Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners
Awarded for	quality female vocal performances in the pop music genre
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country	United States
First awarded	1959
Last awarded	2011
Official website	grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance is the latest in a series of awards recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. The award goes to the artist. Singles or tracks only are eligible.

The awards have 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 1966 there was also an award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Vocal Performance - Female
• In 1967 the award from the previous year was combined with the equivalent award for men as the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Solo Vocal Performance - Male or Female
• In 1968 the previous award was once again separated by gender, with the female award known as called Best Contemporary Female Solo Vocal Performance
• 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
• Since 1995 it has been awarded as Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

The award will be discontinued from 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, all solo performances in the pop category (male, female, and instrumental) will be 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

Year	Performing artist	Nationality	Work	Nominees	Ref.
1959	Fitzgerald, EllaElla Fitzgerald	United States	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook !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]
1959	Fitzgerald, EllaElla Fitzgerald	United States	But Not For Me !"But Not for Me"	Lena Horne - Porgy & Bess Peggy Lee - "Alright, Okay, You Win" Pat Suzuki - Broadway '59 Caterina Valenta - La Strada del Amore	[2]
1961 (Single)	Fitzgerald, EllaElla Fitzgerald	United States	Mack the Knife !"Mack the Knife"	Doris Day - The Sound of Music Eileen Farrell - "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" Brenda Lee - "I'm Sorry" Peggy Lee - "I'm Gonna Go Fishin"	[3]
1961 (Album)	Fitzgerald, EllaElla Fitzgerald	United States	Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife !Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife	Rosemary Clooney - Clap Hands! Here Comes Rosie! Peggy Lee - Latin ala Lee! Miriam Makeba - Miriam Makeba Della Reese - Della	[3]
1962	Garland, JudyJudy Garland	United States	Judy at Carnegie Hall !Judy at Carnegie Hall	Ella Fitzgerald - "(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)" Billie Holliday - The Essential Billie Holliday Lena Horne - Lena Horne at the Sands Peggy Lee - Basin Street East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee	[4]
1963	Fitzgerald, EllaElla Fitzgerald	United States	Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson !Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson	Diahann Carroll - No, Strings Lena Horne - Lena...Lovely and Alive Peggy Lee - I'm a Woman Ketty Lester - Love Letters Sandy Stewart - My Coloring Book Pat Thomas - Slightly Out of Time	[5]
1964	Streisand, BarbraBarbra Streisand	United States	Barbra Streisand Album, The !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 Dominique - The Singing Nun	[6]
1965	Streisand, BarbraBarbra Streisand	United States	People !"People"	Petula Clark - "Downtown" Gale Garnett - We'll Sing in the Sunshine Astrud Gilberto - "The Girl from Ipanema" Nancy Wilson - How Glad I Am	[7]
1966	Streisand, BarbraBarbra Streisand	United States	My Name Is Barbra !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	Gormé, EydieEydie Gormé	United States	If He Walked into My Life Today !If He Walked into My Life Today	Ella Fitzgerald - Ella at Duke's Place Sandy Posey - Born a Woman Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walkin' Barbra Streisand - Color Me Barbra
1968	Gentry, BobbieBobbie Gentry	United States	Ode to Billie Joe !"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	Warwick, DionneDionne Warwick	United States	Do You Know the Way to San Jose !"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	Lee, PeggyPeggy Lee	United States	Is That All There Is? !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	Warwick, DionneDionne Warwick	United States	I'll Never Fall in Love Again !"I'll Never Fall in Love Again"	Bobbie Gentry - "Fancy" Anne Murray - "Snowbird" Linda Ronstadt - "Long, Long Time" Diana Ross - "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"	[10]
1972	King, CaroleCarole King	United States	Tapestry !Tapestry	Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Cher - Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee Carly Simon - That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be	[11]
1973	Reddy, HelenHelen Reddy	United States	I Am Woman !I Am Woman	Roberta Flack - Quiet Fire Aretha Franklin - Day Dreaming Carly Simon - "Anticipation" Barbra Streisand - Sweet Inspiration/Where You Lead	[12]
1974	Flack, RobertaRoberta Flack	United States	Killing Me Softly with His Song !"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	Newton-John, OliviaOlivia Newton-John	Australia	I Honestly Love You !"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	Ian, JanisJanis Ian	United States	At Seventeen !"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	Ronstadt, LindaLinda Ronstadt	United States	Hasten Down the Wind !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	Streisand, BarbraBarbra Streisand	United States	Evergreen !"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	Murray, AnneAnne Murray	Canada	You Needed Me !"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	Warwick, DionneDionne Warwick	United States	I'll Never Love This Way Again !"I'll Never Love This Way Again"	Gloria Gaynor - "I Will Survive" Rickie Lee Jones - "Chuck E.'s in Love" Melissa Manchester - "Don't Cry Out Loud" Donna Summer - "Bad Girls"	[18]
