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1997 Poll Winners

Smash Hits published the Nineteenth Annual Smash Hits Readers Poll Voting Form' in the 8th October - 21st October 1997 issue of Smash Hits.

 

The Voting Form was to be used to ask the readers what their favourites were from the year 1997.  

 

The Poll had  categories such as Best Group, though to the Most Fanciable Human Being.

 

The results were then published in the 3rd December - 17th December 1997 issue of the magazine.

 

This was also the 9th year that the awards were broadcast live on BBC1.

 

Below is a list of the Winners and Runners Up from that year

 

Issue 491 - 24th September - 7th October 1997

There were a number of Adverts advertising the S mash Hits Poll Winners event.  Below are the ones tht appeared in the various issues of Smash Hits.

 

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Issue 492 - 8th October - 24th October 1997

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Issue 493 - 22nd October - 4th November 1997

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Issue 494 - 5th November - 18th November 1997

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Issue 495 - 19th November - 2nd December 1997

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Voting Form

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This was the Nineteenth year that the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party took place.

 

This time it was at London Arena - Docklands in London and was broadcast by BBC TV in association with Our Price.

 

The Director was Julia Knowles. 

 

The party was on Sunday 30th November 1997 and was broadcast on BBC1 at 3.00 pm. Ant & Dec and

Jane Middlemiss presented the show.

 

Featuring pop stars Spice Girl, Backstreet Boys, Hanson, Janet Jackson, All Saints, 911, Celine Dion, Louise, Boyzone, Eternal, Gary Barlow, Step, Peter Andre, Republica and Texas.

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Issue 496 - 3rd December - 17th December 1997

The results for the Winners of the 1997 Smash Hits Poll  were published in the 3rd December - 17th December 1997 edition of Smash Hits. 

 

This was the issue that followed the live broadcast of the Show.

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The Categories for 1997 were as follows

 

1 - Best International Group

2 - Best Group Of The Year

3 - Best Male Singer Of The Year

4 - Best Female Singer Of The Year

5 - Best Dance / Soul Act Of The Year

6 - Best Rock Outfit Of The Year

7 - Best Indie Type Band

8 - Our Price Best Single

9 - Best Album

10 - Best Pop Video

11 - Bizarre Best New Act of '97

12 - Most Fanciable Female

13 - Most Fanciable Male

14 - Best Dressed Male

15 - Best Dressed Female

16 - Best Film

17 - Best Film Actor

18 - Best Film Actress

19 - Best TV Programme

20 - Best TV Actor

21 - Best TV Actress

22 - Best Radio DJ

23 - Best Female Haircut

24 - Best Male Haircut

25 - Bet Comedian / Comedienne

26 - Sports Star '97

27 - Hero / Heroine of 1997

28 - Worst Group

29 - Worst Male Singer

30 - Worst Female Singer

31 - Worst Single

32 - Worst Film

33 - Worst TV Presenter

34 - Worst Actor / Actress on TV

35 - Worst TV Programme

36 - Worst Film Actor / Actress

37 - Most Tragic Haircut of 1997

38 - Least Fanciable Male

39 - Least Fanciable Female

40 - Worst Dressed Person

41 - Sad Loser of 1997

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The Results for the 1997 Poll Winners Poll were published in the

3rd December 1997 issue of the magazine.

 

Below are the winners (and Runners Up) for each Category

Results - Page 1

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Results - Page 2

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Results - Page 3

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Results - Page 4

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Results - Page 5

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Results - Page 6

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Results - Page 7

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Results - Page 8

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Results - Page 9

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Results - Page 10

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Results - Page 11

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Results - Page 12

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Results - Page 13

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Smash Hits Poll Winners Party - Show Day

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Smash Hits Poll Winners Party - Nelson After Show Party

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Smash Hits Tour

The Smash Hits Tour also took place this year.  For more on that click the link below

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Smash Hits Tour

Best Single

Hanson - mmm bop

Best Pop Video

Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet Back)

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