Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist


The Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry, an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom. The accolade is 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.
British Female Solo Artist has been won by Annie Lennox the most times, with six wins and have received the most nominations, with nine, followed by Kate Bush with eight.

Winners and nominees

YearRecipientNominees
1977Shirley Bassey
  • Cleo Laine
  • Dusty Springfield
  • Petula Clark
1982Randy Crawford
  • Sheena Easton
  • Toyah Willcox
  • 1983Kim Wilde
  • Mari Wilson
  • Sheena Easton
  • Toyah Willcox
  • 1984Annie Lennox
  • Alison Moyet
  • Bonnie Tyler
  • Toyah Willcox
  • Tracey Ullman
  • 1985Alison Moyet
  • Annie Lennox
  • Kim Wilde
  • Sade Adu
  • Tracey Ullman
  • 1986Annie Lennox
  • Alison Moyet
  • Kate Bush
  • Sade Adu
  • Bonnie Tyler
  • 1987Kate Bush
  • Jaki Graham
  • Joan Armatrading
  • Kim Wilde
  • Sade Adu
  • 1988Alison Moyet
  • Kate Bush
  • Kim Wilde
  • Samantha Fox
  • Sinitta
  • 1989Annie Lennox
  • Mica Paris
  • Sade Adu
  • Tanita Tikaram
  • Yazz
  • 1990Annie Lennox
  • Kate Bush
  • Lisa Stansfield
  • Mica Paris
  • Yazz
  • 1991Lisa Stansfield
  • Betty Boo
  • Caron Wheeler
  • Dusty Springfield
  • Elizabeth Fraser
  • 1992Lisa Stansfield
  • Annie Lennox
  • Beverley Craven
  • Cathy Dennis
  • Zoë
  • 1993Annie Lennox
  • Kate Bush
  • Lisa Stansfield
  • Siobhan Fahey
  • Tasmin Archer
  • 1994Dina Carroll
  • Beverley Craven
  • Gabrielle
  • PJ Harvey
  • Shara Nelson
  • 1995Eddi Reader
  • Des'ree
  • Kate Bush
  • Lisa Stansfield
  • Michelle Gayle
  • 1996Annie Lennox
  • Joan Armatrading
  • PJ Harvey
  • Shara Nelson
  • Vanessa-Mae
  • 1997Gabrielle
  • Dina Carroll
  • Donna Lewis
  • Eddi Reader
  • Louise Redknapp
  • 1998Shola Ama
  • Beth Orton
  • Lisa Stansfield
  • Louise Redknapp
  • Michelle Gayle
  • 1999Des'ree
  • Billie Myers
  • Billie Piper
  • Hinda Hicks
  • PJ Harvey
  • 2000Beth Orton
  • Beverley Knight
  • Gabrielle
  • Geri Halliwell
  • Melanie C
  • 2001Sonique
  • Dido
  • Jamelia
  • PJ Harvey
  • Sade Adu
  • 2002Dido
  • Geri Halliwell
  • PJ Harvey
  • Sade Adu
  • Sophie Ellis-Bextor
  • 2003Ms. Dynamite
  • Alison Moyet
  • Beth Orton
  • Beverley Knight
  • Sophie Ellis-Bextor
  • 2004Dido
  • Amy Winehouse
  • Annie Lennox
  • Jamelia
  • Sophie Ellis-Bextor
  • 2005Joss Stone
  • Amy Winehouse
  • Jamelia
  • Natasha Bedingfield
  • PJ Harvey
  • 2006KT Tunstall
  • Charlotte Church
  • Kate Bush
  • Katie Melua
  • Natasha Bedingfield
  • 2007Amy Winehouse
  • Corinne Bailey Rae
  • Jamelia
  • Lily Allen
  • Nerina Pallot
  • 2008Kate Nash
  • Bat for Lashes
  • KT Tunstall
  • Leona Lewis
  • PJ Harvey
  • 2009Duffy
  • Adele
  • Beth Rowley
  • Estelle
  • M.I.A.
  • 2010Lily Allen
  • Bat for Lashes
  • Florence and the Machine
  • Leona Lewis
  • Pixie Lott
  • 2011Laura Marling
  • Cheryl
  • Ellie Goulding
  • Paloma Faith
  • Rumer
  • 2012Adele
  • Florence and the Machine
  • Jessie J
  • Kate Bush
  • Laura Marling
  • 2013Emeli Sandé
  • Amy Winehouse
  • Bat for Lashes
  • Jessie Ware
  • Paloma Faith
  • 2014Ellie Goulding
  • Birdy
  • Jessie J
  • Laura Marling
  • Laura Mvula
  • 2015Paloma Faith
  • Ella Henderson
  • FKA Twigs
  • Jessie Ware
  • Lily Allen
  • 2016Adele
  • Amy Winehouse
  • Florence and the Machine
  • Jess Glynne
  • Laura Marling
  • 2017Emeli Sandé
  • Anohni
  • Ellie Goulding
  • Lianne La Havas
  • Nao
  • 2018Dua Lipa
  • Jessie Ware
  • Kate Tempest
  • Laura Marling
  • Paloma Faith
  • 2019Jorja Smith
  • Anne-Marie
  • Florence + the Machine
  • Jess Glynne
  • Lily Allen
  • 2020Mabel
  • Charli XCX
  • FKA Twigs
  • Freya Ridings
  • Mahalia
  • Multiple nominations and awards

    NominationsArtist
    9Annie Lennox
    8Kate Bush
    7PJ Harvey
    6Sade
    6Lisa Stansfield
    5Laura Marling
    5Alison Moyet
    5Amy Winehouse
    4Lily Allen
    4Paloma Faith
    4Florence and the Machine
    4Jamelia
    4Kim Wilde
    3Adele
    3Bat for Lashes
    3Dido
    3Sophie Ellis-Bextor
    3Gabrielle
    3Ellie Goulding
    3Beth Orton
    3Jessie Ware
    3Toyah Willcox
    2Joan Armatrading
    2Natasha Bedingfield
    2Dina Carroll
    2Beverley Craven
    2Des'ree
    2Sheena Easton
    2FKA Twigs
    2Michelle Gayle
    2Jess Glynne
    2Geri Halliwell
    2Jessie J
    2Beverley Knight
    2Leona Lewis
    2Shara Nelson
    2Mica Paris
    2Eddi Reader
    2Louise Redknapp
    2Emeli Sandé
    2Dusty Springfield
    2KT Tunstall
    2Bonnie Tyler
    2Tracey Ullman
    2Yazz

    AwardsArtist
    6Annie Lennox
    2Adele
    2Dido
    2Alison Moyet
    2Emeli Sandé
    2Lisa Stansfield