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Latin Grammy Awards Of 2008
The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on Thursday, November 13, 2008, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and were aired on Univision. The Brazilian Field awards were presented on the same day at the Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paulo. The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year was Gloria Estefan. Juanes was the night's big winner, winning 5 awards including Album of the Year. He now has 17 Latin Grammy awards which is more than any other recording artist. The show was watched by an average of 5.8 millions. Awards Winners are in bold text. General ;Record of the Year Juanes — " Me Enamora" * Andrea Bocelli and Laura Pausini — " Vive Ya! (Vivere)" * Cabas — "Bonita" * Café Tacuba — "Volver a Comenzar" * Julieta Venegas — "El presente" ;Album of the Year Juanes — '' La Vida... Es un Ratico'' * Concha Buika — ''Niña de Fuego'' * Café Tacvba — '' Sino'' * Vicente Fernández — ''Para Siempre'' * Kany García — ''Cualquier Día'' ;Song of the Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota Center (Houston)
Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and it was once the home of the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League (AHL), and the Houston Comets of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Rockets owner Leslie Alexander first began to request a new arena in 1995 and attempted to release the Rockets from their lease at The Summit, which ran until 2003. However, he was denied by arena owner Chuck Watson, then-owner of the Aeros, who also wanted control of a new arena. The two sides agreed to equal control over an arena in a deal signed in 1997, but the proposal was rejected by city voters in a 1999 referendum. It was not until the city and the Rockets signed an amended agreement in 2001, excluding the Aeros, that the proposal was accepted. Construction began in July 2001, and the new arena was officially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Pausini
Laura Pausini (; born 16 May 1974) is an Italian singer. She rose to fame in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with her debut single "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an international hit. Her self-titled debut album was released in Italy on 23 April 1993 and later became an international success, selling two million copies worldwide. Its follow-up, '' Laura'', was released in 1994 and confirmed her international success, selling three million copies worldwide. Pausini has released fourteen studio albums, two international greatest hits albums and two compilation albums for the Hispanic and Anglophone market only, respectively. She mostly performs in Italian and Spanish, but she has also recorded songs in English, French, Portuguese and more recently, Catalan. Pausini appeared as a coach on both the Mexican and Spanish versions of international reality television singing competition franchise ''The Voice'', was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kany García
Encarnita "Kany" García de Jesús (born September 25, 1982) is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. Born in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, García first appeared on television in 2004 as a contestant on ''Objetivo Fama''. She is widely considered the most successful non-winner in the history of the show. In 2006, García signed a recording contract with Sony BMG, releasing her debut album ''Cualquier Día'' (2007), which was a commercial success, spawning four top 40 singles on the ''Billboard'' Latin Tracks. She has won six Latin Grammy Awards out of twenty nominations and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. Biography García was born in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico to Antonio García and Shela De Jesús. Her father is from Spain and her mother from Puerto Rico. Her father was a Catholic priest and her Mother was a choir director. She has two uncles that are also priests. She grew up in a house where music was not only played, but also lived. The youngest of three children (Marishela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Para Siempre
''Para Siempre'' (English: ''Forever'') is the 79th studio album released by Mexican singer Vicente Fernández on September 18, 2007 by Sony BMG Norte. Written and produced by Joan Sebastian, and co-produced by Jesús Rincón, the album is a successful mariachi record. It has sold two million copies worldwide, and is one of the biggest-selling albums by Fernández. It spawned four singles: " Estos Celos", " La Derrota", " Un Millón de Primaveras" and the title track, the latter of which was used as the main theme to the Mexican telenovela '' Fuego En La Sangre'', which brought the album wider exposure and helped it to stay in the charts for over two years. It was named the best-selling Regional Mexican Album of the decade by '' Billboard'' magazine. Originally conceived as a banda music project, the album earned Fernández a Latin Grammy Award for Best Ranchero Album, four Premios Oye! and a Grammy nomination. ''Para Siempre'' is considered responsible for bringing Mexican t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicente Fernández
Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán), "El Ídolo de México" (The Idol of Mexico), and "El Rey de la Música Ranchera" (The King of Ranchera Music), Fernández started his career as a busker, and went on to become a cultural icon, having recorded more than 100 albums and contributing to more than 30 films. His repertoire consisted of rancheras and other Mexican classics. Fernández's work earned him four Grammy Awards, nine Latin Grammy Awards, fourteen Lo Nuestro Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He sold over 50 million copies worldwide, making him one of the best-selling regional Mexican artists of all time. In 2016, Fernández retired from performing live, although he continued to record and publish music. Early life Vicente Fernández was born on 17 February 1940 in the vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sino (Café Tacuba Album)