1981	Midler, BetteBette Midler	United States	The Rose !"The Rose"	Irene Cara - "Fame" Olivia Newton-John - "Magic" Barbra Streisand - "Woman in Love" Donna Summer - "On the Radio"	[18]
1982	Horne, LenaLena Horne	United States	The Lady and Her Music !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	Manchester, MelissaMelissa Manchester	United States	You Should Hear How She Talks About You !"You Should Hear How She Talks About You"	Laura Branigan - "Gloria" Juice Newton - "Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me" Olivia Newton-John - Heart Attack Get Closer performed by Linda Ronstadt	[18]
1984	Cara, IreneIrene Cara	United States	Flashdance !"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	Turner, TinaTina Turner	United States	What's Love Got to Do with It !"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	Houston, WhitneyWhitney Houston	United States	Saving All My Love for You !"Saving All My Love for You"	Pat Benatar - "We Belong" Madonna - "Crazy for You" Linda Ronstadt - Lush Life Tina Turner - "We Don't Need Another Hero"	[18]
1987	Streisand, BarbraBarbra Streisand	United States	Broadway Album, The !The Broadway Album	Cyndi Lauper - "True Colors" Madonna - "Papa Don't Preach" Tina Turner - "Typical Male" Dionne Warwick - Dionne and Friends	[18]
1988	Houston, WhitneyWhitney Houston	United States	I Wanna Dance with Somebody !"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	Chapman, TracyTracy Chapman	United States	Fast Car !"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	Raitt, BonnieBonnie Raitt	United States	Nick of Time !"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	Carey, MariahMariah Carey	United States	Vision of Love !"Vision of Love"	Whitney Houston "I'm Your Baby Tonight" Bette Midler - "From a Distance" Sinéad O'Connor - "Nothing Compares 2 U" Lisa Stansfield - "All Around the World"	[18]
1992	Raitt, BonnieBonnie Raitt	United States	Something to Talk About !"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	lang, k.d.k.d. lang	Canada	Constant Craving !"Constant Craving"	Mariah Carey — MTV Unplugged Celine Dion — Celine Dion Annie Lennox — Diva Vanessa L. Williams — "Save the Best for Last"	[18]
1994	Houston, WhitneyWhitney Houston	United States	I Will Always Love You !"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	Crow, SherylSheryl Crow	United States	All I Wanna Do !"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	Lennox, AnnieAnnie Lennox	United Kingdom	No More I Love You's !"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	United States	Un-Break My Heart !"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	McLachlan, SarahSarah McLachlan	Canada	Building a Mystery !"Building a Mystery"	Mariah Carey — "Butterfly" Paula Cole — "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" Shawn Colvin — "Sunny Came Home" Jewel — "Foolish Games"	[18]
1999	Dion, CelineCeline Dion	Canada	My Heart Will Go On !"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	McLachlan, SarahSarah McLachlan	Canada	I Will Remember You !"I Will Remember You (Live)"	Christina Aguilera — "Genie in a Bottle" Madonna — "Beautiful Stranger" Alanis Morissette — "Thank U" Britney Spears — "...Baby One More Time"
2001	Gray, MacyMacy Gray	United States	I Try !"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"
2002	Furtado, NellyNelly Furtado	Canada	I'm like a Bird !"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	Jones, NorahNorah Jones	United States	Don't Know Why !"Don't Know Why"	Sheryl Crow — "Soak Up the Sun" Avril Lavigne — "Complicated" Pink — "Get the Party Started" Britney Spears — "Overprotected"	[18]
2004	Aguilera, ChristinaChristina Aguilera	United States	Beautiful !"Beautiful"	Kelly Clarkson — "Miss Independent" Dido — "White Flag" Avril Lavigne — "I'm with You" Sarah McLachlan — "Fallen"	[18]
2005	Jones, NorahNorah Jones	United States	Sunrise !"Sunrise"	Björk — "Oceania" Sheryl Crow — "The First Cut Is the Deepest" Gwen Stefani — "What You Waiting For?" Joss Stone — "You Had Me"	[18]
2006	Clarkson, KellyKelly Clarkson	United States	Since U Been Gone !"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	Aguilera, ChristinaChristina Aguilera	United States	Ain't No Other Man !"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	Winehouse, AmyAmy Winehouse	United Kingdom	Rehab !"Rehab"	Christina Aguilera — "Candyman" Feist — "1234" Fergie — "Big Girls Don't Cry" Nelly Furtado — "Say It Right"	[18]
2009	Adele	United Kingdom	Chasing Pavements !"Chasing Pavements"	Sara Bareilles — "Love Song" Duffy — "Mercy" Leona Lewis — "Bleeding Love" Katy Perry - "I Kissed A Girl" Pink — "So What"	[18]
2010	Beyoncé	United States	Halo !"Halo"	Adele — "Hometown Glory" Katy Perry — "Hot n Cold" Pink — "Sober" Taylor Swift — "You Belong With Me"	[19]
2011	Lady Gaga	United States	Bad Romance !"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	Barbra Streisand Ella Fitzgerald	Dionne Warwick Whitney Houston	Christina Aguilera Norah Jones Sarah McLachlan Bonnie Raitt
Total Wins	5 wins	3 wins	2 wins

• Most Nominations

Rank	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Artist	Barbra Streisand	Mariah Carey Linda Ronstadt Peggy Lee	Ella Fitzgerald Dionne Warwick	Sheryl Crow Whitney Houston Olivia Newton-John Carly Simon	Christina Aguilera Bonnie Raitt
Total Nominations	12 Nominations	8 nominations	7 nominations	6 nominations	5 nominations

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