The 11th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by

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honoring the best Latin music of 1998 and

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took place on May 6, 1999, at a live presentation held at the James L. Knight Center 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 Puerto-Rican American singer

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 ...

receiving five competitive awards. Other multiple winners were Mexican singer-songwriter

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with three wins, fellow Mexican band

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and Colombian performer

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with two awards each. Aguilar earned the award for Regional Mexican Album of the Year, Crespo won for Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year, and the Pop Album of the Year was presented as a tie between Maná and Shakira. A special tribute was given to Mexican singer Pedro Fernández and the Excellence Award was received by Mexican group

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Background

In 1989, the

Lo Nuestro Awards The Lo Nuestro Awards or Premios Lo Nuestro ( Spanish for "Our Thing") is a Spanish-language awards show honoring the best of Latin music, presented by Univision, a Spanish-language television network based in the United States. The awards began i ...

were established by

, to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The nominees and winners were selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and the results were tabulated and certified by the accounting firm

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. The categories included are for the Pop, Tropical/Salsa, Regional Mexican and Music Video. The trophy awarded is shaped like a

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. The 11th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony was held on May 7, 1999, in a live presentation held at the James L. Knight Center in

. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision.

Winners and nominees

Winners were announced before the live audience during the ceremony. Puerto-Rican American singer

was the most nominated performer, with six nominations which resulted in five wins which included Tropical/Salsa Male Performer, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist and Group or Duo of the Year (shared with Milly Quezada). Mexican singer-songwriter

dominated the Regional/Mexican field winning three awards including Male Artist, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Three songs nominated for Pop Song of the Year reached number one at the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart: Ricky Martin's " Vuelve",

's "

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" and

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's "Dejaría Todo"; Spanish performer

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earned the accolade for Best Music Video for "

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". The Pop Album of the Year was shared by Mexican band

and Colombian singer Shakira with ''

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'' and ''

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'', respectively. Both albums were nominated at the 41st Grammy Awards for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance with Maná receiving the award. Puerto-Rican American performer

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 ...

performed at the Grammy Awards the song " The Cup of Life", and the Spanish-language version won the Pop Song of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards.

Honorary awards

*Song of the Century: "

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" by

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. *Excellence Award:

.< *Special Tribute: Pedro Fernández.

References

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Background

Winners and nominees

Honorary awards

See also

References