Latin Grammy Awards of 2005
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The 6th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles
at the Shrine Auditorium
on Thursday, November 3, 2005
. It was the first ceremony to be broadcast by Univision
in the United States. Ivan Lins
was the big winner winning two awards including Album of the Year
. He is the first and only Brazilian and Portuguese language artist to win Album of the Year to date. Alejandro Sanz
was honored with Record of the Year
and Song of the Year
. Juanes
won three awards including Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
.
Alejandro Sanz
— "Tu No Tienes Alma"
Album of the Year
Ivan Lins
— Cantando Histórias
Obie Bermúdez
— Todo el Año
Intocable
— Diez
Diego Torres
— MTV Unplugged
Song of the Year
Alejandro Sanz
— "Tu No Tienes Alma" (Songwriter: Alejandro Sanz)
Best New Artist
Bebe
Laura Pausini
— Escucha
Best Male Pop Vocal Album
Obie Bermúdez
— Todo el Año
Franco De Vita
— Stop
Alejandro Fernández
— A Corazón Abierto
Marco Antonio Solís
— Razón de Sobra
Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
Bacilos
— Sin Vergüenza
Daddy Yankee
— Barrio Fino
Luny Tunes
— The Kings of the Beats
Orishas
— El Kilo
Vico C
— Desahogo
Juanes
— Mi Sangre
Best Rock Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
Molotov
— Con Todo Respeto
Jarabe de Palo
— 1m² Un Metro Cuadrado
Locos Por Juana
— Música Pa'l Pueblo
Volumen Cero — Estelar
Best Alternative Music Album
Ozomatli
— Street Signs
Best Rock Song
Juanes
— "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor
" (Juanes)
Marc Anthony
— Valió la PenaEl Gran Combo de Puerto Rico — Aquí Estamos y... ¡De Verdad!
Gilberto Santa Rosa
— Auténtico
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
— Across 110th Street
Best Merengue Album
Elvis Crespo
— Saboréalo
Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Carlos Vives
— El Rock de Mi Pueblo
Juan Formell
and Los Van Van
— Chapeando
Monchy y Alexandra
— Hasta El Fin
Michael Stuart
— Sin Miedo
Various Artists — Cuba Le Canta A Serrat
Best Traditional Tropical Album
Cachao
— ¡Ahora Sí!
Best Tropical Song
Juan Luis Guerra
440 — "Las Avispas" (Juan Luis Guerra 440)
Gian Marco — ResucitarPedro Guerra
— Bolsillos
Kevin Johansen
— City Zen
Vicentico
— Los Rayos
Luis Miguel
— México En La Piel
Best Banda Album
Banda El Recodo
— En VivoK-Paz de la Sierra
— Pensando En Ti
Los Horóscopos de Durango
— Locos de Amor
Lupillo Rivera
— Con Mis Propias Manos
Best Grupero Album
Ana Bárbara
— Loca de Amar
Oscar De La Rosa and La Mafia
— Para El Pueblo
Guardianes del Amor — Olvidarte Nunca
Volumen X — Sigo Pensando En Ti
Best Tejano Album
David Lee Garza, Joel Guzmán
and Sunny Sauceda — Polkas, Gritos y Acordeónes
Best Norteño Album
Intocable
— DiezLos Palominos
— Atrévete
Los Tigres del Norte
— Directo Al Corazón
Michael Salgado
— El Zurdo De Oro
Best Regional Mexican Song
Josué Contreras and Johnny Lee Rosas — "Aire" (Intocable
)
David Sánchez
— Coral
Lila Downs
— One Blood Una SangreLos Nocheros
— Noche Amiga Mía
John Santos and El Coro Folklórico Kindembo — Para Ellos
Various Artists — Homenaje A Luis Miranda "El Pico De Oro"
Best Tango Album
Pablo Ziegler
, Quique Sinesi and Walter Castro — Bajo Cero
Best Flamenco Album
Tomatito
— Aguadulce
Bebo Valdés
— Bebo De Cuba - Suite Cubana - El Solar De Bebo - Cuadernos De Nueva YorkBob Mintzer
, Giovanni Hidalgo
, Andy Gonzalez, David Chesky and Randy Brecker
— The Body Acoustic
Negroni's Trio — Piano/Drums/Bass
Poncho Sanchez
— Poncho At Montreux
Juan Luis Guerra
440 — Para Ti
Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)
Soraya Moraes
— Deixa O Teu Rio Me Levar - Ao VivoEyshila — Terremoto - Ao Vivo
Ludmila Ferber — Para Orar e Adorar 3 - Ouço Deus Me Chamar
Rose Nascimento — Para O Mundo Ouvir
Oficina G3
— Além do que os Olhos Podem Ver
Alexandre Soul — Cantando, Dançando e Louvando!
Lenine — Incité
Best Brazilian Rock Album
Charlie Brown Jr.
— Tamo Aí Na Atividade
Best Samba/Pagode Album
Martinho da Vila
— BrasilatinidadeBeth Carvalho
— A Madrinha Do Samba / Ao Vivo Convida
Wilson das Neves
— Brasão de Orfeu
Nei Lopes
— Partido Ao Cubo
Zeca Pagodinho
— À Vera
Best MPB Album
Ivan Lins
— Cantando Histórias
Best Romantic Music Album
Roberto Carlos
— Pra Sempre Ao Vivo No PacaembuLeonardo — Leonardo Canta Grandes Sucessos
Roberta Miranda
— Alma Sertaneja
Alexandre Pires
— Alto Falante
Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album
Ivete Sangalo
— MTV Ao Vivo
Best Brazilian Song
Lenine and Ivan Santos
— "Ninguém Faz Idéia" (Lenine)
Lina Luna — Lina Luna
Cuarteto de Cuerdas Buenos Aires and Paquito D'Rivera
— RiberasJosé Serebrier
— Glazunov Symphony Nº 5 / The Seasons
Leo Brouwer
— Homo Ludens
Sharon Isbin
— Rodrigo Concierto De Aranjuez/Villa Lobos: Concerto For Guitar/ Ponce: Concierto Del Sur
Diego Torres
— MTV Unplugged
Producer of the Year
Gustavo Santaolalla
Juanes
— "Volverte a Ver
"
Trustees Awards
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
at the Shrine Auditorium
Shrine Auditorium
The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue, in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners.-History:...
on Thursday, November 3, 2005
2005 in music
-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...
. It was the first ceremony to be broadcast by Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
in the United States. Ivan Lins
Ivan Lins
Ivan Guimarães Lins is a Latin Grammy winning Brazilian musician. He has been an active performer and songwriter of Brazilian popular music and jazz for over 30 years. His first hit, Madalena, was recorded by Elis Regina in 1970. Beyond his own performance of his compositions, Simone is his most...
was the big winner winning two awards including Album of the Year
Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year
The Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally...
. He is the first and only Brazilian and Portuguese language artist to win Album of the Year to date. Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz , is a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician. For his work, Sanz has won a total of fifteen Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards. He has won the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year three times, more than any other artist...
was honored with Record of the Year
Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year
The Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally...
and Song of the Year
Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year
The Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence, creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally...
. Juanes
Juanes
Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...
won three awards including Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony conducted by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to "recognize excellence and create a wider awareness of the cultural diversity" and contributions of Latin...
.
General
Record of the YearAlejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz , is a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician. For his work, Sanz has won a total of fifteen Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards. He has won the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year three times, more than any other artist...
— "Tu No Tienes Alma"
- BebeBebe (entertainer)Bebe is a Spanish singer and actress.-Biography:Bebe was born María Nieves Rebolledo Vila in Valencia de Alcántara, Spain. Her parents were members of the Extremaduran folk group Surberina...
— "Malo" - Daddy YankeeDaddy YankeeRamón Luis Ayala Rodríguez , known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in baseball,...
— "GasolinaGasolina"Gasolina" , is a reggaetón song written by Daddy Yankee and Eddie Dee for Daddy Yankee's 2004 album Barrio Fino. It features Glory, who sings the line "dame más gasolina"...
" - ReyliReyliReyli Barba , most commonly known as Reyli, is a well-known Mexican singer-songwriter who has reached staggering success in the past few years all over Latin America and the Latin U.S....
— "Amor del Bueno" - Aleks SyntekAleks SyntekRaúl Alejandro Escajadillo Peña , better known as Aleks Syntek, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and producer. He is married to Karen Coronado, sister of talkshow host Ingrid Coronado.-Biography:...
featuring Ana TorrojaAna TorrojaAna Torroja is a Grammy Award-nominated Spaniard singer. She is the lead singer of the pop trio Mecano, considered one of the most popular pop bands from Spain during the 1980s and 1990s. Mecano split in 1998 and she embarked on a solo career.-Biography:Ana Torroja met José María Cano while...
