Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act

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 comprise 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 were 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

• Winners of the Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act
• 
  1989 winner, Tracy Chapman
• 
  1994 winner, Björk
• 
  1999 winner, Natalie Imbruglia
• 
  2000 winner, Macy Gray
• 
  2005 winner, Scissor Sisters
• 
  2010 winner, Lady Gaga
• 
  2011 winner, Justin Bieber
• 
  2012 winner, Lana Del Rey

Notes

• Tracy Chapman (1989), Björk (1994, 1996, 1998, 2016), Natalie Imbruglia (1999), Macy Gray (2000), Lady Gaga (2010), Lana Del Rey (2013) also won Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist
• Neneh Cherry (1990) also won Brit Award for International Solo Artist
• Scissor Sisters (2005) also won Brit Award for International Group
• Justin Bieber (2016) also won Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist

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.