BACKSTREET BOYS dominated The Smash Hits Poll Winners Party in London yesterday, Sunday December 5, walking away with five trophies.
The US R&B popsters won Best Band On Planet Pop, Best Non-British Band, Best Single, Best Album and Best Pop Video awards at the shindig which was held at the London Arena and presented by Steps, who opened proceedings with a cover of 'Better The Devil You Know'.
An array of the year's hits were performed by everyone from Martine McCutcheon and Charlotte Church through to Texas and Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews from Catatonia.
Despite the no-show of Geri Halliwell, who pulled out the day before, no one was disappointed. Britney Spears made a rare appearance, performing her classic 'Baby One More Time' and picked up a couple of awards for Best Female Solo Star and Most Fancied Female.
Hero of the year was won by Boyzone's Stephen Gateley,
who
revealed he way gay in June. Robbie Williams meanwhile
won Best Male Solo Star. The show
was finished off with Boyzone performing their cover
of Billy Ocean's 'When The Going Gets
Tough'.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Best Band On Planet Pop: Backstreet Boys
Best British Band: Five
Best Non-British Band: Backstreet Boys
Best New Act Of 1999: S Club 7
Best Female Solo Star: Britney Spears
Best Parent In Pop: Ronan Keating
Best DJ On Radio: Dr Fox
Best Single Of 1999: Backstreet Boys - 'I Want It That
Way'
Best Album Of 1999: Backstreet Boys - 'Millennium'
Best Pop Video: Backstreet Boys - 'Larger Than Life'
Best Male Solo Star: Robbie Williams
Best TV Programme: Eastenders
Best TV Actress: Patsy Palmer (Eastenders Bianca)
Best TV Actor: Jack Ryder (Eastenders Jamie)
Most Fancied Female: Britney Spears
Most Fancied Male: Ronan Keating
Favourite Sports Star: Michael Owen
Hero Of 1999: Stephen Gately
Best Indie Act: Stereophonics
Best Dance Track: Eiffel 65 - 'Blue'
Best Dance Act: TLC
Funniest Person In Pop: H from Steps
Best Hair: Scott from Five
Best New Act On Smash Hits Tour: Mero
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