# 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. The accolade was presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music. 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. 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.
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) and have received the most nominations, with nine, followed by Kate Bush with eight. As international artist categories only began in 1989, American singer Randy Crawford won the award in 1982.

## Winners and nominees

| 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 |
| 2 | Dido |
| 2 | Dua Lipa |
| 2 | Alison Moyet |
| 2 | Emeli Sandé |
| 2 | 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