MAMA Award for Best Vocal Performance

Annual music award

MAMA Award for
Best Vocal Performance – Solo or Group

Awarded for| Quality vocal performance
Country| South Korea
Presented by| CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet)
First award| 2010
Currently held by| (G)I-dle – "Fate"
Bibi – "Bam Yang Gang" (2024)
Website| MAMA Awards

The MAMA Award for Best Male / Female Vocal Performance – Solo or Group (베스트 보컬 퍼포먼스 (솔로/그룹 – 남자/여자)) is an award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet).

It was first awarded at the 12th Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 2010; Gummy and 2AM won the awards for their vocal performance in "Because You're a Man" and "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" respectively, and it is given in honor for the artist/s with the best vocal performance in the music industry.[1]

## History

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Year(s) | Best Solo | Best Group | Best Solo/Group

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Male | Female | Combined | Male | Female | Combined | Male | Female | Combined
2010–2012  |  |  | Y |  |  | Y |  |  |
2013–2017  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Y | Y |
2018–2020  |  |  | Y |  |  | Y |  |  |
2021  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Y
2022–2023  |  |  | Y |  |  | Y |  |  |

## Winners and nominees

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Year  | Performing artist(s)  | Work  | List of nominees

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2010 | Gummy | "Because You're a Man"  |

Nominees

* K.Will – "Miss Miss Miss"
* Seo In-young – "You Write It As Love and Call It Pain"
* Jung-in – "Hate"
* Wheesung – "I Thought of Marriage"

2AM | "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die"  |

Nominees

* 4Men – "Can't"
* 8Eight – "Break Up Is Coming"
* Vibe – "Come Back"
* Davichi – "Time Please Stop"

2011 | IU | "Good Day"  |

Nominees

* Kim Gun-mo – "It's Sadder Than the Yesterday"
* Lee Hyun – "You Are the Best of My Life"
* Huh Gak – "Hello"
* K.Will – "My Heart Beating"

2NE1 | "Lonely"  |

Nominees

* Davichi – "Don't Say Goodbye"
* Sistar19 – "Ma Boy"
* 2AM – You Wouldn't Answer My Calls"
* 4Men – "Once While Living"

2012 | K.Will | "I Need You"  |

Nominees

* Baek Ji-young – "Voice"
* IU – "You & I"
* John Park – "Falling"
* Huh Gak – "The Person Who Once Loved Me"

Davichi | "Will Think of You"  |

Nominees

* 2AM – "I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me"
* Noel – "I Miss You"
* Urban Zakapa – "I Hate You"
* 4Men – "The Man, The Woman"

2013 | Lee Seung-gi | "Return"  |

Nominees

* 2AM – "One Spring Day"
* Lee Seung-chul – "My Love"
* Cho Yong-pil – "Bounce"
* K.Will – "Love Blossom"

Ailee | "U&I"  |

Nominees

* Davichi – "Turtle"
* Lyn – "Breakable Heart"
* IU – "The Red Shoes"
* Lee Hi – "1,2,3,4"

2014 | Taeyang | "Eyes, Nose, Lips"  |

Nominees

* Kim Dong-ryool – "How I Am"
* K.Will – "Day 1"
* Roy Kim – "Home"
* Wheesung – "Night And Day"

Ailee | "Singing Got Better"  |

Nominees

* Baek Ji-young – "Fervor"
* IU – "Friday"
* Lee Sun-hee – "Meet Him Among"
* Younha – "Umbrella"

2015 | Zion.T | "Eat"  |

Nominees

* SG Wannabe – "Love You"
* Kyuhyun – "At Gwanghwamun"
* Im Chang-jung – "Love Again"
* Huh Gak – "Snow of April"

Ailee | "Mind Your Own Business"  |

Nominees

* Davichi – "Cry Again"
* Mamamoo – "Um Oh Ah Yeh"
* Baek A-yeon – "Shouldn't Have"
* Taeyeon – "I"

2016 | Crush | "Don't Forget" (ft. Taeyeon)  |

Nominees

* Dean – "D (Half Moon)"
* Eric Nam – "Good For You"
* Im Chang-jung – "The Love That I Committed"
* Jang Beom-june – "Fallen in Love (Only with You)"

Ailee | "If You"  |

Nominees

* Baek A-yeon – "So-So"
* Baek Ye-rin – "Across The Universe"
* Jung Eun-ji – "Hopefully Sky"
* Taeyeon – "Rain"

Davichi | "Beside Me"  |

Nominees

* Mamamoo – "You're the Best"
* Beast – "Ribbon"
* BtoB – "Remember That"
* Urban Zakapa – "I Don't Love You"

2017 | Yoon Jong-shin | "Like It"  |

Nominees

* Zion.T – "The Song"
* Jung Seung-hwan – "This Fool"
* Han Dong-geun – "Crazy"
* Hwang Chi-yeul – "A Daily Song"

Heize | "You, Clouds, Rain"  |

Nominees

* Kim Se-jeong – "Flower Way"
* Suran – "Wine"
* IU – "Through The Night"
* Jung Eun-ji – "The Spring"

Bolbbalgan4 | "Tell Me You Love Me"  |

Nominees

* BtoB – "Missing You"
* Highlight – "Calling You"
* Winner – "Really Really"
* Mamamoo – "Yes I Am"

2018 | iKon | "Love Scenario"  |

Nominees

* Mamamoo – "Starry Night"
* BtoB – "Only One For Me"
* MeloMance – "Tale"
* Bolbbalgan4 – "Travel"

