The Freddie Mercury Award

In 1995 BRIT Awards saw the introduction of a new dedicated
award to be given in honour of one of the industry's most celebrated
and revered names - FREDDIE MERCURY

Himself the recipient of a BRIT Award in 1990 when QUEEN were
recognised for their Outstanding Contribution to British Music,
The Freddie Mercury Award has been created to commemorate the
memory of Freddie and to recognise the remarkable endeavor
by others from within the field of music.

The Freddie Mercury Award is given to honour Artists or
organisations who in the opinion of the BPI council of members have
made an extraordinary contribution to charitable works or consciousness
raising during the previous year.

The Freddie Mercury Award is unique among its counterparts:
it takes the form of a statuette sculpted in the likeness of Freddie.
It is the work of Irena Sedlecka, who also sculpted Freddie's statue
in Montreux.

1996

RADIOHEAD
The Help/WarChild effort got The Freddie Mercury Award
and Thom went onstage with Brian Eno to collect the award.

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1997

Sir Elton John was honoured by the British Music Industry and received
The Freddie Mercury Award from Prime Minster Tony Blair.
The presentation took place at the White House and was filmed for
broadcast on Tuesday, 10th February 1998.

It recognised the unique generosity shown by Sir Elton John in
the wake of the tragic death of Diana, Princess Of Wales.
The British Music Industry (the BPI) felt that his donation of all
royalties from Candle In The Wind �97 - which totalled �20 million -
was an exceptional gesture which had to be marked
by this special presentation.

Sir Elton John was given the award by the Prime Minster Tony Blair after
Sir Elton�s performance at a Bill Clinton Gala dinner at the White House.

1998

The Freddie Mercury Award was given to Jubilee 2000,
the group campaigning for Western banks to cancel Third World
debt repayments by the new millennium. Muhammed Al� accepted
the award, which was presented by U2 singer Bono.

1999

The Freddie Mercury Award is not given every year
this year there was no recipient.

This page is dedicated to the Immortal Soul of
Freddie Mercury
whose memory will live in my heart forever

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