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ARIA Award for Best Female Artist

Former Australian music award

ARIA Award for Best Female Artist

Summary

Former Australian music award

FieldValue
nameARIA Award for Best Female Artist
presenterAustralian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
countryAustralia
year1987
year22020
website

The ARIA Music Award for Best Female Artist, was an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognised "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", since 1987. It was handed out by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry."

To be eligible, the female artist had to meet one of the following criteria: be an Australian citizen; be born in Australia; be a permanent resident or have applied for permanent residency (having lived in Australia for at least six months for two consecutive years prior to the awards and signed to an Australian record label in the case of an applicant); if they are from New Zealand they must have lived in Australia for at least six months for two consecutive years prior to the awards and signed to an Australian record label.

The ARIA Award for Best Female Artist was given to a female artist who had a single or an album appear in the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart between the eligibility period, and was voted for by a judging academy, which consisted of 1000 members from different areas of the music industry.

The award for Best Female Artist was first presented to Jenny Morris in 1987. Wendy Matthews, Sia and Kasey Chambers hold the record for the most wins, with three each, followed by Morris, Kate Ceberano, Natalie Imbruglia, Missy Higgins and Kimbra with two. Kylie Minogue has received 14 nominations, more than any other artist, winning one in 2001 for her album Light Years (2000).

This, and the ARIA Award for Best Male Artist were merged in 2021 to form a single award for Best Artist.This change was designed to ensure that the ARIA Awards reflect and embrace equality and the true diversity of the music industry in 2021. In making this change the number of nominees for Best Artist will be ten.

Body and Soul]]'' (1987).
String of Pearls]]'' (1991).
[[Tina Arena]] won in 1995 for ''[[Don't Ask]]'' (1994).
Come On]]".
Mary]]".
[[Natalie Imbruglia]] won twice for ''[[Left of the Middle]]'' (1997) in 1998 and "[[Wishing I Was There]]" in 1999.
The Captain]]", ''[[Barricades & Brickwalls]]'' (2001) and ''[[Wayward Angel]]'' (2004), respectively.
Light Years]]'' (2001).
Innocent Eyes]]'' (2003).
[[Missy Higgins]] won twice for ''[[The Sound of White]]'' (2004) and ''[[On a Clear Night]]'' (2007).
[[Clare Bowditch]] won in 2006 for ''[[What Was Left]]'' (2005).
[[Gabriella Cilmi]] received the award in 2008 for ''[[Lessons to Be Learned]]'' (2008).
[[Sarah Blasko]] won for ''[[As Day Follows Night]]'' (2009).
Washington]] won for ''[[I Believe You Liar]]'' (2010).

Winners and nominees

In the following table: the years in the "Year" column are listed as per the ARIA Award ceremony; in the "Winner" column the winner for that particular year is always listed first and highlighted in a separate colour, in bold face and with a double dagger (); the nominees are placed alphabetically beneath the winner and are not highlighted or in bold face; the "Album/single title" column lists the title of the album or single that the artist was nominated for (no reliable sources lists the works that Kate Ceberano, Sharon O'Neill and Shona Laing were nominated for in 1988).

