MAMA Award for Best Female Artist | |
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Country | South Korea |
Presented by | CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet) |
First awarded | 1999 |
Currently held by | IU (2024) |
Most awards | IU (6) |
Most nominations | IU (10) |
Website | Mnet Asian Music Awards |
The MAMA Award for Best Female Artist (여자 가수상) is an award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet).
It was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; Uhm Jung-hwa won the award for her song "I Don't Know", and it is given in honor of a female artist with the best performance in the music industry.[1]
Year[I] | Winner(s) | Song | Nominee(s) |
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1999 (1st) |
Uhm Jung-hwa | "I Don't Know" |
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2000 (2nd) |
Park Ji-yoon | "Coming of Age Ceremony" |
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2001 (3rd) |
Kim Hyun-jung | "You Who Left" |
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2002 (4th) |
Jang Na-ra | "Sweet Dream" |
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2003 (5th) |
Lee Soo-young | "Solitary" |
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2004 (6th) |
"Whistle to Me" |
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2005 (7th) |
BoA | "Girls on Top" |
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2006 (8th) |
Baek Ji-young | "I Won't Love" |
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2007 (9th) |
Ivy | "Sonata of Temptation" |
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2008 (10th) |
Lee Hyori | "U-Go-Girl" |
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2009 (11th) |
Baek Ji-young | "Like Being Hit by a Bullet" |
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2010 (12th) |
BoA | "Hurricane Venus" |
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2011 (13th) |
Baek Ji-young | "Ordinary" |
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2012 (14th) |
IU | "You and I" |
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2013 (15th) |
Lee Hyori | "Bad Girls" | |
2014 (16th) |
IU | "Friday" | |
2015 (17th) |
Taeyeon | "I" |
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2016 (18th) |
"Why" |
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2017 (19th) |
IU | "Palette" | |
2018 (20th) |
Sunmi | "Siren" |
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2019 (21st) |
Chungha | "Gotta Go" | |
2020 (22nd) |
IU | "Blueming" | |
2021 (23rd) |
"Celebrity" | ||
2022 (24th) |
Nayeon | "Pop!" |
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2023 (25th) |
Jisoo | "Flower" |
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2024 (26th) |
IU | "Love Wins All" |
As of 2020, six female artists received two or more awards.
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.