The 1st Annual
Latin Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles at the
Staples Center
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on Wednesday, September 13, 2000. The big winners were
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
,
Santana and
Maná
Maná () is a Mexican pop rock band. The band is considered one of the best-selling Latin music artists and the most successful Latin American band of all time with over 40 million records sold worldwide. The group's current lineup consists o ...
with 3 awards;
Juan Luis Guerra,
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular ...
,
Fito Páez and
Emilio Estefan Jr.
Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban Americans, Cuban-born American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria ...
received 2 awards each.
Winners were chosen by voting members of the Latin Academy from a list of finalists. The inaugural ceremony was broadcast live on
CBS that year and was seen in more than 100 countries across the world.
The two-hour show was the first bilingual broadcast ever to air on network television during
prime time
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.
History
On January 20, 2000, the
Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
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announced that the inaugural
Latin Grammy Awards were going to take place on September 15, 2000, in Los Angeles and the awards ceremony would be broadcast in the United States by
CBS, which will also distribute it to other countries. Nominations in 40 categories were to be released in August 2000.
The list of nominees for the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards, slated for September 13, 2000 in Los Angeles, was unveiled on Friday, July 7, 2000, in a
Miami
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ceremony hosted by Michael Greene, President of the
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.
Leading the chase for statuettes were
Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gr ...
,
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular ...
and
Fito Páez with five nominations each.
Juan Luis Guerra,
Carlos Vives
Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres ...
, and
Maná
Maná () is a Mexican pop rock band. The band is considered one of the best-selling Latin music artists and the most successful Latin American band of all time with over 40 million records sold worldwide. The group's current lineup consists o ...
, garnered four nominations. Earning three nominations were
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
, along with
La Ley.
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...
earned for two nominations.
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...
, received a nod on the Latin side of the musical divide for the Spanish-language remake of "
Genie in a Bottle" titled "Genio Atrapado". In addition to the awards,
Emilio Estefan Jr.
Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban Americans, Cuban-born American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria ...
was honored as the Latin Academy's First
Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. That award was presented during a dinner on September 11, 2000, at the
Beverly Hilton Hotel
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in
Beverly Hills
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,
California
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.
The awards were organized by the
Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
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(LARAS), incorporated by
NARAS
The Recording Academy (formally the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; abbreviated NARAS) is an American learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is famous for its Grammy Aw ...
in 1997. LARAS is a membership-based association of musicians,
producers,
engineer
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s and other recording professionals. The list of final nominees revealed was a result of balloting by LARAS members.
Live telecast
The list of hosts for the first-ever Latin Grammy Awards, included
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has bee ...
,
Antonio Banderas
José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor and singer. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received various accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival ...
,
Jimmy Smits,
Andy García and
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Affleck (' Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series '' In Living Color'', where she re ...
, who also was announced to perform her hit single "
No Me Ames
"No Me Ames" (English: "Don't Love Me") is a Latin pop duet recorded by American singers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony for Lopez's debut studio album, '' On the 6'' (1999). It is a Spanish cover version of the Italian song "Non Amarmi", written ...
" with
Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gr ...
, but Anthony (with six nominations that night) did not attend the show citing complications with his (then) wife's pregnancy.
Son By Four also were announced performing a duet with
boy band
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'N Sync
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, with some singing in Spanish by the American band.
The telecast kicked off with a tribute to the late
Tito Puente
Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz ...
featuring
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...
,
Celia Cruz
Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a naturalized Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during ...
, and
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has bee ...
. Performances throughout the show included
Santana &
Maná
Maná () is a Mexican pop rock band. The band is considered one of the best-selling Latin music artists and the most successful Latin American band of all time with over 40 million records sold worldwide. The group's current lineup consists o ...
,
'N Sync
NSYNC (, ; also stylized as *NSYNC or 'N Sync) was an American boy band formed by Chris Kirkpatrick in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich. Their self-titled debut album was successfully released to European ...
&
Son By Four,
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...
,
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular ...
,
Miami Sound Machine
Miami Sound Machine was an American band of Latin-influenced music that had featured the vocals of Cuban-born recording artist Gloria Estefan (née Fajardo). Established in 1975 by Emilio Estefan Jr., the band was originally known as the Miami ...
and
Alejandro Fernández.
The two-hour show was the first bilingual broadcast ever to air on network television during prime time. It was broadcast around the world, either simultaneously or live on tape.
Compilation album
On September 12, 2000, Sony Discos released the first "Latin Grammy Nominees CD" to coincide with the inaugural awards with nominees from three categories,
Record of the Year,
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. It was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season. The awar ...
and Best Tropical Song, with a portion of the proceeds to support the Latin Academy Of Recording Arts and Sciences for community-outreach efforts. It was expected that various
labels took turns releasing Latin Grammy sets each year.
