The Favorite Female Singer award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the female singer Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year.
The award was originally called "Queen of Gospel Music." The award went through several name changes, including "Female Entertainer of the Year" (1986), "Favorite Female Gospel Singer" (1987-1988), and "Favorite Female Southern Gospel Singer" (1989) before being named "Favorite Female Singer" in 1990.
1970: Vestal Goodman (The Happy Goodman Family)
1971: Vestal Goodman (The Happy Goodman Family)
1972: Vestal Goodman (The Happy Goodman Family)
1973: Ann Downing (The Downings)
1974: Eva Mae LeFevre (The LeFevres)
1975: Vestal Goodman (The Happy Goodman Family)
1976: Chris Hawkins (The Hinsons)
1977: Chris Hawkins (The Hinsons)
1978: Vestal Goodman (The Happy Goodman Family)
1979: Janet Paschal
1980: Kelly Nelon (Rex Nelon Singers)
1981: Kelly Nelon (Rex Nelon Singers)
1982: Kelly Nelon (Rex Nelon Singers)
1983: Connie Hopper (The Hoppers)
1984: Connie Hopper (The Hoppers)
1985: Debra Talley (The Talleys)
1986: Debra Talley (The Talleys)
1987: Debra Talley (The Talleys)
1988: Kelly Nelon (Rex Nelon Singers)
1989: Peg McKamey Bean (The McKameys)
1990: Peg McKamey Bean (The McKameys)
1991: Peg McKamey Bean (The McKameys)
1992: Peg McKamey Bean (The McKameys)
1993: Peg McKamey Bean (The McKameys)
1994: Peg McKamey Bean (The McKameys)
1995: Sheri Easter (Jeff & Sheri Easter)
1996: Sheri Easter (Jeff & Sheri Easter)
1997: Sheri Easter (Jeff & Sheri Easter)
1998: Sheri Easter (Jeff & Sheri Easter)
1999: Kim Hopper (The Hoppers)
2000: Kim Hopper (The Hoppers)
2001: Kim Hopper (The Hoppers)
2002: Peg McKamey Bean (The McKameys)
2003: Kim Hopper (The Hoppers)
2004: Debra Talley (The Talley Trio)
2005: Libbi Perry Stuffle (The Perrys)
2006: Kim Hopper (The Hoppers)
2007: Kim Hopper (The Hoppers)
2008: Kim Hopper (The Hoppers)
2009: Kim Hopper (The Hoppers)
2010: Kim Hopper (The Hoppers)
2011: Kim Hopper (The Hoppers)
2012: Kim Hopper (The Hoppers)
