The group gained prominence after their debut studio album Felt Mountain was shortlisted for the 2001 Mercury Prize in the United Kingdom.

[1] They have released five studio albums: Felt Mountain (2000), Black Cherry (2003), Supernature (2005), Seventh Tree (2008) and Head First (2010).

The album earned Goldfrapp two Grammy Award nominations in the dance category.

The album earned the group two additional Grammy Award nominations.

[7] Other recognitions include the inclusion of Supernature on Rolling Stone magazine's "Top 50 Albums of 2006" list.

AIM is a trade body established in 1999 to provide a collective voice for the UK's independent music industry.

[9] The ASCAP/PRS Awards are presented annually by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) to British writer and publisher members of the PRS for Music (PRS) for significant performances of their works in the United States.

The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1990 by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to "recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives.

The 2005 event was held at Koko, in Camden Town, very few winners were present to receive their awards.

The prize was conceived by Popjustice founder Peter Robinson in 2003 as a reaction to what he perceived as the pompous and elitist nature of the existing Mercury Prize, which recognises the best album of the previous year, and in particular its exclusion of pop music acts in favour of those from more esoteric genres.