It’s usually a fair assumption that the Brit Awards will deliver one or two talking points over the course of the evening... but the 2008 ceremony really delivered.
There was clearly something in the air that night, because in just a couple of hours, the Brits delivered us with unforgettable performances, some questionable fashion moments and an unlikely celeb spat (playing out live on TV, at that!).
And perhaps most shockingly of all... these moments all happened 10 years ago.
Here are 16 reasons the 2008 ceremony was one for the Brit Awards history books...
1. The Osbournes hosted the show
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A move that felt dated even in 2008, and in 2018… a lot more so.
2. Girls Aloud hit the red carpet... without Nadine
5. The big Brits duet of the night was a collaboration between Rihanna and Klaxons
A decade on, we’re still shook.
6. This little lady bagged the first ever Critics’ Choice Award
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A pretty strong start for the category, in hindsight.
7. ...and she kicked off a trio of guest performers during Mark Ronson’s set, alongside Amy Winehouse
And Daniel Merriweather, who feels like a bit of an odd one out all these years later.
8. Amy also appeared later in the show for a stirring solo performance of ‘Love Is A Losing Game’
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Her last ever appearance at the Brits would be a huge one, particularly as there’d been so much speculation in the press about whether she’d be up for the challenge of performing.
9. Kate Nash was named Best British Female, after the success of her album ‘Made Of Bricks’
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It’s amazing what you can do with three piano chords and a rhyming dictionary, isn’t it?
10. Sir Ian McKellen presented Arctic Monkeys with Best British Group
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And said he was “there for Mika”, so there you go.
11. Leona Lewis gave a stunning performance of ‘Bleeding Love’
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It mightn’t seem like much in these post-One Direction times, but there was something special about seeing an ‘X Factor’ act on that Brit Awards stage.
12. Other performers on the night included Kaiser Chiefs with ‘Ruby’ and Kylie Minogue with ‘Wow’
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Seriously, it was a no-filler year (even if it might not seem like it in the cold light of 2018).
13. Take That won Best British Single for ‘Shine’, long before it became synonymous with Morrison’s
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Beating stiff competition from Mutya Buena, The Hoosiers and James Blunt. Ah, 2008.
14. Sharon Osbourne and Vic Reeves had a very awkward encounter as they announced Best British Album
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She branded him a “pissed bastard”, though he later maintained he was actually just struggling with the autocue, largely due to Mrs O shoving him out of the way.
15. Incidentally, it was Arctic Monkeys who wound up scooping the award
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You may recall their speech was cut short when they started slagging off the Brits school. Also... why were they dressed like that?
16. And Paul McCartney closed the show after scooping Outstanding Contribution
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Kylie Minogue presented him with his award, before he raced through hits from The Beatles’ back catalogue and his own.
The 2018 Brit Awards will be shown live on ITV on Wednesday (21 February).
14 Surprising Brit Awards Winners
Dexy's Midnight Runners (1983)(01 of14)
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If you're like us, you'll associate Come On Eileen with watching through your fingers while your aunties dance around at a family wedding.
However, in 1983, the Dexy's Midnight Runners hit was named Best British Single, over Irene Cara's Fame and Survivor's Eye Of The Tiger (both of which are also family wedding staples, to be fair). (credit:EUGENE ADEBARI/REX Shutterstock)
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (1988)(02 of14)
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Come On Eileen isn't the only 80s cringe-fest to have previously been named the greatest British song of the entire year, though, with Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up also getting the award in 1988.
Rick beat Pet Shop Boys' It's A Sin and T'Pau's China In Your Hand for the accolade. (credit:RICHARD YOUNG/REX Shutterstock)
Laura Marling (2011)(03 of14)
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Back in 2011, the question was whether it would be Cheryl Cole, Ellie Goulding or then-newcomer Paloma Faith taking home the Best British Female award at the Brits.
