Grammy Award for Best Mexican / Mexican-American Album
The Grammy Award for Best Mexican / Mexican-American Album , in German "Grammy award for the best Mexican / Mexican-American album", is a music prize awarded from 1984 to 2008 by the American Recording Academy in the field of Mexican - American music was awarded.
History and background
Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall outstanding performance regardless of album sales or chart position.
One of these categories was the Grammy Award for Best Mexican / Mexican-American Album. The prize was awarded between 1984 and 2008.
Several name changes have been made in the price category since it was first awarded:
- From 1984 to 1991, the price was as Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Performance Award
- From 1992 to 1994, he was named Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Album award
- In 1995 it was again called the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Performance
- From 1996 to 1998 he was in Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American / Tejano Music Performance renamed
- In 1999 the name was changed to the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Music Performance
- And in 2000 the award was again called the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Performance
- From 2001 to 2008 he was finally Grammy Award for Best Mexican / Mexican-American Album called
In 2009 the category was split into Grammy Award for Best Norteño Album and Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Album .
The American singer-songwriter Pepe Aguilar has received three of the awards in this category so far. The two-time winners include the American singer Vikki Carr , the groups La Mafia and Los Lobos , Linda Ronstadt and the Mexican singers Luis Miguel and Joan Sebastian .
Winners and nominees
year | Artist | nationality | album | Nominees | Picture of the winner (s) |
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1984 | Los Lobos | United States | "Anselma" |
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1985 | Sheena Easton and Luis Miguel | United Kingdom | "Me Gustas Valley Como Eres" |
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1986 | Vikki Carr | United States | Simplemente Mujer |
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1987 | Flaco Jiménez | United States | Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio y Más! |
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1988 | Los Tigres del Norte | Mexico | Gracias! ... América ... Sin Fronteras |
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1989 | Linda Ronstadt | United States | Canciones de Mi Padre |
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1990 | Los Lobos | United States | La Pistola y El Corazón |
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1991 | Texas tornadoes | United States | "Soy de San Luis" |
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1992 | Little Joe | United States | 16 de Septiembre |
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1993 | Linda Ronstadt | United States | Mas Canciones |
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1994 | Selena | United States | Selena Live! |
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1995 | Vikki Carr | United States | Recuerdo a Javier Solís |
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1996 | Flaco Jiménez | United States | Flaco Jiménez |
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1997 | La Mafia | United States | Un Millón de Rosas |
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1998 | La Mafia | United States | En Tus Manos |
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1999 | Go on Super Seven | United States | Go on Super Seven |
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2000 | Plácido Domingo | Spain | 100 years of mariachi |
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2001 | Pepe Aguilar | United States | Por Una Mujer Bonita |
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2002 | Ramón Ayala y sus Bravos del Norte | Mexico | En Vivo ... El Hombre y su Música |
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2003 | Joan Sebastian | Mexico | Lo Dijo el Corazón |
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2004 | Joan Sebastian | Mexico | Afortunado |
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2005 | Intocable | United States | Intimacies |
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2006 | Luis Miguel | Mexico | México En La Piel |
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2007 | Pepe Aguilar | United States | Historias de Mi Tierra |
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2008 | Pepe Aguilar | United States | 100% Mexicano |
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Web links
- Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
- Grammy Award Winner for Best Mexican / Mexican-American Album at grammy.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
- ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
- ^ Winner Best Mexican-American / Tejano Music Performance. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .