MTV Europe Music Award for Best Female

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The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Female was one of the original general awards that has been handed out every year since the first annual MTV Europe Music Awards in 1994. In 2007 the award was renamed to Best Solo Artist rewarding the soloists of both sexes, in 2008 the award for Best Female was again eliminated from the EMAs, but it was revived again in 2009 with its original name. Lady Gaga is the biggest winner of the category with three awards.

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Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

† indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video–winning artist.
‡ indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video–nominated artist that same year.

1990s

YearArtistRef
1994
Mariah Carey [1]
Tori Amos
Björk
Neneh Cherry
Marusha
1995
Björk [2]
Sheryl Crow
PJ Harvey
Janet Jackson
Madonna
1996
Alanis Morissette [3]
Björk
Toni Braxton
Neneh Cherry
Joan Osborne
1997
Janet Jackson [4]
Björk
Toni Braxton
Sheryl Crow
Madonna
1998
Madonna [5]
Mariah Carey
Celine Dion
Natalie Imbruglia
Janet Jackson
1999
Britney Spears [6]
Geri Halliwell
Lauryn Hill
Whitney Houston
Madonna

2000s

YearArtistRef
2000
Madonna [7]
Melanie C
Janet Jackson
Jennifer Lopez
Britney Spears
2001
Jennifer Lopez [8]
Mariah Carey
Dido
Janet Jackson
Madonna
2002
Jennifer Lopez [9]
Kylie Minogue
Pink
Shakira
Britney Spears
2003
Christina Aguilera[ citation needed ]
Beyoncé
Madonna
Kylie Minogue
Pink
2004
Britney Spears [10]
Anastacia
Beyoncé
Alicia Keys
Avril Lavigne
2005
Shakira[ citation needed ]
Mariah Carey
Missy Elliott
Alicia Keys
Gwen Stefani
2006
Christina Aguilera [11]
Beyoncé
Nelly Furtado
Madonna
Shakira
20072008
2009
Beyoncé [12]
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Leona Lewis
Shakira

2010s

YearArtistRef
2010
Lady Gaga [13]
Miley Cyrus
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Shakira
2011
Lady Gaga [14]
Adele
Beyoncé
Jennifer Lopez
Katy Perry
2012
Taylor Swift [15]
Katy Perry
Nicki Minaj
Pink
Rihanna
2013
Katy Perry
Miley Cyrus
Selena Gomez
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
2014
Ariana Grande [16]
Beyoncé
Katy Perry
Nicki Minaj
Taylor Swift
2015
Rihanna [17]
Ellie Goulding
Miley Cyrus
Nicki Minaj
Taylor Swift
2016
Lady Gaga [18]
Adele
Beyoncé
Rihanna
Sia

Statistics

Number of European NominationsTotal Number
1395

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