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 . Kate Marie Nash ( born 6 July 1987 ) is an English singer , songwriter , musician and actress . Nash won the award for Best British Female Artist at the 2008 Brit Awards . 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 . My Best Friend Is You is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Kate Nash , released in the United Kingdom on 19 April 2010 and elsewhere on 20 April .