— "Duele el AmorDuele el Amor"Duele el Amor" is song by Mexican singer Aleks Syntek featuring Ana Torroja released on August 14, 2004 as the first single of his album Mundo Lite. "Duele el Amor" is the most commercially successful song by Aleks Syntek and Ana Torroja....
"
Album of the Year
Ivan Lins
Ivan Lins
Ivan Guimarães Lins is a Latin Grammy winning Brazilian musician. He has been an active performer and songwriter of Brazilian popular music and jazz for over 30 years. His first hit, Madalena, was recorded by Elis Regina in 1970. Beyond his own performance of his compositions, Simone is his most...
— Cantando Histórias
Cantando Histórias
Cantando Histórias is a Latin Grammy winning album by Ivan Lins. It is the first and only Brazilian and Portuguese language album to win the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year to date.-Tracklisting:# Abre Alas# Guarde Nos Olhos# Dinorah, Dinorah...
- BebeBebe (entertainer)Bebe is a Spanish singer and actress.-Biography:Bebe was born María Nieves Rebolledo Vila in Valencia de Alcántara, Spain. Her parents were members of the Extremaduran folk group Surberina...
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Pafuera Telarañas
Pafuera Telarañas is the debut album by Spanish artist, Bebe. It was released in 2004 and contains six released singles along with other tracks.-Track listing:-Charts:-Sales and certifications:...
Obie Bermúdez
Obie Bermúdez , is a Puerto Rican-American R&B/Salsa singer and composer.-Early years:Bermúdez was born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico into a family who loved music. His father and grandfather were both musicians. He received his primary education in the town of Aibonito, however in 1992 the family...
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Todo el Año
-Chart performance:...
Intocable
Intocable is a Tejano/Norteño musical group from Zapata, Texas that was started by friends Ricky Muñoz and René Martínez in the early 90's. Within a couple years as a band, Intocable had already risen to the top of the Tejano and Norteño fields with a musical signature that had fused Tejano's...
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Diego Torres
Diego Antonio Caccia Torres , is an Argentine Grammy Award-nominated pop singer and composer.-Biography:Diego Torres was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the son of Argentine singer Lolita Torres...
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MTV Unplugged (Diego Torres album)
- Charts :- Sales and certifications :...
Song of the Year
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz , is a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician. For his work, Sanz has won a total of fifteen Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards. He has won the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year three times, more than any other artist...
— "Tu No Tienes Alma" (Songwriter: Alejandro Sanz)
- Jorge DrexlerJorge DrexlerJorge Drexler is an Uruguayan musician and actor.In 2004 Drexler won wide acclaim after becoming the first Uruguayan ever to win an Academy Award...
— "Al otro lado del ríoAl otro lado del río"Al otro lado del río" is an Oscar winning song, written and performed by Uruguayan singer Jorge Drexler for the film The Motorcycle Diaries...
" (Songwriter: Jorge Drexler) - Aleks SyntekAleks SyntekRaúl Alejandro Escajadillo Peña , better known as Aleks Syntek, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and producer. He is married to Karen Coronado, sister of talkshow host Ingrid Coronado.-Biography:...
featuring Ana TorrojaAna TorrojaAna Torroja is a Grammy Award-nominated Spaniard singer. She is the lead singer of the pop trio Mecano, considered one of the most popular pop bands from Spain during the 1980s and 1990s. Mecano split in 1998 and she embarked on a solo career.-Biography:Ana Torroja met José María Cano while...
— "Duele el AmorDuele el Amor"Duele el Amor" is song by Mexican singer Aleks Syntek featuring Ana Torroja released on August 14, 2004 as the first single of his album Mundo Lite. "Duele el Amor" is the most commercially successful song by Aleks Syntek and Ana Torroja....
" (Songwriter: Aleks Syntek) - BebeBebe (entertainer)Bebe is a Spanish singer and actress.-Biography:Bebe was born María Nieves Rebolledo Vila in Valencia de Alcántara, Spain. Her parents were members of the Extremaduran folk group Surberina...
— "Malo" (Songwriter: Bebe) - Obie BermúdezObie BermúdezObie Bermúdez , is a Puerto Rican-American R&B/Salsa singer and composer.-Early years:Bermúdez was born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico into a family who loved music. His father and grandfather were both musicians. He received his primary education in the town of Aibonito, however in 1992 the family...
— "Todo El Año" (Songwriters: Obie Bermúdez and Elsten C. Torres)
Best New Artist
Bebe
Bebe (entertainer)
Bebe is a Spanish singer and actress.-Biography:Bebe was born María Nieves Rebolledo Vila in Valencia de Alcántara, Spain. Her parents were members of the Extremaduran folk group Surberina...
- IlonaIlona (singer)Ilona is a singer-songwriter born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Her beginnings in music were through presentations on the public transport bus service in Bogotá when she was 15 years old, and her surprised audience gave her money...
- JD NatashaJD NatashaJD Natasha is a Latin Pop Musician.-Early life:JD Natasha was born to an Argentine father and a cuban American mother. She is the second of four children, sister of Jonathan Duenas , and grew up in Miami, Florida...
- Diana Navarro
- ReikReikReik is a Latin Grammy-winning Mexican band from Mexicali, Baja California formed by Jesús Alberto Navarro Rosas , Julio Ramírez Eguía , and Gilberto Marín Espinoza...
Pop
Best Female Pop Vocal AlbumLaura Pausini
Laura Pausini
Laura Pausini, is a Grammy Award-winning Italian soul singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an international hit, reaching the top spot on the Italian...
— Escucha
Resta in ascolto
- Escucha :- Limited edition DVD :-Peak positions:-Year-end charts:-Certifications and sales:-Production credits:* Giulio Antognini – assistant engineer, mixing assistant* Emporio Armani – wardrobe* Antonio Baglio – mastering...
- BebeBebe (entertainer)Bebe is a Spanish singer and actress.-Biography:Bebe was born María Nieves Rebolledo Vila in Valencia de Alcántara, Spain. Her parents were members of the Extremaduran folk group Surberina...
— Pafuera TelarañasPafuera TelarañasPafuera Telarañas is the debut album by Spanish artist, Bebe. It was released in 2004 and contains six released singles along with other tracks.-Track listing:-Charts:-Sales and certifications:...
- Andrea EcheverriAndrea EcheverriAndrea Echeverri is a Colombian rock/pop singer and guitarist, born in Bogotá in 1965. She is the lead singer in Aterciopelados where she also plays the acoustic guitar. Echeverri has long captivated audiences with her potently melodic brand of feminism...
— Andrea EcheverriAndrea Echeverri (album)Andrea Echeverri is the debut album by Andrea Echeverri. It received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.-Track listing: -Personnel:...
- FeyFey (singer)Fey is a Latin Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop artist that became a pop teen idol for her country in the mid 1990s. Her height is 5 ft 2in .-Biography:...
— La Fuerza Del DestinoLa Fuerza Del DestinoLa Fuerza del Destino is Fey's fifth studio album, released in December 2004. The album contains twelve tracks the popular Spanish band Mecano made famous in the 80s and early 90s.... - SorayaSoraya (musician)Soraya was an American singer/songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer.A successful Colombian music star, she had two number-one songs on Billboard's Latin Pop Airplay charts...
— El Otro Lado de Mi
Best Male Pop Vocal Album
Obie Bermúdez
Obie Bermúdez
Obie Bermúdez , is a Puerto Rican-American R&B/Salsa singer and composer.-Early years:Bermúdez was born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico into a family who loved music. His father and grandfather were both musicians. He received his primary education in the town of Aibonito, however in 1992 the family...
— Todo el Año
Todo el Año
-Chart performance:...
- Marc AnthonyMarc AnthonyMarc Anthony is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy–winner has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads...
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Amar Sin Mentiras
Amar Sin Mentiras is a latin pop album by Marc Anthony released in 2004. It also features the vocals of Jennifer López. It won Best Latin Pop Album at the 2005 Grammy Awards...
Franco De Vita
Franco De Vita is a singer-songwriter of Latin music. His first disc as a solo artist garnered three Spanish-language hits in Venezuela. He signed with the Sony label in 1988, and in 1990, his album Extranjero had a song that reached No. 1 on the U.S. Latin charts and won an MTV Video Music Award...
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Stop (Franco De Vita album)
Stop is a 2004 album by Franco De Vita. The major hit single was "Tu De Que Vas", however, "Ay Dios" and "Si La Ves", a collaboration with Sin Bandera, were also released as singles...
Alejandro Fernández
Alejandro Fernández is a Mexican singer. Nicknamed as "El Potrillo" by the media and his fans, he has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Alejandro is the son of the ranchera singer Vicente Fernández. He originally specialized in traditional, earthy forms of Mexican folk music, such as...
