One Direction debuted their new charity single 'One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)' at the show, and group lothario Harry Styles couldn't escape a little fun being poked at him.

Sharon Osbourne - who co-presented Best International Female - said: "Where is that little Harry wizard boy? Does he have his magic stick with him? That's his willy!"

She then presented Lana Del Rey with the trophy, her second consecutive year of winning it.

Speaking at the Winner's press conference, she said: "I do live here and I did write the record here, so it's exciting to win. It's the best thing I've been able to do in my life. I've talked to the people who have listened to the music and they've really been supportive and helped me."

Harry also had to suffer through watching his ex-girlfriend, Taylor Swift, perform 'I Knew You Were Trouble' at the awards - a song widely believed to be about him. Capping off his night One Direction lost out in the Best British Group category to Mumford and Sons.

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Accepting their gong, lead singer Marcus Mumford said: "Thank you very much indeed, we weren't really expecting that.

"We haven't ever really taken the opportunity to thank everyone who comes to our gigs. I mean we're in a category with Muse and One Direction. We love being British and we love going round the world and spreading British music."

All was not lost however, and One Direction eventually triumphed, winning the special BRITs Global Success Award.