Soul Train Music Award for Sammy Davis Jr. – Entertainer of the Year

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This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year. At times the award was given out twice in a year, honoring male and female artists separately. Beyoncé was the only artist to have won this award twice in the show's history (once solo and once with Destiny's Child) until 2009, when Michael Jackson was posthumously awarded his second Entertainer of the Year.

Sammy Davis Jr. American musician and entertainer

Samuel George Davis Jr. was an American singer, musician, dancer, actor, vaudevillian and comedian. He was noted for his impressions of actors, musicians, and other celebrities. At the age of three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father, Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio, which toured nationally. After military service, Davis returned to the trio. Davis became an overnight sensation following a nightclub performance at Ciro's after the 1951 Academy Awards. With the trio, he became a recording artist. In 1954, at the age of 29, he lost his left eye in a car accident. Several years later, he converted to Judaism, finding commonalities between the oppression experienced by African-American and Jewish communities.

Beyoncé American singer, songwriter, producer, and actress

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Winners

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1980s

Year Artist Ref
1989
Michael Jackson [1]

1990s

Year Artist Ref
1990
Arsenio Hall [2]
1991
MC Hammer [3]
1992
Janet Jackson [4]
1993
En Vogue [5]
1994
Whitney Houston [6]
1995
Queen Latifah [7]
1996
Boyz II Men [8]
1997
Babyface [9]
1998
Sean "Puffy" Combs [10]
1999
R. Kelly (Male) [11]
Lauryn Hill (Female)

2000s

Year Artist Ref
2000
DMX (Male) [12]
Mary J. Blige (Female)
2001
Jay Z (Male) [13]
Destiny's Child (Female)
2002
Dr. Dre (Male) [14]
Alicia Keys (Female)
2003
Nelly [15]
2004
Outkast (Male) [16]
Beyoncé (Female)
2005
Usher (Male) [17]
Ciara (Female)
2006
John Legend [18]
2007
Jennifer Hudson [19]
2008
N/A
2009
Michael Jackson [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 1987 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  2. ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 1990 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  3. ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 1991 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  4. ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 1992 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  5. ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 1993 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  6. ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 1994 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  7. ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 1994 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  8. ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 1996 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  9. ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 1997 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  10. ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 1998 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  11. ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 1999 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  12. ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 2000 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  13. ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 2001 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  14. ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 2002 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  15. ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 2003 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  16. ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 2004 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  17. ↑ "Soul Train Music Awards 2005 Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  18. ↑ "2006 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
  19. ↑ "2007 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
  20. ↑ "2009 Soul Train Music Awards". Awards and Winners. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
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