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Marco Antonio Solís
Marco Antonio Solís is a Mexican musician, composer, and record producer. Throughout his career, he has sold over 80 million records and written over 300 songs, arguably making him one of the most successful singer-songwriters in Latin America.-Early life and career:Marco Antonio Solís started his...
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Razón de Sobra
Razón de Sobra is the title of a studio album released by Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís. This album became his fifth number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums. The album was released in a standard CD presentation and in a CD/DVD combo, including the music video for the...
Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
Bacilos
Bacilos
Bacilos was a Colombian group based in Miami, Florida, USA. Their album Caraluna won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Pop Latin Album and its 2004 release Sin Vergüenza has again been nominated for Best Latin Pop Album in the Grammy Awards of 2005...
— Sin Vergüenza
Sin Vergüenza (album)
Sin Vergüenza is the third studio album recorded by Bacilos released on September 28, 2004.-Tracklisting:This information adapted from Allmusic....
- Amaral — Pájaros en la cabezaPájaros en la cabezaPájaros en la cabeza is the fourth studio album from Spanish Folk Rock group Amaral released in Spain during 2005.- Track listing :#"El universo sobre mí" — #1 Pájaros en la cabeza is the fourth studio album from Spanish Folk Rock group Amaral released in Spain during 2005.- Track listing...
- Andy & LucasAndy & LucasAndy & Lucas is a popular Spanish Flamenco-inspired pop duo originally from the province of Cádiz in Spain. The band consists of Andrés Morales and Lucas González, who first knew each other as neighbours and friends in their Cádiz neighborhood of La Laguna....
— Desde mi barrio - Elefante — Elefante
- Presuntos ImplicadosPresuntos ImplicadosPresuntos Implicados is a Spanish pop band, created in March 1983 in Yecla, Murcia.- About the band :The band was originally composed of the siblings Sole and Juan Luis Giménez, and their friend Pablo Gómez. In the same year 1983, they won a radio contest and their first recording, Danzad, Danzad...
— Postales
Urban
Best Urban Music AlbumDaddy Yankee
Daddy Yankee
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez , known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in baseball,...
— Barrio Fino
Barrio Fino
Barrio Fino is the third studio album and first commercially released album by Puerto Rican rapper performer Daddy Yankee, released on 13 July 2004, by Machete Music and El Cartel Records....
- Don OmarDon OmarDon Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey (born William Omar Landrón Rivera; February 10, 1978, is a Puerto Rican Reggaetón singer and actor.-Early life:...
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The Last Don Live
The Last Don Live is a live album by Don Omar. The second CD contains 3 studio tracks: Pobre Diabla and the 2 versions of Carta A Un Amigo...
Luny Tunes
Luny Tunes are a Dominican reggaeton production duo consisting of Francisco Saldaña and Víctor Cabrera , who have been known for creating unique musical rhythms for some of the most popular reggaeton artists since the early 2000s.-Biography:...
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The Kings of the Beats
The Kings of the Beats is an album by Luny Tunes to showcase their production mastery. The two-disc, 43-track album rounds up instrumental versions of many of the duo's most popular work, along with other production shorts exclusive to this album....
Orishas (band)
Orishas was a Cuban hip hop group The group was first called "Amenaza", "threat" or "menace" in Spanish, and appealed to the Cuban youth who were hungry for African-American culture consisting of hip hop and rap. Orishas delved into a realm of music that created a black identity to which some...
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El Kilo
El Kilo is the third album by Orishas, a Cuban hip hop group based in France. It was released on March 29, 2005, on the Universal Latino Label.-Track listing:#"Nací Orishas" - 4:53#"Distinto" - 4:04#"Elegante" - 3:59#"El Kilo" - 4:26...
Vico C
Vico C is an Puerto Rican rapper and rap artist. He is considered one of the founding fathers of rap and has played an influential role in the development of Latin American hip hop....
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Rock
Best Rock Solo Vocal AlbumJuanes
Juanes
Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...
— Mi Sangre
Mi Sangre
Mi Sangre is the third studio album by Colombian Latin singer-songwriter Juanes, released on September 28, 2004.- Re-releases :...
- Enrique BunburyEnrique BunburyEnrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izardui , born August 11, 1967 is a Spanish rock singer-songwriter.Bunbury was born in Zaragoza, Spain. He got involved in music in the early 1980s, making his debut in a high school band called Apocalipsis, and later played along with Proceso Entrópico...
— El viaje a ninguna parteEl viaje a ninguna parteVoyage to Nowhere is a 1986 Spanish drama film written, starred and directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez. It is based on his own novel with the same title.-Awards:The film won the First Goya Award ever given as Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay....
- JD NatashaJD NatashaJD Natasha is a Latin Pop Musician.-Early life:JD Natasha was born to an Argentine father and a cuban American mother. She is the second of four children, sister of Jonathan Duenas , and grew up in Miami, Florida...
— Imperfecta-ImperfectImperfecta-ImperfectImperfecta-Imperfect is JD Natasha's debut album. She wrote most of the songs of the album, and has stated "I sing to everybody, but I feel that youth people understand my language".... - Fito PáezFito PáezRodolfo "Fito" Páez Ávalos is an Argentine popular rock and roll pianist, lyricist, Spanish language singer and film director.-Early career:...
— Mi vida con ellas - Revolver — Mestizo
Best Rock Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
Molotov
Molotov (band)
Molotov is a four-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Mexican rock band formed in Mexico City on September 23, 1995. Their lyrics feature a mixture of Spanish and English, rapped and sung by all members of the group. Musically, Molotov blends heavy basslines with heavy guitar riffs...
— Con Todo Respeto
Con Todo Respeto
Con Todo Respeto is a 2004 covers album by the Mexican band Molotov. The album was released in October 2004 by the label Universal Latino. The songs covered are from a variety of genres, including New Wave, Hip hop music, Punk, and traditional music of Mexico...
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Jarabe de Palo
Jarabe de Palo is a Latin rock group from Spain led by Pau Donés , singer, songwriter, and guitarist.- History :Pau Donés, born in Montanuy Huesca, Aragon and raised in Barcelona, worked for various groups before being able to take on his current project, Jarabe de Palo. He began at age 15 with his...
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1m2 Un Metro Cuadrado (album)
Un Metro Cuadrado is the sixth album by the Spanish Latin rock group Jarabe de Palo, released in 2004.- Track listing :...
Locos Por Juana
Locos Por Juana is a bilingual Latin band most notably recognized by their energetic live performances and their unique fusion of Latin styles and influences. The band formed in Miami, Florida in the year 2000, though their lineup has undergone personnel changes and their style evolved over the years...
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Best Alternative Music Album
Ozomatli
Ozomatli
Ozomatli is a seven to ten piece band playing primarily Latin, hip hop, and rock music, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles. They are known both for their vocal activist viewpoints and their wide array of musical styles - including salsa, jazz, funk, reggae, rap, and others.In a 2007 NPR interview, band...
— Street Signs
Street Signs (album)
Street Signs is an album by Ozomatli, released in 2004. Street Signs was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die....
- CircoCircoCirco is a New Wave Indie band from Puerto Rico which formed in 2001. Its members are Jose Luis "Fofé" Abreu , Edgardo "Egui" Santiago , José David Pérez , Nicolás Cordero , and Orlando Méndez...
— En El Cielo de Tu Boca - Ely GuerraEly GuerraEly Guerra is a Mexican singer-songwriter who was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.- Biography :...
— Sweet & Sour, Hot y Spicy - Los Amigos InvisiblesLos Amigos InvisiblesLos Amigos Invisibles is a multiple-Grammy nominated and Latin Grammy winning Venezuelan band that plays a blend of disco, acid jazz and funk mixed with Latin rhythms...
— The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. 1The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. 1The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. 1 is an album released by Venezuelan band Los Amigos Invisibles in 2004. It is produced by "Little" Louie Vega of Masters at Work.-Track listing:Venezuelan edition #"Rico Pa' Goza'"#"Comodón Johnson"... - Los RabanesLos RabanesLos Rabanes is a Latin Grammy winner Rock band from Chitré, Herrera, Republic of Panama. Originated in the year 1992 after the end of the bands "Rum & Coke" and "El Decimo Piso". They formed the band with the idea to play in small pubs and bars at weekends. Soon the group won international...
— Ecolecua
Best Rock Song
Juanes
Juanes
Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...
— "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor
Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor
"Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes from his album Mi Sangre. At the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards, the song won Best Rock Song.-Chart performance:...
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- Beto CuevasBeto CuevasLuis Alberto "Beto" Cuevas Olmedo is the former lead singer of the now-defunct Chilean rock band, La Ley. He grew up in Montréal, Quebec, and is fluent in French, English, and Spanish. He was born in Santiago, Chile, and now resides in Los Angeles and is pursuing a solo career.-Biography:His...
