Kate Nash performs music.
The Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) , an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom . `` Foundations '' is a song co-written by British singer-songwriter Kate Nash for her debut album , Made of Bricks ( 2007 ) . Kate Marie Nash ( born 6 July 1987 ) is an English singer , songwriter , musician and actress . Nash rose to prominence in the UK with the sleeper hit `` Foundations '' ( 2007 ) . Made of Bricks is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Kate Nash , released in the United Kingdom on 6 August 2007 by Fiction Records , Cherrytree Records , and the Universal Music Group .