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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.
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | |
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Awarded for | Quality female vocal performances in the pop music genre |
Country | United States |
Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
First awarded | 1959 |
Last awarded | 2011 |
Website | grammy |
The award has had quite a convoluted history:
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.
Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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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 |
Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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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 |
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.
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