This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1997.

Events

February 26 Events Pre-1600 *747 BC – According to Ptolemy, the epoch (origin) of the Nabonassar Era began at noon on this date. Historians use this to establish the modern BC chronology for dating historic events. * 364 – Valentinian I is p ...

– The

39th Annual Grammy Awards The 39th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1997, at Madison Square Garden, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Babyface was the night's biggest winner, with 3 awards. Celine Dion, Toni B ...

are held at the

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...

in New York City. **

Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...

wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance for his self-titled album. ** Rubén Blades wins the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance for his album ''La Rosa de los Vientos''. ** La Mafia wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance for their album '' Un Millón de Rosas''. ** Paquito D'Rivera wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Performance for his album ''

Portraits of Cuba ''Portraits of Cuba'' is an album by Cuban musician Paquito D'Rivera, released through Chesky Records in 1996. In 1997, the album won D'Rivera the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz performance. Track listing # "La Bella Cubana" (White) – 5:14 ...

''. * April 28–30 – The 8th annual Billboard Latin Music Conference is held in Miami, Florida. **The 4th Annual Billboard Latin Music Awards are also held and Colombian singer Shakira becomes the biggest winner with three wins. Mexican singer José José is inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame. *

May 8 Events Pre-1600 * 453 BC – Spring and Autumn period: The house of Zhao defeats the house of Zhi, ending the Battle of Jinyang, a military conflict between the elite families of the State of Jin. * 413 – Emperor Honorius signs a ...

– The 9th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards are held at the

James L. Knight Center The James L. Knight Center is a contemporary entertainment and convention complex located in Downtown Miami, Florida. Located within the Miami Central Business District, the venue opened in 1982. The complex is named after famed newspaper publi ...

in Miami, Florida. Spanish singer

is the biggest winner with three awards. *

June 21 Events Pre-1600 * 533 – A Byzantine expeditionary fleet under Belisarius sails from Constantinople to attack the Vandals in Africa, via Greece and Sicily (approximate date). * 1307 – Külüg Khan is enthroned as Khagan of the Mo ...

– The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) announces the creation of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (LARAS). The organization was created to expand NARAS's operations in Latin America and Spain. Mauricio Abaroa is appointed as the executive director of LARAS. * September 5 – Spanish singer-songwriter

Alejandro Sanz Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. Sanz has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Awar ...

releases his fifth studio album '' Más''. The album would go on to become the bestselling album of all-time in Spain. * September 10

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launches its own Latin Music Awards to honor Latin songwriters signed under the publisher.

Bands formed

Frankie Negrón Frankie Negrón (born January 21, 1977, in Newark, New Jersey) is a singer of salsa music and actor of Puerto Rican descent. He is among a group of notable young tropical singers and ''soneros'' who have woven a blend of pop, rock, gospel music ...

(salsa) *Jordi (Latin pop)

Bands reformed

Bands disbanded

Bands on hiatus

Number-ones albums and singles by country

List of number-one albums of 1997 (Spain) The List of number-one albums of 1997 in Spain is derived from the ''Top 100 España'' record chart published weekly by Productores de Música de España, PROMUSICAE (Productores de Música de España), a non-profit organization composed by Spain ...

* List of number-one singles of 1997 (Spain) * List of number-one ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums of 1997 * List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1997

Awards

* 1997 Premio Lo Nuestro * 1997 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards * 1997 Tejano Music Awards

Albums released

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Best-selling records

Best-selling albums

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 1997, according to ''

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''.

Best-performing songs

The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1997, according to ''Billboard''.

Births

* March 2 Becky G, American Latin pop singer *

March 21 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the ''Vivarium'', by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas an ...

– Martina Stoessel, Argentine actress, model, singer, and dancer * August 7 Evaluna Montaner, Venezuelan entertainer and singer

Deaths

January 22 Events Pre-1600 * 613 – Eight-month-old Constantine is crowned as co-emperor (''Caesar'') by his father Heraclius at Constantinople. * 871 – Battle of Basing: The West Saxons led by King Æthelred I are defeated by the Danelaw Vi ...

— Cornelio Reyna, 56, Mexican norteño singer *

February 2 Events Pre-1600 * 506 – Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths, promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (''Breviarium Alaricianum'' or ''Lex Romana Visigothorum''), a collection of "Roman law". * 880 – Battle of Lüneburg Heath: King ...

— Chico Science, 30, Brazilian singer and composer and one of the founders of the manguebeat cultural movement * August 17 — Alberto Morán, 75, Argentine tango musician * October 24 — Luis Aguilar, 79, Mexican film and television actor and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema * October 25 — , 73, Argentine tango composer and pianist

References

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