Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist
The Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry, an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom. The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music. The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees. The award was first presented in 1977 as British Female Solo Artist.
British Female Solo Artist has been won by Annie Lennox the most times, with six wins and have received the most nominations, with nine, followed by Kate Bush with eight.
Winners and nominees
| Year | Recipient | Nominees |
| 1977 | Shirley Bassey |
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| 1982 | Randy Crawford | |
| 1983 | Kim Wilde | |
| 1984 | Annie Lennox | |
| 1985 | Alison Moyet | |
| 1986 | Annie Lennox | |
| 1987 | Kate Bush | |
| 1988 | Alison Moyet | |
| 1989 | Annie Lennox | |
| 1990 | Annie Lennox | |
| 1991 | Lisa Stansfield | |
| 1992 | Lisa Stansfield | |
| 1993 | Annie Lennox | |
| 1994 | Dina Carroll | |
| 1995 | Eddi Reader | |
| 1996 | Annie Lennox | |
| 1997 | Gabrielle | |
| 1998 | Shola Ama | |
| 1999 | Des'ree | |
| 2000 | Beth Orton | |
| 2001 | Sonique | |
| 2002 | Dido | |
| 2003 | Ms. Dynamite | |
| 2004 | Dido | |
| 2005 | Joss Stone | |
| 2006 | KT Tunstall | |
| 2007 | Amy Winehouse | |
| 2008 | Kate Nash | |
| 2009 | Duffy | |
| 2010 | Lily Allen | |
| 2011 | Laura Marling | |
| 2012 | Adele | |
| 2013 | Emeli Sandé | |
| 2014 | Ellie Goulding | |
| 2015 | Paloma Faith | |
| 2016 | Adele | |
| 2017 | Emeli Sandé | |
| 2018 | Dua Lipa | |
| 2019 | Jorja Smith | |
| 2020 | Mabel |
Multiple nominations and awards
| Nominations | Artist |
| 9 | Annie Lennox |
| 8 | Kate Bush |
| 7 | PJ Harvey |
| 6 | Sade |
| 6 | Lisa Stansfield |
| 5 | Laura Marling |
| 5 | Alison Moyet |
| 5 | Amy Winehouse |
| 4 | Lily Allen |
| 4 | Paloma Faith |
| 4 | Florence and the Machine |
| 4 | Jamelia |
| 4 | Kim Wilde |
| 3 | Adele |
| 3 | Bat for Lashes |
| 3 | Dido |
| 3 | Sophie Ellis-Bextor |
| 3 | Gabrielle |
| 3 | Ellie Goulding |
| 3 | Beth Orton |
| 3 | Jessie Ware |
| 3 | Toyah Willcox |
| 2 | Joan Armatrading |
| 2 | Natasha Bedingfield |
| 2 | Dina Carroll |
| 2 | Beverley Craven |
| 2 | Des'ree |
| 2 | Sheena Easton |
| 2 | FKA Twigs |
| 2 | Michelle Gayle |
| 2 | Jess Glynne |
| 2 | Geri Halliwell |
| 2 | Jessie J |
| 2 | Beverley Knight |
| 2 | Leona Lewis |
| 2 | Shara Nelson |
| 2 | Mica Paris |
| 2 | Eddi Reader |
| 2 | Louise Redknapp |
| 2 | Emeli Sandé |
| 2 | Dusty Springfield |
| 2 | KT Tunstall |
| 2 | Bonnie Tyler |
| 2 | Tracey Ullman |
| 2 | Yazz |
| Awards | Artist |
| 6 | Annie Lennox |
| 2 | Adele |
| 2 | Dido |
| 2 | Alison Moyet |
| 2 | Emeli Sandé |
| 2 | Lisa Stansfield |