Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Eric Clapton won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 1993, 1997 and 1999

The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance , in German "Grammy award for the best male 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 excellence regardless of album sales or chart position.

One of these categories was the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance . The prize was awarded to the interpreter of the award-winning work from 1959 to 2011 and has had numerous name changes over the course of its existence:

• From 1959 to 1960 the award was called the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male
• In 1961, the award was split into the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance Single Record Or Track and the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance Album, Male
• From 1962 to 1963 the award was called the Grammy Award for Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male
• From 1964 to 1968 he was a Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male awarded
• In 1969 the category was named Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Performance, Male
• From 1970 to 1971 she was a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male called
• From 1972 to 1994 it was called the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
• From 1995 to 2011 it held the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

The award was discontinued in 2012 as part of 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		Perry Como	United States	Catch a falling star	Cash money - Enter 4 U The Hawaiian Wedding Song - Andy Williams Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare) - Domenico Modugno Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra
1960		Frank Sinatra	United States	Come dance with me!	Belafonte at Carnegie Hall - Harry Belafonte An Evening with Lerner and Loewe - Robert Merrill Guess Who - Jesse Belvin Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
1961	single	Ray Charles	United States	Georgia on My Mind	Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Elvis Presley He'll Have to Go - Jim Reeves Misty - Johnny Mathis Nice 'n' Easy - Frank Sinatra
1961	album	Ray Charles	United States	The Genius of Ray Charles	Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall - Harry Belafonte GI Blues - Elvis Presley Nice 'n' Easy - Frank Sinatra Wild Is Love - Nat King Cole
1962		Jack Jones	United States	Lollipops and Roses	Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean Danny Boy - Andy Williams A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives Portrait of My Love - Steve Lawrence
1963		Tony Bennett	United States	I Left My Heart in San Francisco	Comin 'home baby! - Mel Torme I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles What Kind of Fool Am I? - Anthony Newley What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show-Stoppers - Sammy Davis, Jr.
1964		Jack Jones	United States	Wives and Lovers	Busted - Ray Charles Catch a Rising Star - John Gary Days of Wine and Roses - Andy Williams I Wanna Be Around ... - Tony Bennett
1965		Louis Armstrong	United States	Hello, Dolly!	Call Me Irresponsible - Andy Williams Everybody Loves Somebody (The Hit Version) - Dean Martin Getz / Gilberto - Stan Getz and João Gilberto Who Can I Turn To? - Tony Bennett
1966		Frank Sinatra	United States	It was a very good year	Baby the Rain Must Fall - Glenn Yarbrough King Of The Road - Roger Miller The Shadow of Your Smile - Tony Bennett Yesterday - Paul McCartney
1967		Frank Sinatra	United States	Strangers in the Night	Almost Persuaded - David Houston Distant Drums - Jim Reeves Eleanor Rigby - Paul McCartney The Impossible Dream - Jack Jones
1968		Glen Campbell	United States	By the time I get to Phoenix	Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Joe South Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim - Frank Sinatra My Cup Runneth Over - Ed Ames Yesterday - Ray Charles
1969		José Feliciano	Puerto Rico	Light My Fire	Honey - Bobby Goldsboro Little Green Apples - OC Smith MacArthur Park - Richard Harris Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
1970		Harry Nilsson	United States	Everybody's talkin '	Games People Play - Joe South Gitarzan - Ray Stevens My Way - Frank Sinatra Raindrops Keep Fallin 'on My Head - BJ Thomas
1971		Ray Stevens	United States	Everything is beautiful	Elton John - Elton John Mad Dogs & Englishmen - Joe Cocker Rainy Night in Georgia - Brook Benton Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
1972		James Taylor	United States	You've got a friend	Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers I Am ... I Said - Neil Diamond If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot It's Impossible - Perry Como
1973		Harry Nilsson	United States	Without you	Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan American Pie - Don McLean Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis The Candy Man - Sammy Davis, Jr.
1974		Stevie Wonder	United States	You Are the Sunshine of My Life	And I Love You So - Perry Como Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce Daniel - Elton John There Goes Rhymin 'Simon - Paul Simon
1975		Stevie Wonder	United States	Fulfillingness' First Finale	Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Elton John Nothing From Nothing - Billy Preston Please Come to Boston - Dave Loggins
1976		Paul Simon	United States	Still Crazy After All These Years	Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John Feelings - Morris Albert Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
1977		Stevie Wonder	United States	Songs in the Key of Life	Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs This Masquerade - George Benson The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls
1978		James Taylor	United States	Handy Man	After the Lovin ' - Engelbert Humperdink I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb On and On - Stephen Bishop When I Need You - Leo Sayer
1979		Barry Manilow	United States	Copacabana	Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty I Just Wanna Stop - Gino Vannelli Running on Empty - Jackson Browne Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
1980		Billy Joel	United States	52nd Street	Because Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart Sad Eyes - Robert John She Believes in Me - Kenny Rogers Up on the Roof - James Taylor
1981		Kenny loggins	United States	This Is It	Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross Lady - Kenny Rogers Late in the Evening - Paul Simon Theme from New York, New York - Frank Sinatra
