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The first ceremony took place on the 18th of October 1977 at the Wembley Conference Centre. It was originally called The BRITish Record Industry BRITannia Awards to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee.
The Beatles won Album of the Year for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band during the first event. Thames Television broadcast this initial ceremony which featured their victory.
Jarvis Cocker of Pulp mounted the stage to protest the pop star's Christ-like presentation by lifting his shirt and pointing his backside at Jackson. Police questioned him but decided not to prosecute after the incident.
Robbie Williams holds the record with 13 awards as a solo artist plus five more as part of Take That. This total makes him the most awarded male act in the history of the ceremony.
Live television broadcasts ended after the 1989 show hosted by Samantha Fox and Mick Fleetwood due to technical failures. ITV began broadcasting the awards live again starting in 2007 on February 14.