— "Bienvenido Al Anochecer" (La LeyLa Ley (band)La Ley was a Grammy Award and two-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Chilean pop rock band formed by Andrés Bobe and Rodrigo Aboitiz with Mauricio Claveria, Beto Cuevas and Luciano Rojas. After a failed first album, Desiertos , they released Doble Opuesto , which appears as the official first album...
) - Martin Chan and JD NatashaJD NatashaJD Natasha is a Latin Pop Musician.-Early life:JD Natasha was born to an Argentine father and a cuban American mother. She is the second of four children, sister of Jonathan Duenas , and grew up in Miami, Florida...
— "LágrimasLagrimas"Lágrimas" was the first single of JD Natasha's first album Imperfecta-Imperfect. The single was an international hit, ranking at number 14 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for 3 weeks in 2004...
" (JD Natasha) - Fito PáezFito PáezRodolfo "Fito" Páez Ávalos is an Argentine popular rock and roll pianist, lyricist, Spanish language singer and film director.-Early career:...
— "Polaroid de Ordinaria Locura" (Fito Páez) - J. L. Abreu and Egui Santiago — "Un Accidente" (CircoCircoCirco is a New Wave Indie band from Puerto Rico which formed in 2001. Its members are Jose Luis "Fofé" Abreu , Edgardo "Egui" Santiago , José David Pérez , Nicolás Cordero , and Orlando Méndez...
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Tropical
Best Salsa AlbumMarc Anthony
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy–winner has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads...
— Valió la Pena
- Oscar D'LeónOscar D'LeónOscar Emilio León Somoza, better known as Oscar D'León is a Venezuelan musician who became internationally famous for his salsa music. In Spanish, he is known as El Sonero del Mundo . His most famous song is perhaps "Llorarás," which he recorded in 1975 with his group La Dimensión Latina...
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Gilberto Santa Rosa
Gilberto Santa Rosa, also known as "El Caballero de la Salsa" , is a Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero.-Early years:...
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Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Spanish Harlem Orchestra is a Latin dance music orchestra based in the United States, founded by Aaron Levinson and Oscar Hernandez.Their debut album was released in October 2002...
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Best Merengue Album
Elvis Crespo
Elvis Crespo
Elvis Crespo , is a Puerto Rican-American Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning Merengue singer.-Early years:Crespo was born in New York City and was named "Elvis" after Elvis Presley...
— Saboréalo
Saboréalo
Saboréalo ia an album by Elvis Crespo. It was re-released the following year as Hora Enamorada.-Track listing:# "Hora Enamorada"# "7 Días"# "Dónde Estarás"# "Veranéame"# "Gózame"# "Pégate"# "Toca"# "No Sé Qué Pasó"# "Soleo"# "Como Yo"...
- Los Toros Band — En Vivo 2004
- Kinito Méndez — Celebra Conmigo
- Ramón OrlandoRamon OrlandoRamón Orlando Valoy is a merengue musician and son of Cuco Valoy.Ramón Orlando was born in Manoguayabo, then part of Santo Domingo, D.N. and now part of Santo Domingo Province...
— Generaciones - Toño RosarioToño RosarioMáximo Antonio del Rosario , commonly known as Toño Rosario, is a Grammy-award nominee Merengue musician born in the Dominican Republic.-Biography:Tono Rosario is a singer-songwriter, arranger and producer...
— Resistiré
Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Carlos Vives
Carlos Vives
Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo is a Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy Award winning-Colombian singer, composer and actor.-Biography:...
— El Rock de Mi Pueblo
El Rock de Mi Pueblo
El Rock de Mi Pueblo is the sixth major-label album by Colombian singer/composer Carlos Vives.Released on August 31, 2004 it is Vives's eleventh album overall . Nominated for two Grammys, and winner of Contemporary Tropical Album, the long-awaited follow up to Déjame Entrar contained his fourth #1...
- Bachá —
Juan Formell
Juan Formell is a Cuban musician, bassist, composer, and arranger, best known as the director of Los Van Van Orchestra. He is a creator of popular danceable music and credited with bringing electronic instrumentation into the Cuban musical form.His professional activity started in 1957 as musician...
and Los Van Van
Los Van Van
Los Van Van is a Cuban band led by bassist Juan Formell, it is one of the most recognized post-revolution Cuban bands, while Juan Formell has arguably become the most important figure in contemporary Cuban music....
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Monchy y Alexandra
Monchy y Alexandra were a bachata musical group from the Dominican Republic. They sang together as a duo beginning in 1999. Their first big hit was "Hoja en Blanco", which they released in 1999. Since then, they had many other hits, such as "Hasta El Fin" and "Perdidos", both from their 2004...
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Michael Stuart
Michael Stuart is an American salsa singer and actor.- Early years :Stuart was born in New York City, to Puerto Rican parents who settled in the 1960s after emigrating from Puerto Rico. There Stuart received his primary and secondary education. He was musically influenced by his uncle Israel...
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Best Traditional Tropical Album
Cachao
Cachao López
Israel "Cachao" López , often known as Cachao, was a Cuban musician and composer who helped popularize mambo in the United States in the early 1950s....
— ¡Ahora Sí!
- Manny ManuelManny ManuelCruz Manuel Hernández Santiago , known artistically as Manny Manuel, is a Puerto Rican singer of merengue, boleros, and tropical music. He became famous first as a member of the group Los Sabrosos del Merengue, before launching a successful solo career in 1994.-Early life:Manny Manuel was born in...
— Nostalgia - Manuel "El Guajiro" Mirabal — Buena Vista Social Club Presents: Manuel Guajiro Mirabal
- Omara PortuondoOmara PortuondoOmara Portuondo Peláez is a Cuban singer and dancer whose career has spanned over half a century. She was one of the original members of the Cuarteto d'Aida, and has performed with Ignacio Piñeiro, Orquesta Anacaona, Orquesta Aragón, Nat King Cole, Adalberto Álvarez, Los Van Van, the Buena Vista...
— Flor De Amor - Tropicana All Stars — Tradición
Best Tropical Song
Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra is a singer, songwriter and producer from the Dominican Republic who has sold over 30 million records, and won numerous awards including 12 Latin Grammy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and two Latin Billboard Music Awards...
440 — "Las Avispas" (Juan Luis Guerra 440)
- CachaoCachao LópezIsrael "Cachao" López , often known as Cachao, was a Cuban musician and composer who helped popularize mambo in the United States in the early 1950s....
— "Ahora Sí" (Cachao) - José Luis Morín A. and Olga TañónOlga TañónOlga Tañón is a two-time Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy-winning Merengue and Latin Pop artist. Tañón has earned 5 Latin Grammy Awards and 19 Premios Lo Nuestro awards during her career.-Early years:...
— "Bandolero" (Olga Tañón) - Carlos I. Medina and Carlos VivesCarlos VivesCarlos Alberto Vives Restrepo is a Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy Award winning-Colombian singer, composer and actor.-Biography:...
— "Como Tú" (Carlos Vives) - Marc AnthonyMarc AnthonyMarc Anthony is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy–winner has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads...
and EstéfanoEstéfanoFabio Alonso Salgado, better known as Estéfano, born in Cali, Colombia is a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. Along with Donato Poveda formed the duo Donato & Estéfano, releasing three studio albums through 1995-1999...
— "Valió La Pena" (Marc Anthony)
Singer-Songwriter
Best Singer-Songwriter AlbumGian Marco — Resucitar
- DjavanDjavanDjavan is a Brazilian singer/songwriter, Djavan combines traditional Brazilian rhythms with popular music drawn from the Americas, Europe and Africa. He can arguably be categorized in any of the following musical genres: Música Popular Brasileira , samba, or Latin dance...
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Pedro Guerra
Pedro Manuel Guerra Mansito is a Spanish singer-songwriter.- Biography :Guerra is the son of Pedro Guerra Cabrera the first President of the Canarian parliament....
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Kevin Johansen
Kevin Johansen is an Argentine-American rock musician. Born to an Argentine mother, Marta Calvet, and an American father, he lived most of his childhood in the San Francisco Bay Area, but moved with his family to Buenos Aires at the age of 12...
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Vicentico
Gabriel Julio Fernández Capello is a musician and composer better known by his stage name Vicentico. Co-founder and vocalist of the band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs along with Flavio Cianciarulo...
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Regional Mexican
Best Ranchero AlbumLuis Miguel
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"...
— México En La Piel
Mexico En La Piel
- Tour :The Mexico En La Piel Tour started on 2005 and finished in 2007. This 123-date tour is the highest grossing tour ever made by a Latin artist.- Sales and certifications :...