1982		Al Jarreau	United States	Breakin 'Away	Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross Double Fantasy - John Lennon Just Once - James Ingram Just the Two of Us - Bill Withers
1983		Lionel Richie	United States	Truly	Blue Eyes - Elton John IGY (What a Beautiful World) - Donald Fagen I Keep Forgettin '(Every Time You're Near) - Michael McDonald Steppin 'Out - Joe Jackson Don't Talk to Strangers - Rick Springfield
1984		Michael Jackson	United States	thriller	1999 - Prince All Night Long - Lionel Richie Maniac - Michael Sembello Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
1985		Phil Collins	United Kingdom	Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)	Footloose - Kenny Loggins Hello - Lionel Richie I Just Called to Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder Missing You - John Waite
1986		Phil Collins	United Kingdom	No jacket required	The Dream of the Blue Turtles - Sting Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey Part-Time Lover - Stevie Wonder
1987		Steve Winwood	United Kingdom	Higher love	Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins Glory of Love - Peter Cetera Graceland - Paul Simon Sweet Freedom - Michael McDonald
1988		Sting	United Kingdom	Bring on the night	Bad - Michael Jackson Brilliant Disguise - Bruce Springsteen Candle in the Wind (Live 1986) - Elton John Moonlighting (theme song) - Al Jarreau
1989		Bobby McFerrin	United States	Do not worry Be Happy	A Groovy Kind of Love - Phil Collins Be Still My Beating Heart - Sting Father Figure - George Michael Roll With It - Steve Winwood
1990		Michael Bolton	United States	How Am I Supposed to Live Without You	We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx You Got It - Roy Orbison Batman - Prince
1991		Roy Orbison	United States	Oh, Pretty Woman (live 1987)	Another Day in Paradise - Phil Collins Georgia on My Mind - Michael Bolton I Don't Have the Heart - James Ingram Storm Front - Billy Joel Downtown Train - Rod Stewart
1992		Michael Bolton	United States	When a Man Loves a Woman	(Everything I Do) I Do It for You - Bryan Adams Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn Freedom 90 - George Michael Warm Your Heart - Aaron Neville Crazy - Seal
1993		Eric Clapton	United Kingdom	Tears in Heaven	Us - Peter Gabriel Black or White - Michael Jackson The One - Elton John Joshua Judges Ruth - Lyle Lovett
1994		Sting	United Kingdom	If I Ever Lose My Faith in You	The Crying Game - Boy George The River of Dreams - Billy Joel Don't Take Away My Heaven - Aaron Neville Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart
1995		Elton John	United Kingdom	Can you feel the love tonight	Said I Loved You ... But I Lied - Michael Bolton The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - Prince Prayer for the Dying - Seal Love the One You're With - Luther Vandross
1996		Seal	United Kingdom	Kiss from a rose	Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? - Bryan Adams You Are Not Alone - Michael Jackson Believe - Elton John When We Dance - Sting
1997		Eric Clapton	United Kingdom	Change the world	Let's Make a Night to Remember - Bryan Adams Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) - John Mellencamp Nobody Knows - Tony Rich Project Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot - Sting
1998		Elton John	United Kingdom	Candle in the Wind (1997)	Every Time I Close My Eyes - Babyface Whenever Wherever Whatever - Maxwell (Musician) Fly Like an Eagle - Seal Barely Breathing - Duncan Sheik
1999		Eric Clapton	United Kingdom	My Father's Eyes	Save Tonight - Eagle-Eye Cherry Anytime - Brian McKnight Lullaby - Shawn Mullins You Were Meant for Me - Sting
2000		Sting	United Kingdom	Brand New Day	I Need to Know - Marc Anthony Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega Sogno - Andrea Bocelli Livin 'la Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
2001		Sting	United Kingdom	She Walks This Earth	You Sang to Me - Marc Anthony Taking You Home - Don Henley She Bangs - Ricky Martin 6, 8, 12 - Brian McKnight
2002		James Taylor	United States	Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight	Fill Me In - Craig David You Rock My World - Michael Jackson I Want Love - Elton John Still - Brian McKnight
2003		John Mayer	United States	Your Body Is a Wonderland	7 Days - Craig David Original Sin - Elton John Fragile (Live) - Sting October Road - James Taylor
2004		Justin Timberlake	United States	Cry me a river	Any Road - George Harrison Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Michael McDonald Send Your Love - Sting Keep Me in Your Heart - Warren Zevon
2005		John Mayer	United States	Daughters	Let's Misbehave - Elvis Costello You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban Cinnamon Girl - Prince Love's Divine - Seal
2006		Stevie Wonder	United States	From the bottom of my heart	Sitting, Waiting, Wishing - Jack Johnson Fine Line - Paul McCartney Walk on By - Seal Lonely No More - Rob Thomas
2007		John Mayer	United States	Waiting on the world to change	You're Beautiful - James Blunt Save Room - John Legend Jenny Wren - Paul McCartney Bad Day - Daniel Powter
2008		Justin Timberlake	United States	What Goes Around ... Comes Around	Everything - Michael Bublé Belief - John Mayer Dance Tonight - Paul McCartney Amazing - Seal
2009		John Mayer	United States	Say	All Summer Long - Kid Rock That Was Me - Paul McCartney I'm Yours - Jason Mraz Closer - Ne-Yo Wichita Lineman - James Taylor
2010		Jason Mraz	United States	Make It Mine	This Time - John Legend Love You - Maxwell If You Don't Know Me by Now - Seal All About the Love Again - Stevie Wonder
2011		Bruno Mars	United States	Just the Way You Are	Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Bublé This Is It - Michael Jackson Whataya Want from Me -   Adam Lambert Half of My Heart - John Mayer

Facts about the category

Most of the profits

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Artist	Stevie Wonder Sting John Mayer	Frank Sinatra Eric Clapton James Taylor	Jack Jones Harry Nilsson Elton John Michael Bolton Justin Timberlake Phil Collins
Number of awards	4 awards	3 awards	2 awards

Most of the nominations

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Artist	Elton John	Sting	Frank Sinatra Seal
Number of nominations	12 nominations	11 nominations	8 nominations

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved June 23, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved June 23, 2019 . 
3. ↑ GRAMMY Awards Winners for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Retrieved June 23, 2019 .