits for artists such as Alexandra Burke, Flo Rida and Travie McCoy, Mars has now stepped in front of the mic to become a chart success himself. With four UK #1's under his belt, including 2011 hit 'The Lazy Song', Bruno Mars definitely deserves his spot performing to thousands at the awards ceremony at the O2 Arena.
Adele
Following on from Adele's mesmerizing performance of 'Someone Like You' at last year's BRIT Awards, this songstress has become a global phenomenon. With 3 UK #1's from her MasterCard British Album of the Year nominated album '21', this year has been hugely successful for Adele. It's going to be difficult to do, but I'm sure Adele's BRITs performance this year is going to be even bigger and better than last year's!
Coldplay
Having performed at the BRITs four times, most recently in 2009 when they performed 'Viva La Vida', as well as having six of the awards to their name, Coldplay are BRITs veterans. Nominated for Mastercard British Album for 'Mylo Xyloto' and British Group, the band have a chance of making six awards become eight.
Noel Gallagher
Having collected the Outstanding Contribution to Music prize in 2007 with brother Liam as Oasis, Noel returns as a solo act this year. 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' as his act is now known, is sure to produce a fantastic performance, complete with excitement and talent as the Gallagher brothers have always managed to do in the past.
Florence & The Machine
This indie pop singer-songwriter is no stranger to the BRITs, having performed a duet with Dizzee Rascal in 2009, when the pair collaborated to create 'You've Got the Dirtee Love'. Her album 'Ceremonials' went to #1 in four countries, with three songs being released from the album in the UK. Florence Welch never fails to give a spectacular performance with her uplifting voice.
Ed Sheeran
What a year Ed Sheeran has had. With his 3 singles reaching the Top 5 in the UK Singles chart, a #1 album and FOUR BRIT nominations, February 21st is set to be a tremendous night for this 20-year-old from West Yorkshire. After a fantastic performance already at the BRITs launch party, there are high hopes for Sheeran's performance at the awards ceremony and he will not disappoint.
Olly Murs
2011 has been a huge year for this Essex boy. With two #1 singles and a #1 album, a spot presenting hit TV show 'The Xtra Factor' alongside Caroline Flack, plus a 20+ date arena tour across the country, Murs knows everything there is to know about live performances, with his BRITs performance set to be the highlight of them all.
Outstanding Contribution - Blur
Blur are this year's winners of the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award. The last time the cult Brit-Pop band performed at the BRITs was in 1995. After disbanding in 2009, Blur are back to receive their award and to make a very special appearance performing at the awards ceremony at The O2.
Be sure to tune into the BRIT Awards on February 21st on ITV.
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