Rosalia: rosalia Performs "Berghain" with Björk at 2026 BRIT Awards
rosalia delivered a dramatic live rendition of "Berghain, " the lead single from her 2025 album LUX, during the 2026 BRIT Awards. The ceremony aired on February 28 from Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena and was hosted by comedian Jack Whitehall for the sixth year running.
Performance and staging details
Onstage, rosalia donned a white dress and began the performance surrounded by background singers who stood behind her with poise and focus. The first half of the song leaned into its operatic elements, with rosalia bringing drama and elegance to the more vocal sections. Parting the fray mid-performance, Björk joined and performed her section of "Berghain" with a similar level of poignancy. The set closed with a frenetic dance sequence in which everyone onstage let loose, including rosalia.
Björk's surprise appearance
Björk's onstage entrance served as an unexpected turn in the live arrangement, taking over part of the song and matching the performance's heightened emotional tone before the ensemble moved into the final, high-energy choreography.
Rosalia's red carpet look
Arriving in Manchester ahead of the show, Rosalia walked the red carpet in a feathery blush-pink, black, and white two-piece Chanel gown. She wore a strapless boa top draped across her shoulders and down the sides of a coordinating Spring 2026 skirt. The maxi was adorned with matching feathers and was designed by Matthieu Blazy with a low-rise silhouette, a black-and-white waistband, and a long floor-sweeping train. She finished the red carpet with black pointed-toe pumps from the house’s Métiers d’art 2026 collection that highlighted her tattoos. Hair stylist Serpiente gave her a regal updo with wavy pieces framing the face, and makeup artist Isabella Ching kept glam natural and dewy with glossy lips.
Ceremony winners and moments
The show featured multiple performers, including Harry Styles, rosalia, Olivia Dean, and Raye. Olivia Dean was the big winner of the night, taking home four trophies including Artist of the Year and Album of the Year. Prior to the ceremony, PinkPantheress was named the BRIT Awards’ 2026 Producer of the Year, making her the youngest artist and the first woman to receive that honor. The ceremony opened with Harry Styles, who gave the first-ever live performance of "Aperture, " the lead single off Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. Styles wore high-waisted pinstripe pants, a dress shirt, and a tie, and was backed by a crew of dancers in jeans, black graphic t-shirts, and sunglasses; the number grew to include a choir and a live band and closed with neck rolls, shoulder shakes, and jazz hands. Styles was not up for any BRITs this year but appeared multiple times during the broadcast; host Jack Whitehall portrayed a Styles fan starved for new music who shed a single tear, and later had to fend off a male pursuer modeled after one in Styles’ "Aperture" music video.
Other performances and prizes
Alex Warren was introduced by Whitehall as "extraordinary, " with the host noting the scale of Warren’s hit "Ordinary": 30 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, over 2 billion streams, and the U. K. ’s longest-running No. 1 hit in a decade. Warren performed with a standing mic at center stage while James Blunt accompanied him on grand piano, and he closed by thanking his beautiful wife. The trio of voices behind KPop Demon Hunters—Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami—performed "Golden, " prompting children in the crowd to scream and throw up heart signs; the trio lost International Song of the Year to Bruno Mars and Rosé’s "APT, " and "Golden" was noted as standing to win an Academy Award at next Sunday’s Oscars. Mark Ronson, the Outstanding Contribution to Music winner, opened a montage of his hits between vinyl decks and crates of records, performed a section of "Ooh Wee" with Ghostface Killah, and then transferred to piano to accompany a recording of Amy Winehouse’s "Back To Black. " In his acceptance speech he mused on writing the track with Amy Winehouse and expressed gratitude for the trajectory it sent his career on.
Album, nominations, and tour plans
The performance supported rosalia's 2025 album LUX; that album was named the best album of 2025. rosalia is nominated for International Artist of the Year at the 2026 BRITs; if she wins, she would be the first Spanish-speaking act to claim the category. Bad Bunny is also nominated for the same award and could stake the same claim. Tonight's International Artist of the Year nominees also included Chappell Roan, CMAT, Doechii, Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, sombr, Taylor Swift, and Tyler, The Creator. rosalia is set to embark on a sprawling 22-date "LUX Tour 2026" beginning on June 4th, with stops in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
February 28's ceremony at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena delivered a mix of red-carpet fashion, surprise stage moments, and a slate of winners and performances that extended across pop, electronic, and alternative acts.
