Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist

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Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist
Dua Lipa with Warner Music.jpg
2021 Winner Dua Lipa
Awarded forAchievement in excellent British female solo artist
Country United Kingdom (UK)
Presented by British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First awarded1977
Last awarded2021 [1]
Currently held by Dua Lipa (2021)
Most awards Annie Lennox (6)
Most nominations Annie Lennox (9)
Website www.brits.co.uk

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]

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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

Inaugural winner Shirley Bassey Shirley Bassey (1971).jpg
Inaugural winner Shirley Bassey
Six-time winner Annie Lennox Annie Lennox SING campaign, Vienna 2010 b.jpg
Six-time winner Annie Lennox
Two-time winner Alison Moyet Alison Moyet 346-0010-hinnerk-ruemenapf.jpg
Two-time winner Alison Moyet
Two-time winner Lisa Stansfield Lisa Stansfield.jpg
Two-time winner Lisa Stansfield
Two-time winner Dido DidoHamm081219-40 (49217235178) -cropped.jpg
Two-time winner Dido
Two-time winner Adele Adele 'Adele Live 2016' - Nashville DSC04668 (29780296314).jpg
Two-time winner Adele
Two-time winner Emeli Sande Emeli Sande.jpg
Two-time winner Emeli Sandé
Two-time winner Dua Lipa British singer and songwriter Dua Lipa at the SWR3 New Pop Festival 2016.jpg
Two-time winner Dua Lipa
YearRecipientNominees
1977 (1st) Shirley Bassey Petula Clark

Cleo Laine

Dusty Springfield

1982 (2nd) Randy Crawford Sheena Easton

Toyah Willcox

1983 (3rd) Kim Wilde Sheena Easton

Toyah Willcox

Mari Wilson

1984 (4th) Annie Lennox Alison Moyet

Bonnie Tyler

Tracey Ullman

Toyah Willcox

1985 (5th) Alison Moyet Sade Adu

Annie Lennox

Tracey Ullman

Kim Wilde

1986 (6th) Annie Lennox Sade Adu

Kate Bush

Alison Moyet

Bonnie Tyler

1987 (7th) Kate Bush Sade Adu

Joan Armatrading

Jaki Graham

Kim Wilde

1988 (8th) Alison Moyet Kate Bush

Samantha Fox

Sinitta

Kim Wilde

1989 (9th) Annie Lennox Sade Adu

Mica Paris

Tanita Tikaram

Yazz

1990 (10th) Annie Lennox Kate Bush

Mica Paris

Lisa Stansfield

Yazz

1991 (11th) Lisa Stansfield Betty Boo

Elizabeth Fraser

Dusty Springfield

Caron Wheeler

1992 (12th) Lisa Stansfield Beverley Craven

Cathy Dennis

Annie Lennox

Zoë

1993 (13th) Annie Lennox Tasmin Archer

Kate Bush

Siobhan Fahey

Lisa Stansfield

1994 (14th) Dina Carroll Beverley Craven

Gabrielle

PJ Harvey

Shara Nelson

1995 (15th) Eddi Reader Kate Bush

Des'ree

Michelle Gayle

Lisa Stansfield

1996 (16th) Annie Lennox Joan Armatrading

PJ Harvey

Shara Nelson

Vanessa-Mae

1997 (17th) Gabrielle Dina Carroll

Donna Lewis

Eddi Reader

Louise Redknapp

1998 (18th) Shola Ama Michelle Gayle

Beth Orton

Louise Redknapp

Lisa Stansfield

1999 (19th) Des'ree PJ Harvey

Hinda Hicks

Billie Myers

Billie Piper

2000 (20th) Beth Orton Gabrielle

Geri Halliwell

Beverley Knight

Melanie C

2001 (21st) Sonique Sade Adu

Dido

PJ Harvey

Jamelia

2002 (22nd) Dido Sade Adu

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Geri Halliwell

PJ Harvey

2003 (23rd) Ms. Dynamite Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Beverley Knight

Alison Moyet

Beth Orton

2004 (24th) Dido Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Jamelia

Annie Lennox

Amy Winehouse

2005 (25th) Joss Stone Natasha Bedingfield

PJ Harvey

Jamelia

Amy Winehouse

2006 (26th) KT Tunstall Natasha Bedingfield

Kate Bush

Charlotte Church

Katie Melua

2007 (27th) Amy Winehouse Lily Allen

Corinne Bailey Rae

Jamelia

Nerina Pallot

2008 (28th) Kate Nash Bat for Lashes

PJ Harvey

Leona Lewis

KT Tunstall

2009 (29th) Duffy Adele

Estelle

M.I.A.

Beth Rowley

2010 (30th) Lily Allen Bat for Lashes

Florence and the Machine

Leona Lewis

Pixie Lott

2011 (31st) Laura Marling Cheryl

Paloma Faith

Ellie Goulding

Rumer

2012 (32nd) Adele Kate Bush

Florence and the Machine

Jessie J

Laura Marling

2013 (33rd) Emeli Sandé Bat for Lashes

Paloma Faith

Jessie Ware

Amy Winehouse

2014 (34th) Ellie Goulding Birdy

Jessie J

Laura Marling

Laura Mvula

2015 (35th) Paloma Faith Lily Allen

Ella Henderson

FKA Twigs

Jessie Ware

2016 (36th) Adele Florence and the Machine

Jess Glynne

Laura Marling

Amy Winehouse

2017 (37th) Emeli Sandé Anohni

Ellie Goulding

Lianne La Havas

Nao

2018 (38th) Dua Lipa Paloma Faith

Laura Marling

Kae Tempest

Jessie Ware

2019 (39th) Jorja Smith Lily Allen

Anne-Marie

Florence and the Machine

Jess Glynne

2020 (40th) Mabel Charli XCX

Mahalia

Freya Ridings

FKA Twigs

2021 (41st) Dua Lipa Celeste

Lianne La Havas

Arlo Parks

Jessie Ware

Artists with multiple wins

Artists that received multiple awards
AwardsArtist
6 Annie Lennox
2 Adele
Dido
Dua Lipa
Alison Moyet
Emeli Sandé
Lisa Stansfield

Artists with multiple nominations

9 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

See also

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