Indicates the winner
YearWinnerAlbum/single titleRef.
1987
(1st)
Jenny Morris"You're Gonna Get Hurt"
Jean StaffordBurning Bright
Jo KennedyThe Pack of Women
Renée GeyerRenée Live at the Basement
Wendy Matthews"Dancing Daze"
1988
(2nd)
Jenny Morris*Body and Soul*1988 ARIA Awards:
Anne KirkpatrickCome Back Again
Kate Ceberano
Sharon O'Neill
Shona Laing
1989
(3rd)
Kate Ceberano*You've Always Got the Blues*
Marcia Hines"The Lord's Prayer"
Wendy MatthewsYou've Always Got the Blues
Kylie MinogueKylie
Sharon O'Neill"We're Only Human"
1990
(4th)
Kate Ceberano*Brave*
Robyne DunnLabour of Liberty
GyanGyan
Kylie MinogueEnjoy Yourself
Jenny MorrisShiver
1991
(5th)
Wendy Matthews*Émigré*
Kate CeberanoLike Now
Grace KnightCome in Spinner
Jenny Morris"Piece of My Heart"
Margaret UrlichSafety in Numbers
1992
(6th)
Deborah Conway*String of Pearls*
Jenny MorrisHoneychild
Kate CeberanoThink About It!
Kylie MinogueLet's Get to It
Wendy Matthews"Let's Kiss (Like Angels Do)"
1993
(7th)
Wendy Matthews*Lily*
Deborah Conway"Release Me"
Deni Hines"That Word (L.O.V.E.)"
Kate Ceberano"I Don't Know How to Love Him"
Margaret UrlichChameleon Dreams
1994
(8th)
Wendy Matthews"Friday's Child"
Anne KirkpatrickGame of Love
Deborah ConwayBitch Epic
Kate Ceberano"You've Got a Friend"
Margaret Urlich"Burnt Sienna"
1995
(9th)
Tina Arena*Don't Ask*
Christine AnuStylin Up
Kylie MinogueKylie Minogue
Max SharamA Million Year Girl
Merril Bainbridge"Mouth"
1996
(10th)
Christine Anu"Come On"
Deni HinesImagination
Kate Ceberano"Change"
Max Sharam"Is It OK?/Huntinground"
Tina Arena"Wasn't It Good"
1997
(11th)
Monique Brumby"Mary"
Annie CrummerSeventh Wave
Deni Hines"I'm Not in Love"
Nikka Costa"Get Off My Sunshine"
Wendy Matthews"Then I Walked Away"
1998
(12th)
Natalie Imbruglia*Left of the Middle*
Kate CeberanoPash
Kylie MinogueImpossible Princess
Monique BrumbyThylacine
Tina ArenaIn Deep
1999
(13th)
Natalie Imbruglia"Wishing I Was There"
Kasey ChambersThe Captain
Kylie Minogue"Cowboy Style"
Lisa MillerAs Far As Life Goes
Suze DeMarchiTelelove
2000
(14th)
Kasey Chambers"The Captain"
Christine Anu"Sunshine on a Rainy Day"
Diana Ah NaidI Don't Think I'm Pregnant
Kylie Minogue"Spinning Around"
Vanessa Amorosi"Absolutely Everybody"
2001
(15th)
Kylie Minogue*Light Years*
Christine AnuCome My Way
Jodi PhillisIn Dreams I Live
Leah Haywood"Takin' Back What's Mine"
Vanessa AmorosiThe Power
2002
(16th)
Kasey Chambers*Barricades & Brickwalls*
Holly Valance"Kiss Kiss"
Kylie MinogueFever
Lisa MillerCar Tape
Natalie ImbrugliaWhite Lilies Island
2003
(17th)
Delta Goodrem*Innocent Eyes*
AmielAudio Out
Kylie Minogue"Come into My World"
Renée GeyerTenderland
Sarah BlaskoPrelusive
2004
(18th)
Kasey Chambers*Wayward Angel*
Delta Goodrem"Not Me, Not I"
Kylie MinogueBody Language
Lisa MillerVersion Originale
Missy Higgins"Scar"
2005
(19th)
Missy Higgins*The Sound of White*
Kylie Minogue"I Believe in You"
Mia DysonParking Lots
Natalie ImbrugliaCounting Down the Days
Sarah BlaskoThe Overture & the Underscore
2006
(20th)
Clare Bowditch*What Was Left*
Holly ThrosbyUnder the Town
Jade MacRaeJade MacRae
Jen CloherDead Wood Falls
Kasey Chambers"Nothing at All"
2007
(21st)
Missy Higgins*On a Clear Night*
Kasey ChambersCarnival
Kate Miller-HeidkeLittle Eve
Katie Noonan"Time to Begin"
Sarah BlaskoWhat the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have
2008
(22nd)
Gabriella Cilmi*Lessons to Be Learned*
Clare BowditchThe Moon Looked On
Holly ThrosbyA Loud Call
Kylie MinogueX
Missy Higgins"Peachy"
2009
(23rd)
Sarah Blasko*As Day Follows Night*
Jessica MauboyBeen Waiting
Kate Miller-HeidkeCuriouser
LadyhawkeLadyhawke
Lisa MitchellWonder
2010
(24th)
Washington*I Believe You Liar*
Clare BowditchModern Day Addiction
Kylie MinogueAphrodite
Lisa Mitchell"Oh! Hark!"
SiaWe Are Born
2011
(25th)
Kimbra"Cameo Lover"
AdalitaAdalita
Clare Bowditch"Are You Ready Yet?"
Kasey ChambersLittle Bird
Washington"Holy Moses"
2012
(26th)
Kimbra*Vows*
Jessica Mauboy"Gotcha"
Lanie LaneTo the Horses
Missy HigginsThe Ol' Razzle Dazzle
WashingtonInsomnia
2013
(27th)
Jessica Mauboy"To the End of the Earth"
Abbe MayKiss My Apocalypse
Emma Louisevs Head vs Heart
Missy Higgins"Set Me on Fire"
Sarah BlaskoI Awake
2014
(28th)
Sia*1000 Forms of Fear*
AdalitaAll Day Venus
Iggy AzaleaThe New Classic
Jessica MauboyBeautiful
Kasey ChambersBittersweet
2015
(29th)
Courtney Barnett*Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit*
Jessica Mauboy"Can I Get a Moment?"
Meg MacMegMac EP
Megan WashingtonThere There
Sia"Elastic Heart"
2016
(30th)
Sia*This Is Acting*
Delta GoodremWings of the Wild
Jessica Mauboy"This Ain't Love"
MontaigneGlorious Heights
Sarah BlaskoEternal Return
2017
(31st)
Sia"The Greatest" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
Amy SharkNight Thinker
Jessica MauboyThe Secret Daughter (Songs from the Original TV Series)
Julia JacklinDon't Let the Kids Win
Meg MacLow Blows
2018
(32nd)
Amy Shark*Love Monster*
Alison WonderlandAwake
Courtney BarnettTell Me How You Really Feel
Sia"Flames"
Tash SultanaFlow State
2019
(33rd)
Tones and I"Dance Monkey"
Amy Shark"Mess Her Up"
Jessica Mauboy"Little Things"
Julia JacklinCrushing
Thelma PlumBetter in Blak
2020
(34th)
Sampa the Great*The Return*
Amy Shark"Everybody Rise"
MiieshaNyaaringu
Sia"Together"
Tones and I"Bad Child"/"Can't Be Happy All the Time"

