Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist

Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist
2021 Winner Billie Eilish
Awarded forAchievement in Excellent International Female Solo Artist
CountryUnited Kingdom (UK)
Presented byBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First award1989
Final award2021
Currently held byBillie Eilish (2021)
Most awardsBjörk (4)
Most nominationsBjörk (9)
Websitewww.brits.co.uk

The Brit Award for International 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.[1] The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.[2] The winners and nominees were 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 1989 as International Female Solo Artist. The accolade was not handed out at the 1990, 1992 and 1993 ceremonies, with the award for International Solo Artist (given to a male or female artist) being awarded instead.[4][5] The award for International Female Solo Artist was reinstated in 1994,[6] but was again retired in favour of the gender-neutral award following the abolition of gendered categories in 2022.

Björk is the artist with the most wins and nominations in the category, with four awards won out of nine nominations. Two artists achieved two consecutive wins; Rihanna in 2011 and 2012 and Billie Eilish in 2020 and 2021. Artists from the United States won the accolade sixteen times, more than any other country.

Winners and nominees

Björk holds both records for most wins and nominations in the category.
Tracy Chapman was the first recipient of the award in 1989.
Two-time winner and eight-time nominee Kylie Minogue
Two-time winner and five-time nominee Madonna.
Rihanna is one of only two artists to win the award in consecutive years.
2013 recipient Lana Del Rey.
Two-time winner and six-time nominee Beyoncé
Two-time winner Lorde (2014,[7] 2018[8])
Four-time nominee and 2015 winner Taylor Swift
Billie Eilish was the last artist to win the award consecutively.
Year Recipient Nominees
1989 United StatesTracy Chapman
1990 Not Awarded
1991 Republic of IrelandSinéad O'Connor
1992 Not Awarded
1993
1994 IcelandBjörk
1995 Canadak.d. lang
1996 IcelandBjörk
1997 United StatesSheryl Crow
1998 IcelandBjörk
1999 AustraliaNatalie Imbruglia
2000 United StatesMacy Gray
2001 United StatesMadonna
2002 AustraliaKylie Minogue
2003 United StatesPink
2004 United StatesBeyoncé
2005 United StatesGwen Stefani
2006 United StatesMadonna
2007 CanadaNelly Furtado
2008 AustraliaKylie Minogue
2009 United StatesKaty Perry
2010 United StatesLady Gaga
2011 BarbadosRihanna
2012
2013 United StatesLana Del Rey[9]
2014 New ZealandLorde[10]
2015 United StatesTaylor Swift[11]
2016 IcelandBjörk[12]
2017 United StatesBeyoncé
2018 New ZealandLorde
2019 United StatesAriana Grande
2020 United StatesBillie Eilish
2021

Artists with multiple wins

Artists that received multiple awards
Awards Artist
4 Björk
2 Beyoncé
Billie Eilish
Kylie Minogue
Lorde
Madonna
Rihanna

Artists with multiple nominations

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

See also

Awards by country

Countries by wins
Country Wins First win Last win Artist/s
United States 16 1989 2021 Tracy Chapman, Sheryl Crow, Macy Gray, Madonna, Pink, Beyoncé, Gwen Stefani, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish
Iceland 4 1994 2016 Björk
Australia 3 1999 2008 Natalie Imbruglia, Kylie Minogue
Barbados 2 2011 2012 Rihanna
Canada 1995 2007 k.d. lang, Nelly Furtado
New Zealand 2014 2018 Lorde
Ireland 1 1991 Sinéad O'Connor
Countries by nominations
Country Nominations First nomination Last nomination Artist/s
United States 100 1989 2021 Majority of nominees
Australia 13 2017 Kylie Minogue, Natalie Imbruglia, Gabriella Cilmi, Sia
Canada 12 1995 2012 k.d. lang, Celine Dion, Alanis Morissette, Nelly Furtado, Avril Lavigne, Feist
Iceland 9 1994 2018 Björk
Barbados 6 2008 2017 Rihanna
Ireland 3 1989 1995 Enya, Sinéad O'Connor
New Zealand 2010 2018 Ladyhawke, Lorde
Sweden 1991 2011 Neneh Cherry, Robyn
Cuba 2 2019 2020 Camila Cabello
France 2017 2019 Christine and the Queens[a]
Mexico 2019 2020 Camila Cabello

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c d Now primarily known as Rahim Redcar, he was nominated in the female category prior to coming out as a trans man.[13] He still occasionally uses the name Christine and the Queens.[14]
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  10. ^ Mokoena, Tshepo (19 February 2014). "Lorde wins international female solo artist award at 2014 Brits". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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  12. ^ Billboard Staff (January 14, 2016). "Adele, James Bay, Years & Years Lead Brit Awards 2016 Nominations". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  13. ^ Sawyer, Miranda (6 November 2022). "'I'm changing and I don't think society helps at all': Christine and the Queens' journey to becoming Redcar". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  14. ^ Durand, Alice (24 May 2025). "Christine and the Queens : « Avec Cerrone, j'ai trouvé une forme de mentor »" [Christine and the Queens: "With Cerrone, I found a kind of mentor."]. Le Point (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2026.
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