Brit Award for International Solo Artist

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Brit Award for International Solo Artist
Awarded forAchievement in Excellent International Solo Artist
CountryUnited Kingdom (UK)
Presented byBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First awarded1986
Currently held byBillie Eilish (2022)
Most awardsPrince (2)
Most nominationsMadonna (5)
Websitewww.brits.co.uk

The Brit Award for International Solo Artist is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom.[1] The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.[2] 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.[3]

History[]

The award was first presented in 1986 as International Solo Artist (given to a male or female artist) which was won by Bruce Springsteen. The accolade was not handed out at the 1989 and 1991 ceremonies and has been defunct as of 1993. In 2021, it was announced that the category had been revived and renamed Best International Artist of the Year following the removal of gendered categories. This new iteration of the award will first be presented at the 42nd Brit Awards.[4]

Winners and nominees[]

Inaugural winner Bruce Springsteen
Two-time winner Prince
Year Recipient Nominee
1986
(6th) 		Bruce Springsteen
1987
(7th) 		Paul Simon
1988
(8th) 		Michael Jackson
1990
(10th) 		Neneh Cherry
1992
(12th) 		Prince
1993
(13th) 		Prince
2022
(42nd) 		Billie Eilish

Artists with multiple wins[]

Artists that received multiple awards
Awards Artist
2 Prince

Artists with multiple nominations[]

5 nominations
  • Madonna
4 nominations
2 nominations

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. ^ "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ^ "And the nominees are..." Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Brit Awards scrap male and female categories". BBC News. 22 November 2021.
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