The Pop Factory Music Awards 2006

Annually televised by ITV Wales, The Pop Factory Music Awards has proved to be a powerful indicator of up and coming Welsh music trends for the following year.

Stereophonics, lostprophets, Jem, GLC, Bullet for My Valentine and Feeder are all previous winners; some of them getting their first recognition with coveted Pop Factory awards and nominations.

Competition

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Just text 'tpf' followed by a space, your nomination for Best Welsh Band, and your name to 60300.
i.e. 'tpf stereophonics daijones'

texts cost 50p + standard network charge [more]

Ceremony

A huge thanks to everyone who voted for this year's nominees! Check out photos from the night, and the Awards Winners & original nominees below:


Red Dragon Artist of the Year

*Winner! The Feeling*

Best Live Act

*Winner! lostprophets*

The Automatic

Bullet for My Valentine

Goldie Lookin' Chain

Best New Act

*Winner! The Blackout*

Los Campesinos

Radio Luxembourg

Viva Machine

The Pipettes

Rock 'n Roll Excess Award

*Winner! The Automatic*

Best Welsh Language Act

*Winner! Frizbee*

Radio Luxembourg

Mattoidz

Genod Droog

Ryland Teifi

Contribution to Music Industry

*Winner! Marcus Russell*

Best Album

*Winner! lostprophets*

James Dean Bradfield

The Automatic

Bullet for My Valentine

Best Welsh Band

*Winner! lostprophets*

Funeral for a Friend

Feeder

Bullet for My Valentine

The Automatic

Best International Artist

*Winner! Kathryn Jenkins*

Karl Jenkins

lostprophets

Bullet for My Valentine

Best Live Event

*Winner! Green Man Festival*

Wakestock

Escape In The Park

The Full Ponty

Sesiwn Fawr

Outstanding Contribution to Music

*Winner! Motorhead's Lemmy*

Community Music Award

*Winner! Community Music Wales*

Best Performance on The Guestlist

*Winner! The Automatic*

The Guns

James Dean Bradfield

The Zutons