Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act

Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act
2012 Winner Lana Del Rey
Awarded forAchievement in Excellent International Breakthrough Act
CountryUnited Kingdom (UK)
Presented byBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First award1988
Final award2012
Currently held byLana Del Rey (2012)
Websitewww.brits.co.uk

The Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act 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 used to be 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 one-thousand members, which comprises record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[3]

History

The award was first presented in 1988 as awards as "International Newcomer" which was won by Terence Trent D'Arby. In 2003 the award was renamed to "International Breakthrough Act". The accolade was not handed out at the 2008 and 2009 ceremonies and has been defunct as of 2013.

Winners and nominees

Year Recipient Nominees
1988
(8th) 		Terence Trent D'Arby
1989
(9th) 		Tracy Chapman
1990
(10th) 		Neneh Cherry
1991
(11th) 		MC Hammer
1992
(12th) 		P.M. Dawn
1993
(13th) 		Nirvana
1994
(14th) 		Björk
1995
(15th) 		Lisa Loeb
1996
(16th) 		Alanis Morissette
1997
(17th) 		Robert Miles
1998
(18th) 		Eels
1999
(19th) 		Natalie Imbruglia
2000
(20th) 		Macy Gray
2001
(21st) 		Kelis
2002
(22nd) 		The Strokes
2003
(23rd) 		Norah Jones
2004
(24th) 		50 Cent
2005
(25th) 		Scissor Sisters
2006
(26th) 		Jack Johnson
2007
(27th) 		Orson
2008
(28th) 		Not Awarded
2009
(29th)
2010
(30th) 		Lady Gaga
2011
(31st) 		Justin Bieber
2012
(32nd) 		Lana Del Rey

Countries by nominations

Only six non-American artists won the award; Swedish singer Neneh Cherry in 1990, Icelandic singer Björk in 1994, Canadian singer Alanis Morissette in 1996 (prior to acquiring American citizenship in 2005[4]), Italian composer Robert Miles in 1997, Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia in 1999, and Canadian singer Justin Bieber in 2011. The only other Swedish nominee was Cherry's half-brother, Eagle-Eye Cherry.

Country Nominations First nomination Last nomination Artist/s
United States 85 1988 2012 Majority of nominees
Australia 9 1996 2011 Tina Arena, Natalie Imbruglia, Savage Garden, The Avalanches, Jet, Wolfmother, Empire of the Sun, Daniel Merriweather, The Temper Trap
Canada 7 Alanis Morissette, Nelly Furtado, Avril Lavigne, Nickelback, Arcade Fire, Daniel Powter, Justin Bieber
Ireland 5 1989 2004 Enya, Boyzone, B*Witched, Westlife, The Thrills
France 2 1998 1999 Daft Punk, Air
Sweden 1990 Neneh Cherry, Eagle-Eye Cherry
Colombia 1 2003 Shakira
Iceland 1994 Björk
Italy 1997 Robert Miles
Jamaica 2004 Sean Paul
Norway 2001 Lene Marlin
Trinidad and Tobago 2012 Nicki Minaj

Notes

References

  1. ^ "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. ^ "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ^ "And the nominees are..." Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. ^ The Associated Press (17 February 2005). "Alanis Morissette becomes U.S. citizen". Today. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
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