Who was the youngest Grammy winner in the award’s history?

Leah Peasall was the youngest Grammy winner in the award’s history.

Peasall won as a member of the Peasall Sisters at the 2001 Grammy Awards. She was eight years old when the trio received Album of the Year for the soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? The Peasall Sisters contributed vocals to the project, which brought traditional American music to a large contemporary audience.

The record is often confused with records for youngest solo winner or youngest person to receive a nomination. Those categories can produce different names because Grammy eligibility depends on whether an artist is credited individually, as part of a group, or as a featured contributor.

The soundtrack won several awards, including Album of the Year, and its success helped revive interest in bluegrass and roots music. Peasall’s record concerns the age of the credited winning artist, not the age of the album’s producer or songwriter.