Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist

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 award	1977
Final award	2021[1]
Currently held by	Dua Lipa (2021)
Most awards	Annie Lennox (6)
Most nominations	Annie Lennox (9)
Website	www.brits.co.uk

Annie Lennox holds the record for most wins in this category (six, including four as the vocalist of Eurythmics).^[5][6] Lennox also has 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

Six-time winner Annie Lennox

Two-time winner Alison Moyet

Two-time winner Lisa Stansfield

Two-time winner Dido

Two-time winner Adele

Two-time winner Emeli Sandé

Two-time winner Dua Lipa

Year	Recipient	Nominees
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

Awards	Artist
6	Annie Lennox
2	Adele
	Dido
	Dua Lipa
	Alison Moyet
	Emeli Sandé
	Lisa Stansfield

Artists with multiple nominations

9 nominations

• Annie Lennox

8 nominations

• Kate Bush

7 nominations

• PJ Harvey

6 nominations

• Sade
• Lisa Stansfield

5 nominations

• Laura Marling
• Alison Moyet
• Amy Winehouse

4 nominations

• Lily Allen
• Paloma Faith
• Florence and the Machine
• Jamelia
• Jessie Ware
• Kim Wilde

3 nominations

• Adele
• Bat for Lashes
• Dido
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor
• Gabrielle
• Ellie Goulding
• Beth Orton
• Toyah Willcox

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

• List of music awards honoring women

Notes

• 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