The 25th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by the American network

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, honored the best

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music of 2012 in the United States and took place on February 21, 2013, at the

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beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Lo Nuestro Awards were presented in 33 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by Univision, was produced by Antonio Guzmán. Mexican performers Ninel Conde and Pedro Fernández hosted the show. Mexican-American singer

Jenni Rivera Dolores Janney "Jenni" Rivera Saavedra (July 2, 1969 – December 9, 2012) was an American singer known for her work within the Regional Mexican music genre, specifically in the styles of Banda, Mariachi and Norteño. In life and death, sev ...

earned five awards including

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; a posthumous tribute for her was held in the ceremony and featured performances by singers

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 ...

Lupillo Rivera Guadalupe Rivera Saavedra, better known by the stage name Lupillo Rivera, is an American singer and songwriter. In 2010, Rivera was awarded a Grammy Award for his album, '' Tu Esclavo y Amo''. His older sister was the late singer and actress J ...

Shaila Dúrcal Shaila de los Ángeles Morales de las Heras (born August 28, 1979), better known as Shaila Dúrcal, is a Spanish singer and songwriter. Her parents are singers Rocío Dúrcal and Antonio Morales ("Junior"). Biography She was born in Madrid, ...

Diana Reyes Diana Reyes (born November 18, 1979) is a regional Mexican musical artist. Reyes was born in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. She has released three gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic nu ...

and María José. American artist

Prince Royce Geoffrey Royce Rojas (born May 11, 1989), known professionally as Prince Royce, is an American singer. At an early age, Royce took an interest in music, and in his teenage years began experimenting with music and writing poetry. By age nineteen ...

received six accolades. Multiple winners also included Mexican bands 3BallMTY,

Jesse & Joy Jesse & Joy () is a Mexican pop duo formed in 2005 by brother and sister Jesse (born December 31, 1982, as Jesse Eduardo Huerta Uecke) and Joy (born June 20, 1986, as Tirzah Joy Huerta Uecke), in Mexico City. The duo have released five studio ...

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 ...

Gerardo Ortíz Gerardo Ortiz (born October 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer in the Regional Mexican Regional Mexican is a Latin music radio format encompassing the musical genres from the different parts of rural Mexico and ...

, and Puerto Rican-American duo

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. To further celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Lo Nuestro Awards, Dominican singer-songwriter

Juan Luis Guerra Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born June 7, 1957) is a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. He has sold 30 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Throughout his career, he has wo ...

presented a medley of songs performed by him on previous ceremonies, and Colombian singer

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 ...

premiered his single "

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", ten years after his last appearance at the show. The telecast garnered more than 6.4 million viewers in North America.

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 25th Lo Nuestro Awards were announced on December 2, 2012, during the

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''. American singers

Romeo Santos Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the bachata group Aventura. In 2002, the song " Obsesión" reached number one in It ...

and

received the highest number of nominations, with seven each; Santos and Royce were nominated against each other in three categories in the Tropical field, including Album, Song and Artist of the Year. The winners were announced before the live audience during the ceremony, with Mexican-American singer

being one of the most awarded performers, earning five accolades, including Pop Album ('' Joyas Prestadas (Pop)''),

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"), Pop and Regional Mexican Female Artist, and

. Rivera's two oldest daughters, Chiquis and Jacqie, collected her awards, after the singer's

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on December 9, 2012. Royce became the night's biggest winner, receiving six accolades, four in the Tropical Field (Album, Song, Male Artist and Traditional Performance), and a further two for his duet with Mexican band

( Collaboration of the Year and Rock/Alternative Song). Maná dominated the Rock Field, also receiving Rock/Alternative Album and Rock/Alternative Artist for a total of four. Mexican band

was nominated five times and won for Pop Duo or Group and Video of the Year for "

¡Corre! ¡Corre! (English: "Run!") is a pop song written by Mexican duo Jesse & Joy. The song is included on their third studio album, '' ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?'' (2011), and was released as the second single on October 4, 2011. The song has ...

", which also was named Record and Song of the Year at the 13th Latin Grammy Awards. Puerto Rican-American singer

was awarded for Tropical Female Artist, her twenty-third Lo Nuestro accolade, the most for any performer in the award show's history. ''

Líderes ''Líderes'' (English: ''Leaders'') is the eighth studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. The album was released on July 3, 2012. The album features collaborations of artist like Chris Brown, T-Pain, Jennifer Lopez, O’Neill, ...

