Aotearoa Music Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year

Breakthrough Artist of the Year is an Aotearoa Music Award that honours New Zealand music artists for outstanding recordings. Artists who have previously been nominated for a New Zealand Music Award (excluding Critics' Choice Prize and technical awards) or has had a previous album reach the top 20 of the Official New Zealand Music Chart are ineligible.[1] The award was first awarded in 1973 as Best New Artist.

Recipients

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Best New Artist (1973-1976)

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Year Winner Ref.
1973 Shona Laing [2]
1974 Bunny Walters [3]
1975 Space Waltz [4]
1976 Dr Tree [5]
1977 No awards held

Most Promising (1978-2000)

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Year Award Winner Finalists Ref.
1978 Most Promising Male Artist Dennis O’Brien [6]
Most Promising Female Artist Kim Hart
Most Promising Group Citizen Band
1979 Most Promising Male Artist Jon Stevens [7]
Most Promising Female Artist Tina Cross
Most Promising Group Street Talk
1980 Most Promising Male Artist Jon Stevens [8]
Most Promising Female Artist No award presented
Most Promising Group The Crocodiles
1981 Most Promising Male Artist Dave McArtney
  • Paul Schreider
  • David Hollis
  • Richard Eriwata
[9]
Most Promising Female Artist Anne Dumont
Most Promising Group Dave McArtney
1982 Most Promising Male Vocalist Dave Dobbyn (DD Smash) [10]
Most Promising Female Vocalist Jodi Vaughn
Most Promising Group Dance Exponents
1983 Most Promising Male Vocalist Andrew McLennan (Coconut Rough)
  • Dick Driver (Hip Singles)
  • Gary Smith (The Body Electric)
[11]
Most Promising Female Vocalist Sonya Waters
  • Rhonda Jones
  • Bronwyn Jones (Precious)
Most Promising Group Coconut Rough
  • Hip Singles
  • The Body Electric
1984 Most Promising Male Vocalist Martin Phillipps (The Chills)
  • Ross McKenzie (The Idles)
  • Wayne Gillespie
[12]
Most Promising Female Vocalist Meryl Yvonne
  • Janice Lampen
  • Sharon Dubont
Most Promising Group The Chills
  • Jive Bombers
  • You're a Movie
1985 Most Promising Male Vocalist Mark Loveys (Satellite Spies) [13]
Most Promising Female Vocalist Debbie Harwood
Most Promising Group Satellite Spies - "Destiny In Motion"
  • Everything That Flies - "Bleeding Hearts"
  • Katango - "Dial L for Love"
1986 Most Promising Male Vocalist Tex Pistol
  • Simon Alexandra
  • Lyonel Grant
[14]
Most Promising Female Vocalist Tania Rowles
  • Ainsley Day
  • Liz Diamond
Most Promising Group Ardijah
  • Chrome Safari
  • Wentworth Brewster & Co
1987 Most Promising Male Vocalist Al Hunter [15]
Most Promising Female Vocalist Moana
  • Darlene Adair
  • Kara Pewhairangi
Most Promising Group Monga and Harwood
1988 Most Promising Male Vocalist Peter Marshall
  • Rikki Morris
  • Thom Nepia
[16]
Most Promising Female Vocalist Mara Finau
  • Tracey Birnie
  • Helen Mulholland
Most Promising Group Holidaymakers
1989 Most Promising Male Vocalist Paul Ubana Jones [17]
Most Promising Female Artist Janet Roddick
  • Belinda Bradley
  • Julie Collier
Most Promising Group The Front Lawn
1990 Most Promising Male Vocalist Guy Wishart
  • Alan Galloway
  • John Kempt
[18]
Most Promising Female Vocalist Merenia
  • Ngaire
  • Caroline Easther
Most Promising Group Strawpeople
  • Merenia & Where's Billy
  • D-Faction
1991 No awards held
1992 Most Promising Male Vocalist David Parker (Parker Project) [19]
Most Promising Female Vocalist Teremoana Rapley (Moana and the Moahunters)
  • Christina Fuemana (House Party)
  • Lorina Harding
Most Promising Group Shihad
1993 Most Promising Male Vocalist Ted Brown
  • Jay Rei
  • Kevin Greaves
[20]
Most Promising Female Vocalist Jan Hellriegel
  • Jules Issa
  • Maree Sheehan
Most Promising Group Head Like a Hole
  • Dead Flowers
  • Kantuta
1994 Most Promising Male Vocalist Matty J (Matty J and the Soul Syndicate)
  • Michael Gregg and Brendan Gregg (Holy Toledos)
  • Jason Ioasa (Grace)
[21]
Most Promising Female Vocalist Emma Paki
  • Jan Preston
  • Rima Te Wiata
Most Promising Group Urban Disturbance
1995 Most Promising Male Vocalist Brent Milligan (Pumpkinhead)
  • Peter Daube (Bilge Festival)
  • Evan Woodruffe (Melon Twister)
[22]
Most Promising Female Vocalist Sulata Foai
  • Chloe Reeves
  • Helen Goudge (Melon Twister)
Most Promising Group Sisters Underground
1996 Most Promising Male Vocalist Pauly Fuemana (OMC) [23]
Most Promising Female Vocalist Bic Runga
Most Promising Group OMC
1997 Most Promising Male Vocalist Daniel Haimona (Dam Native) [24]
Most Promising Female Vocalist Lole Usoalii
  • Andrea Cook
  • Maryanne Antonuvich (D-Faction)
Most Promising Group Dam Native
1998 Most Promising Male Vocalist Darcy Clay [25]
Most Promising Female Vocalist Alesha Siosiua (Moizna)
Most Promising Group Moizna
1999 Most Promising Male Vocalist Andrew Tilby (Breathe) [26]
Most Promising Female Vocalist Boh Runga (Stellar)
  • Liz Faalogo (NV)
  • Sina Saipaia
Most Promising Group Stellar
2000 Most Promising Male Vocalist Aaron Tokona (Weta)
  • Sama Feo (AKA Brown)
  • Conan Wilcox (Salmonella Dub)
[27]
Most Promising Female Vocalist Vanessa Kelly (Deep Obsession)
Most Promising Group Weta

Best New Act (2001-2002)

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Year Winner Album Other finalists Ref.
2001 Betchadupa
  • Splitter
  • Dan Sperber and Luke Casey
[28]
2002 Goodshirt Good [29]

Breakthrough Artist of the Year (2003-current)

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Year Winner Album Other finalists Ref.
2003 The Datsuns The Datsuns [30]
2004 Brooke Fraser What to Do with Daylight [31]
2005 The Checks "What You Heard [32]
2006 Bleeders As Sweet as Sin [33]
2007 Hollie Smith Long Player [34]
2008 Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords [35]
2009 Ladyhawke Ladyhawke [36]
2010 Gin Wigmore Holy Smoke [37]
2011 The Naked and Famous Passive Me, Aggressive You [38]
2012 Kimbra Vows [39]
2013 Lorde The Love Club EP [40]
2014 Broods Broods [41]
2015 Marlon Williams Marlon Williams [42]
2016 Kings "Don't Worry Bout It"
  • Leisure – "All Over You"
  • Nomad – "Oh My My"
  • Sachi – Lunch with Bianca (EP)
[43]
2017 TBA [44]

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