- Pepe AguilarPepe AguilarJosé "Pepe" Aguilar Jiménez is a popular singer-songwriter of ranchera, mariachi and pop music. Pepe is the son of Mexican icon Antonio Aguilar and folkloric actress Flor Silvestre.-Career:...
— No Soy De Nadie - Rocío DúrcalRocío DúrcalRocío Dúrcal , born as María de los Ángeles de Las Heras Ortíz, was a Spanish singer and actress, known artistically as Rocío Durcal. Spanish is the best selling solo albums with more than 80 million to date...
— Alma Ranchera - Vicente FernándezVicente FernándezVicente Fernández Gómez is a Mexican singer, producer and actor. Known as Chente or El rey de la canción ranchera throughout the Latin world, Vicente Fernández, who started his career singing for tips on the street, has become a cultural icon, recording more than 50 albums and contributing to...
— Vicente Fernández y Sus Corridos Consentidos - Ana GabrielAna GabrielAna Gabriel is a Mexican singer and composer.Ana Gabriel was born as María Guadalupe Araujo Yong, in Santiago de Comanito, Sinaloa, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez. She moved to Tijuana, Baja California and studied accounting...
— TradicionalTradicionalTradicional is the 19th studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. It was released on 2004. This album goes from the regional styles of Mexican music to ska...
Best Banda Album
Banda El Recodo
Banda el Recodo
Banda Sinaloense el Recodo de Don Cruz Lizárraga, often referred to as Banda el Recodo is a Mexican Banda sinaloense group. Since its founding in 1938, it has been under the direction of the Lizárraga family...
— En Vivo
- Conjunto AtardecerConjunto AtardecerConjunto Atardecer is a popular Mexican Duranguense music group considered to be "Los Número Uno Del Pasito Duranguense". Formed in Durango, Durango, Conjunto Atardecer is known for being one of many duranguense groups to actually be from the state of Durango.-History:Conjunto Atardecer was formed...
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K-Paz de la Sierra
K-Paz de la Sierra is a Duranguense band that was formed in Chicago, Illinois by Mexican natives. The group was formed on Christmas Eve of 2002 by some departing members of Montez de Durango. The company ProcanRecords gave them the opportunity. K-paz De La Sierra was well known in the U.S. in the...
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Pensando En Ti
Pensado En Ti is the second studio album from the Duranguense group K-Paz de la Sierra. it also had a bonus DVD.-Track listing:#Volveré#La Pajarera#Mi Princesa Y Tu Rey#La Vecinita#Bailando En El Rancho#Si Tu Te Fueras De Mi#Amor No Me Ignores...
Los Horoscopos de Durango
Los Horóscopos de Durango is one of the longest recording groups in the Regional Mexican genre performing Duranguense banda.This successful group was started by Dn. Armando Terrazas in Chicago during 1975...
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Lupillo Rivera
Guadalupe Rivera in La Barca, Jalisco, Mexico, is a Mexican regional singer.As a youngster, Lupillo, his sister Jenni Rivera and the rest of the Rivera family moved to Long Beach California, where Lupillo graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in 1990.Rivera wanted to be a restaurant...
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Con Mis Propias Manos
-DVD tracklisting:This information from Allmusic.-Chart performance:-Sales and certifications:...
Best Grupero Album
Ana Bárbara
Ana Bárbara
Ana Bárbara is a Mexican Latin Grammy Award winner, songwriter, producer, and Grammy-nominated recording artist.-Early life and early career:...
— Loca de Amar
Oscar De La Rosa and La Mafia
La Mafia
La Mafia is a four-time Grammy Award-winning musical group. It has its roots in the Northside neighborhood of Houston, Texas and has charted a course as a Latin music band.- History :...
— Para El Pueblo
- Grupo BroncoGrupo BroncoGrupo Bronco is a Mexican Grupero group from Apodaca, N.L.. Bronco's modern take on the Norteño style in the '80s and '90s helped earn them a number of international hits...
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Sin Riendas
-Personnel:This information from Allmusic.*Manolo Díaz — Digital mastering*Alfonso Guzmán — Arranger*Manuel Herrara — Engineer*Hector Miranda — Engineer*David Eduardo Ruiz — Engineer*Homero Hernández — Art direction*Marco Carter — Graphic design...
Best Tejano Album
David Lee Garza, Joel Guzmán
Joel Guzmán
Irvin Joel Vigo Guzmán is an infielder and currently a member of the Chunichi Dragons organization in Japan....
and Sunny Sauceda — Polkas, Gritos y Acordeónes
- David Lee Garza & Los Musicales — Solo Contigo
- Jimmy González & El Grupo MazzMazzMazz is a Grammy Award–winning Tejano band originating from south Texas. They were formed in Brownsville, TX, by singer/guitarists Jimmy González and Joe López, and emerged as one of the most innovative bands in their genre after adding synthesizer to combine traditional Mexican music and popular...
— Para Mi Gente - La Tropa FLa Tropa FLa Tropa F is a Tejano music group from San Antonio, Texas. Originally named Los Hermanos Farias, the group changed its name to La Tropa F in the 1980s...
— Milagro - Bobby PulidoBobby PulidoRoberto Pulido Jr. , better known as Bobby Pulido, is a Mexican-American Tejano music performer who was born in Edinburg, Texas.-Family:...
— Vive
Best Norteño Album
Intocable
Intocable
Intocable is a Tejano/Norteño musical group from Zapata, Texas that was started by friends Ricky Muñoz and René Martínez in the early 90's. Within a couple years as a band, Intocable had already risen to the top of the Tejano and Norteño fields with a musical signature that had fused Tejano's...
— Diez
- Conjunto PrimaveraConjunto PrimaveraConjunto Primavera is a Mexican conjunto group from Ojinaga, Chihuahua, currently produced by Alejandro Garcia. In the 1990s and 2000s they became one of the most popular groups in the genre....
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Los Palominos
Los Palominos are a tejano group from Uvalde, Texas.Los Palominos were formed in 1986 by four brothers under the name Los Tremendos Pequeños. Their repertory includes polka, rancheras, boleros, ballads, and cumbias. They signed with Sony Discos in 1994 after meeting with Armando Lichtenberger and...
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Los Tigres del Norte
Los Tigres del Norte is a norteño-band ensemble based out of San Jose, California, hailing from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico.- History :...
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Michael Salgado
Michael Salgado is a popular Tejano artist.Tejano singer/accordionist Michael Salgado gained prominence in the mid-1990s by looking back to the 'norteño' sound influenced by Ramon Ayala, and by susequently introducing the style to the younger generation...
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Best Regional Mexican Song
Josué Contreras and Johnny Lee Rosas — "Aire" (Intocable
Intocable
Intocable is a Tejano/Norteño musical group from Zapata, Texas that was started by friends Ricky Muñoz and René Martínez in the early 90's. Within a couple years as a band, Intocable had already risen to the top of the Tejano and Norteño fields with a musical signature that had fused Tejano's...
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- Freddie Martínez, Sr. — "Corazón Dormido" (Jimmy González & El Grupo MazzMazzMazz is a Grammy Award–winning Tejano band originating from south Texas. They were formed in Brownsville, TX, by singer/guitarists Jimmy González and Joe López, and emerged as one of the most innovative bands in their genre after adding synthesizer to combine traditional Mexican music and popular...
) - Edel Ramírez — "Me Vuelvo Loco" (Los PalominosLos PalominosLos Palominos are a tejano group from Uvalde, Texas.Los Palominos were formed in 1986 by four brothers under the name Los Tremendos Pequeños. Their repertory includes polka, rancheras, boleros, ballads, and cumbias. They signed with Sony Discos in 1994 after meeting with Armando Lichtenberger and...
) - Luigi Giraldo, Cruz "CK" MartínezCruz MartínezCruz Martínez is a Mexican American musician and multi gold and platinum record producer. He is a former member of the Tejano band La Sombra. In 1999 he co-created the cumbia music group Los Kumbia Kings with A.B. Quintanilla. In 2007 he created the band Los Super Reyes...
and AB Quintanilla III — "Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)"Na Na Na " is a single from Kumbia Kings album Fuego.-Remix:A remix was released in 2005. It has Pee Wee singing with other Kumbia Kings members Abel Talamantez and Megga. A music video was recorded as well. Although the remix for "Na Na Na " is a single for the album Fuego it is not part of the...
" (Kumbia KingsKumbia KingsKumbia Kings was a Latin Grammy-winning Mexican cumbia group from Corpus Christi, Texas created by A.B. Quintanilla. Their music encompasses the styles of cumbia , hip hop and R&B. They produce songs in both Spanish and English. The band's producers from the beginning have been A.B. Quintanilla III...
