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Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance | |
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Awarded for | Quality of female vocal performance in country music. |
Country | United States |
Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
First awarded | 1965 |
Last awarded | 2011 |
Website | grammy.com |
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:
The award was discontinued after the 2011 award season in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012 to the present, all solo performances (male, female and instrumental) 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.