# Golden Melody Award for Best Female Mandarin Singer

The Golden Melody Award for Best Female Mandarin Singer (Chinese: 金曲獎最佳華語女歌手獎) is a Golden Melody Award recognizing outstanding vocal performance by a female in the Mandopop category, the first of which was presented in 1991.
In 1990 an award called Best Female Singer was designed to honor all female solo performances in the pop category; In 1991 the award was separated into Best Mandarin Female Singer, Best Taiwanese Female Singer, Best Hakka Female Singer, and Best Aboriginal Female Singer.
The award has been won by Tanya Chua the most times, with four wins. A-Mei is the artist with the most nominations with fourteen.

## Recipients

| Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
| 1991 | Sarah Chen | | Chiang Nien-ting Kao Chin Su-mei Sammi Kao Delphine Tsai | [1] [2] |
| 1992 | Sammi Kao | | Shelly Yu Anna Lin Hung Hsiao-chiao Christine Hsu | [3] [4] |
| 1993 | Sally Yeh | | Lily Lee Stella Chang Michelle Pan Su Rui | [5] [6] |
| 1994 | Stella Chang | Indecisive | Kung Lan-hsun – Chang'e Sally Yeh – The Days When I Was Away from My Lover Tsai Chin – Tragedy of Loving You Tang Na – Hold Tighter | [7] [8] |
| 1996 | Sarah Chen | Forever | Faye Wong – Sky Sally Yeh – Wishes... Tsai Chin – Light Up the Neon Lights Stella Chang – In the Rainy Night | [9] [10] |
| 1997 | Stella Chang | Purity | Winnie Hsin – It's Not All My Fault to Love Him Valen Hsu – If Cloud Knows Christine Hsu – Fragrance Tang Na – Freedom | [11] [12] |
| 1998 | Chyi Yu | Camel, Flying Bird, Fish | A-Mei – Bad Boy Shunza – Shunza Christine Hsu – Pure Christine Coco Lee – Each Time I Think of You | [13] [14] |
| 1999 | Shunza | I Am Not a Star | Faye Wong – Sing and Play Na Ying – Conquer Winnie Hsin – Every Woman A-Mei – Holding Hands | [15] [16] |
| 2000 | Faith Yang | Silence | Faye Wong – Lovers & Strangers Mavis Fan – I Want Us to Be Together A-Mei – Can I Hug You, Lover? Karen Mok – You Can | [17] [18] |
| 2001 | Na Ying | Sad Romance | Faye Wong – Fable Karen Mok – Karen Mok on the Twelfth Floor A-Mei – Regardless Stefanie Sun – My Desired Happiness | [19] [20] |
| 2002 | A-Mei | Truth | Shunza – And Music's There Sandy Lam – Truly... Tanya Chua – I Do Believe Stefanie Sun – Kite Winnie Hsin – Forever | [21] [22] |
| 2003 | Karen Mok | I | A-Mei – Fever Na Ying – Nowadays... Shunza – Dear Shunza Valen Hsu – Rue Blossom Stella Chang – Waiting for Fang to Sing | [23] [24] |
| 2004 | Faye Wong | To Love | Penny Tai – No Pain, No Gain Tanya Chua – Stranger Fish Leong – Beautiful Jolin Tsai – Magic | [25] [26] |
| 2005 | Stefanie Sun | Stefanie | Sandee Chan – Then We All Wept in Silence Angela Chang – Aurora A-Mei – Maybe Tomorrow Fish Leong – Wings of Love | [27] [28] |
| 2006 | Tanya Chua | Amphibian | Fengie Wang – Only Want You to Be Happy Fish Leong – Silkroad of Love Cheer Chen – Peripeteia Penny Tai – Crazy Love Stefanie Sun – A Perfect Day FanFan – One to One | [29] [30] |
| 2007 | Jolin Tsai | Dancing Diva | Angela Chang – Pandora Jyotsna Pang – All I Want A-Mei – I Want Happiness? Penny Tai – IPenny Sandy Lam – Breathe Me | [31] [32] |
| 2008 | Tanya Chua | Goodbye & Hello | A-Mei – Star Stefanie Sun – Against the Light Fish Leong – J'Adore Karen Mok – L!ve Is... Joi Chua – Blessed | [33] [34] |
