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Morissette took home four Grammy Awards in 1996. 'Jagged Little Pill' got Album of the Year and Best Rock Album, while her single 'You Oughta Know' won two awards.

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Alanis Morissette is a platinum-selling star, and won her first Grammy when she was just 21.

▲What do you mean you've never heard of her? LaTavia Roberson was an original member of Destiny's Child, from 1997 to 2000.

▲Roberson was 19 when Destiny's Child won Best R&B Song for their hit single 'Say My Name.'

▲In 2010, Swift won Album of the Year and Best Country Album for her debut, 'Fearless.' Her song, 'White Horse,' won Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

▲The singer won Best New Artist, beating out the likes of Britney Spears. Her single, 'Genie in a Bottle,' was also nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

▲Monica had a successful start to her career, winning her first Grammy when she was just 18.

▲In 2000, Monica's song 'The Boy Is Mine' won Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, which she shared with Brandy.

▲Lorde was 17 when she won Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance, both awarded for her single 'Royals.'

▲The young singer won Best Dance Recording for the song 'Don't Let Me Down,' a collaboration with The Chainsmokers.

▲The Puerto Rican singer won Best Mexican-American Performance, sharing the award with Sheena Easton.

▲The singer from New Zealand broke through in 2013, and went on to have a successful night at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.

▲Daya found success at an early age, so her 2017 Grammy win at 18 was actually a long time coming.

▲Rimes won the Grammy for Best New Artist, as well as Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her song 'Blue.'

▲'O Brother, Where Art Thou' is a hit film from the Coen Brothers. It came with a revered soundtrack, which won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2002.

▲White won Best Spoken Word Album in 2012, for 'If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't).' She was 90 at the time of receiving the award. She passed away in December, 2021.

▲Former US President Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. But did you know he also won three Grammy Awards?

▲George Burns was a formidable actor and comedian. He won an Oscar at 80, making him one of the oldest winners in history. But he's also made history at the Grammys.

▲How about the oldest Grammy winners? Let's start with Betty White, best known as an actress with a career spanning 80 years. If you think about it, it shouldn't be a surprise that she won a Grammy in all that time.

▲Carter won his third Grammy in 2019 for Best Spoken Word Album for 'Faith - A Journey For All,' receiving the award at age 94.
However, with his nomination for the 67th Grammys in the Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording category for 'Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration,' he could become the oldest Grammy winner ever at 100.

▲Meet Pinetop Perkins, the oldest Grammy winner of all time.

▲Burns is the second-oldest Grammy winner. He took home a prize in 1991 for Best Spoken Word Album, at the age of 95. Burns passed away in 1996.

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The late musician was 97 when he won Best Traditional Blues Album for 'Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen.' Pinetop Perkins passed away in 2011.

▲LeAnn Rimes is the youngest individual Grammy winner. She was just 14 when she took home two awards in 1997.

▲Christina Aguilera was also 19 when she won her first Grammy in 2000.

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Taylor Swift won multiple Grammys before she could even buy a beer. She was just 20.

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Billie Eilish won Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist at the 2020 Grammys, making her the youngest ever artist to sweep the four main categories. She also took home the award for Best Pop Vocal Album, meaning she won five of the six categories she was nominated for. And, remember, she was only 18!

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The Peasall Sisters were credited on the soundtrack, making them Grammy winners. Sarah, Hannah, and Leah Peasall were 14, 11, and 8, respectively, at the time.

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Cotten won the award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording. She was also 90 at the time of receiving the award, and passed away just a few years later in 1987.

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Luis Miguel was also 14 when he won his first Grammy in 1985.

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Elizabeth Cotten was a trailblazer of American blues and folk music. She won her first and only Grammy in 1984.

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z are well-known Grammy royalty, with over 100 nominations dozens of wins between them, but now they've got a third Grammy-winner in the family. Blue Ivy Carter won her first award in 2021 Best Music Video for her work on her mom's 'Brown Skin Girl,' making her the second-youngest person in history to win a Grammy.

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In 2022, at the age of 95, legendary jazz crooner Tony Bennett became the second-oldest Grammy winner ever. Bennett, together with Lady Gaga, won the Grammy for traditional pop vocal album for their 2021 collection of Cole Porter standards titled 'Love for Sale.' The powerful duo was nominated in five categories, including album of the year and record of the year ('I Get a Kick Out of You'). Even upon receiving the nominations, Bennett made history as the oldest artist ever nominated in a “general field” category, and the second-oldest nominee in Grammy history. It was his 20th Grammy since his first win back in 1967. Bennett sadly passed away in 2023.

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Age doesn't matter when it comes to Grammy Awards domination. Children and senior citizens alike have won. Do names like Billie Eilish and Betty White ring a bell for you at the Grammys?

Many artists have featured their children in their work in recent years, which led to Jay-Z and Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy Carter winning a Grammy at the age of nine. In 2024, Victoria Monét's two-year-old daughter has been nominated alongside her mother for her vocals (i.e. giggles) in the song 'Hollywood.' The song features little Hazel Monét and Earth, Wind & Fire. Whether or not they win, the toddler has already made history as the youngest person ever nominated!

While we wait for the big day on February 2, let's look back at the youngest and oldest Grammy winners ever. Click on to discover more!

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Age doesn't matter when it comes to Grammy Awards domination. Children and senior citizens alike have won. Do names like Billie Eilish and Betty White ring a bell for you at the Grammys?

While we wait for the big day on February 2, let's look back at the youngest and oldest Grammy winners ever. Click on to discover more!