Aotearoa Music Award for Best Solo Artist

Best Solo Artist is an Aotearoa Music Award that honours solo artists for outstanding work.

The award was originally divided by gender, with separate prizes going to male and female artists.

In 1985 they became Best Male Vocalist and Best Female Vocalist, then in 2004 they were renamed Best Male Solo Artist and Best Female Solo Artist.

Bic Runga has won the award four times and been nominated once more.

The award has also been won by three members of the same family: brothers, Neil Finn and Tim Finn of Split Enz and Crowded House and Neil's son Liam Finn.

John Rowles was one of the two first recipients in 1978.
Bic Runga has won the award four times.
Shihad frontman Jon Toogood has won the award three times.
Lorde won in 2014 for her debut album Pure Heroine .
Marlon Williams won in 2015.