'' by

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duo

was the Urban Album of the Year. Upon release the album reached number-one on the ''

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chart. Mexican band 3Ball MTY won for New Artist, after winning the same award at the Latin Grammys; their record '' Inténtalo'' was the third-best selling Latin album of 2012 in the United States and received the Lo Nuestro for Regional Mexican Album. The Lifetime Achievement award was earned by Mexican performer Pedro Fernández, also the host of the evening. 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 ...

was the recipient of the Excellence Award and was selected as the Pop Male Artist of the Year. Winners are listed first and indicated with a double-dagger ().

Ceremony information

Categories and voting process

The categories considered were for the Pop, Tropical, Regional Mexican, and Urban genres, with additional awards for the General Field that includes nominees from all the genres for the Artist of the Year, Collaboration, Video and New Artist categories. The nominees were selected through an

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voting poll that received 500,000 votes; the winners were chosen from a total of 130 nominations in 33 different categories. Note: The remaining awards were announced at the Lo Nuestro Awards website.

Musical performers

The telecast included eighteen musical performances. In order to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Lo Nuestro Awards, Dominican singer-songwriter

presented a medley of songs performed by him on previous ceremonies. Colombian artist

debuted his single "

", ten years after his last appearance in the show. Vives also closed the ceremony. Mexican bands

, La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho and 3Ball MTY (with América Sierra) also performed. Spanish singer

David Bisbal David Bisbal Ferre (born 5 June 1979) is a Spanish singer, songwriter, and actor. He gained his initial fame as a runner-up on the interactive reality television show ''Operación Triunfo''. He has since released five studio albums, all of whi ...

presented a tribute to fellow Spanish singer-songwriter

, who performed "

Mi Marciana "Mi Marciana" ( en, My Martian) is a song recorded by the Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz. It was released as the third single from his ninth studio album '' La Música No Se Toca'' (2012). The song was released for digital download on 6 ...

" and "

Corazón Partío "Corazón Partío" (English: "Broken heart") is a song written and performed by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz from his 1997 album '' Más''. Released as a single, the flamenco-influenced upbeat song was his international breakthrough ...

". Mexican singer

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presented a duet with American artist

, while Puerto-Rican American artists

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and

Draco Rosa Draco Cornelius Rosa Suárez (; born Robert Edward Rosa Suárez, June 27, 1969), also known as Draco Rosa, Robi Draco Rosa or simply Robi or Draco, is a Puerto Rican singer, musician, songwriter and entrepreneur. Rosa originally garnered fame ...

reunited for the first time to perform the song "

Más y Más "Más y Más" (English language, English: "More and More") is a single by Draco Rosa from his 2004 album ''Como Me Acuerdo''. It was nominated as Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Record of the Year and Latin Grammy Award for Song of the ...

". Presentations by

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Elvis Crespo Elvis Crespo Díaz (born July 30, 1971) is an Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of the Merengue genre. He has won multiple awards, including a Grammy and a Latin Grammy Award in merengue. Early years Crespo was born in New York City and was na ...

(with

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), Pedro Fernández,

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, and

, were also part of the program. Mexican-American performer

held a tribute to late singer

and was joined onstage by several singers, including

, María José,

and Olga Tañón. At the time of the tribute the audience was able to participate through their

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and

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accounts creating a "virtual applause". Source:

Ratings and reception

The American telecast on

drew in an average 6.4 million people during its three hours of length. Univision was the second in the ratings in the 18-34 demographic, over ABC, CBS and NBC. An estimated 11.6 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards. The 2013 ceremony had the highest audience since

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and garnered more Latin viewers than the

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, and

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of 2012, combined. Regarding the social media interaction, Univision and the Lo Nuestro Awards were the number-one social network and program; the show was the most socially active program in the network's history, with a social increase of 320% from 2012. According to Sara Bidel of ''

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'', the broadcast was the second most engaging entertainment show of any language or network, over the

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and

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. Agustín Barreto and Carlos Marmo were awarded in the television field of the "22nd Annual Latin Music Awards" hosted by the

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for the "Main Theme and Incidental Music" of the 2013 Lo Nuestro Awards.

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