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 disco
Ella Fitzgerald was the first recipient of the Award, in total she was a five-time award winner and fourth consecutive award winner.
Twelve-time nominee received the most nominations in this category, including five-time award winner Barbra Streisand
Eight-time nominee, including one-time award winner Mariah Carey
Seven-time nominee, including three-time award winner Dionne Warwick
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Ella Jane Fitzgerald was an American jazz vocalist, songwriter and composer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone,
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
…Pop Solo Performance category. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. Recipients Ella Fitzgerald was the first recipient of the Award, in total she was a five-time award winner and fourth consecutive award winner. Twelve-time nominee received the…
Fitzgerald in 1940
A young Fitzgerald, photographed by Carl Van Vechten in January 1940
Fitzgerald with Dizzy Gillespie (right) and Ray Brown (left), in New York City, 1947
Fitzgerald performing at the Helsinki Culture Hall in Finland in April 1963