MAMA Award for Best Female Artist
| MAMA Award  for Best Female Artist  | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Korea | 
| Presented by | CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet) | 
| First award | 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]
Winners and nominees
| Year[I] | Winner(s) | Song | Nominee(s) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 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" | 
  | |
| 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" | 
Multiple awards for Best Female Artist
As of 2024, six female artists received two or more awards.
- 6 wins
 
- 3 wins
 
- 2 wins
 
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.
Gallery
- 
			
Uhm Jung-hwa (1999) - 
			
Park Ji-yoon (2000) - 
			
Kim Hyun-jung (2001) - 
			
Jang Na-ra (2002) - 
			
Lee Soo-young (2003–04) - 
			
BoA (2005, 2010) - 
			
Baek Ji-young (2006, 2009, 2011) - 
			
Ivy (2007) - 
			
Lee Hyori (2008, 2013) - 
			
IU, (2012, 2014, 2017, 2020–21, 2024) - 
			
Taeyeon (2015–16) - 
			
Sunmi (2018) - 
			
Chungha (2019) - 
			
Nayeon (2022) - 
			
Jisoo (2023) 
See also
Notes
- ^ "1999 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived 2014-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
 
References
- "M.net Asian Music Awards Winners list by year". mwave. MAMA. Archived from the original on 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
 - "M.net Asian Music Awards Broadcasts by year". mwave. MAMA. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
 - "M.net Asian Music Awards Photos by year". mwave. MAMA. Archived from the original on 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
 
External links
- Mnet Asian Music Awards official website