Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance


The Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance was first awarded in 1965, to Dottie West. The award has had several minor name changes:
  • From 1965 to 1967, the award was known as Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female
  • In 1968, it was awarded as Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Female
  • From 1969 to 1994, it was awarded as Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
  • From 1995 to 2011, it was awarded as Best Female Country Vocal Performance
The award was discontinued after the 2011 award season in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012 to the present, all solo performances in the country category are recognized in the newly formed Best Country Solo Performance category.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Multiple wins

The following individuals received two or more wins in this category:
WinsPerformer
4Emmylou Harris
4Mary Chapin Carpenter
3Anne Murray
3Carrie Underwood
3Dolly Parton
2Faith Hill
2K.T. Oslin
2Shania Twain
2Tammy Wynette

Multiple nominations

The following individuals received two or more nominations in this category:
NominationsPerformer
18Dolly Parton
18Emmylou Harris
10Trisha Yearwood
9Martina McBride
9Tammy Wynette
8Crystal Gayle
7Dottie West
7Reba McEntire
6LeAnn Rimes
6Lee Ann Womack
6Mary Chapin Carpenter
6Tanya Tucker
5Alison Krauss
5Anne Murray
5Barbara Mandrell
5Carrie Underwood
5Faith Hill
5Rosanne Cash
5Shania Twain
4Connie Smith
4Gretchen Wilson
4Kathy Mattea
4Loretta Lynn
4Lynn Anderson
4Miranda Lambert
4Patty Loveless
4Skeeter Davis
3Janie Fricke
3Juice Newton
3K. T. Oslin
3Pam Tillis
3Wynonna Judd
2Deana Carter
2Jan Howard
2Jean Shepard
2Jeannie C. Riley
2Jody Miller
2k.d. lang
2Lucinda Williams
2Wanda Jackson