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Instrumental
Best Instrumental AlbumDavid Sánchez
David Sánchez (musician)
David Sanchez is a well known, 2005 Grammy winning jazz tenor saxophonist from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico born in September 1968.-Early life:Sanchez took up the conga when he was eight and started playing tenor saxophone at age 12. The earliest influences were Afro-Caribbean and danza but also European...
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- Manuel AlejandroManuel AlejandroManuel Alejandro is one of the most popular and sought after composers of Latin love songs, which are better known as ballads. He has written, composed, and arranged songs for the likes of Luis Miguel, Plácido Domingo, Julio Iglesias...
— Nuevos Caminos - Ed CalleEd CalleEd Calle is a musician from Miami, Florida. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela.Calle plays the saxophone, flute, clarinet, EWI, keyboards, and vocals. He also composes and arranges music. Dr. Eduardo J...
— Ed Calle Plays Santana - Pedro GuzmanPedro GuzmanPedro Guzman is a United States citizen who was erroneously and illegally deported to Mexico by the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency in May 2007. He spent 85 days in Mexico before successfully returning to the United States and his family...
— Ti ple Jazz - Gonzalo RubalcabaGonzalo RubalcabaGonzalo Rubalcaba is a Grammy Award-winning Cuban jazz pianist and composer.Gonzalo Julio Gonzalez Fonseca was born in Havana, Cuba, May 27, 1963, into a musical family rich in the traditions of the country’s artistic past...
and New Cuban Quartet — Paseo
Traditional
Best Folk AlbumLila Downs
Lila Downs
Lila Downs is a Mexican singer-songwriter. She performs her own compositions as well as tapping into Mexican traditional and popular music...
— One Blood Una Sangre
- Camerata Coral and Grupo Tepeu —
Los Nocheros
Los Nocheros is a pop/folk music group from Salta, Argentina. Composed of Mario Teruel, Rubén Ehizaguirre, Kike Teruel and Álvaro Teruel , their 1994 debut album was titled Con El Alma. Los Nocheros gained fame during appearances at the National Folklore Festival in Cosquín, Córdoba...
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Best Tango Album
Pablo Ziegler
Pablo Ziegler
Pablo Ziegler is an Argentine composer based in Buenos Aires and New York City. He is currently the leading exponent of nuevo tango, thanks to the skills and reputation he gathered while working extensively as Ástor Piazzolla's regular pianist from 1978 until the maestro's retirement for health...
, Quique Sinesi and Walter Castro — Bajo Cero
- Hybrid TangoHybrid TangoHybrid Tango is a side project by the members of Buenos Aires-based electronic neo-tango band Tanghetto.Released in December 2004, Hybrid Tango contains twelve instrumental tracks in which, apart from the blend of electronic music and tango that is the distinctive sound of Tanghetto, there are...
— Hybrid Tango - Nicolás Ledesma Cuarteto — De Tango Somos
- Adriana Nano — Buenos Aires, Viaje / Buenos Aires, Journey
- Trelles and CiriglianoCiriglianoCirigliano is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.Cirigliano is an ancient town whose origin is uncertain. It is surrounded by walls and towers. Cirigliano is a typical medieval village which still has a castle tower with an oval base and a...
— Solo Para Dos
Best Flamenco Album
Tomatito
Tomatito
José Fernández Torres, known as Tomatito , is a Spanish Romani flamenco guitarist. He grew up in a musical family, including two uncles: Niño Miguel, a flamenco guitarist, and Antonio, a professional guitarist....
— Aguadulce
- Diego Carrasco — Mi Adn Flamenco
- José MercéJosé MercéJosé Mercé is a flamenco cantaor .He is the great-grandson of nineteenth-century seguiriya maestro Francisco Valencia, who received the nickname Paco la Luz....
— Confí De Fuá - Gerardo NúñezGerardo NúñezGerardo Núñez Díaz is a Spanish guitarist and composer. His roots lie in flamenco, but he has also ventured into fusion with other genres, especially jazz.- Career :...
with Paolo FresuPaolo FresuPaolo Fresu is a trumpet and flugelhorn jazz player, as well as an arranger of music, and music composer.-Career:Fresu was born in Berchidda, Sardinia. He picked up the trumpet at the age of 11, and played in the band Bernardo de Muro in his home town Berchidda...
, Perico Sambeat and Mariano DíazMariano DiazMariano Diaz Diaz was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. In 1967, he won a stage of the 1967 Vuelta a España, and also won the mountains classification.- Palmarès :196319641965...
— Andando El Tiempo - Niña PastoriNiña PastoriNiña Pastori is a Spanish flamenco singer . She was born María Rosa García García in San Fernando on 15 January 1978. The youngest of five siblings and only daughter of a military man and gypsy flamenco singer 'La Pastori', she started her artistic career at a young age...
— No Hay Quinto Malo
Jazz
Best Latin Jazz AlbumBebo Valdés
Bebo Valdés
Bebo Valdés is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was a central figure in the golden age of Cuban music, led two famous big bands, and was one of the 'house' arrangers for the Tropicana Club.Valdés started his career as a pianist in the night clubs of Havana during the 1940s...
— Bebo De Cuba - Suite Cubana - El Solar De Bebo - Cuadernos De Nueva York
- Paoli Mejias —
Bob Mintzer
Bob Mintzer is a jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader based in Los Angeles, California. Mintzer is a member of the jazz rock band the Yellowjackets.-With The Yellowjackets:*Greenhouse, 1991;*Live Wires, 1992;...
, Giovanni Hidalgo
Giovanni Hidalgo
Giovanni Hidalgo a.k.a. "Mañenguito" is an educator and percussionist associated with Latin jazz.-Early years:Hidalgo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico where he received his primary education. His grandfather had also been a musician as well as his father, José Manuel Hidalgo "Mañengue", who was...
, Andy Gonzalez, David Chesky and Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker
Randal "Randy" Brecker is an American trumpeter and flugelhornist. He is a highly sought after performer in the genres of jazz, rock, and R&B, and has performed or recorded with Stanley Turrentine, Billy Cobham, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Sandip Burman, Charles Mingus, Blood, Sweat & Tears,...
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Poncho Sanchez
Poncho Sanchez , a Mexican-American, is a conguero , Latin jazz band leader, and salsa singer. In 2000, Sanchez and his ensemble won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album for their work on the Concord Picante album Latin Soul...
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Christian
Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra is a singer, songwriter and producer from the Dominican Republic who has sold over 30 million records, and won numerous awards including 12 Latin Grammy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and two Latin Billboard Music Awards...
440 — Para Ti
Para Ti
Para Ti is Juan Luis Guerra's Ninth album. Theres a change in his lyrics because they no longer involve his culture or nationality, it involves more his religious faith with songs like "Las Avispas" and "Mi padre me Ama"...
- Marco BarrientosMarco BarrientosMarco Barrientos is a Mexican Contemporary Christian Music singer. Also known as Marco Barrientos Band composed by Marco Barrientos , Julián Collazos , Keith Banks , Daniel Bustamante and Justin Loose .Is best known for songs like "Será Llena La Tierra" , "Levántate Y Resplandece"...
— Viento Mas Fuego - Pablo Olivares — Luz En Mi Vida
- RojoRojo (band)Rojo is a Christian rock band from Mexico. The band was formed in 2000 by bassist Emmanuel Espinosa, with their eponymous debut album released in 2001.-Band history:...
— Día de IndependenciaDía de IndependenciaDía de Independencia is the third studio album from Mexican Christian rock band Rojo. The album was produced by bassist Emmanuel Espinosa. It was released on October 2004. The recording was led by engineers J.R. McNeely, Orlando Rodríguez and Benny Faccone.-Track listing:# "OK"# "Creo"# "Gracias"#... - Marcos WittMarcos WittMarcos Witt , is an American, four-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Christian singer and pastor.-Biography:Marcos Witt is the second born of three children to Jerry and Nola Witt, a young American missionary couple. The Witt family moved to Durango, México, in 1964 and they started a missionary...
— Tiempo de NavidadTiempo de NavidadTiempo de Navidad is the twenty-seventh album released by Marcos Witt. This album was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the category of Best Christian album...
Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)
Soraya Moraes
Soraya Moraes
Soraya Moraes is a Brazilian gospel singer.Moraes was born in São Paulo and sang in church as a child. Her professional career began in a band called Metanoya in 1992; their debut album, Guerra, was released in 1993. In 1998, she signed with Gospel Records as a solo artist, and her debut, Pensando...
— Deixa O Teu Rio Me Levar - Ao Vivo
- Aline Barros —
Oficina G3
Oficina G3 is a Christian rock band from São Paulo, Brazil. Lead vocalist and guitarist Juninho Afram formed the band along with drummer Walter Lopes and bassist Wagner García in 1987. Through their history they have changed their musical style very drastically...
