Brit Award for International Group
The Brit Award for International Group is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom. The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music. The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.
Current winner Boygenius
Inaugural winner Huey Lewis and the News
1987 recipients The Bangles were the first female group to win the award
Five-time winner U2 have the most wins in this category
First Aid Kit is a Swedish folk duo consisting of the sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg, born in 1990 and 1993 respectively. When performing live, they are accompanied by a drummer, a guitarist and a keyboard player. First Aid Kit started to become internationally known in 2008 with their YouTube uploaded cover of the Fleet Foxes' song "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song". In 2012 Rolling Stone magazine had their song "Emmylou" as 10th on their "Single of the Year" list. First Aid Kit has released five albums, four EPs and several singles. In 2015, they were nominated for a Brit Award as one of the five best international groups. They were nominated again in 2019 and 2023.
First Aid Kit performing live at Coachella in 2018
Johanna (left) and Klara Söderberg in Wiesbaden in 2009
First Aid Kit (Frankfurt am Main, 18 February 2012)
Johanna and Klara Söderberg at the Swedish Grammis Awards in 2013