Nominations and winners
The nominations were announced on July 7, 2000 and the winners were revealed on September 13, 2000, including
Maná
Maná () is a Mexican pop rock band. The band is considered one of the best-selling Latin music artists and the most successful Latin American band of all time with over 40 million records sold worldwide. The group's current lineup consists o ...
,
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
and
Santana each grabbing three trophies at the event. Santana and Maná won
Record of the Year for the track "
Corazón Espinado
"Corazón Espinado" (English: "Thorned Heart'") is a song by Latin rock band Santana featuring Latin rock group Maná. The song was written, produced and sung by Fher Olvera, and co-produced by Alex González, and was released on May 30, 2000, ...
" from Santana's album, ''
Supernatural
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'' and the same track was honored for Rock Duo or Group with Vocal. Maná also won Best Pop Performance and Santana won Best Pop Instrumental. ''
Amarte Es Un Placer'', by
Mexican
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Mexico and its culture
*Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America
** People
*** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants
*** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
pop singer
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Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
won
Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to:
Awards
* ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia
* Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK
* Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US
* Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA
* Lati ...
, Best Pop Album and Best Male Pop Performance. Marc Anthony's "
Dímelo" picked up
Song of the Year, and at age 73,
Ibrahim Ferrer won
Best New Artist.
Emilio Estefan Jr.
Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban Americans, Cuban-born American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria ...
, who was up for six honors, won only two awards: Producer of the Year and the
Music Video award for directing his wife
Gloria's "
No Me Dejes de Querer". Meanwhile,
Carlos Vives
Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres ...
, also with six nominees, went home with no trophies.
Tito Puente
Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz ...
won posthumously for Traditional Tropical Performance for the title track from his final album, ''Mambo Birdland''. His son and daughter accepted the award on his behalf. Winners were chosen by voting members of the Latin Academy from a list of finalists. The ceremony was broadcast live on CBS and was seen in more than 100 countries across the world.
Awards
Winners are in bold text.
General
;
Record of the Year
Santana featuring
Maná
Maná () is a Mexican pop rock band. The band is considered one of the best-selling Latin music artists and the most successful Latin American band of all time with over 40 million records sold worldwide. The group's current lineup consists o ...
– "
Corazón Espinado
"Corazón Espinado" (English: "Thorned Heart'") is a song by Latin rock band Santana featuring Latin rock group Maná. The song was written, produced and sung by Fher Olvera, and co-produced by Alex González, and was released on May 30, 2000, ...
"
*
Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gr ...
– "
Dímelo"
*
Rubén Blades – "Tiempos"
*
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...
– "
Livin' la Vida Loca"
*
Carlos Vives
Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres ...
– "
Fruta Fresca"
;
Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to:
Awards
* ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia
* Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK
* Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US
* Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA
* Lati ...
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
– ''
Amarte Es Un Placer''
*
Juan Luis Guerra 440 – ''
Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual''
*
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular ...
– ''
MTV Unplugged
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''
*
Caetano Veloso – ''
Livro''
*
Carlos Vives
Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres ...
– ''
El Amor de Mi Tierra''
;
Song of the Year
Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gr ...
, Robert Blades, Angie Chirino and
Cory Rooney – "
Dímelo" (Marc Anthony)
*Juan Carlos Calderón – "
O Tú o Ninguna
"O Tú o Ninguna" ( en, "Or You or Nobody") is a song written by Juan Carlos Calderón and produced and performed by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. The song is a bolero in which the protagonist cannot envision his life without anyone else besides hi ...
" (
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
)
*
Fito Páez – "Al Lado del Camino"
*
Juan Luis Guerra – "
El Niágara en Bicicleta"
*Martin Madera – "
Fruta Fresca" (
Carlos Vives
Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres ...
)
;
Best New Artist
Ibrahim Ferrer
*
Café Quijano
*
Amaury Gutiérrez
Amaury Gutiérrez is a Cuban singer and composer.
Early life
Gutiérrez was born on September 9, 1963. When he was in high school decided to pursue music, and his chance came in response to a call from the School of Art Instructors, an institut ...
*
Fernando Osorio
Fernando Osorio is a singer-songwriter, born in Bogotá, Colombia, and raised in Caracas, Venezuela.
Early life
At age seven, Osorio played the Cuatro (instrument), cuatro, violin, flute and viola in Emil Friedman school.
Career
In 1982, while be ...
*
Ivete Sangalo
Pop
;
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
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Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular ...
– "
Ojos Así"
*
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...
