Sam Smith has triumphed again at the Brits adding the Breakthrough artist award to his mantelpiece collection.

Here we look back at previous winners of the award, dating back to the awards in 2000.

2014: Bastille

Bastille
(Yui Mok/PA)

2013: Ben Howard

Ben Howard
(Yui Mok/PA)

2012: Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran
(Ian West/PA)

2011: Tinie Tempah

Tinie Tempah
(Ian West/PA)

2010: JLS

JLS
(Yui Mok/PA)

2009: Duffy

Duffy
(Zak Hussein/PA)

2008: Mika

Mika
(Yui Mok/PA)

2007: The Fratellis

The Fratellis collect the Award for Best British Breakthrough Act
(Yui Mok/PA)

2006: Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys
(Sang Tan/AP/PA)

2005: Keane

Keane
(Yui Mok/PA)

2004: Busted

Busted
(Yui Mok/PA)

2003: Will Young

Will Young
(Myung Jung Kim/PA)

2002: Blue

Blue
(PA)

2001: A1

A1 seen here in 2001 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff (Barry Batchelor/PA)
A1 seen here in 2001 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff (Barry Batchelor/PA)

2000: S Club 7

S Club 7
Seen here at the 1999 Record Of The Year Awards (Toby Melville/PA)