Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist
The Brit Award for British Male 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 was 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 comprised record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[3] The award was first presented in 1977.
| Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist | |
|---|---|
 2021 Winner J Hus | |
| Awarded for | Achievement in excellent British male solo artist |
| Country | United Kingdom (UK) |
| Presented by | British Phonographic Industry (BPI) |
| First awarded | 1977 |
| Last awarded | 2021 |
| Currently held by | J Hus (2021) |
| Most awards | Robbie Williams (4) |
| Most nominations |
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| Website | www |
Robbie Williams won the award the most times, with four wins.
In 2021, the Brit Awards announced the award was to be replaced with a single award for best artist in order to be more inclusive to non-binary people.[4]
Winners and nominees
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Artists with multiple wins
edit| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 4 | Robbie Williams |
| 3 | David Bowie |
| Phil Collins | |
| Paul Weller | |
| 2 | George Michael |
| Cliff Richard | |
| Ed Sheeran | |
| Stormzy |
Artists with multiple nominations
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- 3 nominations
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Notes
edit- Paul Young (1984), Ed Sheeran (2012), Ben Howard (2013) also won Brit Award for Best New Artist
- James Bay (2015) also won Brit Award for Rising Star
- Peter Gabriel (1993) also won Brit Award for British Producer of the Year
References
edit- ^ "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "And the nominees are..." Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ Savage, Mark (22 November 2021). "Brit Awards scrap male and female categories". BBC News. Retrieved 14 October 2024.