She was set to take to the stage among a slew of performers in the star-studded ceremony.
And Olivia Rodrigo certainly caught the eye as she arrived for the red carpet at the 2021 BRIT Awards at London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday.
The singer and actress, 18, channelled the 50s in a custom-made Dior gown as she headed to the capital for the awards show.
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Gorgeous: Olivia Rodrigo, 18, caught the eye in a custom-made Dior gown as she arrived for the red carpet at the 2021 BRIT Awards at London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday
Olivia dressed to impress in the brightly-coloured strapless dress with a flowing A-line skirt that channelled the beautiful gowns of years past.
The High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star teamed the bright-coloured dress with a skinny black belt and matching platform heels.
Olivia joined stars on the red carpet ahead of taking to the stage to perform her chart-stopping single Drivers License, and was also seen chatting to Maya Jama backstage before the ceremony.
Hard to miss! The singer and actress channelled the 50s in the neon yellow dress as she headed to the capital for the awards show
Glamorous: Olivia dressed to impress in the brightly-coloured strapless dress with a flowing A-line skirt that channelled the beautiful gowns of years past
The 2021 Brit Awards, hosted by Jack Whitehall, will mark the first major indoor music event in over a year as bosses released 2,500 free tickets to key workers.
The Brit Awards are taking place in front of a live audience of 4,000 people at London’s The O2 six days before the next phase of lockdown lifts.
The ceremony, which will be broadcast live on ITV, will celebrate the return to live music and nominee Dua Lipa has promised those attending that it will ‘be a night to remember’.
Lovely: The High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star teamed the bright-coloured dress with a skinny black belt
Flawless: Olivia styled her glossy brunette tresses into loose beachy waves to team with her pretty dress for the occasion
The indoor ceremony and live show will form part of the Government’s scientific Events Research Programme, and it will use enhanced testing approaches to examine how events can take place without the need for social distancing after all restrictions are lifted on June 21.
Working closely with the Government to adhere to safety guidelines, this means The BRITs, will be the first live music show at The O2 in over a year, with 4,000 tickets being up for grabs- just one fifth of the venue’s 20,000 capacity.
The BRITs will play an important role in paving the way for the return of live music at scale as the UK emerges from the past year’s restrictions.
Audience members will not be socially distanced or required to wear face coverings in the arena, but they will be required to follow existing Government guidance when travelling to the venue and adhere to rules set out by the event organisers.
Happy: Olivia joined stars on the red carpet ahead of taking to the stage to perform her chart-stopping single Drivers License
Safety first: Ahead of making her way along the red carpet, Olivia donned a protective face shield in according with Covid restrictions
Among the rules, attendees must have proof of a negative lateral flow test result to enter the venue.
As part of the wider scientific research on the trial events, attendees will also be asked to take a test after the event to gather further evidence on the safety of indoor settings, reduced social distancing and the removal of non-pharmaceutical interventions like face coverings.
The show is set to award Taylor Swift – who will make history as the first ever female to be given BRITs Global Icon Award at the ceremony.
The 11-time Grammy Award winner, 31, will join former winners Elton John, Robbie Williams and David Bowie in being given with the award in recognition of her impact on music across the world and incredible repertoire and achievements to date.
In numbers provided by Official Charts Company, Taylor is the UK’s biggest selling artist of the year to date in 2021 and has sold over 114m albums worldwide with total global audio + video streams reaching 78b.
Easy to spot! In her brightly-coloured dress the star was hard to miss as she waited in her car
Protected: This year’s BRIT Awards has seen in the introduction of multiple safety restrictions due to the Covid pandemic
Off she goes: Surrounded by her team Olivia climbed aboard a golf buggy to take her into the arena for the red carpet
Taylor is the only artist in history to have four consecutive albums – Speak Now, RED, 1989 and reputation – sell over one million copies in their week of release.
She is also the only artist to have nine albums each sell at least half a million copies in a single week, with Fearless, Speak Now, RED, 1989, reputation, Lover, folklore, evermore, Fearless (Taylor’s Version).
Taylor is nominated for a second BRIT award this year for International Female Solo Artist, her sixth BRIT nomination to date.
The Icon gong is the highest accolade given and is reserved for truly exceptional artists – following on from Elton, Robbie and David.
Nominations were unveiled in March, with Celeste, Dua Lipa, Joel Corry and Young T & Bugsey joining Arlo Parks in receiving three nominations each, and Jessie Ware, J Hus, Bicep, AJ Tracey up for two awards as with Headie One.
Confirmed to perform on the show are: Arlo Parks, Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Griff – this year’s Rising Star award winner – Headie One, Olivia Rodrigo, and Rag’n’Bone Man & P!nk with the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Choir.