Lewis Capaldi marked his BRIT Award win for Best Song Of The Year with a reference to Love Island and his grandmother. 'Contrary to popular belief,' he said, 'a lot of people think this song is about my ex girlfriend, who you can now see every night on Love Island. It's actually about my grandmother, who sadly passed away a few years ago.'
The speech follows a widely held assumption by fans that winning song Someone You Loved - partly responsible for making him a star - was about Love Island contestant Paige Turley, who is currently in the villa in South Africa.
It is not the first time Lewis has discussed the show, and its wider connection with one of his biggest hits. ‘Me and Paige are on good terms and she’s not my girlfriend any more, so when I found out she was on Love Island I was, like, “Who cares?”’ he said only last week. ‘By all accounts she might win it and best of luck to her, but Someone You Loved is not about Paige. It’s about my grandmother. When you’re little, your grandmother is a nice old lady who makes you a nice bowl of soup. As you get older you learn about who she actually is and sadly she passed away just as I started to find out about her life. A lot of songs on the album may be about Paige, but Someone You Loved isn’t one of them.’
Lewis's win was toward the end of the ceremony, following a performance from rapper Dave, singer Billie Eilish and a medley from Stormzy. Lewis, who received the prize from Sir Tom Jones, had been nominated for four awards at the event, which was sponsored by Strongbow and Red Stripe, thrown at the O2.
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The Best Red Carpet Looks From The BRIT Awards 2020
1 of 25Lizzo in a custom Moschino gown designed to resemble a Hershey's chocolate bar wrapper
2 of 25Laura Whitmore in a newspaper-print mini dress
3 of 25Neneh Cherry in an all-black combo
4 of 25Fleur East in a graphic print white suit
5 of 25Grace Carter had her own interesting take on double denim
6 of 25Mabel wore a strapless sequin Moschino gown
7 of 25Billie Eilish in head-to-toe Burberry
8 of 25Ashley Roberts in a crop top and matching maxi skirt
9 of 25Celeste wore a vintage-looking outfit with beaded detail
10 of 25Anne-Marie wore a pink satin mini dress with oversized bow detail
11 of 25Ellie Goulding in a cut-out Christopher Kane dress
12 of 25Charli XCX in a black tulle gown by Fendi
13 of 25Singer-songwriter Freya Ridings in a blue polka dot dress
14 of 25Abbey Clancy wore a super-short black dress with train
15 of 25Harry Styles wearing Gucci
16 of 25Singer Joy Crooks honoured her Bangladeshi heritage in her own take on a traditional sari
17 of 25Mel C wore a simple black gown
18 of 25JLS returned to the red carpet in a variety of almost-matching looks
19 of 25Niall Horan in a velvet jacket
20 of 25Stormzy, who was one of the night's performers
21 of 25Amber Davies in a strapless silver gown
22 of 25Emily Atack in a black column dress
23 of 25Hailee Steinfeld
24 of 25Maya Jama wore an off-shoulder velvet gown
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