Brit Award for Rising Star explained

Rising Star Award
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Country:	United Kingdom (UK)
Presenter:	British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
Year:	2008
Holder:	The Last Dinner Party (2024)

The Rising Star Award (previously Critics' Choice Award)^[1] is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom.^[2] The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.^[3] The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members comprising record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.^[4]

The nominees are British artists who the academy believe will make the biggest impact on music in the coming year. The award was first presented at the 28th Brit Awards in 2008 to Adele and has been awarded annually since. Tom Odell was the first male recipient, winning in 2013. The Last Dinner Party are the current holders of the award, winning in 2024.

Winners and nominees

Year	Image	Recipient	Nominees	Ref.
2008 (28th)		Adele	Duffy Foals	^[5]
2009 (29th)		Florence and the Machine	Little Boots White Lies	^[6]
2010 (30th)		Ellie Goulding	Delphic Marina and the Diamonds	^[7]
2011 (31st)		Jessie J	James Blake The Vaccines	^[8]
2012 (32nd)		Emeli Sandé	Michael Kiwanuka Maverick Sabre	^[9]
2013 (33rd)		Tom Odell	AlunaGeorge Laura Mvula	^[10]
2014 (34th)		Sam Smith	Ella Eyre Chlöe Howl	^[11]
2015 (35th)		James Bay	George the Poet Years & Years	^[12]
2016 (36th)		Jack Garratt	Izzy Bizu Frances	^[13]
2017 (37th)		Rag'n'Bone Man	Anne-Marie Dua Lipa	^[14]
2018 (38th)		Jorja Smith	Stefflon Don Mabel	^[15]
2019 (39th)		Sam Fender	Lewis Capaldi Mahalia	^[16]
2020 (40th)		Celeste	Beabadoobee	^[17]
2021 (41st)		Griff	Pa Salieu Rina Sawayama	^[18]
2022 (42nd)		Holly Humberstone	Bree Runway Lola Young	^[19]
2023 (43rd)		FLO	Cat Burns Nia Archives	^[20]
2024 (44th)		The Last Dinner Party	Caity Baser Sekou	^[21]

Notes

• Sam Smith (2015), Rag'n'Bone Man (2017) also won the Brit Award for Best New Artist
• Adele (2012, 2016), Emeli Sandé (2013, 2017), Ellie Goulding (2014) also won the Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist
• James Bay (2016) also won the Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist
• Adele (2022) also won the Brit Award for British Artist of the Year
• Sam Fender (2022) also won the Brit Award for British Rock Act

Notes and References

1. Web site: We’re back!. BRIT Awards. en. live. 16 December 2019. Rising Star (previously the Critics’ Choice Award). https://web.archive.org/web/20191117005333/https://www.brits.co.uk/news/brit-awards-2020-date-announced . 2019-11-17 .
2. Web site: About the BPI. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). 5 January 2017. 6 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151206225605/http://www.bpi.co.uk/about-bpi.aspx. dead.
3. Web site: BRIT Awards. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). 5 January 2017. 9 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140309090454/http://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-awards.aspx. dead.
4. Web site: And the nominees are.... Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). 5 January 2017.
5. Web site: Adele receives Critics' Choice award at the Brits. https://web.archive.org/web/20141225043927/http://www.nme.com/news/brit-awards-2008/34531. 25 December 2014. NME. 20 February 2008. 5 July 2015.
6. Web site: Florence and the Machine wins Brits Critics’ Choice Award 2009. The Guardian. 11 December 2009. 11 December 2008.
7. Web site: Ellie Goulding Wins Critics’ Choice BRIT Award. Billboard. 9 December 2010. 9 December 2010.
8. Web site: Jessie J wins 2011 Brits Critics’ Choice Award. NME. 15 December 2010. 15 December 2015.
9. News: 2011-12-15 . Emeli Sande wins Brits Critics Choice award. en-GB . BBC News. 2011-12-15.
10. Web site: Laura Mvula, Tom Odell and AlunaGeorge for BRITs Critics' Choice 2013?. Digital Spy. 6 December 2012. 22 December 2012.
11. News: BRIT Awards 2014: The full list of winners and nominees . 27 November 2018 . . 7 February 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170226135921/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/brit-awards-2014-the-full-list-of-winners-and-nominees__18106/ . 26 February 2017 .
12. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30839967 "Brit Awards 2015: Winners list"
13. Web site: Jack Garratt wins Brits Critics Choice 2016. 27 November 2016 . Guapmag . en.
14. Web site: Critics' Choice Winner 2017. Brit Awards. 5 January 2017.
15. News: Brits Critics' Choice list is all-female. Savage. Mark. 2017-11-29. BBC News. 2017-11-29. en-GB.
16. Web site: Critics’ Choice Award Shortlist Announced!. BRIT Awards. en. 2018-11-29.
17. News: Soul singer Celeste named winner of Brits rising star award. Snapes. Laura. 6 December 2019. The Guardian. 11 March 2021. en-GB. 0261-3077.
18. News: Brit Awards 2021: Pop singer Griff wins Rising Star prize. 19 March 2021. BBC News.
19. News: Daly, Rhian . December 10, 2021 . Holly Humberstone Wins BRITs 2022 Rising Star Award . uDiscoverMusic . December 10, 2021.
20. News: 2022-12-08 . Girl band Flo win the Brits rising star award . en-GB . BBC News. 2022-12-08.
21. Web site: 2023-11-28 . BRIT Awards announce Rising Star shortlist for 2024. 2023-12-02 . . en-GB.