Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

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Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Awarded forQuality female vocal performances in the pop music genre
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1959
Last awarded2011
Currently held byLady Gaga, "Bad Romance" (2011)
Websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. It was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season. The award went to the artist. Singles or tracks only are eligible.

The award has had quite a convoluted history:

  • From 1959 to 1960 there was an award called Best Vocal Performance, Female, which was for work in the pop field
  • In 1961 the award was separated into Best Vocal Performance Single Record Or Track and Best Vocal Performance Album, Female
  • From 1962 to 1963 the awards from the previous year were combined into Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female
  • From 1964 to 1968 the award was called Best Vocal Performance, Female
  • In 1969, the awards were combined and streamlined as the award for Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Female
  • From 1970 to 1971 the award was known as Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female
  • From 1972 to 1994 the award was known as Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
  • From 1995 to 2011 it was known as Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

The award was discontinued in 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, all solo performances in the pop category (male, female, and instrumental) were shifted to the newly formed Best Pop Solo Performance category.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Recipients[]

Ella Fitzgerald was the first recipient of the Award, in total she was a five-time award winner and fourth consecutive award winner.
Twelve-time nominee received the most nominations in this category, including five-time award winner Barbra Streisand
Eight-time nominee, including one-time award winner Mariah Carey
Seven-time nominee, including three-time award winner Dionne Warwick
Six-time nominee, including three-time award winner Whitney Houston
Six-time nominee, including one-time award winner Sheryl Crow
Six-time nominee, including one-time award winner Olivia Newton-John
Five-time nominee, including two-time award winner Christina Aguilera
Four-time nominees, including two-time award winner Sarah McLachlan
Three-time nominee, including two-time award winner Norah Jones
Two-time nominee, including one-time award winner Adele
Two-time nominee, including one-time award winner Kelly Clarkson
Two-time nominee, including one-time award winner Nelly Furtado. She is the last Canadian winner.
Six-time nominee Carly Simon
2011 winner for Bad Romance, Lady Gaga
Four-time nominee Pink
Three-time nominee Britney Spears
Three-time nominee Katy Perry
Two-time nominee Cyndi Lauper
Two-time nominee Sara Bareilles
One-time nominee Rickie Lee Jones
Year[I] Winner(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1959 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook
  • Doris Day — "Everybody Loves a Lover"
  • Eydie Gorme — Eydie in Love
  • Peggy Lee — "Fever"
  • Keely Smith — "I Wish You Love"
 [1]
1960 Ella Fitzgerald "But Not for Me"
  • Lena Horne — Porgy & Bess
  • Peggy Lee — "Alright, Okay, You Win"
  • Pat Suzuki — Broadway '59
  • Caterina Valente — "La Strada del Amore"
 [2]
1961
(Single) 		Ella Fitzgerald "Mack the Knife (Live)" [3]
1961
(Album) 		Ella Fitzgerald Mack the Knife - Ella In Berlin
  • Rosemary Clooney — Clap Hands! Here Comes Rosie!
  • Peggy Lee — Latin ala Lee!
  • Miriam Makeba — Miriam Makeba
  • Della Reese — Della
 [3]
1962 Judy Garland Judy at Carnegie Hall [4]
1963 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson [5]
1964 Barbra Streisand The Barbra Streisand Album
  • Eydie Gorme — "Blame It on the Bossa Nova"
  • Peggy Lee — I'm a Woman
  • Miriam Makeba — The World of Miriam Makeba
  • The Singing Nun — "Dominique"
 [6]
1965 Barbra Streisand People [7]
1966 Barbra Streisand My Name Is Barbra
  • Petula Clark — Downtown
