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| Brit Award for International Solo Artist | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 2025 winner:Chappell Roan | |
| Awarded for | Achievement in Excellent International Solo Artist |
| Country | United Kingdom (UK) |
| Presented by | British Phonographic Industry (BPI) |
| First award | 1983 |
| Currently held by | Chappell Roan (2025) |
| Most awards | Prince (3) |
| Most nominations | Madonna,Prince (5) |
| Website | www |
TheBrit Award for International Solo Artist is an award given by theBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in theUnited Kingdom.[1] The accolade is presented at theBrit Awards, an annual celebration ofBritish and international music.[2] The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members, which compriserecord labels,publishers,managers,agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[3]
First presented at the3rd Brit Awards in 1983 toKid Creole and the Coconuts, the award has been presented with various names over its tenure. Including his win withThe Revolution,Prince has the most wins in this category, with three whileMadonna has the most nominations without a win, with five. The award has been won eleven times by artists from the United States and once by an artist from Sweden. As of 2025, the current holder of the award isChappell Roan.
The award was first presented in 1983 asInternational Artist, where both groups and solo artists of any gender could be nominated. From 1986 to 1988, in 1990 and again in 1992 and 1993, it was presented asInternational Solo Artist (given to a male or female artist) while groups were honored with the newly createdBrit Award for International Group from 1986 onward. The accolade was not handed out at the 1989 and 1991 ceremonies and has been defunct as of 1993.
In 2021, it was announced that the category had been revived and returned to its original nameBest International Artist of the Year following the removal of gendered categories, and combines theInternational Male Solo Artist andInternational Female Solo Artist categories. This new iteration of the award was first presented at the42nd Brit Awards.[4] The number of nominees in the category was increased from five to ten in2024.[5]
| Year | Recipient | Nominee |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 (3rd) | Kid Creole and the Coconuts | |
| 1984 (4th) | Michael Jackson | |
| 1985 (5th) | Prince &The Revolution |
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| Year | Recipient | Nominee |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 (6th) | Bruce Springsteen | |
| 1987 (7th) | Paul Simon | |
| 1988 (8th) | Michael Jackson | |
| 1990 (10th) | Neneh Cherry | |
| 1992 (12th) | Prince | |
| 1993 (13th) | Prince |
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| Year | Recipient | Nominee |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 (42nd) | Billie Eilish | |
| 2023 (43rd) | Beyoncé | |
| 2024 (44th) | SZA | |
| 2025 (45th) | Chappell Roan |
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