Sino is the Latin Grammy winning sixth studio album by Mexican band Café Tacuba, released on October 9, 2007 in Mexico, Latin America and the United States. The band has once again worked with award-winning Argentine music producer Gustavo Santaolalla. Four singles spawned off the album- "Volver a Comenzar", "Esta Vez", "Vámonos", and "Quiero Ver". The full album leaked onto the internet on October 6, 2007. On September 10, 2008, Café Tacvba became the leading nominee at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2008 with a total of six nominations: Album of the Year and Alternative Music Album, for ''Sino''. The lead single "Volver a Comenzar" was shortlisted for Record of the Year and Best Alternative Song. The second single "Esta Vez" received nominations for Best Rock Song and Song of the Year. The band took the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night. "Volver a Comenzar" is featured prominently in the video game ''LittleBigPlanet''. Reception ''— The New York Times'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Café Tacvba
A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café is an establishment that primarily serves coffee of various types, notably espresso, latte, and cappuccino. Some coffeehouses may serve cold drinks, such as iced coffee and iced tea, as well as other non-caffeinated beverages. In continental Europe, cafés serve alcoholic drinks. A coffeehouse may also serve food, such as light snacks, sandwiches, muffins, fruit, or pastries. Coffeehouses range from owner-operated small businesses to large multinational corporations. Some coffeehouse chains operate on a franchise business model, with numerous branches across various countries around the world. While ''café'' may refer to a coffeehouse, the term "café" generally refers to a diner, British café (colloquially called a "caff"), "greasy spoon" (a small and inexpensive restaurant), transport café, teahouse or tea room, or other casual eating and drinking place. A coffeehouse may share some of the same characteristics of a bar or restaurant, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niña De Fuego
Niña de Fuego is the third studio album by Spanish singer Concha Buika. It was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Album of the Year. The record was released on January 2, 2008 via Casa Limón and DRO Atlantic labels. Overview ''La Nina de Fuego'' is a collection of flamenco songs and also Spanish and Mexican folk ballads. The texts are about women facing loneliness, infidelity, and falling in love with the wrong man. Buika's singing is accompanied by Javier Limón's guitar and the piano playing of Ivan Lewis. Track listing Personnel *Manolo Caracol – composer *Óscar Clavel – mixing *Horacio "El Negro" Hernández – bateria, drum *Ivan "Melon" Lewis – piano * "Dizzy" Daniel Moorehead – saxophone (track 3) *Javier Limón – arranger, dirigida, flamenco guitar, liner notes *Salomé Limón – executive producer, recording *Juan Mostazo – composer *Melisa Nanni – recording *Ramón Porrina – percussi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concha Buika
María Concepción Balboa Buika (born 11 May 1972), known as Concha Buika or Buika, is a Spanish singer. Her album ''Niña de Fuego'' was nominated for the 2008 Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year and ''La Noche Más Larga'' was nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in 2014. Biography Concha Buika was born on 11 May 1972, in Palma de Mallorca in Spain, the daughter of the late writer Juan Balboa and Honorina Buika. Her brother Guillermo "Guillem" Balboa was born in Equatorial Guinea and he is the current alcalde of Alaró, her brother Boré Buika is an actor who has been working in various TV series, such as Aída, El Secreto de Puente Viejo and Anclados, and in movies like '' Palmeras en la nieve'', '' Villaviciosa de al lado'' and '' Señor, dame paciencia''. Armando Buika, another of her siblings, is also an actor "Stop Over in Hell" movie and TV series 'Aguila Roja'. Her brother Guillem and her parents were political exiles of their nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vida
Vida means “life” in Spanish and Portuguese. It may refer to: Geography * Vida (Gradačac), village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Lake Vida, Victoria Valley, Antarctica * U.S. settled places: ** Vida, Montana ** Vida, Oregon ** Vida, Missouri Film and TV * Vida TV, a television channel in Venezuela * ''Vida'' (TV series), a 2018 American television series Literature * Vida (Occitan literary form), a medieval literary genre * ''Vida'' (novel), a 1980 novel by Marge Piercy * Vida: Women in Literary Arts, a non-profit feminist organization Music Albums * ''Vida'' (Sui Generis album), 1972 * ''Vida'', a 1980 album by Chico Buarque * ''Vida'', a 1988 album by Paloma San Basilio * ''Vida'', a 1989 album by DC3 * ''Vida'', a 1990 album by Emmanuel * '' Vida!...'', a 1993 album by Kon Kan * ''Vida'' (La Mafia album), 1994 * ''Vida'', a 1996 album by Marcos Llunas * ''Vida'', a 2002 album by Del Castillo * ''Vida'', a 2002 album by Santiago Feliú * ''Vida'', a 2003 album by T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Presente
"El presente" (English: ''"The Present"'') is a song by Julieta Venegas and is the first single from her album MTV Unplugged Julieta Venegas. Released on April 15, 2008. It is categorized as "A Worldwide Hit". The next song was placed in the top of Mexican radio, and Latin America and spent 11 weeks in the first place. The song was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 2008. Song information It was written by Julieta Venegas for her MTV Unplugged. "The song is about having only this time with a bit of nostalgia because it is short time, but at the same time enjoying it with someone who makes it worthwhile ... it is both sad and happy" Julieta said this in her Myspace page. Live performances The singer has taken her hit to several parts of the world. Apart from the acoustic presentation of her tour of the same name (El Presente Tour) include: at Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008 in Guadalajara, Mexico with the collaboratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas Percevault (; born November 24, 1970) is an American-born Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer who sings pop-rock-indie in Spanish. She went on to join several bands including Mexican ska band Tijuana No!. Venegas plays 17 instruments including acoustic guitar, accordion, and keyboard. In 1997, she released her debut album '' Aquí'' to favorable reviews in Mexico by the rock audience. Her next production '' Bueninvento '' (2000) also produced by Gustavo Santaolalla, was praised by international critics and considered the third best album in the history of Spanish Rock by Rolling Stone. In later years, she positioned herself as one of the most prominent songwriters in Latin pop by achieving fame in 2003 in Latin America and Spain with the album '' Sí'' and singles "Andar Conmigo" and " Algo está cambiando" which were positioned at the top of Latin ''Billboard''. In 2006, she released her most successful album ''Limón y Sal'' which is her b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
