Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Ella Fitzgerald was the first recipient of the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance category . She received the award for her album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook. In total, she won five times in this category.

The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance , in German "Grammy Award for the best female pop vocal performance", is a music prize that was awarded from 1959 to 2011 by the American Recording Academy in the field of pop music .

History and background

Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall outstanding performance regardless of album sales or chart position.

One of these categories was the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The prize was awarded to the interpreter of the award-winning title from 1959 to 2011.

The award has undergone numerous name changes:

• From 1959 to 1960 the award was called the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female
• In 1961, the prize was in the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance Single Record Or track and the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance Album, Female divided
• From 1962 to 1963, the award was called the Grammy Award for Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female
• From 1964 to 1968 the award was called the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female
• In 1969 the prize was called the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Female
• From 1970 to 1971 the category was called the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female
• From 1972 to 1994 the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female was presented
• From 1995 to 2011 the name of the award was the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

The award was no longer awarded in 2012 after a major overhaul of the Grammy categories. As of 2012, all solo appearances in the pop category (for men, women and instrumental) were awarded in the newly formed Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance category.

Winners and nominees

year	Area	winner	nationality	plant	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
1959		Ella Fitzgerald	United States	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook	Doris Day - Everybody Loves a Lover Eydie Gormé - Eydie in Love Peggy Lee - Fever Keely Smith - I Wish You Love
1960		Ella Fitzgerald	United States	But not for me	Lena Horne - Porgy and Bess Peggy Lee - Alright, Okay, You Win Pat Suzuki - Broadway '59 Caterina Valente - La Strada del Amore
1961	single	Ella Fitzgerald	United States	Mack the Knife (Live)	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
	album	Ella Fitzgerald	United States	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
1962		Judy Garland	United States	Judy at Carnegie Hall	Ella Fitzgerald - (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini) Billie Holiday - The Essential Billie Holiday Lena Horne - Lena Horne at the Sands Peggy Lee - Basin Street East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee
1963		Ella Fitzgerald	United States	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 - Desafinado (Slightly Out of Tune)
1964		Barbra Streisand	United States	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
1965		Barbra Streisand	United States	People	Petula Clark - Downtown Gale Garnett - We'll Sing in the Sunshine Astrud Gilberto - The Girl from Ipanema Nancy Wilson - How Glad I Am
1966		Barbra Streisand	United States	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	United States	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		Bobbie Gentry	United States	Ode to Billie Joe	Vikki Carr - It Must Be Him Petula Clark - Don't Sleep in the Subway Aretha Franklin - Respect Dionne Warwick - Alfie
1969		Dionne Warwick	United States	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	United States	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
1971		Dionne Warwick	United States	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
1972		Carole King	United States	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
1973		Helen Reddy	Australia  United States	I am woman	Roberta Flack - Quiet Fire Aretha Franklin - Day Dreaming Carly Simon - Anticipation Barbra Streisand - Sweet Inspiration / Where You Lead
1974		Roberta Flack	United States	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
1975		Olivia Newton-John	Australia  United States	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	United States	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
1977		Linda Ronstadt	United States	Scurry 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
1978		Barbra Streisand	United States	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
1979		Anne Murray	Canada	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
1980		Dionne Warwick	United States	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
1981		Bette Midler	United States	The rose	Irene Cara - Fame Olivia Newton-John- Magic Barbra Streisand - Woman in Love Donna Summer - On the Radio
1982		Lena Horne	United States	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
1983		Melissa Manchester	United States	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 Linda Ronstadt - Get Closer
1984		Irene Cara	United States	Flashdance ... What a feeling	Sheena Easton - Telephones (Long Distance Love Affair) Linda Ronstadt - What's New Donna Summer - She Works Hard for the Money Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
1985		Tina Turner	Switzerland	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
1986		Whitney Houston	United States	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
1987		Barbra Streisand	United States	The Broadway album	Cyndi Lauper - True Colors Madonna - Papa Don't Preach Tina Turner - Typical Male Dionne Warwick - Friends
1988		Whitney Houston	United States	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
1989		Tracy Chapman	United States	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
1990		Bonnie Raitt	United States	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
1991		Mariah Carey	United States	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
1992		Bonnie Raitt	United States	Something to Talk About	Mariah Carey - Emotions Oleta Adams - Get Here Amy Grant - baby baby Whitney Houston - All the Man That I Need
1993		Kd long	Canada	Constant craving	Mariah Carey - MTV Unplugged Celine Dion - Celine Dion Annie Lennox - diva Vanessa L. Williams - Save the Best for Last
1994		Whitney Houston	United States	I will always love you	Mariah Carey - Dreamlover Shawn Colvin - I Don't Know Why kd lang - Miss Chatelaine Tina Turner - I Don't Wanna Fight
1995		Sheryl Crow	United States	All I want to do	Mariah Carey - Hero Celine Dion - The Power of Love Bonnie Raitt - Longing in Their Hearts Barbra Streisand - Ordinary Miracles
1996		Annie Lennox	United Kingdom	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
1997		Toni Braxton	United States	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
1998		Sarah McLachlan	Canada	Building a mystery	Mariah Carey - Butterfly Paula Cole - Where Have All the Cowboys Gone? Shawn Colvin - Sunny Came Home Jewel - Foolish Games
1999		Celine Dion	Canada	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
2000		Sarah McLachlan	Canada	I Will Remember You (Live)	Christina Aguilera - Genius in a Bottle Madonna - Beautiful Stranger Alanis Morissette - Thank U Britney Spears - ... Baby One More Time
2001		Macy Gray	United States	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		Nelly Furtado	Portugal  Canada	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
2003		Norah Jones	United States	Don't know why	Sheryl Crow - Soak Up the Sun Avril Lavigne - Complicated Pink - Get the Party Started Britney Spears - Overprotected
2004		Christina Aguilera	United States	Beautiful	Kelly Clarkson - Miss Independent Dido - White Flag Avril Lavigne - I'm with You Sarah McLachlan - Traps
2005		Norah Jones	United States	Sunrise	Björk - Oceania Sheryl Crow - The First Cut Is the Deepest Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For? Joss Stone - You Had Me
2006		Kelly Clarkson	United States	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
2007		Christina Aguilera	United States	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
2008		Amy Winehouse	United Kingdom	Rehab	Christina Aguilera - Candyman Feist - 1234 Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry Nelly Furtado - Say It Right
2009		Adele	United Kingdom	Chasing Pavements	Sara Bareilles - Love Song Duffy - Mercy Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl Pink - So What
2010		Beyoncé	United States	Halo	Adele - Hometown Glory Katy Perry - Hot n Cold Pink - Sober Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me
2011		Lady Gaga	United States	bad Romance	Sara Bareilles - King of Anything Beyoncé - Halo (Live) Norah Jones - Chasing Pirates Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Facts about the category

Most wins in the category

space	1	2	3
Artist	Ella Fitzgerald Barbra Streisand	Dionne Warwick Whitney Houston	Sarah McLachlan Bonnie Raitt Norah Jones Christina Aguilera
Total number of awards	5	3	2

Most of the nominations

space	1	2	3	4th	5	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	Donna Summer Celine Dion Madonna Pink Sarah McLachlan Joni Mitchell
Total number of nominations	12	8th	7th	6th	5	4th

Web links

• Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
• Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at grammy.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved June 20, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved June 20, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Winner Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Retrieved June 20, 2019 .