Paloma Faith recreates ‘famous, iconic’ BRIT Awards performance – 10 years on

After spoofed her own incredible BRIT Awards performance prior to the ceremony this weekend, Paloma Faith has sparked protests.

Since 2009, the 43-year-old chart-topping artist has been snagging hits, including her critically acclaimed 2014 album, A Perfect Contradiction. The album, which featured Pharrell Williams-produced tracks, received numerous awards and won top singles like Can’t Rely on You and Ready for the Good Life.

Only Love Can Hurt Like This, which Paloma performed at the 2015 BRIT Awards, where she was also nominated for and won the British Female Solo Artist award, is undoubtedly the album’s most well-known track. Paloma belted out her lyrics while watching an artificial rain pour down on her during her live performance at the ceremony that year.

The singer, whose most recent album, The Glorification of Sadness, was released in February of last year and soared to number two in the charts, took to Instagram on Friday to celebrate the 2025 ceremony, which caused a stir as she recreated her iconic performance. The singer addressed the camera while sat in a garden while her forehead was resting in a pair of swimming goggles.

She continued, “It’s the BRIT Awards again on Saturday, and I adore the BRIT Awards.” Sadly, I didn’t receive a nomination this year. once more. That’s okay because I’m able to recreate my famous, recognizable performance of Only Love Can Hurt Like This that I did in 2015, which was… ten years ago.

She then enthusiastically began singing her 2014 single with goggles down over her eyes. The star ended her performance with a little deflated water from an assistant who later dropped a pint of water on her during the song.

She is not eligible for a 2025 BRIT Award, so both amusement and demands that she receive a medal for her acting, which bothered the hilarious sketch. How did one fan respond, “How were you not nominated?” That performance merits an Oscar, even if you didn’t receive a British award.

Another typed, “My Album of the Year was The Glorification of Sadness, which is a lot better than a Brit nomination, tbh.” The singer was comforted by a further fan, who wrote: “Actually shocked that you’re not nominated this year after another amazing album and a much better tour! In all of your fans’ eyes, you are a winner. You don’t need a trophy.

Paloma said in a statement to the Mirror about her performance last year: “It was such a big deal that night. My record label’s policy was that you could have any budget you wanted, and you could creatively direct your entire performance and accomplish what you wanted.

I emailed my former dancer, who also happened to be a fantastic choreographer, Wayne McGregor of Random Dance Company, to let me know what I wanted to do very quickly. When I was 13 years old, I met him, and when he said, “Could we collaborate on my BRITs performance?” I wanted to sort of demonstrate that I’ve come full circle and that you’ve always supported me, and it was quite moving in that regard.

The hitmaker continued, “I know everyone saw this at the BRITs, it was kind of unseen at that point, but it was quite moving for me because it was also me saying “Thank you” to someone who helped me when I was younger and didn’t have as much confidence.”

On Saturday night, Charli XCX will host the 2025 BRIT Awards, which will feature her in impressive five categories. The BRITS have eliminated gendered categories, leaving a mix of stars in the running for British Artist of the Year. Beabadoobee, Central Cee, Dua Lipa, Fred Again, Michael Kiwanuka, Nia Archives, Rachel Chinouriri, Sam Fender- and Charli XCX, among others, are included in the ensemble cast. Comedian Jack Whitehall will host the awards show.

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Source: Mirror