[1] The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.

Robbie Williams is the biggest winner in this category with six, including three as a member of Take That, who have five wins, the most of any group.

They are followed by three-time winner Adele, and Harry Styles, who won twice as a solo artist and once as a member of One Direction.

That record was overtaken by Robbie Williams, a former member of the band, when he had three wins in a row with "Angels" (1999), "She's the One" (2000), and "Rock DJ" (2001).

The first and only tie in this category in Brits history happened at the inaugural ceremony in 1977, when both "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen and "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum won the award.