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]

Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act
2012 Winner Lana Del Rey
Awarded for	Achievement in Excellent International Breakthrough Act
Country	United Kingdom (UK)
Presented by	British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First awarded	1988
Last awarded	2012
Currently held by	Lana Del Rey (2012)
Website	www.brits.co.uk

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

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

Year	Recipient	Nominees
1988	Terence Trent D'Arby	Beastie Boys Bruce Willis LL Cool J Los Lobos
1989	Tracy Chapman	Belinda Carlisle Enya Michelle Shocked Salt-N-Pepa
1990	Neneh Cherry	Bobby Brown De La Soul Guns N' Roses Paula Abdul
1991	MC Hammer	Deee-Lite Maria McKee Mariah Carey Wilson Phillips
1992	P.M. Dawn	Chris Isaak Color Me Badd Extreme Harry Connick Jr. Jellyfish
1993	Nirvana	Arrested Development Boyz II Men Curtis Stigers Tori Amos
1994	Björk	4 Non Blondes Rage Against the Machine Spin Doctors SWV
1995	Lisa Loeb	Carleen Anderson Counting Crows Marcella Detroit Warren G
1996	Alanis Morissette	Boyzone Foo Fighters Garbage Tina Arena
1997	Robert Miles	Fun Lovin' Criminals Joan Osborne The Presidents of the United States of America Tony Rich
1998	Eels	Daft Punk Erykah Badu Hanson No Doubt
1999	Natalie Imbruglia	Air B*Witched Eagle-Eye Cherry Savage Garden
2000	Macy Gray	Britney Spears Eminem Jennifer Lopez Semisonic
2001	Kelis	Jill Scott Lene Marlin Pink Westlife
2002	The Strokes	Anastacia The Avalanches Linkin Park Nelly Furtado
2003	Norah Jones	Avril Lavigne Nickelback Shakira The White Stripes
2004	50 Cent	Evanescence Kings of Leon Sean Paul The Thrills
2005	Scissor Sisters	Jet Kanye West The Killers Maroon 5
2006	Jack Johnson	Arcade Fire Daniel Powter John Legend The Pussycat Dolls
2007	Orson	Gnarls Barkley The Raconteurs Ray LaMontagne Wolfmother
2008	Not Awarded
2009
2010	Lady Gaga	Animal Collective Daniel Merriweather Empire of the Sun Taylor Swift
2011	Justin Bieber	Bruno Mars Glee Cast The National The Temper Trap
2012	Lana Del Rey	Aloe Blacc Bon Iver Foster the People Nicki Minaj

Notes

• Justin Bieber (2016) Also Win Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist
• Tracy Chapman (1989), Björk (1994, 1996, 1998, 2016), Natalie Imbruglia (1999), Macy Gray (2000), Lady Gaga (2010), Lana Del Rey (2013) Also Win Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist
• Scissor Sisters (2005) Also Win Brit Award for International Group
• Neneh Cherry (1990) Also Win Brit Award for International Solo Artist
• Scissor Sisters (2005), Lady Gaga (2010) Also Win Brit Award for International Album
• Justin Bieber (2010) Also Win American Music Award for New Artist of the Year
• Tracy Chapman (1989) Also Win Grammy Award for Best New Artist

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.