Aotearoa Music Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Breakthrough Artist of the Year is an Aotearoa Music Award that honours New Zealand music artists for outstanding recordings. Artists who have previously been nominated for a New Zealand Music Award (excluding Critics' Choice Prize and technical awards) or has had a previous album reach the top 20 of the Official New Zealand Music Chart are ineligible.[1] The award was first awarded in 1973 as Best New Artist.
Recipients
Best New Artist (1973-1976)
Year | Winner | Ref. |
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1973 | Shona Laing | [2] |
1974 | Bunny Walters | [3] |
1975 | Space Waltz | [4] |
1976 | Dr Tree | [5] |
1977 | No awards held | — |
Most Promising (1978-2000)
Year | Award | Winner | Finalists | Ref. |
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1978 | Most Promising Male Artist | Dennis O’Brien | — | [6] |
Most Promising Female Artist | Kim Hart | |||
Most Promising Group | Citizen Band | |||
1979 | Most Promising Male Artist | Jon Stevens | [7] | |
Most Promising Female Artist | Tina Cross | |||
Most Promising Group | Street Talk | |||
1980 | Most Promising Male Artist | Jon Stevens | [8] | |
Most Promising Female Artist | No award presented | |||
Most Promising Group | The Crocodiles | |||
1981 | Most Promising Male Artist | Dave McArtney |
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[9] |
Most Promising Female Artist | Anne Dumont |
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Most Promising Group | Dave McArtney | |||
1982 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Dave Dobbyn (DD Smash) | — | [10] |
Most Promising Female Vocalist | Jodi Vaughn | |||
Most Promising Group | Dance Exponents | |||
1983 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Andrew McLennan (Coconut Rough) |
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[11] |
Most Promising Female Vocalist | Sonya Waters |
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Most Promising Group | Coconut Rough |
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1984 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Martin Phillipps (The Chills) |
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[12] |
Most Promising Female Vocalist | Meryl Yvonne |
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Most Promising Group | The Chills |
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1985 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Mark Loveys (Satellite Spies) |
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[13] |
Most Promising Female Vocalist | Debbie Harwood |
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Most Promising Group | Satellite Spies - "Destiny In Motion" |
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1986 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Tex Pistol |
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[14] |
Most Promising Female Vocalist | Tania Rowles |
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Most Promising Group | Ardijah |
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1987 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Al Hunter |
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[15] |
Most Promising Female Vocalist | Moana |
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Most Promising Group | Monga and Harwood |
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1988 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Peter Marshall |
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[16] |
Most Promising Female Vocalist | Mara Finau |
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Most Promising Group | Holidaymakers |
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1989 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Paul Ubana Jones | [17] | |
Most Promising Female Artist | Janet Roddick |
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Most Promising Group | The Front Lawn | |||
1990 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Guy Wishart |
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[18] |
Most Promising Female Vocalist | Merenia |
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Most Promising Group | Strawpeople |
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1991 | No awards held | — | ||
1992 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | David Parker (Parker Project) | [19] | |
Most Promising Female Vocalist | Teremoana Rapley (Moana and the Moahunters) |
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Most Promising Group | Shihad |
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1993 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Ted Brown |
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[20] |
Most Promising Female Vocalist | Jan Hellriegel |
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Most Promising Group | Head Like a Hole |
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1994 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Matty J (Matty J and the Soul Syndicate) |
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[21] |
Most Promising Female Vocalist | Emma Paki |
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Most Promising Group | Urban Disturbance |
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1995 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Brent Milligan (Pumpkinhead) |
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[22] |
Most Promising Female Vocalist | Sulata Foai |
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Most Promising Group | Sisters Underground | |||
1996 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Pauly Fuemana (OMC) |
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[23] |
Most Promising Female Vocalist | Bic Runga |
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Most Promising Group | OMC | |||
1997 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Daniel Haimona (Dam Native) |
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[24] |
Most Promising Female Vocalist | Lole Usoalii |
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Most Promising Group | Dam Native |
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1998 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Darcy Clay |
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[25] |
Most Promising Female Vocalist | Alesha Siosiua (Moizna) |
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Most Promising Group | Moizna | |||
1999 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Andrew Tilby (Breathe) | [26] | |
Most Promising Female Vocalist | Boh Runga (Stellar) |
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Most Promising Group | Stellar | |||
2000 | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Aaron Tokona (Weta) |
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[27] |
Most Promising Female Vocalist | Vanessa Kelly (Deep Obsession) | |||
Most Promising Group | Weta |
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Best New Act (2001-2002)
Year | Winner | Album | Other finalists | Ref. |
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2001 | Betchadupa | — |
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[28] |
2002 | Goodshirt | Good |
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[29] |
Breakthrough Artist of the Year (2003-current)
Year | Winner | Album | Other finalists | Ref. |
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2003 | The Datsuns | The Datsuns | [30] | |
2004 | Brooke Fraser | What to Do with Daylight | [31] | |
2005 | The Checks | "What You Heard" | [32] | |
2006 | Bleeders | As Sweet as Sin | [33] | |
2007 | Hollie Smith | Long Player | [34] | |
2008 | Flight of the Conchords | Flight of the Conchords |
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[35] |
2009 | Ladyhawke | Ladyhawke | [36] | |
2010 | Gin Wigmore | Holy Smoke |
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[37] |
2011 | The Naked and Famous | Passive Me, Aggressive You | [38] | |
2012 | Kimbra | Vows | [39] | |
2013 | Lorde | The Love Club EP | [40] | |
2014 | Broods | Broods |
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[41] |
2015 | Marlon Williams | Marlon Williams | [42] | |
2016 | Kings | "Don't Worry Bout It" |
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[43] |
2017 | TBA | — |
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[44] |
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