The Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist was an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom.[2] The accolade was presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.[3] The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[4] The award was first presented in 1977 as British Female Solo Artist and for the last time in 2021, as gendered categories have been dropped for 2022.[1]
| Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist | |
|---|---|
 2021 Winner Dua Lipa | |
| Awarded for | Achievement in excellent British female solo artist |
| Country | United Kingdom (UK) |
| Presented by | British Phonographic Industry (BPI) |
| First awarded | 1977 |
| Last awarded | 2021[1] |
| Currently held by | Dua Lipa (2021) |
| Most awards | Annie Lennox (6) |
| Most nominations | Annie Lennox (9) |
| Website | www |
British Female Solo Artist has been won by Annie Lennox the most times, with six wins (including four when she was the vocalist of Eurythmics, rather than for her solo career)[5][6] and have received the most nominations, with nine, followed by Kate Bush with eight. As international artist categories only began in 1989,[7] American singer Randy Crawford won the award in 1982.
Winners and nominees
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| Year | Recipient | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 (1st) |
Shirley Bassey | |
| 1982 (2nd) |
Randy Crawford | |
| 1983 (3rd) |
Kim Wilde | |
| 1984 (4th) |
Annie Lennox | |
| 1985 (5th) |
Alison Moyet | |
| 1986 (6th) |
Annie Lennox | |
| 1987 (7th) |
Kate Bush | |
| 1988 (8th) |
Alison Moyet | |
| 1989 (9th) |
Annie Lennox | |
| 1990 (10th) |
Annie Lennox | |
| 1991 (11th) |
Lisa Stansfield | |
| 1992 (12th) |
Lisa Stansfield | |
| 1993 (13th) |
Annie Lennox | |
| 1994 (14th) |
Dina Carroll | |
| 1995 (15th) |
Eddi Reader | |
| 1996 (16th) |
Annie Lennox | |
| 1997 (17th) |
Gabrielle | |
| 1998 (18th) |
Shola Ama | |
| 1999 (19th) |
Des'ree | |
| 2000 (20th) |
Beth Orton | |
| 2001 (21st) |
Sonique | |
| 2002 (22nd) |
Dido | |
| 2003 (23rd) |
Ms. Dynamite | |
| 2004 (24th) |
Dido | |
| 2005 (25th) |
Joss Stone | |
| 2006 (26th) |
KT Tunstall | |
| 2007 (27th) |
Amy Winehouse | |
| 2008 (28th) |
Kate Nash | |
| 2009 (29th) |
Duffy | |
| 2010 (30th) |
Lily Allen | |
| 2011 (31st) |
Laura Marling | |
| 2012 (32nd) |
Adele | |
| 2013 (33rd) |
Emeli Sandé | |
| 2014 (34th) |
Ellie Goulding | |
| 2015 (35th) |
Paloma Faith | |
| 2016 (36th) |
Adele | |
| 2017 (37th) |
Emeli Sandé | |
| 2018 (38th) |
Dua Lipa | |
| 2019 (39th) |
Jorja Smith | |
| 2020 (40th) |
Mabel | |
| 2021 (41st) |
Dua Lipa |
Artists with multiple wins
edit| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 6 | Annie Lennox |
| 2 | Adele |
| Dido | |
| Dua Lipa | |
| Alison Moyet | |
| Emeli Sandé | |
| Lisa Stansfield |
Artists with multiple nominations
edit- 9 nominations
- 8 nominations
- 7 nominations
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations
- Joan Armatrading
- Natasha Bedingfield
- Dina Carroll
- Beverley Craven
- Des'ree
- Sheena Easton
- Michelle Gayle
- Jess Glynne
- Geri Halliwell
- Jessie J
- Beverley Knight
- Lianne La Havas
- Leona Lewis
- Dua Lipa
- Shara Nelson
- Mica Paris
- Eddi Reader
- Louise Redknapp
- Emeli Sandé
- Dusty Springfield
- KT Tunstall
- FKA Twigs
- Bonnie Tyler
- Tracey Ullman
- Yazz
See also
editNotes
edit- Lisa Stansfield (1990), Duffy (2009), Dua Lipa (2018) also won Brit Award for Best New Artist
- Adele (2008), Ellie Goulding (2010), Emeli Sandé (2012) also won Brit Award for Rising Star
- Ms. Dynamite (2003), Joss Stone (2005) also won Brit Award for British Urban Act
References
edit- ^ a b Savage, Mark (23 November 2021). "Brit Awards scrap male and female categories". BBC News. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
Dua Lipa and J Hus will go down in history as the last stars to win best female and male at the Brit Awards. That's because, from next year, the two categories will be combined into a single prize for best British artist, organisers have said.
- ^ "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "And the nominees are..." Brits.co.uk. British Phonoghic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Eurythmics | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ "Annie Lennox | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ "Brit awards 2022 to remove gendered categories". the Guardian. November 22, 2021.