The Classical Brits have effortlessly shrugged off their dowdy image as Nicola Benedetti and Myleene Klass brought a true glow of A-list glamour to the London awards ceremony.

Nicola, 21, from Ayrshire, has been nominated five times and finally picked up her first award last night for Young British Classical Performer.

The only "competition" Nicola, left, had was from the gorgeous Myleene, right, who hosted the Royal Albert Hall ceremony, which will be shown on ITV1 later this month.

Music stars gathered for what was billed as the biggest show in the history of the Classical Brits. The glittering event played host to some of the biggest selling artists in the classical music world, including tenor Andrea Bocelli and pianist Josh Groban.

Blake, ex-choirboys who formed on social networking site Facebook, scooped one of the biggest prizes of the night. The quartet, who consist of 20-somethings Ollie Baines, Stephen Bowman, Jules Knight and Dom Tighe, are only the second act to win Album of the Year for a debut album in the history of the prize.

The other person to win was Russell Watson in 2001, for The Voice.

Russian singer Anna Netrebko won Female Artist of the Year, presented by pop singer Annie Lennox.

Conductor Sir Colin Davis, president of the London Symphony Orchestra, won Male Artist of the Year, beating younger musicians.

Cellist Steven Isserlis was presented with the Critics' Choice award by actor Brian Blessed and the Soundtrack of the Year was won by James Newton Howard for Blood Diamond, the thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

ITV chairman Michael Grade presented Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber with a special award for Outstanding Achievement In Music, almost 25 years since the theatre impresario composed his Requiem Mass.