– "
Genio Atrapado"
*
Zizi Possi
Maria Izildinha "Zizi" Possi (, born March 28, 1956) is a Brazilian singer from São Paulo, the daughter of Italian immigrants. She sings in Portuguese, English, and Italian languages. In 2007, he sang at the opening of the Military World Games, ...
– "
Meu Erro"
*
Mercedes Sosa
Haydée Mercedes Sosa (; 9 July 1935
at BrainyHistory.com – 4 October 2009), sometimes known as ' ...
– "
Al Despertar"
*
Jaci Velasquez
Jacquelyn "Jaci" Davette Velasquez (Spanish ''Jaci Velásquez'', born October 15, 1979) is an American actress and contemporary Christian music, contemporary Christian and Latin pop singer and songwriter, performing in both English and Spanis ...
– "
Llegar a Ti"
;
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a male in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. It was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season. The award wen ...
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
– "Tu Mirada"
*
Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gr ...
– "
Dímelo"
*
Alejandro Fernández – "Quiéreme"
*
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...
– "
Bella
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"
*
Carlos Vives
Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres ...
– "
Fruta Fresca"
;
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Maná
Maná () is a Mexican pop rock band. The band is considered one of the best-selling Latin music artists and the most successful Latin American band of all time with over 40 million records sold worldwide. The group's current lineup consists o ...
– "
Se Me Olvidó Otra Vez
"Se Me Olvidó Otra Vez" () is a song written and performed by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel for his fourth studio album, '' Juan Gabriel con el Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán'' (1974). The song is a ranchera number that tells of an im ...
"
*
Ketama – "Miénteme"
*
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Affleck (' Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series '' In Living Color'', where she re ...
and
Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gr ...
– "
No Me Ames
"No Me Ames" (English: "Don't Love Me") is a Latin pop duet recorded by American singers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony for Lopez's debut studio album, '' On the 6'' (1999). It is a Spanish cover version of the Italian song "Non Amarmi", written ...
"
*
Só Pra Contrariar
Só Pra Contrariar (translates to Just (only) to be contrary) is a Brazilian musical group formed in 1989. Their 1997 album ''Só Pra Contrariar'' is one of the best selling albums in Brazil, selling more than three million copies. The band is k ...
featuring
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has bee ...
– "
Santo Santo
"Santo Santo" ( en, "Saint Saint") is the first single song by Só Pra Contrariar from the album '' Juegos de Amor'', recorded as a duet with international pop star Gloria Estefan. The tune has its origins in Raffaella Carra's greatest hit "Tan ...
"
*
Andreas Vollenweider
Andreas Vollenweider (born 4 October 1953) is a Swiss harpist. He is generally categorised as a new-age musician and uses a modified electroacoustic harp of his own design. He has worked with Bobby McFerrin, Carly Simon, Luciano Pavarotti and in ...
and
Milton Nascimento – "Cor Do Amor"
;
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
The Grammy Award
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Santana – "
El Farol"
*
Raúl di Blasio
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Raul, Raúl or Raül may re ...
– "El Despertar Escandalo"
*
Ivan Lins – "Dois Córregos"
*Frankie Marcos featuring
Arturo Sandoval – "Oh Havana, When I Think Of You"
*
Nestor Torres – "Luna Latina"
;
Best Pop Vocal Album
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
– ''
Amarte Es Un Placer''
*
Ketama – ''
Toma Ketama!
''Toma Ketama!'' is a studio album released by Spanish band Ketama in September 12, 2000. The album was produced by Cachorro López and earned the band a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Voca ...
''
*
Maná
Maná () is a Mexican pop rock band. The band is considered one of the best-selling Latin music artists and the most successful Latin American band of all time with over 40 million records sold worldwide. The group's current lineup consists o ...
– ''
MTV Unplugged
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''
*
Pablo Milanés
Pablo Milanés Arias (24 February 1943 – 22 November 2022) was a Cuban guitar player and singer. He was one of the founders of the Cuban nueva trova, along with Silvio Rodríguez and Noel Nicola. His music, originating in the Trova, Son and ...
– ''
Vengo Naciendo''
*
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular ...
– ''
MTV Unplugged
''MTV Unplugged'' is an American television series on MTV showcasing musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show aired regularly from 1989 to 1999 and less frequently from 2000 to 2009, when it was usually billed as ''MTV Un ...
''
Rock
;Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular ...
– "
Octavo Día"
*
Erica Garcia – "Vete Destino"
*
Alejandra Guzmán – "Algo Natural"
*
Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central Argentine province of Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous city in the country, and is also the most p ...
