GMA Dove Award for Vocalist of the Year

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Steven Curtis Chapman won seven Male Vocalist of Years awards between 1990 and 2001. Steven Curtis Chapman.jpg
Steven Curtis Chapman won seven Male Vocalist of Years awards between 1990 and 2001.

The Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Awards are presented annually by the Gospel Music Association for outstanding achievements in the Christian music industry. The awards for Male and Female Vocalist of the Year Award has been awarded every year that the GMA has given the awards since 1969. [1] Eighteen different men and seventeen different women have won the award in forty-three years. James Blackwood won seven of the first eight (1969–1970, 1972–1975, 1977) Male Vocalist of the Year awards and is tied for the most with Steven Curtis Chapman (1990–1991, 1995, 1997–1998, 2000–2001). Sandi Patty has the most Vocalist of Year awards overall with eleven (1982–1992). [2] Other multiple award winners include Natalie Grant (five), Sue Chenault Dodge (three), Michael English (three), Larnelle Harris (three), Russ Taff (three), Chris Tomlin (three), Twila Paris (three), Francesca Battistelli (two), Jeremy Camp (two), Cynthia Clawson (two), Steve Green (two), Brandon Heath (two), Dallas Holm (two), Nicole C. Mullen (two), Nichole Nordeman (two), Evie (two), Jaci Velasquez (two), and Cece Winans (two). Chapman's seventh and most recent Vocalist of the Year award in 2001 came eleven years after his first in 1990—the longest span between awards. In the awards forty-three year history, only in 1969, 1976, 1996, 1999, 2002, and 2006, did both the male and female award winners win for the first time in the same year. The most recent winners were Jason Crabb and Grant; it was Crabb's first win.

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GMA officials rescinded the Dove Awards of 1971 due to solicitation of votes by the James Blackwood family. James Blackwood and Sue Chenault would have won the male and female vocalist of the year awards, respectively. If the awards had not been removed, Blackwood would have had the most male vocalist of the year awards with eight. [3] The only other year in which there were no awards was in 1979 when they were moved from October to April. [4]

Winners

Michael English was Male Vocalist of the Year in 1992, 1993, and 1994. Michael English 2009.jpg
Michael English was Male Vocalist of the Year in 1992, 1993, and 1994.
Jaci Velasquez sings at the White House in 2002. She was Female Vocalist of the Year in 1999 and 2000. Jaci Velasquez sings at the White House.jpg
Jaci Velásquez sings at the White House in 2002. She was Female Vocalist of the Year in 1999 and 2000.
Jeremy Camp performing in 2008. Camp was the Male Vocalist of the Year in 2004 and 2005. Jeremy Camp Wonderland.jpg
Jeremy Camp performing in 2008. Camp was the Male Vocalist of the Year in 2004 and 2005.
Natalie Grant at the 16th Annual MovieGuide Faith and Values Awards Gala. Grant won four consecutive Female Vocalist of the Year Awards between 2006 and 2009. Natalie Grant LF.jpg
Natalie Grant at the 16th Annual MovieGuide Faith and Values Awards Gala. Grant won four consecutive Female Vocalist of the Year Awards between 2006 and 2009.
YearMale Vocalist
of the Year		Female Vocalist
of the Year		Ref
1969 James Blackwood Vestal Goodman [2] [5]
1970 James Blackwood Ann Downing [5] [6]
1971No awardsNo awards [lower-alpha 1]
1972 James Blackwood Sue Chenault [7]
1973 James Blackwood Sue Chenault [8]
1974 James Blackwood Sue Chenault Dodge [8] [9]
1975 James Blackwood Jeanne Johnson [10]
1976 James Blackwood Joy McGuire [11]
1977 James Blackwood Evie Tornquist [12]
1978 Dallas Holm Evie Tornquist [13]
1979No awardsNo awards [lower-alpha 2]
1980 Dallas Holm Cynthia Clawson [14]
1981 Russ Taff Cynthia Clawson [15]
1982 Russ Taff Sandi Patty [16]
1983 Larnelle Harris Sandi Patty [17]
1984 Russ Taff Sandi Patty [18]
1985 Steve Green Sandi Patty [19]
1986 Larnelle Harris Sandi Patty [20]
1987 Steve Green Sandi Patty [21]
1988 Larnelle Harris Sandi Patty [22]
1989 Wayne Watson Sandi Patty [23]
1990 Steven Curtis Chapman Sandi Patty [24]
1991 Steven Curtis Chapman Sandi Patty [25]
1992 Michael English Sandi Patty [26]
1993 Michael English Twila Paris [27]
1994 Michael English Twila Paris [28]
1995 Steven Curtis Chapman Twila Paris [29]
1996 Gary Chapman Cece Winans [30]
1997 Steven Curtis Chapman Cece Winans [31]
1998 Steven Curtis Chapman Crystal Lewis [32]
1999 Chris Rice Jaci Velasquez [33]
2000 Steven Curtis Chapman Jaci Velasquez [34]
2001 Steven Curtis Chapman Nichole Nordeman [35]
2002 Mac Powell Nicole C. Mullen [36]
2003 Michael W. Smith Nichole Nordeman [37]
2004 Jeremy Camp Stacie Orrico [38]
2005 Jeremy Camp Nicole C. Mullen [39]
2006 Chris Tomlin Natalie Grant [40]
2007 Chris Tomlin Natalie Grant [41]
2008 Chris Tomlin Natalie Grant [42]
2009 Brandon Heath Natalie Grant [43]
2010 Brandon Heath Francesca Battistelli [44]
2011 Chris August Francesca Battistelli [45]
2012 Jason Crabb Natalie Grant [46]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Awards were invalidated due to voting irregularities. James Blackwood and Sue Chenault were the original winners. [3]
  2. ↑ No awards were given in 1979 because the award ceremony was moved from October to April. [4]

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