# MAMA Award for Best Vocal Performance

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.

## History

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

| Year | Performing artist(s) | Work | List of nominees |
| 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" |
| 2010 | 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" |
| 2011 | 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" |
| 2012 | 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" |
| 2013 | 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" |
| 2014 | 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" |
| 2015 | 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)" |
| 2016 | Ailee | "If You" | Nominees Baek A-yeon – "So-So" Baek Ye-rin – "Across The Universe" Jung Eun-ji – "Hopefully Sky" Taeyeon – "Rain" |
| 2016 | 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" |
| 2017 | Heize | "You, Clouds, Rain" | Nominees Kim Se-jeong – "Flower Way" Suran – "Wine" IU – "Through The Night" Jung Eun-ji – "The Spring" |
| 2017 | 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" |
| 2018 | 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" |
| 2019 | 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" |
| 2020 | 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" |
| 2022 | 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" |
| 2023 | 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" |
| 2024 | 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
### 4 awards

* Ailee

### 3 awards

* IU

### 2 awards

* Davichi
* Heize
* Bolbbalgan4
* Taeyeon

## Gallery of winners

* 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)