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GMA Dove Awards Female Vocalist of the Year History

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The GMA Dove Awards have honored the best female vocalist every year since 1969. In the first 30 years of the award, only 12 different female vocalists have taken home the honor.

2009 - Natalie Grant

Natalie GrantCurb Records
Four straight years as the reigning queen of Christian Music is where Natalie Grant sat after the 2009 Dove Awards. In '09 her husband took honors as well, being named Producer of the Year.

2008 - Natalie Grant

Natalie GrantCurb Records
Three straight years as the reigning queen of Christian Music is where Natalie Grant sat after the 2008 Dove Awards. During the award show, Natalie shared the stage with country singer Wynonna singing a powerful duet of "Bring It All Together."

2007 - Natalie Grant

Natalie GrantCurb Records
For the second year in a row, Natalie took home the top honor in the Female Vocalist category.

2006 - Natalie Grant

Natalie GrantCourtesy of The Breen Agency
The top selling Adult Contemporary female solo artist in 2005 and 2006 also took home the Dove Award for Female Vocalist of the Year.

2005 - Nicole C. Mullen

Nicole C. Mullen and her husband DavidKim Jones
In 2005 Nicole took home two Dove Awards. She was the Female Vocalist of the Year and the voice behind the Urban Album of the Year, Everyday People.

2004 - Stacie Orrico

Stacie OrricoForeFront Records
18-year-old Stacie Orrico took home 2 other awards at the 2004 Doves; Stacie Orrico was Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year and "(There’s Gotta Be) More To Life" was the Short Form Music Video of the Year.

2003 - Nichole Nordeman

Nichole NordemanCourtesy of EMI Christian Music Group
2003 was a good year for Nichole Nordeman. She took home a total of 6 Dove Awards!

2002 - Nicole C. Mullen

Nicole C. Mullen Courtesy of: Word
Nicole took honors twice at the 2002 Dove Awards. The video for her song "Call on Jesus" was also a winner in the Short Form Music Video category.

2001 - Nichole Nordeman

Nichole NordemanEMI
Nichole's tune, "Every Season" didn't take home Song of the Year, but Nichole did, however, win the Female Vocalist of the Year award.

2000 - Jaci Velasquez

Jaci VelasquezCourtesy of William Morris Agency
In her 21st year, Jaci brought home 3 Doves and was the Female Vocalist of the Year for the second year in a row.

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