– "Jugar A La Locura"
*Cecilia Toussaint – "Como La Nada"
;Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Fito Páez – "Al Lado del Camino"
*
Enrique Bunbury
Enrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izarduy (born 11 August 1967), best known as Enrique Bunbury, is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He has been described as "by far the most international star of Spanish rock." He was propelled to fame as lead singer ...
– "El Extranjero"
*
Andrés Calamaro – "Te Quiero Igual"
*
Gustavo Cerati
Gustavo Adrián Cerati (11 August 1959 – 4 September 2014) was an Argentine singer-songwriter, composer and producer, considered one of the most important and influential figures of Ibero-American rock. Cerati along with his band Soda Stereo ...
– "
Bocanada"
*
Charly García
Charly García (born Carlos Alberto García, October 23, 1951) is an Argentine singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. He formed and headlined two of the most popular bands in Argentina's rock history: Sui Generis in the 1970s and Se ...
– "Sweet Home Buenos Aires"
;Best Rock Performance by a Duo/Group with Vocals
Santana featuring
Maná
Maná () is a Mexican pop rock band. The band is considered one of the best-selling Latin music artists and the most successful Latin American band of all time with over 40 million records sold worldwide. The group's current lineup consists o ...
– "
Corazón Espinado
"Corazón Espinado" (English: "Thorned Heart'") is a song by Latin rock band Santana featuring Latin rock group Maná. The song was written, produced and sung by Fher Olvera, and co-produced by Alex González, and was released on May 30, 2000, ...
"
*
Jarabe de Palo
Jarabe de Palo ("Wooden Stick Syrup" or, by virtue of the Spanish expression "dar un jarabe de palo", i.e. a "hell of a beating") were a Spanish rock band founded in 1996, once led by singer, songwriter and guitarist Pau Donés, who, on 9 June ...
– "Depende"
*
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs – "La Vida"
*
Jaguares – "Fín"
*
La Ley – "Aquí"
;Best Rock Song
Fito Páez – "Al Lado del Camino"
*
Beto Cuevas and
Aldo Nova – "Aquí" (
La Ley)
*
Saúl Hernández – "Fín" (
Jaguares)
*
Gustavo Cerati
Gustavo Adrián Cerati (11 August 1959 – 4 September 2014) was an Argentine singer-songwriter, composer and producer, considered one of the most important and influential figures of Ibero-American rock. Cerati along with his band Soda Stereo ...
– "Puente"
*Fermin Caballero, Raul Chapa and Jason Roberts – "Si Señor" (
Control Machete)
;Best Rock Album
Café Tacuba
Café Tacvba (Pronounced ''kaˈfe taˈkuβa'') is a band from Ciudad Satélite, Mexico. The group gained popularity in the early 1990s. They were founded in 1989, before they had the current lineup of Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (lead vocals, ...
– ''
Revés/Yo Soy''
*
Jaguares – ''
Bajo el Azul de Tu Misterio''
*
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas (IKV) is a musical duo formed in 1991 consisting of Dante Spinetta and Emmanuel Horvilleur, from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The duo split in 2001 to follow solo careers, but later performed together several times, ...
– ''
Leche''
*
La Ley – ''
Uno''
*
Fito Páez – ''
Abre''
Tropical
;Best Salsa Album
Celia Cruz
Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a naturalized Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during ...
– ''
Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa''
*
Oscar D'León
Oscar Emilio León Somoza (born July 11, 1943), known as Oscar D'León, and affectionately called ''The Pharaoh of Salsa'', ''The Lion of Salsa'', and the ''World's Sonero'', is a Venezuelan musician best known for his work with salsa music. He ...
– ''La Formula Original''
*
Los Van Van – ''Llegó . . . Van Van: Van Van Is Here''
*
Gilberto Santa Rosa – ''
Expresión
''Expresión'' is the twelfth studio album recorded by Puerto Rican salsa singer Gilberto Santa Rosa
Gilberto Santa Rosa Cortés, nicknamed "El Caballero de la Salsa" (The Gentleman of Salsa) (born August 21, 1962), is a Puerto Rican bandl ...
''
*
Son By Four – ''
Son By Four''
;Best Merengue Album
Juan Luis Guerra 440 – ''
Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual''
*
Elvis Crespo – ''
Píntame
''Píntame (Paint Me)'' is the second studio album by Elvis Crespo. This album received the Grammy Award for Best Merengue Album and a Premio Lo Nuestro award for "Tropical Album of the Year". This is also the theme for the 1999 Venezuelan tele ...
''
*
Grupo Manía
Grupo Manía (sometimes spelled Grupomanía or GrupoManía) is a popular merengue group from Puerto Rico.
