Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist


The Brit Award for British Male 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 Male Solo Artist.
British Male Solo Artist has been won by Robbie Williams the most times, with four wins.

Winners and nominees

YearRecipientNominee
1977Cliff Richard
1982Cliff Richard
  • Elvis Costello
  • Shakin' Stevens
  • 1983Paul McCartney
  • Cliff Richard
  • Phil Collins
  • Shakin' Stevens
  • 1984David Bowie
  • Cliff Richard
  • Elton John
  • Paul McCartney
  • Paul Young
  • 1985Paul Young
  • David Bowie
  • Howard Jones
  • Nik Kershaw
  • Paul McCartney
  • 1986Phil Collins
  • Elton John
  • Midge Ure
  • Paul Young
  • Sting
  • 1987Peter Gabriel
  • Billy Ocean
  • Chris de Burgh
  • Phil Collins
  • Robert Palmer
  • 1988George Michael
  • Chris Rea
  • Cliff Richard
  • Rick Astley
  • Steve Winwood
  • 1989Phil Collins
  • Chris Rea
  • George Michael
  • Robert Palmer
  • Steve Winwood
  • 1990Phil Collins
  • Chris Rea
  • Cliff Richard
  • Roland Gift
  • Van Morrison
  • 1991Elton John
  • George Michael
  • Jimmy Somerville
  • Phil Collins
  • Robert Smith
  • Van Morrison
  • 1992Seal
  • Elton John
  • George Michael
  • Kenny Thomas
  • Phil Collins
  • Van Morrison
  • 1993Mick Hucknall
  • Elton John
  • Eric Clapton
  • George Michael
  • Joe Cocker
  • Phil Collins
  • 1994Sting
  • Apache Indian
  • Paul Weller
  • Rod Stewart
  • Van Morrison
  • 1995Paul Weller
  • Elvis Costello
  • Eric Clapton
  • Morrissey
  • Seal
  • 1996Paul Weller
  • Edwyn Collins
  • Jimmy Nail
  • Tricky
  • Van Morrison
  • 1997George Michael
  • Mark Morrison
  • Mick Hucknall
  • Sting
  • Tricky
  • 1998Finley Quaye
  • Elton John
  • Gary Barlow
  • Paul Weller
  • Robbie Williams
  • 1999Robbie Williams
  • Fatboy Slim
  • Ian Brown
  • Bernard Butler
  • Lynden David Hall
  • 2000Tom Jones
  • David Bowie
  • Ian Brown
  • Sting
  • Van Morrison
  • 2001Robbie Williams
  • Badly Drawn Boy
  • Craig David
  • David Gray
  • Fatboy Slim
  • 2002Robbie Williams
  • Aphex Twin
  • Craig David
  • Elton John
  • Ian Brown
  • 2003Robbie Williams
  • Badly Drawn Boy
  • Craig David
  • David Gray
  • The Streets
  • 2004Daniel Bedingfield
  • Badly Drawn Boy
  • David Bowie
  • Dizzee Rascal
  • Will Young
  • 2005The Streets
  • Jamie Cullum
  • Lemar
  • Morrissey
  • Will Young
  • 2006James Blunt
  • Antony and the Johnsons
  • Ian Brown
  • Robbie Williams
  • Will Young
  • 2007James Morrison
  • Jarvis Cocker
  • Lemar
  • Paolo Nutini
  • Thom Yorke
  • 2008Mark Ronson
  • Jamie T
  • Mika
  • Newton Faulkner
  • Richard Hawley
  • 2009Paul Weller
  • Ian Brown
  • James Morrison
  • The Streets
  • Will Young
  • 2010Dizzee Rascal
  • Calvin Harris
  • Mika
  • Paolo Nutini
  • Robbie Williams
  • 2011Plan B
  • Mark Ronson
  • Paul Weller
  • Robert Plant
  • Tinie Tempah
  • 2012Ed Sheeran
  • James Blake
  • James Morrison
  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
  • Professor Green
  • 2013Ben Howard
  • Calvin Harris
  • Olly Murs
  • Plan B
  • Richard Hawley
  • 2014David Bowie
  • Jake Bugg
  • James Blake
  • John Newman
  • Tom Odell
  • 2015Ed Sheeran
  • Damon Albarn
  • George Ezra
  • Paolo Nutini
  • Sam Smith
  • 2016James Bay
  • Aphex Twin
  • Calvin Harris
  • Jamie xx
  • Mark Ronson
  • 2017David Bowie
  • Craig David
  • Kano
  • Michael Kiwanuka
  • Skepta
  • 2018Stormzy
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Liam Gallagher
  • Loyle Carner
  • Rag'n'Bone Man
  • 2019George Ezra
  • Aphex Twin
  • Craig David
  • Giggs
  • Sam Smith
  • 2020Stormzy
  • Dave
  • Harry Styles
  • Lewis Capaldi
  • Michael Kiwanuka
  • Multiple nominations and awards

    nominationsArtist
    8Elton John
    8Phil Collins
    7Robbie Williams
    6Cliff Richard
    6David Bowie
    6George Michael
    6Paul Weller
    6Van Morrison
    5Craig David
    5Ian Brown
    4Sting
    4Will Young
    3Aphex Twin
    3Badly Drawn Boy
    3Calvin Harris
    3Chris Rea
    3Ed Sheeran
    3James Morrison
    3Mark Ronson
    3Paolo Nutini
    3Paul McCartney
    3Paul Young
    3The Streets
    2David Gray
    2Dizzee Rascal
    2Elvis Costello
    2Eric Clapton
    2Fatboy Slim
    2George Ezra
    2James Blake
    2Lemar
    2Michael Kiwanuka
    2Mick Hucknall
    2Mika
    2Morrissey
    2Plan B
    2Richard Hawley
    2Robert Palmer
    2Rod Stewart
    2Sam Smith
    2Seal
    2Shakin' Stevens
    2Steve Winwood
    2Stormzy
    2Tom Jones
    2Tricky

    AwardsArtist
    4Robbie Williams
    3David Bowie
    3Paul Weller
    3Phil Collins
    2Cliff Richard
    2Ed Sheeran
    2George Michael
    2Stormzy