Brit Award for British Dance Act

Award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI)

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Brit Award for British Dance Act

2024 Winner Calvin Harris

Awarded for| Achievement in Excellent British Dance Act
Country| United Kingdom (UK)
Presented by| British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First awarded| 1994
Currently held by| Calvin Harris (2024)
Most awards|

* Basement Jaxx
* Becky Hill
* Fatboy Slim
* M People
* The Prodigy (2 each)

Most nominations| Jamiroquai (6)
Website| www.brits.co.uk

The Brit Award for British Dance Act 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 was presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.[2] The winners and nominees were determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members comprising record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[3]

The inaugural recipients of the award are M People, who won consecutively in 1994 and 1995. Fatboy Slim was the first solo act to win the category in 2000 and is one of five acts to have won the award twice, alongside M People, The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx and Becky Hill. Jamiroquai hold the record for most nominations without a win, with six. The current holder of the award is Calvin Harris, who won in 2024.

## History

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The award was first presented in 1994. British Dance Act has been won by M People, The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Basement Jaxx and Becky Hill the most times, with two wins each.

In 2021, it was announced that the category had been revived following the removal of gendered awards and was first presented at the 42nd Brit Awards. This new iteration is voted for by the public on TikTok alongside the three other genre categories (Pop/R&B Act, Rock/Alternative Act and Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act)[4]

## Winners and nominees

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### Original category (1994-2004)

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Inaugural and two-time winners M People Two-time winners The Prodigy Two-time winner Fatboy Slim was the first solo artist to receive the award Two-time winners Basement Jaxx Sugababes became the first female group to win the award in 2003 Two-time winner and first solo female act to receive the award, Becky Hill Year  | Recipient  | Nominees

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1994 | M People |

* Apache Indian
* Jamiroquai
* The Shamen
* Stereo MCs

1995 | M People |

* The Brand New Heavies
* Eternal
* Massive Attack
* The Prodigy

1996 | Massive Attack |

* Eternal
* Leftfield
* M People
* Tricky

1997 | The Prodigy |

* The Chemical Brothers
* Jamiroquai
* Mark Morrison
* Underworld

1998 | The Prodigy |

* The Brand New Heavies
* The Chemical Brothers
* Eternal
* Jamiroquai

1999 | Fatboy Slim |

* All Saints
* Faithless
* Jamiroquai
* Massive Attack

2000 | The Chemical Brothers |

* Basement Jaxx
* Fatboy Slim
* Jamiroquai
* Leftfield

2001 | Fatboy Slim |

* Artful Dodger
* Craig David
* Moloko
* Sonique

2002 | Basement Jaxx |

* Craig David
* Faithless
* Fatboy Slim
* Gorillaz

2003 | Sugababes |

* The Chemical Brothers
* Groove Armada
* Jamiroquai
* Kosheen

2004 | Basement Jaxx |

* Goldfrapp
* Groove Armada
* Kosheen
* Girls Aloud

### Revived category (2022-present)

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Year  | Recipient  | Nominees

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2022 | Becky Hill |

* Calvin Harris
* Fred Again
* Joel Corry
* Raye

2023 | Becky Hill |

* Bonobo
* Calvin Harris
* Eliza Rose
* Fred Again

2024 | Calvin Harris |

* Barry Can't Swim
* Becky Hill
* Fred Again
* Romy

## Multiple nominations and awards

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Artists that received multiple nominations  | Nominations  | Artist

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6  | Jamiroquai
4  | The Chemical Brothers
Fatboy Slim
3  | Basement Jaxx
Eternal
Fred Again
Calvin Harris
Becky Hill
Massive Attack
M People
The Prodigy
2  | The Brand New Heavies
Craig David
Faithless
Groove Armada
Kosheen
Leftfield
Artists that received multiple awards  | Awards  | Artist

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2  | Basement Jaxx
Becky Hill
Fatboy Slim
M People
The Prodigy

## References

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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 6 September 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
3. ^ "And the nominees are..." Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
4. ^ "Brit Awards scrap male and female categories". BBC News. 22 November 2021.

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Brit Award for British Dance Act

* M People (1994)
* M People (1995)
* Massive Attack (1996)
* The Prodigy (1997)
* The Prodigy (1998)
* Fatboy Slim (1999)
* The Chemical Brothers (2000)
* Fatboy Slim (2001)
* Basement Jaxx (2002)
* Sugababes (2003)
* Basement Jaxx (2004)
* Becky Hill (2022)
* Becky Hill (2023)
* Calvin Harris (2024)

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