Multiple wins and nominations

The following individuals received two or more Best Female Artist awards:

WinsArtist
3Kasey Chambers
Wendy Matthews
Sia
2Kate Ceberano
Missy Higgins
Natalie Imbruglia
Kimbra
Jenny Morris

The following individuals received two or more Best Female Artist nominations:

Vows]]'' (2012).
[[Jessica Mauboy]] received the award for "[[To the End of the Earth]]" (2013).
[[Sia]] has received the award twice for ''[[1000 Forms of Fear]]'' (2014) and ''[[This Is Acting]]'' (2016).
[[Courtney Barnett]] won in 2015 for ''[[Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit]]''.
NominationsArtist
14Kylie Minogue
9Kate Ceberano
8Kasey Chambers
Jessica Mauboy
7Wendy Matthews
Sia
6Sarah Blasko
Missy Higgins
5Jenny Morris
4Christine Anu
Clare Bowditch
Natalie Imbruglia
Amy Shark
Megan Washington
3Tina Arena
Deborah Conway
Delta Goodrem
Deni Hines
Lisa Miller
Margaret Urlich
2Adalita
Vanessa Amorosi
Courtney Barnett
Monique Brumby
Renée Geyer
Kimbra
Anne Kirkpatrick
Meg Mac
Kate Miller-Heidke
Lisa Mitchell
Sharon O'Neill
Max Sharam
Julia Jacklin
Holly Throsby
Tones and I

References

References

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