Brit Award for International Artist

The Brit Award for International Artist 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 one-thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[3]

Brit Award for International Artist
Awarded forAchievement in Excellent International Artist
CountryUnited Kingdom (UK)
Presented byBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First awarded1983
Last awarded1985
Currently held byPrince & The Revolution (1985)
Most awardsKid Creole and the Coconuts, Michael Jackson, Prince And The Revolution (Once)
Most nominationsMichael Jackson, Lionel Richie (2)
Websitewww.brits.co.uk

The award was first presented in 1983 as International Artist (given to a male, female or group artist) which were won by Kid Creole and the Coconuts. The accolade has been defunct as of 1985 when it was split into three separate categories (International Male Solo Artist, International Female Solo Artist and International Group).

Winners and nominees
Year Recipient Nominee
1983 Kid Creole and the Coconuts
1984 Michael Jackson
1985 Prince and The Revolution

Multiple nominations
Artists that received multiple nominations
Nominations Artist
2 Michael Jackson
Lionel Richie

Notes

References
  1. "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. "And the nominees are..." Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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