David Bowie Tribute l The BRIT Awards 2016

Watch the full David Bowie tribute from The BRITs 2016. Annie Lennox and Gary Oldman pay moving tribute to the late, great David Bowie as he is honoured with a BRITs Icon award. Bowie's band are joined by Lorde for a performance of 'Life on Mars?'.

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[dennisdaly]

When David Bowie passed I lost a friend that I never met.

[zyphod]

I can see why David said Lorde was the future, she's different and she's talented just like he was!

[danteiannetta]

Being "able to sing" isn't just about belting out high notes and screaming. It's about expressing the voice you have in such a way that it has an affect on the audience, which is something Lorde succeeds in here. Her voice wasn't made to belt, but she has terrific low and mid range. I also love how she, at 19, is the one doing this tribute. Almost like passing on the torch (fyi Bowie already called her the future of music so...what else is there to say). Wonderful performance.

[moiskithorn]

Imagine being 19 and paying tribute to David Bowie - a towering music icon - and singing one of his signature songs in front of his fellow Brits. The immense pressure Lorde must have been under to deliver a memorable performance. And boy did she deliver with such class and style. No gimmicks. No over-the-top props.

Someone said that she has the ocean in her eyes, and a hurricane in her heart. Add to this nerves of pure steel.

[rileywilks]

Bowie loved Lorde because she is different, just like he was. She has her own unique style and isnt afraid to show it. I aspire to be like them. Why hate? Its so pointless, you dont gain anything. Rip Bowie, we love you forever 💔👼

[ErikWolowitz]

I was lucky to have accidentally met David Bowie in philly when I was a teen. Riding my skateboard in philly came around a corner and stopped at small group of people out front of a hotel. I said, holy shit, you're David Bowie! He said to me, and I'll never forget: "You've sussed me copper"... and he got in the limo. I didn't understand what he meant by that for quite a while and didn't get the joke at the time. Never been star struck since, I mean, who beats out meeting Bowie?

[MattDoesLife]

David looks down from space and smiles at Lorde for this amazing performance.

[Misaelito]

There’s a reason why David Bowie called Lorde the future of music

[loudnessjr]

Nicely done lorde. If bowie said she's the future of music, then that's be it.

[aphrodieMonkey]

Lorde's performance was beautiful. I don't understand how people can hate on her. Even Bowie himself thought she was the future of music. And I think so too. Lorde is truly unique, and this performance is not even her best, Pure Heroine was *_amazing_*.

[robingrohens]

Watching his Band playing without him is the saddest thing to watch...

[juliofarfan]

It's kinda sad to think that David couldn't live to listen to Melodrama one of the best albums of the decade where Lorde showed in fact that she was the future of music. RIP

[kobayashi_bslsk]

I think it's very fitting that Lorde chose Life On Mars, because I think she kind of symbolizes the girl Bowie is talking about in the song. A girl with a lonely, detached homelife goes to the movies by herself because her friend didnt show, and uses the silver screen to escape reality, which in Lorde's case would be a microphone obviously. I dunno, to me her performance was great and pretty much encapsilated the feeling and emotion of the song better than anyone I've seen.

[LadyWildlower]

For David Bowie to say that someone is the future of music, I'd say it's impossible to disagree.

[michaelsivan]

why is there so much hate on Lorde here?
I really enjoy her voice and music

[anneeiny]

Guys, relax! A tribute is a tribute. You can dress like him (David) or do it with your own style, both are fine cuz the thing is ♡ we all love and miss David

[junepearl]

I still get emotional watching this. :-(

[gpeddino]

A shoutout to the band, which was actually Bowie's final touring band. They were part of the Reality tour back in 2003/2004, which was cut short due to Bowie's health and was never resumed. They are Gail Ann Dorsey (bass), Sterling Campbell (drums), Mike Garson (piano), Catherine Russell (keyboards and percussion), Earl Slick and Gerry Leonard (guitars).

[thinkinoutloud]

An excellent choice of by Lorde. An excellent rendition of a rarely played masterpiece! He would be proud.

[edensylvester]

I don't understand why everyone's hating on Lorde's performance because it honestly sounded flawless to me