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Grammy Award for Record of the Year Winners Trivia Word Search

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This trumpeter and bandleader won Record of the Year in 1966 for 'A Taste of Honey' with his Tijuana Brass.

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This Canadian singer won Record of the Year in 1999 for the Titanic theme 'My Heart Will Go On.'

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Roberta Flack's second consecutive Record of the Year winner, in 1974, was 'Killing Me _ _ _ _ _ _ with His Song.'

This British singer won Record of the Year in 1996 for 'Kiss from a Rose.'

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This rock queen won Record of the Year in 1985 for 'What's Love Got to Do with It.'

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The 1986 charity supergroup that won for 'We Are the World' was billed as USA for _ _ _ _ _ _.

AFRICA

The same British singer who won in 2012 took Record of the Year again in 2017 for a song simply titled '_ _ _ _ _.'

HELLO

This crooner won Record of the Year in 1963 for 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco.'

BENNETT

This producer, teamed with Bruno Mars, won Record of the Year in 2016 for 'Uptown Funk.'

RONSON

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cole won Record of the Year in 1992 for a duet blending old and new recordings of 'Unforgettable' with her late father.

NATALIE

This yacht-rock singer won Record of the Year in 1981 for 'Sailing.'

CROSS

The _ _ _ _ _ _ Brothers won Record of the Year in 1980 for 'What a Fool Believes.'

DOOBIE

This British soul singer won Record of the Year in 2015 for 'Stay with Me.'

SMITH

This 1958 Domenico Modugno hit won the very first Record of the Year Grammy and is known by this Italian nickname.

VOLARE

This Hawaii-born singer won Record of the Year in 2018 for '24K Magic.'

MARS

Kendrick Lamar's 2026 Record of the Year win for 'Luther' was a collaboration with this R&B singer.

SZA

This California rock band won Record of the Year in 1978 for 'Hotel California.'

EAGLES

Silk _ _ _ _ _, a duo featuring Bruno Mars, won Record of the Year in 2022 for 'Leave the Door Open.'

SONIC

This English singer-guitarist won Record of the Year in 1987 for 'Higher Love.'

WINWOOD

This singer won Record of the Year in 1982 for her raspy hit 'Bette Davis Eyes.'

CARNES

The _ _ _ _ _ Chicks won Record of the Year in 2007 for the defiant 'Not Ready to Make Nice.'

DIXIE

A punk-rock trio won Record of the Year in 2006 for '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Broken Dreams.'

BOULEVARD

Olivia _ _ _ _ _ _-John won Record of the Year in 1975 for 'I Honestly Love You.'

NEWTON

A country group won Record of the Year in 2011 for a song titled '_ _ _ _ You Now.'

NEED

The same Irish band followed up with a second win in 2002 for a song titled '_ _ _ _ On.'

WALK

This crooner won Record of the Year in 1967 for 'Strangers in the Night.'

SINATRA

Alison _ _ _ _ _ _, paired with Robert Plant, won Record of the Year in 2009 for 'Please Read the Letter.'

KRAUSS

An Irish rock band's 2001 winner was titled '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Day.'

BEAUTIFUL

The same young singer won again in 2021 for a song titled 'Everything I _ _ _ _ _ _.'

WANTED

This legendary soul singer won a posthumous Record of the Year in 2005, dueting with Norah Jones on 'Here We Go Again.'

CHARLES

This British soul singer won Record of the Year in 2008 for 'Rehab.'

WINEHOUSE

This rapper, the musical alter ego of actor Donald Glover, won Record of the Year in 2019 for 'This Is America.'

GAMBINO

This piano man won Record of the Year in 1979 for 'Just the Way You Are.'

JOEL

This jazz-pop singer won Record of the Year in 2003 for 'Don't Know Why.'

JONES

The French duo behind 2014's Record of the Year winner, featuring Pharrell Williams, called it 'Get _ _ _ _ _.'

LUCKY

Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto won Record of the Year in 1965 for this bossa nova classic named for a Brazilian neighborhood.

IPANEMA

Toni _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, one half of a duo with 'the Captain,' won Record of the Year in 1976 for 'Love Will Keep Us Together.'

TENNILLE

This singer-songwriter won Record of the Year in 1995 for 'All I Wanna Do.'

CROW

Henry Mancini's second Record of the Year win, in 1964, was for 'Days of Wine and _ _ _ _ _.'

ROSES

This British singer won Record of the Year in 2012 for 'Rolling in the Deep.'

ADELE

This powerhouse vocalist won Record of the Year in 1994 for 'I Will Always Love You.'

HOUSTON

Eric Clapton's second Record of the Year, in 1997, was titled '_ _ _ _ _ _ the World.'

CHANGE

This Genesis frontman won Record of the Year in 1991 for 'Another Day in Paradise.'

COLLINS

This British rock band won Record of the Year in 2004 for 'Clocks.'

COLDPLAY

This singer, born Walden Robert Cassotto, won the second-ever Record of the Year in December 1959 for 'Mack the Knife.'

DARIN

Composer Henry Mancini won Record of the Year in 1962 for 'Moon _ _ _ _ _,' from an Audrey Hepburn film.

RIVER

This singer won Record of the Year in 2023 for 'About Damn Time.'

LIZZO

This orchestra leader won Record of the Year in 1961 for his 'Theme from A Summer Place.'

FAITH

Kings of _ _ _ _ won Record of the Year in 2010 for 'Use Somebody.'

LEON

This a cappella singer won Record of the Year in 1989 for 'Don't Worry, Be Happy.'

MCFERRIN

This folk singer won Record of the Year in 1998 for 'Sunny Came Home.'

COLVIN

The King of Pop won Record of the Year in 1984 for 'Beat It.'

JACKSON

Simon & Garfunkel's 1969 winner was named for a character called Mrs. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

ROBINSON

This smooth soul guitarist and singer won Record of the Year in 1977 for 'This Masquerade.'

BENSON

This singer-songwriter, daughter of a country star, won Record of the Year in 2024 for 'Flowers.'

CYRUS

This guitar legend won Record of the Year in 1993 for the somber 'Tears in Heaven.'

CLAPTON

This medley from the musical Hair, blending two songs about a zodiac age and sunshine, won Record of the Year for The 5th Dimension in 1970.

AQUARIUS

This Belgian musician, featuring singer Kimbra, won Record of the Year in 2013 for 'Somebody That I Used to Know.'

GOTYE

This former folk-rock duo member went solo and won Record of the Year in 1988 for 'Graceland.'

SIMON

Paul Simon's singing partner, part of the duo behind 1971's 'Bridge over Troubled Water,' has this surname.

GARFUNKEL

This rapper won Record of the Year in 2025 for the diss track 'Not Like Us.'

LAMAR

This guitarist, joined by singer Rob Thomas, won Record of the Year in 2000 for 'Smooth.'

SANTANA

This rock band, whose name is also a term for the whole of something, won Record of the Year in 1983 for 'Rosanna.'

TOTO

This singer-songwriter won Record of the Year in 1972 for 'It's Too Late,' from her blockbuster album Tapestry.

KING

This singer and actress won Record of the Year in 1990 for 'Wind Beneath My Wings.'

MIDLER

This soul singer won Record of the Year in 1973 for 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.'

FLACK

This teenage singer won Record of the Year in 2020 for 'Bad Guy.'

EILISH

The 5th _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won Record of the Year in 1968 for 'Up, Up and Away.'

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