History
Grupo Manía released its debut album in 1993. The group was formed by brothers Héctor and Oscar Serrano together with Edwin Se ...
– ''Masters Of The Stage''
*Hermanos Rosario – ''Bomba 2000''
*
Olga Tañón – ''Olga Viva, Viva Olga''
;Best Traditional Tropical Album
Tito Puente
Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz ...
– ''Mambo Birdland''
*
Joe Arroyo
Álvaro José Arroyo González (also known as Joe Arroyo or El Joe; 1 November 1955 – 26 July 2011) was a Colombian salsa and tropical music singer, composer and songwriter. He was considered one of the greatest performers of Caribbean music i ...
– ''En Sol Mayor''
*
Cachao – ''Cuba Linda''
*
Ibrahim Ferrer – ''
Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer
''Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer'' is the first studio album by Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer. It was released on June 8, 1999, through World Circuit, and was one of the top ten selling Latin albums in the US in that year.
Record ...
''
*
Carlos Vives
Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres ...
– ''El Amor De Mi Tierra''
;Best Tropical Song
Juan Luis Guerra – "
El Niágara en Bicicleta"
*Omar Alfanno – "
A Puro Dolor" (
Son By Four)
*
Emilio Estefan Jr.
Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban Americans, Cuban-born American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria ...
and
Kike Santander – "
Da La Vuelta" (
Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gr ...
)
*Martin Madera – "
Fruta Fresca" (
Carlos Vives
Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres ...
)
*Robert Blades,
Emilio Estefan Jr.
Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban Americans, Cuban-born American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria ...
and
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has bee ...
– "
No Me Dejes de Querer" (Gloria Estefan)
Regional
;Best Ranchero Album
Alejandro Fernández – ''
Mi Verdad''
*
Antonio Aguilar
José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza (17 May 191919 June 2007) was a Mexican singer, actor, songwriter, equestrian, film producer, and screenwriter with a dominating career in music. He recorded over 150 albums, which sold 25 mill ...
– ''Consentida''
*
Pepe Aguilar – ''Por mujeres como tú''
*
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 ...
– ''Vicente Fernández y los más grandes éxitos de los Dandy's''
*
Nydia Rojas – ''Si me conocieras''
;Best Banda Album
Banda el Recodo – ''Lo Mejor De Mi Vida''
*Banda Arkángel R-15 – ''Esperando un ángel''
*
Banda Machos
Banda Machos is a Regional Mexican band originally from Villa Corona, in the state of Jalisco.
The band specializes in the Technobanda genre. They are best known for popularizing the Quebradita dancing style that became popular in the 1990s in ...
– ''Rancheras de oro''
*
Banda Maguey – ''Mil Gracias''
*
Graciela Beltrán – ''La reina del pueblo con banda''
*
Joan Sebastian – ''El rey del jaripeo''
;Best Grupero Album
Los Temerarios – ''
En La Madrugada se Fue''
*
Ana Bárbara – ''Tu Decisión''
*
Conjunto Primavera – ''
Morir de Amor''
*Guardianes del amor – ''Un pedazo de luna''
*
La Mafia – ''Momentos''
;Best Tejano Album
Los Palominos Los Palominos are a Tejano group from Uvalde, Texas.
History
Los Palominos were formed in 1986 by four brothers under the name Los Tremendos Pequeños. Their repertoire includes polka, ''rancheras'', ''boleros'', ballads, and ''cumbias''. They sign ...
– ''Por Eso Te Amo''
*David Lee Garza & Los Musicales – ''Nadie como yo''
*Stefani Montiel – ''Dulce sensación''
*
Bobby Pulido
Jose Roberto Pulido Jr. (born April 25, 1971), known professionally as Bobby Pulido, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is credited for introducing Tejano music to a youthful crowd and became a teen idol and one of the mo ...
– ''El Cazador''
*
A.B. Quintanilla
Abraham Quintanilla III (born December 13, 1963), known professionally as A.B. Quintanilla III or A.B. Quintanilla, is an American record producer, songwriter and musician, and the older brother of singer Selena, known as "Honorific nicknames i ...
& Los
Kumbia Kings – ''
Amor, Familia Y Respeto''
;Best Norteño Album
Los Tigres del Norte – ''Herencia de Familia''
*Grupo Atrapado – ''¡Oh! que gusto''
*
Intocable – ''Contigo''
*
Los Tucanes de Tijuana – ''Al por mayor''
*Cornelio Reyna Jr. featuring
Ramón Ayala
Ramón Covarrubias Garza (born December 8, 1945), known by his stage name Ramón Ayala, is a Mexican singer, composer and songwriter of Norteño music.
