Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (in German about "Grammy Award for the best rhythm and blues solo performance of a woman"), originally Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female , is a music award that has been awarded since 1968 the annual Grammy Awards . Performances in the field of rhythm and blues (R&B) were awarded. Since 2012, this award has been added to the Best R&B Performance category.
Janet Jackson was nominated five times, but never received the award.
Background and story
The Grammy Awards (actually Grammophone Awards), which have been presented since 1958, are presented annually in numerous categories by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) in the United States of America for artistic achievement, technical competence and excellent overall performance regardless of the album - Honor sales or chart position. The award for R&B performances by women was awarded parallel to the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for men and the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for groups.
This award has not been awarded since the Grammy Awards in 2012 because it was added to the Best R&B Performance category.
The prize was first awarded at the 10th Grammy Awards in 1968, after a 1967 Grammy Award for Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male Or Female to Ray Charles for Crying Time . It was won by Aretha Franklin for the song Respect . Aretha Franklin received the award a total of 11 times and is thus the artist with the most frequent victories of this award, at the same time she was nominated a total of 23 times and thus the most frequently. Chaka Khan was nominated eight times, making it the second most popular nomination. The last Grammy in this category went to Fantasia Barrino in 2011 for the song Bittersweet . All award winners were from the United States.
Winners and nominated artists
| year | artist | nationality | plant | Other nominated artists | Pictures of the artist |
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| 1968 | Aretha Franklin |
 United States
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Respect |
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| 1969 | Aretha Franklin |
United States
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Chain of Fools |
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| 1970 | Aretha Franklin |
United States
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Share your love with me |
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| 1971 | Aretha Franklin |
United States
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Don't play that song |
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| 1972 | Aretha Franklin |
United States
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Bridge Over Troubled Water |
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| 1973 | Aretha Franklin |
United States
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black |
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| 1974 | Aretha Franklin |
United States
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Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes) |
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| 1975 | Aretha Franklin |
United States
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Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing |
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| 1976 | Natalie Cole |
United States
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This Will Be |
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| 1977 | Natalie Cole |
United States
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Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady) |
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| 1978 | Thelma Houston |
United States
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Don't Leave Me This Way |
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| 1979 | Donna Summer |
United States
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Last dance |
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| 1980 | Dionne Warwick |
United States
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Déjà-vu |
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| 1981 | Stephanie Mills |
United States
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Never Knew Love Like This Before |
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| 1982 | Aretha Franklin |
United States
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Hold on! I'm comin ' |
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| 1983 | Jennifer Holliday |
United States
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And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going |
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| 1984 | Chaka Khan |
United States
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Chaka Khan |
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| 1985 | Chaka Khan |
United States
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I feel for you |
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| 1986 | Aretha Franklin |
United States
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Freeway of Love |
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| 1987 | Anita Baker |
United States
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Rapture |
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| 1988 | Aretha Franklin |
United States
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Aretha |
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| 1989 | Anita Baker |
United States
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Giving You the Best That I Got |
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| 1990 | Anita Baker |
United States
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Giving You the Best That I Got |
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| 1991 | Anita Baker |
United States
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Compositions |
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| 1992 |
Lisa Fischer Patti LaBelle |
United States
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How Can I Ease the Pain Burnin ' |
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| 1993 | Chaka Khan |
United States
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The Woman I Am |
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| 1994 | Toni Braxton |
United States
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Another Sad Love Song |
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| 1995 | Toni Braxton |
United States
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Breathe Again |
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| 1996 | Anita Baker |
United States
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I apologize |
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| 1997 | Toni Braxton |
United States
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You're makin 'me high |
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| 1998 | Erykah Badu |
United States
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On & On |
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| 1999 | Lauryn Hill |
United States
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Doo Wop (That Thing) |
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| 2000 | Whitney Houston |
United States
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It's Not Right but It's Okay |
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| 2001 | Toni Braxton |
United States
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He Wasn't Man Enough |
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| 2002 | Alicia Keys |
United States
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Fallin ' |
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| 2003 | Mary J. Blige |
United States
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He think I don't know |
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| 2004 | Beyoncé Knowles |
United States
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Dangerously in Love 2 |
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| 2005 | Alicia Keys |
United States
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If I Ain't Got You |
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| 2006 | Mariah Carey |
United States
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We Belong Together |
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| 2007 | Mary J. Blige |
United States
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Be without you |
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| 2008 | Alicia Keys |
United States
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No one |
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| 2009 | Alicia Keys |
United States
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Superwoman |
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| 2010 | Beyoncé Knowles |
United States
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Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) |
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| 2011 | Fantasia Barrino |
United States
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Bittersweet |
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supporting documents
- ↑ “ honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position ” Overview . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ Grammy Awards at a Glance . In: Los Angeles Times . Tribune Company . Retrieved May 29, 2011.
- ↑ Awards Category Comparison Chart (PDF; 80 kB) National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. P. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
Web links
- Official homepage of the Grammy Awards
- Past Winners Search . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Retrieved July 19, 2011.