Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album

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Puerto Rican singer José Feliciano is the most frequent winner of the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album to date

The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album , in German "Grammy Award for the Best Latin Pop Album", is a music prize that has been awarded by the American Recording Academy in the field of Latin American music since 1989 .

History and background

Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in a variety of categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall excellence regardless of album sales or chart position.

One of these categories is the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album. Since it was first presented, this award has undergone minor name changes: from 1984 to 1991 and 1995 to 2000 the award was called the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance, and from 1992 to 1994 and 2001 until today the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album . In 2012, the award was not awarded due to a major overhaul of the Grammy categories. This year recordings in this category were awarded in the new category Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album . That same year, however, the Recording Academy's Board of Trustees announced that it would reassign the category at the 55th Grammy Awards in 2013 . From 1984 to 1991 single tracks or albums were allowed in this category and from 1992 only albums.

The Puerto Rican singer José Feliciano was the first to receive an award in the category for his album Me enamoré in 1984 and is the most frequent winner to date with four awards. The most frequently nominated artist is the Mexican singer Luis Miguel with twelve nominations that resulted in three wins.

Winners and nominees

year winner nationality album Nominees Picture of the winner (s)
1984 José Feliciano Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Puerto Rico Me enamoré José Feliciano.jpg
1985 Plácido Domingo SpainSpain Spain Siempre en mi corazón - Always in My Heart 14-05-05-placido-domingo-RalfR-2.jpg
1986 Lani Hall United StatesUnited States United States Es fácil amar
  • José Feliciano - Ya soy tuyo
  • José Feliciano and José José - Por ella
  • José José - Reflexiones
  • Lucía Méndez - Sólo una mujer
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1987 José Feliciano Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Puerto Rico Le lo lai
  • José José - Pruébame
  • Pandora - ¿Cómo te va mi amor?
  • Danny Rivera - Inolvidable Tito ... a mi me pasa lo mismo que a usted
  • Yuri - Yo te pido amor
José Feliciano.jpg
1988 Julio Iglesias SpainSpain Spain Un hombre solo
  • María Conchita Alonso - Otra mentira más
  • Braulio - En bancarrota
  • Emmanuel - solo
  • José José - Siempre contigo
  • Lunna - Lunna
  • Luis Miguel - Luis Miguel '87: soy como quiero ser
  • Yolandita Monge - Laberinto de amor
  • Danny Rivera - Amar o morir
Julio Iglesias09.jpg
1989 Roberto Carlos BrazilBrazil Brazil Roberto Carlos
  • Dyango - Cae la noche
  • José José - Soy así
  • José Luis Perales - Sueño de libertad
  • Raphael - Las apariencias engañan
Roberto Carlos & Calhambeque (2573117418) .jpg
1990 José Feliciano Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Puerto Rico Cielito Lindo José Feliciano.jpg
1991 José Feliciano Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Puerto Rico ¿Por qué te tengo que olvidar?
  • Duncan Dhu - Autobiografía
  • Ana Gabriel - Quién como tú
  • Luis Miguel - 20 años
  • Isabel Pantoja - Se me enamora el alma
José Feliciano.jpg
1992 Vikki Carr United StatesUnited States United States Cosas del amor Vikki Carr 1974.JPG
1993 Jon Secada United StatesUnited States United States Otro día más sin verte
  • Cristian Castro - Agua Nueva
  • Julio Iglesias - Calor
  • Luis Miguel - Romance
  • Raphael - Ave fénix
  • José Luis Rodríguez - El Puma en ritmo
6.2.11JonSecadaByLuigiNovi18.jpg
1994 Luis Miguel MexicoMexico Mexico Aries
  • María Conchita Alonso - Imáginame
  • Vikki Carr - Brindo a la vida, al bolero, a ti
  • José Feliciano - Latin Street '92
  • The Triplets - Algo más que amor
Luismiguel9900.jpg
1995 Luis Miguel MexicoMexico Mexico Segundo Romance
  • Cristian Castro - El camino del alma
  • Plácido Domingo - De mi alma latina
  • Juan Gabriel - Gracias por esperar
  • La Mafia - Vida
Luismiguel9900.jpg
1996 Jon Secada United StatesUnited States United States Cupid
  • Adolfo Angel and Gustavo Angel - Nuestras canciones
  • Rocío Dúrcal - Hay amores y amores
  • Julio Iglesias - La Carretera
  • Maná - Cuando los ángeles lloran
6.2.11JonSecadaByLuigiNovi18.jpg
1997 Enrique Iglesias SpainSpain Spain Enrique Iglesias
  • Vikki Carr - Emociones
  • José Feliciano - Americano
  • Luis Miguel - Nada es igual ...
  • Marco Antonio Solís - En pleno vuelo
Enrique Iglesias 2011, 2.jpg
1998 Luis Miguel MexicoMexico Mexico Romances
  • Cristian Castro - Lo mejor de mí
  • Alejandro Fernández - Me estoy enamorando
  • Enrique Iglesias - Vivir
  • Julio Iglesias - Tango
Luismiguel9900.jpg
1999 Ricky Martin Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Puerto Rico Vuelve
  • Chayanne - Atado a tu amor
  • José Feliciano - Señor Bolero
  • Juan Gabriel - Celebrando 25 años de Juan Gabriel: En concierto en el Palacio de Bellas Artes
  • Enrique Iglesias - Cosas del amor
Ricky Martin 2013.jpg
2000 Rubén Blades PanamaPanama Panama Tiempos
  • Juan Luis Guerra - Ni es lo mismoni es igual
  • Maná - MTV Unplugged
  • Luis Miguel - Amarte es un placer
  • Jaci Velasquez - Llegar a tí
Ruben Blades by Gage Skidmore.jpg
2001 Shakira

