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This is a list of American female country singers This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Pages in category "American women country singers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 665 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
American women country singers (665 P) Australian women country singers (32 P) B. British women country singers (20 P) C. Canadian women country singers (1 C, 114 P) I.
Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain [1] OC (/ aɪ ˈ l iː n / ⓘ / ʃ ə ˈ n aɪ ə / ⓘ eye-LEEN... shə-NY-ə; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer-songwriter.She has sold over 100 million records, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time and the best-selling female artist in country music history.
From 1995 to 2011, it was awarded as Best Female Country Vocal Performance The award was discontinued after the 2011 award season in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012 to the present, all solo performances (male, female and instrumental) in the country category are recognized in the newly formed Best Country Solo Performance category.
By the end of 1978, Gayle had won "Female Vocalist of the Year" from both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association. [37] Before departing from the United Artists label, her sixth studio album We Should Be Together (1979) was released. It featured the two top-ten hits: "Your Kisses Will" and "Your Old Cold Shoulder". [20]
Two-time recipient Dolly Parton also won Entertainer of the Year in 1978. Olivia Newton-John controversially won the award in 1974 and is, to date, the only non-American female vocalist winner. 1971 winner Lynn Anderson. Three-time honoree Tammy Wynette. Loretta Lynn won the inaugural female vocalist award and later received it in 1972 and 1973
The Academy of Country Music Award for Female Artist of the Year is awarded to the top female artist of the past year. It is based on individual musical performance on a solo Country single or album release, as well as the overall contribution to Country Music.The following is the list of winners, with the year representing the nominated work. [1]