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Além do que os olhos podem ver
-Track listing:# "Intro" – 0:24# "Mais Alto" – 3:23# "Réu ou Juiz" – 3:11# "Meu Legado" – 3:17# "Através da Porta" – 3:32# "Além do Que os Olhos Podem Ver" – 3:30# "A Lição" – 3:57# "O Fim é só o Começo" – 5:34...
Brazilian
Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop AlbumLenine — Incité
- Carlinhos BrownCarlinhos BrownCarlinhos Brown is a Brazilian musician from Salvador, Bahia. He was born in Candeal Pequeno, a small neighbourhood in the Brotas area of Salvador de Bahia...
— El Milagro De Candeal - Rita LeeRita LeeRita Lee Jones Carvalho , simply known as Rita Lee, is a Brazilian rock singer and composer. Lee continues to be a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal rights activist and a vegetarian...
— MTV Ao Vivo - Tom ZéTom ZéTom Zé is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who was influential in the Tropicália movement of 1960s Brazil. After the peak of the Tropicália period, Zé went into relative obscurity: it was only in the 1990s, when the musician and label head David Byrne discovered an album recorded...
— Estudando o PagodeEstudando o PagodeThe title of Tom Zé's 2005 release, Estudando o Pagode, literally means "studying pagode" . This album is a three-act operetta about women and their relationship to men...
Best Brazilian Rock Album
Charlie Brown Jr.
Charlie Brown Jr.
Charlie Brown Jr. is a Brazilian rock band, from the city of Santos, São Paulo. Their biggest influences are The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Suicidal Tendencies and Rage Against the Machine.-Current formation:* Chorão - Vocals...
— Tamo Aí Na Atividade
- Barão VermelhoBarão VermelhoBarão Vermelho is a Brazilian rock band. Formed in 1981 in Rio de Janeiro, it was originally led by songwriting duo Cazuza and Roberto Frejat , which assumed the vocals after Cazuza's departure in 1986...
— Barão VermelhoBarão Vermelho (album)Barão Vermelho is the first album by Brazilian rock band Barão Vermelho, released in 1982. The album includes the song "Todo Amor Que Houver Nessa Vida" , which became one of the band's classics.- Track listing :... - Leela — Leela
- Tianastácia — Tianastácia Ao Vivo
Best Samba/Pagode Album
Martinho da Vila
Martinho da Vila
Martinho da Vila is a Brazilian samba musician...
— Brasilatinidade
- Jorge AragãoJorge AragãoJorge Aragão , birth name Jorge Aragão da Cruz) is a Brazilian musician, singer/songwriter, working in the genres of samba and pagode. He is a multi-instrumentalist, and plays the guitar, surdo, cavaco and banjo, among other instruments...
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Beth Carvalho
Elizabeth Santos Leal de Carvalho is a Brazilian samba singer, guitarist, cavaquinist and composer.-Biography:...
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Wilson das Neves
Wilson das Neves is a Brazilian Percussionist. He is a key figure in the history of Brazilian music having played with many of Brazil's greatest musicians across many decades and featured on numerous important recordings....
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Nei Lopes
Nei Braz Lopes is a singer, composer, lawyer, writer and historian, working primarily with the Brazilian genre of samba and African-Brazilian studies.-Biography:...
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Zeca Pagodinho
Zeca Pagodinho is a Brazilian singer/songwriter working in the genres of samba and pagode.-Biography:...
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Best MPB Album
Ivan Lins
Ivan Lins
Ivan Guimarães Lins is a Latin Grammy winning Brazilian musician. He has been an active performer and songwriter of Brazilian popular music and jazz for over 30 years. His first hit, Madalena, was recorded by Elis Regina in 1970. Beyond his own performance of his compositions, Simone is his most...
— Cantando Histórias
Cantando Histórias
Cantando Histórias is a Latin Grammy winning album by Ivan Lins. It is the first and only Brazilian and Portuguese language album to win the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year to date.-Tracklisting:# Abre Alas# Guarde Nos Olhos# Dinorah, Dinorah...
- Gilberto GilGilberto GilGilberto Passos Gil Moreira , better known as Gilberto Gil or , is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and political commitment...
— Eletracústico - João GilbertoJoão GilbertoJoão Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, known as João Gilberto , is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. His seminal recordings, including many songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, established the new musical genre of Bossa nova in the late 1950s.-Biography:From an early age, music...
— João Gilberto in Tokyo - Toninho HortaToninho HortaToninho Horta is a virtuoso electric and nylon-string guitar player; his music could be defined as Brazilian music.He has developed his own very personal style...
— Com o Pé No Forró - JoyceJoyce (singer)Joyce Silveira Moreno, commonly known as Joyce is a Brazilian singer/songwriter, as well as an accomplished guitarist and arranger. She was born in Rio de Janeiro on 31 January 1948...
— Banda Maluca
Best Romantic Music Album
Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos (singer)
Roberto Carlos Braga is a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian singer and composer, who has achieved a great deal of success and recognition in his 50 year career, also known as King of Latin Music....
— Pra Sempre Ao Vivo No Pacaembu
- Raimundo FagnerRaimundo FagnerRaimundo Fagner Cândido Lopes is a Brazilian singer, composer, musician, actor and music producer. He is commonly known by the stage name Fagner....
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Roberta Miranda
Roberta Miranda, artistic name of Maria Albuquerque Miranda, from João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil is a Brazilian singer. She is the third best-selling female artist in Brazil behind Xuxa and Maria Bethania , with 14.2 million discs sold so far. She got her start in the music industry singing in the...
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Alexandre Pires
Alexandre Pires do Nascimento is a Brazilian singer. Pires was previously the singer of group Só Pra Contrariar which he joined in the late 80s....
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Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album
Ivete Sangalo
Ivete Sangalo
Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian Axé and MPB singer, songwriter, and occasional actress and television show host...
— MTV Ao Vivo
- Renato BorghettiRenato BorghettiRenato Borghetti is a Brazilian folk musician and composer.He works in many genres including traditional styles from his home state of Rio Grande do Sul, other styles of Brazilian music like samba, and international genres like jazz and European classical music. His main instrument is the diatonic...
— Gaitapontocom - Caju & Castanha — Recado a São Paulo
- DominguinhosDominguinhosDominguinhos is a Brazilian composer and singer.He has performed with musicians such as Luiz Gonzaga, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa , Zé Ramalho, Toquinho, and Maria Bethânia. Some of his hits were recorded by Bethânia, Gil, Chico Buarque, Elba Ramalho, and Fagner...
, SivucaSivucaSeverino Dias de Oliveirawas a Brazilian accordionist and guitarist.In addition to in his home state of Paraíba, in Recife, and in Rio de Janeiro,...
and Oswaldinho — Cada Um Belisca Um Pouco - Forróçacana — Os Maiores Sucessos de São João
- Gil — O Canto Da Sereia
- Elba RamalhoElba ramalhoElba Ramalho, is a Brazilian songwriter, performer, poet and actress. She is sometimes called "The Queen of Forró"....
and DominguinhosDominguinhosDominguinhos is a Brazilian composer and singer.He has performed with musicians such as Luiz Gonzaga, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa , Zé Ramalho, Toquinho, and Maria Bethânia. Some of his hits were recorded by Bethânia, Gil, Chico Buarque, Elba Ramalho, and Fagner...
— Baião De Dois
Best Brazilian Song
Lenine and Ivan Santos
Ivan Santos
Ivan Santos may refer to*Ivan Manuel Amorim dos Santos, Portuguese footballer*Ivan Carlos de Souza Santos, Brazilian footballer*Ivan Santos , Santomean pole vaulter...
— "Ninguém Faz Idéia" (Lenine)
- Francis HimeFrancis HimeFrancis Hime is a composer, arranger, pianist and singer from Brazil.-Discography:*2007 - CHORO - DVD*2007 - Francis Ao Vivo*2006 - Arquitetura da Flor*2005 - Essas Parcerias*2004 - Álbum Musical...
and Olivia HimeOlivia HimeOlivia Hime is a singer and lyricist. Olivia is also the co-owner and musical manager of the record label Biscoito Fino....
— "Canção Transparente" (Olivia Hime) - José Miguel Wisnik — "Ponte Aérea" (Eveline Hecker)
- Totonho Villeroy — "São Sebastião" (Totonho Villeroy)
Children's
Best Latin Children's AlbumLina Luna — Lina Luna
- ChristellChristellChristell Jazmín Rodriguez Carrillo is a Chilean child singer. She became known in the popular Chilean TV Show called imitating to the young singer in a contest. She has recorded three albums since then...
— La Fiesta Continúa!!! - FloricientaFloricientaFloricienta is an Argentine family friendly telenovela based on the Cinderella story. It originally aired from 2004 to 2005, but continues to be broadcast in almost 70 countries. Some international channels airing Floricienta are TVE International, Disney Channel Latino, Disney Channel Europe...
