Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act
| Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Phonographic Industry (BPI) |
| First awarded | 1977 |
| Currently held by | Catfish and the Bottlemen (2016) |
| Official website |
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The Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom.[1] The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.[2] The winners and nominees are determined by the BRIT Awards voting academy with over 1,000 members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[3]
The award was first presented in 1977 as two awards as "British Male Newcomer" and "British Female Newcomer" which were won by Graham Parker and Julie Covington.[4] When the Brit Awards was held for the second time in 1982, the awards "British Male Newcomer" and "British Female Newcomer" became joint as one award for both male and female acts as well introducing groups acts to award. The first award for the joint "British Newcomer" was won by The Human League.[5] In 2003 the award was renamed to "British Breakthrough Act".[6]
| Year | Recipient | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Graham Parker & Julie Covington | N/A |
| 1982 | The Human League | |
| 1983 | Culture Club | |
| 1984 | Paul Young | |
| 1985 | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | |
| 1986 | Go West | N/A |
| 1987 | The Housemartins | |
| 1988 | Wet Wet Wet | |
| 1989 | Bros |
N/A |
| 1990 | Lisa Stansfield | |
| 1991 | Betty Boo | |
| 1992 | Beverley Craven | |
| 1993 | Tasmin Archer | |
| 1994 | Gabrielle | |
| 1995 | Oasis | |
| 1996 | Supergrass | |
| 1997 | Kula Shaker | |
| 1998 | Stereophonics |
|
| 1999 | Belle & Sebastian | |
| 2000 | S Club 7 | |
| 2001 | A1 | |
| 2002 | Blue | |
| 2003 | Will Young | |
| 2004 | Busted | |
| 2005 | Keane | |
| 2006 | Arctic Monkeys | |
| 2007 | The Fratellis | |
| 2008 | Mika | |
| 2009 | Duffy | |
| 2010 | JLS | |
| 2011 | Tinie Tempah | |
| 2012 | Ed Sheeran | |
| 2013 | Ben Howard | |
| 2014 | Bastille | |
| 2015 | Sam Smith | |
| 2016 | Catfish and the Bottlemen |
References
- ↑ "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "And the nominees are...". Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "The BRITs 1977". Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "The BRITs 1982". Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "The BRITs 2003". Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 20 July 2014.