GMA Dove Award for Vocalist of the Year

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.

GMA officials rescinded the Dove Awards of 1971 due to solicitation of votes by the James Blackwood family.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.

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.

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.

Year	Male Vocalist of the Year	Female Vocalist of the Year	Ref
1969	Blackwood, JamesJames Blackwood	Goodman, VestalVestal Goodman	[2][5]
1970	Blackwood, JamesJames Blackwood	Downing, AnnAnn Downing	[5][6]
1971	No awards	No awards	[lower-alpha 1]
1972	Blackwood, JamesJames Blackwood	Chenault, SueSue Chenault	[7]
1973	Blackwood, JamesJames Blackwood	Chenault, SueSue Chenault	[8]
1974	Blackwood, JamesJames Blackwood	Chenault Dodge, SueSue Chenault Dodge	[8][9]
1975	Blackwood, JamesJames Blackwood	Johnson, JeanneJeanne Johnson	[10]
1976	Blackwood, JamesJames Blackwood	McGuire, JoyJoy McGuire	[11]
1977	Blackwood, JamesJames Blackwood	Tornquist, EvieEvie Tornquist	[12]
1978	Holm, DallasDallas Holm	Tornquist, EvieEvie Tornquist	[13]
1979	No awards	No awards	[lower-alpha 2]
1980	Holm, DallasDallas Holm	Clawson, CynthiaCynthia Clawson	[14]
1981	Taff, RussRuss Taff	Clawson, CynthiaCynthia Clawson	[15]
1982	Taff, RussRuss Taff	Patty, SandiSandi Patty	[16]
1983	Harris, LarnelleLarnelle Harris	Patty, SandiSandi Patty	[17]
1984	Taff, RussRuss Taff	Patty, SandiSandi Patty	[18]
1985	Green, SteveSteve Green	Patty, SandiSandi Patty	[19]
1986	Harris, LarnelleLarnelle Harris	Patty, SandiSandi Patty	[20]
1987	Green, SteveSteve Green	Patty, SandiSandi Patty	[21]
1988	Harris, LarnelleLarnelle Harris	Patty, SandiSandi Patty	[22]
1989	Watson, WayneWayne Watson	Patty, SandiSandi Patty	[23]
1990	Chapman, Steven CurtisSteven Curtis Chapman	Patty, SandiSandi Patty	[24]
1991	Chapman, Steven CurtisSteven Curtis Chapman	Patty, SandiSandi Patty	[25]
1992	English, MichaelMichael English	Patty, SandiSandi Patty	[26]
1993	English, MichaelMichael English	Paris, TwilaTwila Paris	[27]
1994	English, MichaelMichael English	Paris, TwilaTwila Paris	[28]
1995	Chapman, Steven CurtisSteven Curtis Chapman	Paris, TwilaTwila Paris	[29]
1996	Chapman, GaryGary Chapman	Winans, CeceCece Winans	[30]
1997	Chapman, Steven CurtisSteven Curtis Chapman	Winans, CeceCece Winans	[31]
1998	Chapman, Steven CurtisSteven Curtis Chapman	Lewis, CrystalCrystal Lewis	[32]
1999	Rice, ChrisChris Rice	Velasquez, JaciJaci Velasquez	[33]
2000	Chapman, Steven CurtisSteven Curtis Chapman	Velasquez, JaciJaci Velasquez	[34]
2001	Chapman, Steven CurtisSteven Curtis Chapman	Nordeman, NicholeNichole Nordeman	[35]
2002	Powell, MacMac Powell	Mullen, Nicole C.Nicole C. Mullen	[36]
2003	Smith, Michael W.Michael W. Smith	Nordeman, NicholeNichole Nordeman	[37]
2004	Camp, JeremyJeremy Camp	Orrico, StacieStacie Orrico	[38]
2005	Camp, JeremyJeremy Camp	Mullen, Nicole C.Nicole C. Mullen	[39]
2006	Tomlin, ChrisChris Tomlin	Grant, NatalieNatalie Grant	[40]
2007	Tomlin, ChrisChris Tomlin	Grant, NatalieNatalie Grant	[41]
2008	Tomlin, ChrisChris Tomlin	Grant, NatalieNatalie Grant	[42]
2009	Heath, BrandonBrandon Heath	Grant, NatalieNatalie Grant	[43]
2010	Heath, BrandonBrandon Heath	Battistelli, FrancescaFrancesca Battistelli	[44]
2011	August, ChrisChris August	Battistelli, FrancescaFrancesca Battistelli	[45]
2012	Crabb, JasonJason Crabb	Grant, NatalieNatalie 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]

References

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External links

• Gospel Music Association
• Dove Awards