been his 50th birthday. 3 December - Ibbs and Tillett goes into voluntary liquidation. Charts Number-one singles Number-one albums Year end charts Best-selling singles of 1990 Best-selling artist albums of 1990 Notes: Classical music John Rutter - Magnificat Colin Matthews - Strugnell's Haiku Opera Jonathan Dove - Hastings Spring John Metcalf - Tornrak Judith Weir - The Vanishing Bridegroom Births 1 February - Laura Marling, singer-songwriter (Noah and the Whale) 17 February - Alex Banfield, operatic tenor 29 April - Loick Essien, singer 17 June - Laura Wright, singer (All Angels) 11 July - George Craig, English singer-songwriter and model (One Night Only) 12 July - Maverick Sabre, singer-songwriter 18 July - Dan Croll, singer-songwriter (Eye Emma Jedi) 24 July - Jay McGuiness, English singer 4 September - Danny Worsnop, singer-songwriter (Asking Alexandria and We Are Harlot) 17 September - Pixie Geldof, model and singer, daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates 26 November Rita Ora, singer Chip, rapper Deaths 18 January - Melanie Appleby, singer and dancer (Mel and Kim), 23 19 January - Alberto Semprini, pianist, conductor and composer, 81 12 March - Harry South, jazz pianist, composer and arranger, 60 6 June – Joe Loss, bandleader, 80 16 June – Dame Eva Turner, operatic soprano, 98 21 June - Elizabeth Harwood, operatic soprano, 52 (cancer) 16 July - Sidney Torch, pianist, organist, conductor, arranger and composer, 82 12 August - Roy Williamson, Scottish songwriter, musician, (The Corries), writer of "Flower of Scotland", 54 28 August - Pamela Harrison, pianist, music teacher and composer, 74 (car accident) 25 September - Wilfred Burns, film composer, 73 4 October - Alyn Ainsworth, conductor, 66 13 November - Richard Lewis, operatic tenor, 76 date unknown - Leslie Osborne, composer of TV and radio themes, 85 Music awards Brit Awards The 1990 Brit Awards winners were: Best British producer: Dave Stewart Best classical recording: Simon Rattle – George Gershwin's – "Porgy And Bess" Best international artist: Neneh Cherry Best music video: The Cure – "Lullaby" Best soundtrack: "Batman" British album: Fine Young Cannibals – "The Raw and the Cooked" British breakthrough act: Lisa Stansfield British female solo artist: Annie Lennox British group: Fine Young Cannibals British male solo artist: Phil Collins British single: Phil Collins – "Another Day in Paradise" International breakthrough act: Neneh Cherry International group: U2 Outstanding contribution: Queen See also 1990 in British radio 1990 in British television 1990