The Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Song of the Year is an honor presented annually by American television network

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. The accolade was established to recognize the most talented performers of

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. The nominees and winners were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on ''

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'' Latin music charts, with the results being tabulated and certified by the accounting firm

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. However, since 2004, the winners are selected through an online survey. The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a

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. The award was first presented to "

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" by Mexican singer

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. Spanish performer

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holds the record for the most awards, winning four times on three different decades, " Si Tú Te Vas" (1996), "

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" (1997), "

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" (2009), and " Bailando" (2015). Puerto Rican-American singer

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has received the award three times, and is the current holder (as of 2016) with "

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". Mexican performers Camila,

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, and Luis Miguel, and Colombian singer-songwriter

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received the award twice. Puerto Rican singer

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is the most nominated artist without a win, with eight unsuccessful nominations.

Winners and nominees

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees for the majority of the years awarded. Luis Miguel

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References

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Winners and nominees

See also

References