  • Jackie DeShannon — "What the World Needs Now is Love"
  • Astrud Gilberto — The Astrud Gilberto Album
  • Nancy Wilson — Gentle Is My Love
1967 Eydie Gormé "If He Walked into My Life Today"
1968 Bobbie Gentry "Ode to Billie Joe"
  • Vikki Carr — It Must Be Him
  • Petula Clark — "Don't Sleep in the Subway"
  • Aretha Franklin — "Respect"
  • Dionne Warwick — "Alfie"
 [8]
1969 Dionne Warwick "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"
  • Aretha Franklin — "I Say a Little Prayer"
  • Mary Hopkin — "Those Were the Days"
  • Merrilee Rush — "Angel of the Morning"
  • Barbra Streisand — Funny Girl
1970 Peggy Lee "Is That All There Is?"
  • Vikki Carr — "With Pen in Hand"
  • Jackie DeShannon — "Put a Little Love in Your Heart"
  • Brenda Lee — "Johnny One Time"
  • Dusty Springfield — "Son of a Preacher Man"
  • Dionne Warwick — "This Girl's in Love with You"
 [9]
1971 Dionne Warwick I'll Never Fall in Love Again [10]
1972 Carole King Tapestry [11]
1973 Helen Reddy "I Am Woman"
  • Roberta Flack — Quiet Fire
  • Aretha Franklin — "Day Dreaming"
  • Carly Simon — Anticipation
  • Barbra Streisand — "Sweet Inspiration"/"Where You Lead"
 [12]
1974 Roberta Flack "Killing Me Softly with His Song"
  • Bette Midler — "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
  • Anne Murray — "Danny's Song"
  • Diana Ross — "Touch Me in the Morning"
  • Carly Simon — "You're So Vain"
 [13]
1975 Olivia Newton-John "I Honestly Love You"
  • Roberta Flack — "Feel Like Makin' Love"
  • Carole King — "Jazzman"
  • Cleo Laine — Cleo Laine Live at Carnegie Hall
  • Joni Mitchell — Court and Spark
1976 Janis Ian "At Seventeen"
  • Judy Collins — "Send in the Clowns"
  • Olivia Newton-John — "Have You Never Been Mellow"
  • Helen Reddy — "Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady"
  • Linda Ronstadt — Heart Like a Wheel
 [14]
1977 Linda Ronstadt Hasten Down the Wind
  • Natalie Cole — Natalie
  • Emmylou Harris — "Here, There and Everywhere"
  • Joni Mitchell — The Hissing of Summer Lawns
  • Vicki Sue Robinson — "Turn the Beat Around"
 [15]
1978 Barbra Streisand "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"
  • Debby Boone — "You Light Up My Life"
  • Dolly Parton — "Here You Come Again"
  • Linda Ronstadt — "Blue Bayou"
  • Carly Simon — "Nobody Does It Better"
 [16]
1979 Anne Murray "You Needed Me"
  • Olivia Newton-John — "Hopelessly Devoted to You"
  • Carly Simon — "You Belong to Me"
  • Barbra Streisand — "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"
  • Donna Summer — "MacArthur Park"
 [17]
1980 Dionne Warwick "I'll Never Love This Way Again" [18]
1981 Bette Midler "The Rose"
  • Irene Cara — "Fame"
  • Olivia Newton-John — "Magic"
  • Barbra Streisand — "Woman in Love"
  • Donna Summer — "On the Radio"
 [18]
1982 Lena Horne Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music
  • Kim Carnes — "Bette Davis Eyes"
  • Sheena Easton — "For Your Eyes Only"
  • Juice Newton — "Angel of the Morning"
  • Olivia Newton-John — "Physical"
 [18]
1983 Melissa Manchester "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" [18]
1984 Irene Cara "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
  • Sheena Easton — "Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)"
  • Linda Ronstadt — What's New
  • Donna Summer — "She Works Hard for the Money"
  • Bonnie Tyler — "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
 [18]
1985 Tina Turner "What's Love Got to Do with It"
  • Sheila E. — "The Glamorous Life"
  • Sheena Easton — "Strut"
  • Cyndi Lauper — "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
  • Deniece Williams — "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
 [18]
1986 Whitney Houston "Saving All My Love for You" [18]
1987 Barbra Streisand The Broadway Album
  • Cyndi Lauper — "True Colors"
  • Madonna — "Papa Don't Preach"
  • Tina Turner — "Typical Male"
  • Dionne Warwick — Friends
 [18]
1988 Whitney Houston "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
  • Belinda Carlisle — "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
  • Carly Simon — Coming Around Again
  • Barbra Streisand — One Voice
  • Suzanne Vega — "Luka"
 [18]
1989 Tracy Chapman "Fast Car"
  • Taylor Dayne — Tell It to My Heart
  • Whitney Houston — "One Moment in Time"
  • Joni Mitchell — Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm
  • Brenda Russell — Get Here
 [18]
1990 Bonnie Raitt "Nick of Time"
  • Paula Abdul — "Straight Up"
  • Gloria Estefan — "Don't Wanna Lose You"
  • Bette Midler — "Wind Beneath My Wings"
  • Linda Ronstadt — Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind
 [18]
1991 Mariah Carey "Vision of Love" [18]
1992 Bonnie Raitt "Something to Talk About"
  • Mariah Carey — "Emotions"
  • Oleta Adams — "Get Here"
  • Amy Grant — "Baby Baby"
  • Whitney Houston — "All the Man That I Need"
 [18]
1993 k.d. lang "Constant Craving"
  • Mariah Carey — MTV Unplugged
  • Celine Dion — Celine Dion
  • Annie Lennox — Diva
  • Vanessa L. Williams — "Save the Best for Last"
 [18]
1994 Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You"
  • Mariah Carey — "Dreamlover"
  • Shawn Colvin — "I Don't Know Why"
  • k.d. lang — "Miss Chatelaine"
  • Tina Turner — "I Don't Wanna Fight"
 [18]
1995 Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"
  • Mariah Carey — "Hero"
  • Celine Dion — "The Power of Love"
  • Bonnie Raitt — "Longing in Their Hearts"
  • Barbra Streisand — "Ordinary Miracles"
 [18]
1996 Annie Lennox "No More I Love You's"
  • Mariah Carey — "Fantasy"
  • Dionne Farris — "I Know"
  • Joan Osborne — "One of Us"
  • Bonnie Raitt — "You Got It"
  • Vanessa L. Williams — "Colors of the Wind"
 [18]
1997 Toni Braxton "Un-Break My Heart"
  • Shawn Colvin — "Get Out of This House"
  • Celine Dion — "Because You Loved Me"
  • Gloria Estefan — "Reach"
  • Jewel — "Who Will Save Your Soul"
 [18]
1998 Sarah McLachlan "Building a Mystery" [18]
1999 Celine Dion "My Heart Will Go On"
  • Sheryl Crow — "My Favorite Mistake"
  • Lauryn Hill — "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
  • Natalie Imbruglia — "Torn"
  • Sarah McLachlan — "Adia"
 [18]
2000 Sarah McLachlan "I Will Remember You (Live)"
  • Christina Aguilera — "Genie in a Bottle"
  • Madonna — "Beautiful Stranger"
  • Alanis Morissette — "Thank U"
  • Britney Spears — "...Baby One More Time"
 [18]
2001 Macy Gray "I Try"
  • Christina Aguilera — "What a Girl Wants"
  • Madonna — "Music"
  • Aimee Mann — "Save Me"
  • Joni Mitchell — "Both Sides Now"
  • Britney Spears — "Oops!... I Did It Again"
 [18]
2002 Nelly Furtado "I'm Like a Bird"
  • Faith Hill — "There You'll Be"
  • Janet Jackson — "Someone to Call My Lover"
  • Sade — "By Your Side"
  • Lucinda Williams — "Essence"
 [18]
2003 Norah Jones "Don't Know Why"
  • Sheryl Crow — "Soak Up the Sun"
  • Avril Lavigne — "Complicated"
  • Pink — "Get the Party Started"
  • Britney Spears — "Overprotected"
 [18]
2004 Christina Aguilera "Beautiful"
  • Kelly Clarkson — "Miss Independent"
  • Dido — "White Flag"
  • Avril Lavigne — "I'm with You"
  • Sarah McLachlan — "Fallen"
 [18]
2005 Norah Jones "Sunrise"
  • Björk — "Oceania"
  • Sheryl Crow — "The First Cut Is the Deepest"
  • Gwen Stefani — "What You Waiting For?"
  • Joss Stone — "You Had Me"
 [18]
2006 Kelly Clarkson "Since U Been Gone"
  • Mariah Carey — "It's Like That"
  • Sheryl Crow — "Good Is Good"
  • Bonnie Raitt — "I Will Not Be Broken"
  • Gwen Stefani — "Hollaback Girl"
 [18]
2007 Christina Aguilera "Ain't No Other Man"
  • Natasha Bedingfield — "Unwritten"
  • Sheryl Crow — "You Can Close Your Eyes"
  • Pink — "Stupid Girls"
  • KT Tunstall — "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
 [18]
2008 Amy Winehouse "Rehab"
  • Christina Aguilera — "Candyman"
  • Feist — "1234"
  • Fergie — "Big Girls Don't Cry"
  • Nelly Furtado — "Say It Right"
 [18]
2009 Adele "Chasing Pavements"
  • Sara Bareilles — "Love Song"
  • Duffy — "Mercy"
  • Leona Lewis — "Bleeding Love"
  • Katy Perry — "I Kissed A Girl"
  • Pink — "So What"
 [18]
2010 Beyoncé "Halo"
  • Adele — "Hometown Glory"
  • Katy Perry — "Hot n Cold"
  • Pink — "Sober"
  • Taylor Swift — "You Belong with Me"
 [19]
2011 Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
  • Sara Bareilles — "King of Anything"
  • Beyoncé — "Halo (live)"
  • Norah Jones — "Chasing Pirates"
  • Katy Perry — "Teenage Dream"
 [20]

