Rosalía and Björk Debut Berghain at 2026 BRITs
At the 2026 BRIT Awards held Saturday night in Manchester's Co-op Live Arena, Spanish singer Rosalía delivered a captivating performance of her track "Berghain," joined onstage by Icelandic artist Björk in a surprise collaboration that marked the song's live debut. The event, the first BRIT Awards ceremony outside London in its 47-year history, drew a star-studded crowd and highlighted Rosalía's rising global influence as she accepted the Best International Artist award later in the evening.
Rosalía opened the performance in a custom white Vivienne Westwood gown, a mini version of the designer's spring-summer 2024 bridal look, evoking operatic drama as she sang the song's German-language verses. Backed by the Heritage Orchestra and a semicircle of poised choir members in blazers, she commanded the stage with elegant intensity. The arrangement then shifted as the singers parted to reveal Björk, who delivered her hypnotic verse in an avant-garde blue ensemble from Amit Aggarwal's 2025 couture collection, inspired by the invisible architecture of human molecules and featuring a beaded headpiece. The rendition built to a frenetic climax, with heavy synths, strobe lights, and...