Discography
Studio albums (Ramón Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte)
* ''La Pura Maña'' (1971 ...
y Sus Bravos Del Norte – ''La leyenda continúa...''
;Best Regional Song
Kike Santander – "Mi Verdad" (
Alejandro Fernández)
*Ricardo Ceratto – "Me Estoy Acostumbrando a Tí" (
Pepe Aguilar)
*Massias – "Loco" (
Alejandro Fernández)
*Juan Carlos Medrano – "El Carretonero"' (
Los Rieleros del Norte Los Rieleros Del Norte ("The Railers of the North") are a Mexican three-time Grammy-nominated Regional Mexican band from Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico. They are based in El Paso, Texas. They specialize in the Norteño-Sax genre.
History
They formed ...
)
*Edel Ramírez – "No Debes Llorar" (Los Cosmos)
Traditional
;Best Folk Album
Mercedes Sosa
Haydée Mercedes Sosa (; 9 July 1935
at BrainyHistory.com – 4 October 2009), sometimes known as ' ...
– ''Misa Criolla''
*
Hevia
José Ángel Hevia Velasco, known professionally as Hevia (born October 11, 1967 in Villaviciosa, Asturias), is a Spanish bagpiper – specifically, an Asturian gaita player. He commonly performs with his sister, María José, on drums. I ...
– ''Tierra de nadie''
*
Los Nocheros – ''Nocheros''
*
Carlos Núñez – ''Os amores libres''
*
Totó la Momposina
Sonia Bazanta Vides (born 1 August 1940), better known as Totó la Momposina, is a Colombian singer of Afro-Colombian and Indigenous descent. She reached international attention with the release of her 1993 album ''La Candela Viva'' on Peter G ...
– ''Pacantó''
;Best Tango Album
Lito Vitale
Héctor Facundo Vitale (born December 1, 1961, Villa Adelina, Buenos Aires province), known as Lito Vitale, is an Argentine musician, composer and arranger.
Career
A talented piano player, he was coached by his mother, renowned music teacher E ...
and Juan Carlos Baglietto – ''Postales del Alma''
*Nestor Marconi – ''Trío Bien de arriba''
*
Rodolfo Mederos – ''Eterno Buenos Aires''
*Nuevo Quinteto Real – ''Nuevo Quinteto Real''
*Quinteto Argentino de Cuerdas – ''Tangos de terciopelo''
;Best Flamenco Album
Camarón and
Tomatito – ''Paris 87''
*
Remedios Amaya – ''Gitana Soy''
*Juan Habichuela – ''De la zambra al duende... un homenaje''
*
El Lebrijano – ''Lágrimas de cera''
*Miguel Poveda – ''Suena Flamenco''
Jazz
;Best Jazz Album
Michel Camilo and
Tomatito – ''
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
''
Paquito D'Rivera – ''
Tropicana Nights
''Tropicana Nights'' is a studio album released by the Cuban jazz performer Paquito D'Rivera on November 11, 2008. The album earned D'Rivera the Latin Grammy Award
The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recogn ...
''
*
Adrian Iaies Trio – ''Las Tardecitas de Minton's''
*
Chico O'Farrill – ''Heart of a Legend''
*
Lalo Schifrin
Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical eleme ...
– ''Latin Jazz Suite''
Brazilian
;Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album
Milton Nascimento – ''Crooner''
*
Zeca Baleiro
José Ribamar Coelho Santos (born 11 April 1966), better known by his stage name Zeca Baleiro (), is a Brazilian MPB artist. ALlmusic biography/ref> One of his most famous songs is "Salão de Beleza", which was featured on Putumayo World Music's ...
– ''Vo Imbola''
*
Ana Carolina
Ana Carolina Sousa (, born September 9, 1974) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and musician.
Career
Carolina has a contralto vocal range. Her musical influence comes from the crib, her grandmother used to sing on the radio, and her great aunt a ...
– ''Ana Carolina''
*
Zizi Possi
Maria Izildinha "Zizi" Possi (, born March 28, 1956) is a Brazilian singer from São Paulo, the daughter of Italian immigrants. She sings in Portuguese, English, and Italian languages. In 2007, he sang at the opening of the Military World Games, ...
– ''Puro Prazer''
*
Ivete Sangalo – ''
Ivete Sangalo''
;Best Brazilian Rock Album
Os Paralamas do Sucesso – ''
Acústico MTV''
*
Cássia Eller
Cássia Rejane Eller ( Portuguese: /ˈkasjɐ ʁeˈʒɐni ˈɛleʁ/) (December 10, 1962 – December 29, 2001) was a Brazilian singer and musician. She came to prominence in the early 1990s and performed a mix of rock and MPB. Eller released fi ...