| 2009 | Sandee Chan | What If It Matters | Tsai Chin – No Regret Fish Leong – Today Is Our Valentine's Day A-Lin – A Born Diva Tanya Chua – My Space | [35] [36] |
| 2010 | A-Mei | Amit | Tanya Chua – If You Meet Him Karen Mok – Hui Wei Deserts Chang – A City Tiger Huang – Simple or Not Cheer Chen – Immortal | [37] [38] |
| 2011 | Karen Mok | Precious | Denise Ho – Nameless Poem A-Lin – Loneliness Is Not the Hardest Part Wanfang – Let's Not Grieve Anymore Freya Lim – Holding Back the Tears | [39] [40] |
| 2012 | Tanya Chua | Sing It Out of Love | A-Lin – We Will Be Better Stefanie Sun – It's Time Hebe Tien – My Love Waa Wei – No Crying A-Mei – R U Watching? | [41] [42] |
| 2013 | Sandy Lam | Gaia | Ellen Joyce Loo – You Quietly Hide Away G.E.M. – Xposed Jia Jia – Unforgettable Lala Hsu – Ideal Life Jolin Tsai – Muse | [43] [44] |
| 2014 | Penny Tai | Unexpected | Faith Yang – Zero Denise Ho – Coexistence Tanya Chua – Angel vs. Devil Jia Jia – Alone the Way | [45] [46] |
| 2015 | A-Mei | Faces of Paranoia | Lala Hsu – Missing Waa Wei – You Lovely Bastard Karen Mok – Departures A-Lin – Guilt | [47] [48] |
| 2016 | Julia Peng | Darling | Peggy Hsu – Swing Inc. Huang Qishan – Xiao Xia Su Yunying – Min Ming A-Mei – Amit 2 Tanya Chua – Aphasia | [49] [50] |
| 2017 | Eve Ai | Talk About Eve | Jia Jia – Still Missing Waa Wei – Run! Frantic Flowers! Ellen Joyce Loo – Imperfections Faith Yang – Centrifugal Force Miss Ko – Queen of Queens | |
| 2018 | Lala Hsu | The Inner Me | Amuyi – O_Love Faye – Little Outerspace A-Mei – Story Thief Julia Peng – When I Look Back | |
| 2019 | Sandy Lam | 0 | Eve Ai – Fade to Exist Sun Sheng Xi – Shi's Journey Yoyo Sham – Nothing Is Under Control Jolin Tsai – Ugly Beauty | |
| 2020 | Waa Wei | Hidden, Not Forgotten | Joanna Wang – Love is Calling Me Fish Leong – The Sun Also Rises G.E.M. – City Zoo Peggy Hsu – Hypnocity Faith Yang - The More Beautiful, The More Invisible | |
| 2021 | Hebe Tien | Time Will Tell | Wanfang – Dear All Panai Kusui – Love, And Yet Sun Sheng Xi – Where is SHI? Tarcy Su – Every Side of Me Tan Weiwei – 3811 | [55] [56] |
| 2022 | Tanya Chua | Depart | Karencici – 99% Angel Faye – Zai Yun Cai Shang Tiao Wu Ji Ji Zha Zha Ilid Kaolo – Longing Waa Wei – Have a Nice Day Tia Ray – Once Upon a Moon | |
| 2023 | A-Lin | LINK | Lala Hsu – Gei Hong Pei-yu – Silver Lining Yisa Yu – Dear Life Penny Tai – The Passive Audience Lexie Liu – The Happy Star | [58] [59] |
| 2024 | Sun Sheng Xi | Boomerang | Tia Ray – Allure Faith Yang – Flow 9m88 – Sent Su Yunying – Circle | [60] [61] |

## Category facts

Most Wins in Category
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Artist | Tanya Chua | A-Mei | Sarah Chen Stella Chang Karen Mok Sandy Lam |
| Total wins | 4 wins | 3 wins | 2 wins |
Most nominations
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
| Artist | A-Mei | Tanya Chua | Stella Chang Karen Mok | Stefanie Sun Fish Leong | Waa Wei Faye Wong Penny Tai A-Lin Faith Yang | Shunza Jolin Tsai Sandy Lam |
| Total nominations | 14 nominations | 10 nominations | 7 nominations | 6 nominations | 5 nominations | 4 nominations |
Other facts
* A-Mei is the only artist to receive the six consecutive nominations in this category and she won for Truth among them.