Category facts[]

Most Wins in Category
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Artist Ella Fitzgerald
Barbra Streisand 		Dionne Warwick
Whitney Houston 		Bonnie Raitt
Sarah McLachlan
Norah Jones
Christina Aguilera
Total Wins 5 wins 3 wins 2 wins
Most Nominations
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Artist Barbra Streisand Peggy Lee
Linda Ronstadt
Mariah Carey 		Ella Fitzgerald Olivia Newton-John
Dionne Warwick
Carly Simon
Whitney Houston
Sheryl Crow 		Bonnie Raitt
Christina Aguilera 		Tina Turner
Donna Summer
Celine Dion
Madonna
Pink
Sarah McLachlan
Bette Midler
Joni Mitchell
Total Nominations 12 Nominations 8 nominations 7 nominations 6 nominations 5 nominations 4 nominations
Other facts
  • Ella Fitzgerald and Barbra Streisand received the most consecutive wins in this category with 3 (1959-1961 & 1964-1966), respectively.
  • Mariah Carey received the most consecutive nominations in this category with 6 (1991-1996), winning once for "Vision of Love".
  • Beyoncé is the only artist in this category to be nominated for performing different versions of the same song, for studio version and live version of "Halo", winning for the studio version of this song in 2010.
  • Ella Fitzgerald's "Mack The Knife" and Sarah McLachlan's "I Will Remember You" are the only two performances of live songs to win in this category.

Contemporary (R&R) Performance[]

In 1966 the Recording Academy established a similar, but different, category in the Pop Field for Best Contemporary (rock & roll) Performances. The category went through a number of changes before being discontinued after the 1968 awards.

See also[]

  • List of music awards honoring women

References[]

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