PINKPANTHERESS has become the first woman and the youngest ever artist to be named the BRIT Awards’ 2026 Producer of the Year.
The 24-year-old is also nominated for two further awards; Artist of the Year and Dance Act, which will be revealed tomorrow.
Who is PinkPantheress?
PinkPantheress, real name Victoria Beverley Walker, is a British singer-songwriter and record producer.
Known for her unique, instantly recognisable music style that has been dubbed “New Nostalgia”, the artist has picked up multiple awards for her music.
She was named Producer of the Year by Billboard Women in Music in 2024, whilst earning nominations for five Brit Awards and two Grammy Awards.
Her BRITs Producer of the Year nomination turned win marked her as just the second solo female musician to ever even be nominated for the award.
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With the previous nominee being Kate Bush in 1990.
PinkPantheress burst onto the scene in late 2021 with the release of her first mixtape ‘To Hell with It’.
The mixtape contained singles “Just for Me” and “Pain“, which both peaked in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, winning her BBC‘s Sound of 2022 poll.
One year later she released her hit single “Boy’s a Liar” which reached number two in the UK.
Her TikTok viral tune “Illegal” was released in 2025 as part of her second mixtape, Fancy That, which earned two Grammy nominations and reached number three on the UK Albums Chart.
What did she win a Brit Award for?
Last year, PinkPantheress shared the mixtape Fancy That and its companion remix project, Fancy Some More?
Featuring songs like “Stateside” and “Illegal”, Fancy That consists of nine songs with a duration of 20 minutes.
Described by PinkPantheress herself as the “most tied together project” of her career, the mixtape quickly reached number three in the UK after its release.
Featuring artists like Zara Larsson, Anitta and Ravyn Lanae, remix album Fancy Some More? was released on October 10, 2025 through Warner Records, consisting of 31 songs.
Stacey Tang, 2026 BRIT Awards Committee chair and co-president of RCA Records UK, said: “PinkPantheress is both an inventive and instinctive voice in British pop right now.
“As a producer, she’s precise and playful, building bold, boundary expanding sounds that travel beyond the UK.
“She’s quietly reshaping what modern pop can be, and in doing so, opening the door for a new wave of female producers to step forward. Celebrating her at the BRITs is both timely and significant.”