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The Spirit Of London Awards 2009

27th November 2009

On a night described by Mayor Boris Johnston as "remarkable", hundreds of young people from around London came together under the roof of the majestic looking Alexander Palace to pay homage to their peers. Many of the award nominees described it as "the night of their lives" and overnight, A new date was night was born to rival the Brits and the Mobos in the London awards calendar!

Backstage Videos

  • Lemar & Brooke Kinsells Brooke Kinsella & Lemar
  • Boris Johnson Boris Johnson
  • JLS JLS
  • Sir Michael Caine Michael Caine
  • Gary Trowsdale Gary Trowsdale
  • Diversity Diversity

The Night

Alexandra Palace, the venue for Spirit of London Awards 2009
Headline act, Alexandra Burke
The evening's hosts, Brooke Kinsella and Lemar
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson takes the Spirit of London stage
The view of the tables and the stage at the awards
Nathan Storey receives his Young Heroes award
Diversity perform at the Spirit of London Awards 2009
JLS on the red carpet at the Spirit of London Awards 2009
Michael Caine receives his London Legend award at the Spirit of London Awards 2009
DJ Ironik performs at the Spirit of London Awards 2009
Marian Samba receives her award for Achievement Through Music at the Spirit of London Awards 2009

Richard Taylor of the Damilola Taylor Trust and Camila Batmanghelidjh of Kids CompanyThe night began with a champagne reception hosted by award-winning charity campaigners Richard Taylor of the Damilola Taylor Trust, and Camila Batmanghelidjh of Kids Company.

In attendance were distinguished celebrities such as Sir Michael Caine, JLS, Tasha Danvers, and Tamar Hassan; the majority of the Mayors from the 33 London Boroughs; senior executives from various sponsors; notable government officials, and of cause, the stars of the night, the nominees. It was described as the most "eclectic of gatherings" by one of the many, television film crews recording the unique moment.

Then came the show, hosted by Brooke Kinsella and Lemar. The lucky attendees were dazzled by performances from Alexandra Burke, DJ Ironik, and Diversity to name but a few.

But the outstanding contributions made on the night came from the award-winners themselves, who showed grace and humility in praising, first and foremost, and without any prompting, their fellow nominees in their acceptance speeches. A truly touching moment at the awards.

Class of SOLA 2009

  • Ascension Eagles Senior Coed Team
  • MBG Funhouse
  • Burntwood School Envison Team
  • Michael Adewale
  • Daniel De Gale
  • Nathan Storey
  • Dean Atta
  • Sean Safo
  • Ebonie Reid-Barlow
  • Sir Michael Caine
  • Frances Davies
  • Steve Jones
  • Islington Youth Theatre
  • SuperArts Dancers
  • Jack Booth
  • The Cordless Show Team
  • Kolor Skeme
  • The Respect Team
  • Liam O'Brien (aka Ritz)
  • The Silvester Cousins
  • Mariama Samba
  • Thomas Robertson
  • Marlon Mellish
  • Tommy Williams
  • Matthew Haynes

View all awards and nominees »

Judges

  • Alan Johnson
  • Chris Grayling
  • Leona Lewis
  • Tim Campbell
  • James Cleverly
  • Shaun Bailey
  • Daley Thompson CBE
  • Rio Ferdinand
  • Camila Batmanghelidjh
  • Vernon Coaker
  • Jason Leonard OBE
  • Frank Warren
  • Tasha Danvers
  • Ray Burdis
  • Brooke Kinsella
  • Ali Bastian
  • Niomi Mclean-Daley (AKA Ms Dynamite)
  • Chris Nathaniel
  • Richard Blackwood
  • Idris Elba
  • Christine Ohoruogu

View all 2009 judges »

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Brand Partners

  • Barclays
  • Working Links
  • Team Olympics
  • InvestUS

Media Partners

  • The Sun
  • Kiss
  • SBTV
  • Live Mag
  • Channel 4
  • The Guardian

Associates

  • London Citizens
  • Six 2 Media
  • Madame Blah
  • Enfuse Youth
  • Bspoke Media
  • GGI
  • 2 Dice Productionz

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