The winners:
Brits 2004: The winners
The full list of winners at the 2004 Brit Awards, held at Earl's Court, London, on 17 February.
British male solo artist: Daniel Bedingfield
Also nominated: Badly Drawn Boy, David Bowie, Dizzee Rascal, Will Young.
British female solo artist: Dido
Also nominated: Annie Lennox, Amy Winehouse, Jamelia, Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
British album: The Darkness - Permission to Land
Also nominated: Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This, Blur - Think Tank, The Coral - Magic and Medicine, Dido - Life for Rent.
British group: The Darkness
Also nominated: Busted, The Coral, Sugababes, Radiohead.
British single: Dido - White Flag
Also nominated: Jamelia - Superstar, Mis-Teeq - Scandalous, Rachel Stevens - Sweet Dreams My LA Ex, Gareth Gates featuring The Kumars - Spirit in the Sky
(Voted for by commercial radio listeners)
British rock act: The Darkness
Also nominated: Feeder, Muse, Primal Scream, Stereophonics.
(Chosen by Kerrang! TV viewers)
British urban act: Lemar
Also nominated: Amy Winehouse, Big Brovaz, Dizzee Rascal, Mis-Teeq
(Voted for by MTV Base viewers)
British dance act: Basement Jaxx
Also nominated: Goldfrapp, Groove Armada, Kosheen, Lemon Jelly.
British breakthrough artist: Busted
Also nominated: Dizzee Rascal, Jamie Cullum, Lemar, The Darkness.
(Chosen by BBC Radio 1 listeners)
Pop act: Busted
Also nominated: Black Eyed Peas, Christina Aguilera, Daniel Bedingfield, Justin Timberlake.
(Voted for by viewers of ITV1's CD:UK, readers of The Sun and Samsung Fun Club members)
International male solo artist: Justin Timberlake
Also nominated: 50 Cent, Beck, Damien Rice, Sean Paul.
International female solo artist: Beyonce Knowles
Also nominated: Christina Aguilera, Kylie Minogue, Missy Elliott.
International album: Justin Timberlake - Justified
Also nominated: Beyonce Knowles - Dangerously in Love, Christina Aguilera - Stripped, OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, The White Stripes - Elephant.
International group: The White Stripes
Also nominated: Black Eyed Peas, Kings of Leon, OutKast, The Strokes.
International breakthrough artist: 50 Cent
Also nominated: Evanesence, Kings of Leon, Sean Paul, The Thrills.
Outstanding contribution to music: Duran Duran
Pics of the Awards
The Brit Awards 