(Sound engineers: Adam Blackburn, Eric Schilling, Marcelo Añez and Sebastián Krys; Producer: Tim Mitchell)

ColombiaColombia Colombia MTV Unplugged Shakira2009.jpg
2002 Freddy Fender

(Sound engineers and producers: Joe Reyes, Michael Morales and Ronald Morales)

United StatesUnited States United States La música de Baldemar Huerta
  • Chayanne - Simplemente
  • Cristian Castro - Azul
  • Juan Gabriel - Abrázame muy fuerte
  • Jaci Velasquez - Mi corazón
Freddy Fender singing in 1977.jpg
2003 Bacilos

(Sound engineers: Bob St. John, Eric Schilling, Gonzalo Vasquez, Gustavo Afont, Iker Gastraminsa, Jaime Lagueruela and Jon Fausty
Producers: Gonzalo Vasquez and Luis Fernando Ochoa)

United StatesUnited States United States Caraluna
  • Jorge Moreno - Moreno
  • Donato Poveda - Bohemio enamorado
  • Sin Bandera - Sin bandera
  • Diego Torres - Un mundo diferente
Bacilos 2009.jpg
2004 Alejandro Sanz

(Sound engineers: Pepo Sherman, Rafa Sardina and Mick Guzauski
Producer: Lulo Pérez)

SpainSpain Spain No es lo mismo Alejandro Managua.jpg
2005 Marc Anthony

(Sound engineers: Gustavo "Pichon" Dal Pont and Sebastián Krys
producer: Estéfano )

Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Puerto Rico Amar sin mentiras Marc Anthony 2, 2010.jpg
2006 Laura Pausini

(Sound engineer: Jon Jacobs
Producer: Dado Parisini)

ItalyItaly Italy Escucha Laura Pausini 04/30/2009 015.jpg
2007 Ricardo Arjona

(Sound engineer: Ben Wisch)

GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala Adentro
  • Obie Bermúdez - Lo que trajo el barco
  • Fulano - Individual
  • Marco Antonio Solís - Trozos de mi alma, vol. 2
Ricardo Arjona at Managua, Nicaragua (2) .jpg
Julieta Venegas

(Sound engineers: Cesar Sogbe, Coti Sorokin, Demian Nava, Juan Blas Caballero, Matías Sorokin and Sebastián Schon
Producer: Cachorro López)

MexicoMexico Mexico Limón y sal Julieta Venegas-Salón Los Ángeles.jpg
2008 Alejandro Sanz

