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
edit- 8 nominations
- 7 nominations
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations
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.