– ''Com Vocé... Meu Mundo Ficaria Completo''
*
Legião Urbana
Legião Urbana (Portuguese for Urban Legion) was a Brazilian rock band formed in 1982 in Brasília, Distrito Federal. The band primarily consisted of Renato Russo (vocals, bass and keyboards), Dado Villa-Lobos (guitar) and Marcelo Bonfá ( ...
– ''
Acústico MTV''
*
Los Hermanos – ''Los Hermanos''
*
Raimundos
Raimundos is a Brazilian punk/hardcore band formed in 1987 by Digão and Rodolfo Abrantes, in Brasília, Distrito Federal. They had with major influences from 1980s punk bands, especially Ramones, from which their name is a play of. Raimundos w ...
– ''Só no Forevis''
;Best Samba/Pagode Album
Zeca Pagodinho – ''Zeca Pagodinho ao Vivo''
*
Alcione – ''Claridade''
*
Martinho da Vila
Martinho da Vila (born February 12, 1938) is a Brazilian singer and composer who is considered to be one of the main representatives of samba and MPB. He is a prolific songwriter, with hundreds of recorded songs across over 40 solo albums. He a ...
– ''Lusofonia''
*Velha Guarda da Portela – ''Tudo Azul''
*Velha Guarda da Mangueira – ''Velha Guarda da Mangueira e Convidados''
;Best MPB Album
Caetano Veloso – ''Livro''
*
Maria Bethânia
Maria Bethânia Viana Teles Veloso (; born 18 June 1946) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, she started her career in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 with the show "Opinião" ("Opinion"). Due to its popularity, with perform ...
– ''A Forca Que Nunca Seca''
*
Gilberto Gil
Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (; born 26 June 1942), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and politician, known for both his musical innovation and political activism. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Minister of Culture in the administration ...
– ''O Sol de Oslo''
*
Joyce – ''Astronauta - Cancões de Elis''
*
Lenine – ''Na Pressão''
;Best Sertaneja Music Album
Sérgio Reis
Sergio Bavini, known as Sérgio Reis (born June 23, 1940), is a Brazilian ''Música sertaneja, sertanejo'' singer, actor and politician. He has sold approximately 16 million copies of his more than 40 album releases.
Reis was born in São Pau ...
– ''Sérgio Reis e Convidados''
*
Zezé di Camargo & Luciano
Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano () are a famous Brazilian sertanejo/ country duo. The two brothers were born in Pirenópolis, Goiás. Zezé is the artistic name for Mirosmar José de Camargo and Luciano the artistic name for Welson David de Camargo.
...
– ''Zezé di Camargo y Luciano''
*Leonardo – ''Tempo''
*
Roberta Miranda – ''Ao Vivo - A Majestade o Sabiá''
*Wilson & Soraya – ''Nada Foi em Vão''
;Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album
Paulo Moura
Paulo Moura (15 July 1932 – 12 July 2010) was a Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist.
Born in São José do Rio Preto, where his father was the maestro of a marching band and encouraged his son to train as a tailor, Paulo instead studied in ...
& Os Batutas – ''Pixinguinha''
*Nilson Chaves – ''Tempo Destino: 25 Anos ao Vivo''
*
Dominguinhos
José Domingos de Morais (12 February 1941 – 23 July 2013), better known as Dominguinhos, was a Brazilian composer, accordionist and singer. His principal musical influences were the music of Luiz Gonzaga, Forró and in general the music of the ...
– ''Voce Vai Ver o Que é Bom''
*Toninho Ferragutti – ''Sanfonemas''
*Carlos Malta and Pife Muderno – ''Carlos Malta e Pife Muderno''
;Best Brazilian Song
Djavan
Djavan Caetano Viana (; born 27 January 1949) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter.
Early life and career
Djavan was born in Maceió, Brazil to a white father of Dutch descent and a black mother. He later formed the group Luz, Som, Dimensão (LSD ...
– "Acelerou"
*
Chico César and
Vanessa da Mata
Vanessa Sigiane da Mata Ferreira (born February 10, 1976), professionally known as Vanessa da Mata, is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian MPB singer, songwriter, and novelist. She has released four studio albums and the songs "Ai, Ai, Ai" ...
– "A Forca Que Nunca Seca" (
Maria Bethânia
Maria Bethânia Viana Teles Veloso (; born 18 June 1946) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, she started her career in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 with the show "Opinião" ("Opinion"). Due to its popularity, with perform ...
)
*
Marcelo Camelo
Marcelo de Souza Camelo (Rio de Janeiro, February 4, 1978) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, and poet. He is best known as composer and lead guitarist of the Brazilian band Los Hermanos. Since the end of the band, he continues composing ...
