By Emily Krauser
12:30 PM PST, February 7, 2019
You'll recognize plenty of big names who scored the Best New Artist award at the GRAMMYs, including Adele, John Legend and 2019 host Alicia Keys, but a few of the winners from the past 30 years may make you scratch your head -- especially when you remember who the other nominees were their years. Take a look back at every winner who's scored the coveted award since 1999 before the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards airs Sunday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
2018
Winner: Alessia Cara
Other Nominees: Khalid, Lil Uzi Vert, Julia Michaels, SZA
2017
Winner: Chance the Rapper
Other Nominees: Kelsea Ballerini, The Chainsmokers, Maren Morris, Anderson .Paak
2016
Winner: Meghan Trainor
Other Nominees: Courtney Barnett, James Bay, Sam Hunt, Tori Kelly
2015
Winner: Sam Smith
Other Nominees: Iggy Azalea, Bastille, Brandy Clark, Haim
2014
Winner: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Other Nominees: James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, Kacey Musgraves, Ed Sheeran
2013
Winner: .fun
Other Nominees: Alabama Shakes, Hunter Hayes, The Lumineers, Frank Ocean
2012
Winner: Bon Iver
Other Nominees: The Band Perry, J. Cole, Nicki Minaj, Skrillex
2011
Winner: Esperanza Spalding
Other Nominees: Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence and the Machine, Mumford & Sons
2010
Winner: Zac Brown Band
Other Nominees: Keri Hilson, MGMT, Silversun Pickups, The Ting Tings
2009
Winner: Adele
Other Nominees: Duffy, Jonas Brothers, Lady Antebellum, Jazmine Sullivan
2008
Winner: Amy Winehouse
Other Nominees: Feist, Ledisi, Paramore, Taylor Swift
2007
Winner: Carrie Underwood
Other Nominees: James Blunt, Chris Brown, Imogen Heap, Corinne Bailey Rae
2006
Winner: John Legend
Other Nominees: Ciara, Fall Out Boy, Keane, Sugarland
2005
Winner: Maroon 5
Other Nominees: Los Lonely Boys, Joss Stone, Kanye West, Gretchen Wilson
2004
Winner: Evanescence
Other Nominees: 50 Cent, Fountains of Wayne, Heather Headley, Sean Paul
2003
Winner: Norah Jones
Other Nominees: Ashanti, Michelle Branch, Avril Lavigne, John Mayer
2002
Winner: Alicia Keys
Other Nominees: India.Arie, Nelly Furtado, David Gray, Linkin Park
2001
Winner: Shelby Lynne
Other Nominees: Brad Paisley, Papa Roach, Jill Scott, Sisqó
2000
Winner: Christina Aguilera
Other Nominees: Macy Gray, Kid Rock, Britney Spears, Susan Tedeschi
1999
Winner: Lauryn Hill
Other Nominees: Backstreet Boys, Andrea Bocelli, Dixie Chicks, Natalie Imbruglia
1998
Winner: Paula Cole
Other Nominees: Fiona Apple, Erykah Badu, Hanson, Puff Daddy
1997
Winner: LeAnn Rimes
Other Nominees: Garbage, Jewel, No Doubt, The Tony Rich Project
1996
Winner: Hootie and the Blowfish
Other Nominees: Brandy, Alanis Morissette, Joan Osbourne, Shania Twain
1995
Winner: Sheryl Crow
Other Nominees: Ace of Base, Counting Crows, Crash Test Dummies, Green Day
1994
Winner: Toni Braxton
Other Nominees: Belly, Blind Melon, Digable Planets, SWV
1993
Winner: Arrested Development
Other Nominees: Billy Ray Cyrus, Sophie B. Hawkins, Kris Kross, Jon Secada
1992
Winner: Marc Cohn
Other Nominees: Boyz II Men, C + C Music Factory, Color Me Badd, Seal
1991
Winner: Mariah Carey
Other Nominees: The Black Crowes, The Kennedy Headhunters, Lisa Stansfield, Wilson Phillips
1990
Winner: Milli Vanilli (since rescinded)
Other Nominees: The Black Crowes, The Kennedy Headhunters, Lisa Stansfield, Wilson Phillips
1989
Winner: Tracy Chapman
Other Nominees: Rick Astley, Toni Childs, Take 6, Vanessa L. Williams