Latin Grammy AwardsAmerican award for achievements in music in Spanish and PortugueseThe Latin Grammy Awards, stylized as the Latin GRAMMYs, are honors presented by the Latin Recording Academy to recognize excellence in the Latin musicindustry.
Gloria EstefanGloria María Milagrosa Estefan (Spanish pronunciation:; néeFajardo García; born September 1, 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a five-time Grammy Award winner and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of the Top 100 greatest artists of all time by both VH1 and Billboard. Estefan's record sales exceed 120 million worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
MusiCares Person of the YearPerson of the Year is an annual gala presented by MusiCares, a 501(c)(3) public charity and affiliate of The Recording Academy (the organization that distributes the Grammy Awards), to raise funds for MusiCares’ mission and to honor recording artists for their creative achievements and their dedication to philanthropy.
Emilio EstefanEmilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban-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 Estefan, father of son Nayib Estefan and daughter Emily Estefan, and the uncle of Spanish-language television personality Lili Estefan.
The Recording AcademyNational Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. (NARAS), doing business asthe Recording Academy, is an American learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is widely known for its Grammy Awards, which recognize achievements in the music industry of songs and music that are popular worldwide.
Grammy AwardsAmerican award for achievements in musicThe Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music.
Vicente FernándezVicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican mariachi singer, actor, and film producer.
The Latin Recording AcademyThe Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. (LARAS), doing business asthe Latin Recording Academy (Spanish: Academia Latina de la Grabación; Portuguese: Academia Latina da Gravação), is a multinational membership-based association composed of Latin musicindustry professionals, musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other creative and technical recording professionals.
Latin musicLatin music (Portuguese and Spanish: música latina) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America, which encompasses Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the Latino population in Canada and the United States, as well as music that is sung in either Spanish or Portuguese. It may also include music from other territories where Spanish- and Portuguese-language music is made.
Laura PausiniItalian singer (born 1974)Laura Pausini (Italian:; born 16 May 1974) is an Italian pop singer. She rose to fame in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rdSanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an international hit. Her self-titled debut album was released in Italy on 23 April 1993 and later became an international success, selling two million copies worldwide.
Julio IglesiasJulio José Iglesias de la Cueva (Spanish: [ˈxuljo jˈɣlesjas]; born 23 September 1943) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful Spanish singer in the world and one of the top record sellers in music history, having sold more than 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages. It is estimated that during his career he has performed in more than 5,000 concerts, for over 60 million people in six continents.
Ibero-AmericaIbero-America (Spanish: Iberoamérica, Portuguese: Ibero-América) or Iberian America is generally considered to be the region in the Americas comprising countries or territories where Spanish and Portuguese are predominant languages (usually former territories of Spain and Portugal). Spain and Portugal are themselves sometimes included in some Ibero-American diplomatic circles, such as the Ibero-American Summit and the Organization of Ibero-American States.
RancheraRanchera (pronounced) or canción ranchera is a genre of traditional music of Mexico. It dates to before the years of the Mexican Revolution. Rancheras today are played in the vast majority of regional Mexican music styles. Drawing on rural traditional folk music, the ranchera developed as a symbol of a new national consciousness in reaction to the aristocratic tastes of the period.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.