– "Anna Julia" (
Los Hermanos)
*
Nando Reis
Nando Reis (, born José Fernando Gomes dos Reis; January 12, 1963) is a Brazilian musician and producer, best known as the former bassist and one of the lead singers of Brazilian rock band Titãs and for his successful solo career, with his own ...
– "O Segundo Sol" (
Cássia Eller
Cássia Rejane Eller ( Portuguese: /ˈkasjɐ ʁeˈʒɐni ˈɛleʁ/) (December 10, 1962 – December 29, 2001) was a Brazilian singer and musician. She came to prominence in the early 1990s and performed a mix of rock and MPB. Eller released fi ...
)
*Cristovão Bastos and
Aldir Blanc – "Suave Veneno" (
Nana Caymmi)
Children's
;Best Children's Album
Miliki – ''A Mis Niños de 30 Años''
*
Daniela Luján
Daniela Luján (; born Daniela Barrios Rodriguez, 5 April 1988) is a Mexican pop singer and actress. She is considered the "Queen of Telenovelas for Children" for having starred in telenovelas of world success, being: Luz Clarita and El diario d ...
– ''El diario de Daniela''
*Various Artists – ''Ellas cantan a cri cri''
*Maria del Rey – ''Lullabies of Latin America: canciones de cuna de Latinoamérica''
*
Eliana
Eliana Assyrian/Akkadian, אֱלִיעָנָה (Hebrew), Ηλιάνα (Greek), إليانا (Arabic), is a female given name found with that spelling in Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Origin & meaning
Many sources derive it from via He ...
– ''Primavera''
Classical
;Best Classical Album
Plácido Domingo
José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French ...
– ''
La Dolores''
*Aldo Antognazzi,
Paquito D'Rivera and Brenda Feliciano – ''Música de dos Mundos''
*
José María Vitier
José María Vitier (born January 7, 1954) is a Cuban music composer and pianist. He has made music for movies and television, as well as compositions for piano, symphonic orchestra, chamber orchestra, among other formats.
His style often combines ...
– ''Salmo de las Américas''
*
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen (; born 30 June 1958) is a Finnish orchestral conductor and composer. He is principal conductor and artistic advisor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, conductor laureate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and music di ...
– ''Sensamayá: The Music of
Silvestre Revueltas''
*
Eduardo Diazmuñoz and La Filarmonica de la Ciudad de Mexico – ''Twentieth Century Mexican Symphonic Music, Vol. 1''
Production
;Best Engineered Album
Carlos Álvarez, Mike Couzzi, Bolívar Gómez, Miguel Hernández, Luis Mansilla, Carlos Ordehl, Eric Ramos, July Ruiz, and Eric Schilling – ''
Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual'' (
Juan Luis Guerra)
*
Frank Filipetti – ''
Abre'' (
Fito Páez)
*Jerry Boys – ''
Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer
''Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer'' is the first studio album by Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer. It was released on June 8, 1999, through World Circuit, and was one of the top ten selling Latin albums in the US in that year.
Record ...
'' (
Ibrahim Ferrer)
*
Moogie Canazio – ''João Gilberto Voz e Violão'' (
João Gilberto)
*
Joe Chiccarelli
Joe or JOE may refer to:
Arts
Film and television
* ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle
* ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage
* ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971
* ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated ...
– ''
Revés/Yo Soy'' (
Café Tacuba
Café Tacvba (Pronounced ''kaˈfe taˈkuβa'') is a band from Ciudad Satélite, Mexico. The group gained popularity in the early 1990s. They were founded in 1989, before they had the current lineup of Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (lead vocals, ...
)
;Producer of the Year
Emilio Estefan Jr.
Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban Americans, Cuban-born American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria ...
*
Ry Cooder
Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in traditional music, a ...
*Rudy Pérez
*
KC Porter
*
Caetano Veloso
Music Video
;Best Music Video
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has bee ...
– "
No Me Dejes de Querer"
*
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs – "La Vida"
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La Ley – "Aquí"
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Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Affleck (' Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series '' In Living Color'', where she re ...
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Marc Anthony
Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gr ...
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No Me Ames
"No Me Ames" (English: "Don't Love Me") is a Latin pop duet recorded by American singers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony for Lopez's debut studio album, '' On the 6'' (1999). It is a Spanish cover version of the Italian song "Non Amarmi", written ...
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Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular ...
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Ojos Así"
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Latin Grammy Awards Of 2000
2000 music awards
Latin Grammy Awards by year
2000 in Latin music
2000 in Los Angeles
September 2000 events in the United States