The Brit Award for British Dance Act is an award given by the

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(BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the

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. The accolade was presented at the

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, an annual celebration of

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and international music. The winners and nominees were determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members comprising

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, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees. The inaugural recipients of the award are

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, who won consecutively in 1994 and 1995. Fatboy Slim was the first solo act to win the category in 2000 and is one of four acts to have won the award twice, alongside M People, The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx and

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hold the record for most nominations without a win, with six. The current holder of the award is Hill, who won in 2023.

History

The award was first presented in 1994. British Dance Act has been won by

, The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Basement Jaxx and

the most times, with two wins each. In 2021, it was announced that the category had been revived followng the removal of gendered awards and was first presented at the

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. This new iteration is voted for by the public on

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alongside the three other genre categories ( Pop/R&B Act, Rock/Alternative Act and Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act)

Winners and nominees

Original category (1994-2004)

M People, V Festival 2014, Chelmsford (14788619560)

Fatboy Slim at Portrush Beach Party 2006

Revived category (2022-present)

Multiple nominations and awards

References

{{Brit Dance Act Brit Awards Dance music awards Awards established in 1994