(Sound engineers: Carlos Alvarez, Lulo Perez, Pepo Sherman, Rafa Sardina and Thom Russo Producer: Lulo Pérez)

SpainSpain Spain El tren de los momentos
  • Miguel Bosé and various artists - Papito
  • Jorge Drexler - 12 segundos de oscuridad
  • Luis Miguel - Navidades
  • Jennifer Peña - Dicen que el tiempo
Alejandro Managua.jpg
2009 Juanes

(Producer: Gustavo Santaolalla )

ColombiaColombia Colombia La vida ... es un ratico
  • Jorge Drexler - Cara B.
  • Luis Fonsi - Palabras del silencio
  • Luis Miguel - Complices
  • Tommy Torres - Tarde o temprano
Juanes02.JPG
2010 La Quinta Estación

(Sound engineers: Armando Avila, Juan Carlos Moguel and Pepe Ortega
Producer: Armando Avila)

SpainSpain Spain Sin frenos La Quinta Estación.jpg
2011 Alejandro Sanz

(Sound engineer: Bob Clearmountain
Producer: Tomás Torres)

SpainSpain Spain Paraíso Express Alejandro Managua.jpg
2012 Instead of the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album and Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album , the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album was presented .
2013 Juanes

(Sound engineer: Gustavo Borner
Producer: Juan Luis Guerra )

ColombiaColombia Colombia MTV Unplugged: Deluxe Edition
  • Ricardo Arjona - Independiente
  • Fonseca - Ilusión
  • Kany García - Kany García
*Jesse & Joy¿Con quién se queda el perro?
Juanes02.JPG
2014 Draco Rosa

(Sound engineers: Seth Horan Atkins, Benny Faccone and Sadaharu Yagi)

Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Puerto Rico Vida
  • Frankie J - Faith, hope y amor
  • Ricardo Montaner - Viajero frecuente
  • Aleks Syntek - Syntek
  • Tommy Torres - 12 historias
2015 Rubén Blades

(Sound engineer: Chris Sulit
Producer: Carlos Franzetti )

PanamaPanama Panama Tangos Ruben Blades by Gage Skidmore.jpg
2016 Ricky Martin

(Sound engineers: Reyes, Javier Garza , Ricardo López Laliinde and Carlos Fernando Lopez,
producer: Julio Reyes Copello)

Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Puerto Rico A quien quiera escuchar (Deluxe Edition)
  • Pablo Alborán - Terral
  • Alex Cuba - Healer
  • Alejandro Sanz - Sirope
  • Julieta Venegas - Algo sucede
Ricky Martin 2013.jpg
2017 Jesse & Joy MexicoMexico Mexico Un besito más
  • Gaby Moreno - Ilusión
  • Laura Pausini - Similares
  • Sanalejo - Seguir latiendo
  • Diego Torres - Buena vida
Jesse & Joy at the 2012 Latin Grammys.jpg
2018 Shakira

(Sound engineers: Carlos Hernández Carbonell and Dave Clauss)

ColombiaColombia Colombia El Dorado
  • Alex Cuba - Lo único constante
  • Juanes - Mis planes son amarte
  • La Santa Cecilia - Amar y vivir: En vivo desde la Ciudad de México, 2017
  • Natalia Lafourcade - Musas (Un homenaje al folclore latinoamericano en manos de los Macorinos)
Shakira2009.jpg
2019 Claudia Brant ArgentinaArgentina Argentina Sincera
  • Pablo Alboran - Prometo
  • Natalia Lafourcade - Musas (Un homenaje al folclore latinoamericano en manos de los Macorinos), Vol. 2
  • Raquel Sofia - 2:00 AM
  • Carlos Vives - Vives
Claudia Brant.jpg
2020
January 26th, 2020
Alejandro Sanz SpainSpain Spain #ElDisco Alejandro Sanz - Concierto en Buenos Aires.jpg

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Grammy Awards. Accessed April 7, 2019 .
  2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Accessed April 7, 2019 .
  3. ^ Winner Best Latin Pop Performance. Accessed April 7, 2019 .
  4. Explanation for Category Restructuring. Accessed April 7, 2019 .