— Floricienta y su banda - Ke Zafados — Ke Zafados
- Los Payasónicos — Poder Payasónico
- Misión S.O.SMision S.O.SMisión S.O.S. is a soap opera like Alegrijes y Rebujos which had kid actors from Código F.A.M.A. 1 & 2- Plot :Diana and Christian are two pre-teens who live in a neighborhood called Buenaventura. They quickly become best friends, ignoring that their families hate each other...
— Aventura y Amor
Classical
Best Classical AlbumCuarteto de Cuerdas Buenos Aires and Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito D'Rivera is a Cuban alto saxophonist, clarinetist and soprano saxophonist. The winner of multiple Grammys and other awards, D'Rivera has lived in the United States since the early 1980s. He has worked in a variety of contexts, but is perhaps best known for playing Latin...
— Riberas
- Orquestra de Câmara Rio Strings —
José Serebrier
José Serebrier is a Uruguayan conductor and composer. He married American soprano Carole Farley in 1969.- Youth :Serebrier was born in Montevideo, and first conducted an orchestra at the age of eleven, while at school. The school orchestra toured the country, which meant he was able to notch up...
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Leo Brouwer
Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida is a Cuban composer, conductor and guitarist. He is the grandson of Cuban composer Ernestina Lecuona Casado.-Biography:...
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Sharon Isbin
Sharon Isbin is a widely-recorded American classical guitarist, recording artist, concertizer, and the founder of the Guitar Department at the Juilliard School.-Early life and education:...
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Production
Best Engineered AlbumDiego Torres
Diego Torres
Diego Antonio Caccia Torres , is an Argentine Grammy Award-nominated pop singer and composer.-Biography:Diego Torres was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the son of Argentine singer Lolita Torres...
— MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged (Diego Torres album)
- Charts :- Sales and certifications :...
- Engineer: Gustavo Borner
- IntocableIntocableIntocable is a Tejano/Norteño musical group from Zapata, Texas that was started by friends Ricky Muñoz and René Martínez in the early 90's. Within a couple years as a band, Intocable had already risen to the top of the Tejano and Norteño fields with a musical signature that had fused Tejano's...
— Diez- Engineers: Chuy Flores and Jack Sáenz III
- A.B. Quintanilla III presents Kumbia KingsKumbia KingsKumbia Kings was a Latin Grammy-winning Mexican cumbia group from Corpus Christi, Texas created by A.B. Quintanilla. Their music encompasses the styles of cumbia , hip hop and R&B. They produce songs in both Spanish and English. The band's producers from the beginning have been A.B. Quintanilla III...
— FuegoFuego (Kumbia Kings album)Fuego is the fourth studio album and eighth album by A.B. Quintanilla Y Los Kumbia Kings. It was released on October 5, 2004. A premium edition was released on December 6, 2005.-Standard Edition:-Premium Edition:...
- Engineers: Seth Atkins, Javier GarzaJavier GarzaJavier Garza is an American sound engineer and mixer from Florida. Garza has done production work on a large number of successful major-label albums since 1990, and has won two Grammy Awards and four Latin Grammy Awards...
, Cruz "CK" MartínezCruz MartínezCruz Martínez is a Mexican American musician and multi gold and platinum record producer. He is a former member of the Tejano band La Sombra. In 1999 he co-created the cumbia music group Los Kumbia Kings with A.B. Quintanilla. In 2007 he created the band Los Super Reyes...
and Robert "Bobbo" Gómez III
- Engineers: Seth Atkins, Javier Garza
- OzomatliOzomatliOzomatli is a seven to ten piece band playing primarily Latin, hip hop, and rock music, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles. They are known both for their vocal activist viewpoints and their wide array of musical styles - including salsa, jazz, funk, reggae, rap, and others.In a 2007 NPR interview, band...
— Street SignsStreet Signs (album)Street Signs is an album by Ozomatli, released in 2004. Street Signs was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die....
- Engineers: Robert Carranza, Serban GheneaSerban GheneaSerban Ghenea is a four-time Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy Award-winning mixer. He has mixed songs for such artists as Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Usher, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood, Jewel, Santana, Ozomatli, Shakira, Jill Scott, R. Kelly, Rod Stewart, and Dave Matthews Band...
and Anton Pukshansky
- Engineers: Robert Carranza, Serban Ghenea
- Miguel BoséMiguel BoséMiguel Dominguín Bosé is a Latin Grammy-winning Spanish/Italian musician and actor.-Early life:Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of the famous Italian actress Lucia Bosé and the legendary bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín. He is also a cousin of Carmen...
— VelvetinaVelvetinaVelvetina is an album released in 2005 by the Spanish-Italian singer Miguel Bosé.The album was released in Spain as an audio CD, and as a special edition for the Creative Zen which featured audio, a video clip for each of the 13 songs and photography....
- Engineer: Antonio CortesAntonio CortesAntonio Cortes is a Mexican former indoor soccer player. Born in Puebla, Mexico, he played for the San Diego Sockers, but signed with the Dallas Sidekicks after the San Diego Sockers folded in 1996. He played in 91 matches in the Continental Indoor Soccer League , winning 52 of them.-References:...
- Engineer: Antonio Cortes
- Intocable
Producer of the Year
Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla is an Argentine musician, film composer and producer. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score in two consecutive years, for Brokeback Mountain in 2005 and Babel in 2006.-Life and career:...
- Paco de LucíaPaco de LucíaPaco de Lucía, born Francisco Sánchez Gómez , is a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist and composer. He is considered by many to be one of the finest guitarists in the world and the greatest guitarist of the flamenco genre...
- Sergio GeorgeSergio GeorgeSergio George is a pianist and record producer, known for working with many famous performers of salsa music, although he has worked in other genres as well...
- Sebastian Krys
- Afo Verde
Music Video
Best Music VideoJuanes
Juanes
Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...
— "Volverte a Ver
Volverte a Ver
"Volverte A Ver" is a song written and performed by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes. The song is the second radio single from his third studio album, Mi Sangre. The video for the single, directed by Gustavo Garzón won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video at the Latin Grammy...
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- La LeyLa Ley (band)La Ley was a Grammy Award and two-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Chilean pop rock band formed by Andrés Bobe and Rodrigo Aboitiz with Mauricio Claveria, Beto Cuevas and Luciano Rojas. After a failed first album, Desiertos , they released Doble Opuesto , which appears as the official first album...
— "Mírate " - MolotovMolotov (band)Molotov is a four-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Mexican rock band formed in Mexico City on September 23, 1995. Their lyrics feature a mixture of Spanish and English, rapped and sung by all members of the group. Musically, Molotov blends heavy basslines with heavy guitar riffs...
— "Amateur" - Aleks SyntekAleks SyntekRaúl Alejandro Escajadillo Peña , better known as Aleks Syntek, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and producer. He is married to Karen Coronado, sister of talkshow host Ingrid Coronado.-Biography:...
— "A Veces Fuí" - VicenticoVicenticoGabriel Julio Fernández Capello is a musician and composer better known by his stage name Vicentico. Co-founder and vocalist of the band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs along with Flavio Cianciarulo...
— "Los Caminos De La Vida"
Special Awards
Lifetime Achievement Awards- Johnny PachecoJohnny PachecoJohnny Pacheco is a Dominican producer, musician, bandleader, and one of the most influential figures in American salsa music.-Early life:...
- SandroSandro de AméricaRoberto Julio Sánchez , better known by his artist names Sandro/Sandro de América , Gitano , and the Argentine Elvis, was an Argentine singer and actor.-Biography:...
- Generoso JiménezGeneroso JimenezGeneroso "Tojo" Jiménez was a famous Cuban trombone player and a pioneer of Cuban popular music. He was also the trombonist for the Cuban bandleader and singer, Beny Moré....
- Sérgio MendesSergio MendesSérgio Santos Mendes is a Brazilian musician. He has released over thirty-five albums, and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk....
- Jorge Ben JorJorge Ben JorJorge Ben Jor is a Brazilian popular musician. His characteristic style fuses samba, funk, and rock into samba-rock, with lyrics that blend humor and satire with often esoteric subject matter.-Early life and career:...
- Rocío DúrcalRocío DúrcalRocío Dúrcal , born as María de los Ángeles de Las Heras Ortíz, was a Spanish singer and actress, known artistically as Rocío Durcal. Spanish is the best selling solo albums with more than 80 million to date...
Trustees Awards
- Eduardo Magallanes
- Rafael Pérez Botija
- Pierre CossettePierre CossettePierre Maurice Joseph Cossette was a television executive producer and Broadway producer who brought the Grammy Awards to television. Cossette produced the first television broadcast of the Grammy Awards in 1971....