It turned out that none of them did, and it was outsider Laura Marling who was given the gong. And doesn't she look thrilled about it? (credit:David Fisher/REX Shutterstock)
Mick Hucknall (1993)(04 of14)
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Mick Hucknall's win was doubly surprising when you take into account that he beat competition from Eric Clapton, George Michael, Sir Elton John and Phil Collins to win Best British Male.
And yes, that's Richard O'Brien of Crystal Maze and Rocky Horror fame in the background who, for some reason, was the host that year. (credit:RICHARD YOUNG/REX Shutterstock)
One Direction (2013)(05 of14)
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1D having a Brit Award isn't exactly beyond the real of possibility (they actually have seven in total), but many were a little alarmed in 2013, when the Global Success category appeared, seemingly from nowhere, and was mysteriously won by the boyband. (credit:David Fisher/REX Shutterstock)
Harry Styles (2018)(06 of14)
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Again, it's not necessarily a massive surprise that Harry Styles has a Brit Award, he is after all one of the most famous singers in the world.
But what we are a little shocked by was that his first ever solo Brit would be in the Video Of The Year category, for his (slightly ropey) Sign Of The Times video. A credit to the power of the Directioners, who voted in their droves for Harry to bag the award. (credit:PYMCA via Getty Images)
Finley Quaye (1998)(07 of14)
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Now, no offence to Finley Quaye. We're sure he's a lovely man. But we have to be honest, we'd not actually heard of him before we discovered he was a Brit Award winner.
Finley was crowned British Male Solo Artist over Sir Elton John, Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow and Paul Weller back in 1998, when apparently white on white on yellow on white was all the rage. (credit:Rex Shutterstock)
Shaggy (2002)(08 of14)
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True, It Wasn't Me wasn't exactly an underground track (it was the UK's 11th best-selling song of the 2000s, after all), but with nominees for Best International Male including Bob Dylan and Dr Dre, we can't help but feel that Shaggy's win was a surprising one. (credit:Richard Young/REX Shutterstock)
All the Best British Single nominees (2006)(09 of14)
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Coldplay won Best British Single for Speed Of Sound in 2006.
But then they'd have to, wouldn't they? Because look what they were up against: Shayne Ward's That's My Goal. Tony Christie's Is This The Way To Amarillo?. And James Blunt's You're Beautiful.
If you look closely, you'll see Madonna in the bottom-right corner of this picture, whispering (we can only assume): "It should have been Sugababes." (credit:Paul Grover/REX Shutterstock)
Braveheart (1996)(10 of14)
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Braveheart cleaned up at awards season upon its release, but did you know this included scooping a Brit?
The Mel Gibson epic beat Muriel's Wedding and Batman Forever to the Best Soundtrack gong in 1996. (credit:SNAP/REX Shutterstock)
Duffy (2009)(11 of14)
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With an earworm hit single like Mercy, it was inevitable that Welsh singer Duffy would bag herself a handful of Brit Awards, but who'd have thought she'd have pipped Adele to the award in 2009? (credit:David Fisher/REX Shutterstock)
Lemar (2004)(12 of14)
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Like Duffy, no one's saying that Lemar didn't deserve his Best British Urban Act prize... but it does mean that a category exists where Lemar from Fame Academy was crowned winner over Amy literal Winehouse. (credit:David Fisher/REX Shutterstock)
A1 (2001)(13 of14)
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A1 were named Best British Breakthrough Act in 2001 over Craig David, Coldplay and Artful Dodger.
Once again for the cheap seats at the back: A1 were named Best British Breakthrough Act in 2001 over Craig David, Coldplay and Artful Dodger.
Here's what they wore to the event. Good grief. (credit:David Fisher/REX Shutterstock)
Status Quo (1991)(14 of14)
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Status Quo perhaps wouldn't be top of the list of artists we'd guess had been given the Outstanding Contribution To Music award, but looking at those smiling faces, who could possibly argue? (credit:RICHARD YOUNG/REX Shutterstock)