The 7th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by the

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, honored the best Latin music of 1994 and

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and took place on May 18, 1995, at a live presentation held in

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. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision. During the ceremony, nineteen categories were presented. Winners were announced at the live event and included

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singer

Selena Selena Quintanilla Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer. Called the " Queen of Tejano music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mex ...

receiving four posthumous awards, and

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

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 ...

, each receiving two awards. Among its honors, Miguel won the award for "Pop Album of the Year," Selena for "Regional Mexican Album of the Year," and

Olga Tañón Olga Teresa Tañón OrtizIn this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is ''Tañón'' and the second or maternal family name is ''Ortiz''. (born April 13, 1967) is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter. Over the course of her career, she has ...

won the award for "Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year." Spanish singer

Julio Iglesias Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (; born 23 September 1943) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and former professional footballer. Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful Spanish singer in the world and one of the top record ...

received the Excellence Award.

Background

In 1989, the

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were established by

, to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The nominees were selected by Univision and the winners chosen by the public. The categories included are for the Pop, Tropical/Salsa, Regional Mexican and Rap genres, and Music Video. The trophy awarded is shaped like a

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. The 7th Lo Nuestro Award ceremony was held on May 18, 1995, in a live presentation broadcast in United States and Latin America by Univision.

Winners and nominees

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Winners were announced before the live audience during the ceremony. Mexican singer-songwriter

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was the most nominated performer, with five nominations, including Pop Album ('' Gracias Por Esperar''), Male Artist, Pop Song (for writing " Mañana", performed by

Cristian Castro Christian Sáinz Valdés Castro (born 8 December 1974), known professionally as Cristian Castro or Cristian, is a Mexican pop singer. He is the son of actors Veronica Castro and Manuel "El Loco" Valdés, and nephew of actors Ramón Valdés ...

; "Luna", performed by

Ana Gabriel María Guadalupe Araujo Yong (born December 10, 1955), better known as Ana Gabriel, is a Mexican singer and songwriter from Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez. S ...

; and "Pero Qué Necesidad", performed by Gabriel); the singer-songwriter received the Pop Song of the Year Award for his single "Pero Qué Necesidad". Mexican singer

was awarded for second year in row for Pop Album of the Year (''

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'') and Pop Male Artist, and also won Video of the Year for "La Media Vuelta". Four of the songs nominated for Pop Song of the Year, Miguel's " El Día Que Me Quieras", "Luna" by Ana Gabriel, "Pero Que Necesidad" by Juan Gabriel, and

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's "Vida", reached number-one at the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart.

singer

dominated the Regional Mexican field winning all her nominations, including Album of the Year (''

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''), Regional Mexican Song ("

") and Female Artist of the Year; Selena also won for Pop Female Artist. Puerto-Rican American artist

received two awards for Tropical/Salsa Album and Female Artist of the Year; while Colombian singer

was awarded for New Artist, Male Artist and Song of the Year for "

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". Spanish singer

earned the Excellence Award.

References

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Background

Winners and nominees

See also

References