Heize | "Didn't Know Me"  |

Nominees

* Roy Kim – "Only Then"
* Park Hyo-shin – "Sound of Winter"
* Im Chang-jung – "There Has Never Been A Day I Haven't Loved You"
* Jung Seung-hwan – "The Snowman"

2019 | Bolbbalgan4 | "Bom"  |

Nominees

* Mamamoo – "Gogobebe"
* AKMU – "How Can I Love the Heartbreak, You're the One I Love"
* Davichi – "Unspoken Words"
* BtoB – "Beautiful Pain"
* Winner – "Millions"

Taeyeon | "Four Seasons"  |

Nominees

* Park Bom – "Spring" (feat. Sandara Park)
* Kim Jae-hwan – "Begin Again"
* Ben – "180 Degree"
* Jang Beom-jun – "Karaoke"
* Chen – "Beautiful Goodbye"

2020 | Mamamoo | "Hip"  |

Nominees

* Winner – "Hold"
* Noel – "Late Night"
* NU'EST – "I'm In Trouble"
* Davichi – "Dear"

IU | "Blueming"  |

Nominees

* Baek Ye-rin – "Square"
* Baekhyun – "Candy"
* Jung Seung-hwan – "My Christmas Wish"
* Taeyeon – "Spark"

2021 | IU | "Celebrity"  |

Nominees

* AKMU – "Nakka" (with IU)
* Davichi – "Just Hug Me"
* Heize – "Happen"
* Lee Mu-jin – "Traffic Light"

2022 | Big Bang | "Still Life"  |

Nominees

* BTS – "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)"
* Davichi – "Fanfare"
* Enhypen – "Polaroid Love"
* Winner – "I Love U"

Taeyeon | "INVU"  |

Nominees

* IU – "Drama"
* Kim Min-seok – "Drunken Confession"
* Lee Mu-jin – "When It Snows" (featuring Heize)
* Lim Young-woong – "Our Blues, Our Life"

2023 | AKMU | "Love Lee"  |

Nominees

* BTOB – "Wind and Wish"
* BTS – "Take Two"
* MC the Max – "Eternity"
* MeloMance – "A Shining Day"

Parc Jae-jung | "Let's Say Goodbye ( 헤어지자 말해요 )"  |

Nominees

* Dawn – "Dear My Light"
* Lee Mu-jin – "Ordinary Confession"
* Lim Young-woong – "London Boy"
* V – "Love Me Again"

2024 | (G)I-dle | "Fate"  |

Nominees

* AKMU – "Hero"
* Davichi – "A Very Personal Story"
* Plave – "Way 4 Luv"
* Red Velvet – "Cosmic"

Bibi | "Bam Yang Gang"  |

Nominees

* IU – "Love Wins All"
* Lee Mu-jin – "Episode"
* Lim Young-woong – "Warmth"
* Taeyeon – "To. X"

## Multiple awards for Best Vocal Performance

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4 awards

* Ailee

3 awards

* IU

2 awards

* Davichi
* Heize
* Bolbbalgan4
* Taeyeon

## Gallery of winners

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* Gummy, (2010)

* 2AM, (2010)

* IU, (2011, 2020–21)

* 2NE1, (2011)

* K.Will, (2012)

* Davichi, (2012, 2016)

* Lee Seung-gi, (2013)

* Ailee, (2013–16)

* Taeyang, (2014)

* Zion.T, (2015)

* Crush, (2016)

* Yoon Jong-shin, (2017)

* Bolbbalgan4, (2017, 2019)

* Heize, (2017–18)

* iKon, (2018)

* Taeyeon, (2019, 2022)

* Mamamoo, (2020)

* AKMU, (2023)

* Parc Jae-jung, (2023)

* (G)I-dle, (2024)

* Bibi, (2024)

## Notes

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1. ^ "2010 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 2015-01-30.

## References

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* "M.net Asian Music Awards Winners list by year". mwave. MAMA.
* "M.net Asian Music Awards Broadcasts by year". mwave. MAMA.
* "M.net Asian Music Awards Photos by year". mwave. MAMA.

## External links

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* Mnet Asian Music Awards official website

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* Best Mixed Group
* Best Ballad/R&B Performance
* Other Discontinued Genre-Specific Awards
* Discontinued Music Video Awards

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2010s|

* Gummy — "Because You're a Man", 2AM — "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" (2010)
* IU — "Good Day", 2NE1 — "Lonely" (2011)
* K.Will — "I Need You", Davichi — "Will Think of You" (2012)
* Lee Seung-gi — "Return", Ailee — "U&I" (2013)
* Taeyang — "Eyes, Nose, Lips", Ailee — "Singing Got Better" (2014)
* Zion.T — "Eat", Ailee — "Mind Your Own Business" (2015)
* Crush — "Don't Forget", Ailee — "If You", Davichi — "Beside Me" (2016)
* Yoon Jong-shin — "Like It", BOL4 — "Tell Me You Love Me", Heize — "You, Clouds, Rain" (2017)
* iKon — "Love Scenario", Heize — "Didn't Know Me" (2018)
* Taeyeon — "Four Seasons", BOL4 — "Bom" (2019)

2020s|

* Mamamoo — "Hip", IU — "Blueming" (2020)
* IU — "Celebrity" (2021)
* Taeyeon — "INVU", BigBang — "Still Life" (2022)
* AKMU — "Love Lee", Parc Jae-jung — "Let's Say Goodbye" (2023)

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