Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song
Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song | |
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Awarded for | quality tropical music songs |
Country | United States |
Presented by | The Latin Recording Academy |
First awarded | 2000 |
Currently held by | Fonseca, Yadam González & Yoel Henríquez – "Si Tú Me Quieres" (2023) |
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song is an honor presented annually at the
Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.[1] The award is reserved to the songwriters of a new song containing at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish. Instrumental recordings or cover songs are not eligible. Songs in Portuguese may be entered in the Brazilian field.[2]
The award was first presented to
2007, becoming the first tropical song to do so.[4] Apart from Guerra other multiple winners include Sergio George and Jorge Villamizar
, both with two wins.
Colombian
songwriters have won this award a total of seven times, more than any other nationality. It has been won by songwriters from the Dominican Republic six times, the United States three times and Puerto Rico once.
Winners and nominees
Year[I] | Songwriter(s) | Work | Performing artist(s)[II] | Nominees[III] | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000
|
Juan Luis Guerra | "El Niágara en Bicicleta" | Juan Luis Guerra 440 |
|
[3] |
2001
|
Kike Santander | "Júrame" (Merengue) | Gisselle |
|
[5] |
2002
|
Andrés Castro Martín Madera Carlos Vives |
"Déjame Entrar" | Carlos Vives |
|
[6] |
2003
|
Sergio George Jorge Villamizar |
"Mi Primer Millón" | Bacilos |
|
[7] |
2004
|
Sergio George Fernando Osorio |
"Ríe y Llora" | Celia Cruz |
|
[8] |
2005
|
Juan Luis Guerra | "Las Avispas" | Juan Luis Guerra 440 |
|
[9] |
2006
|
Fonseca
|
"Te Mando Flores" | Fonseca
|
|
[10] |
2007
|
Juan Luis Guerra | "La Llave de Mi Corazón" | Juan Luis Guerra 440 |
|
[4] |
2008
|
"Píntame De Colores" | Gloria Estefan |
|
[11] | |
2009
|
Jorge Luis Piloto Jorge Villamizar |
"Yo No Sé Mañana" | Luis Enrique |
|
[12] |
2010
|
Juan Luis Guerra | "Bachata en Fukuoka" | Juan Luis Guerra 440 |
|
[13] |
2011
|
Calle 13 | "Vamo' A Portarnos Mal" | Calle 13 |
|
[14] |
2012
|
Yoel Henríquez Alex Puentes
|
"Toma Mi Vida" | Milly Quezada and Juan Luis Guerra |
|
[15] |
2013
|
Andrés Castro and Carlos Vives | "Volví a Nacer" | Carlos Vives |
|
[16] |
2014
|
Andrés Castro and Carlos Vives | " Cuando Nos Volvamos a Encontrar "
|
Carlos Vives featuring Marc Anthony |
|
|
2015
|
Juan Luis Guerra | "Tus Besos" | Juan Luis Guerra |
|
|
2016
|
Omar Alfanno Fonseca Yadam González Cárdenas |
"Vine A Buscarte" | Fonseca |
|
|
2017
|
Vicente García | "Bachata en Kingston" | Vicente García |
|
|
2018 | Juan Luis Guerra, Juan Carlos Luces & Víctor Manuelle | "Quiero Tiempo" | Víctor Manuelle featuring Juan Luis Guerra |
|
[17] |
2019 | Juan Luis Guerra | "Kitipun" | Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 |
|
[18] |
2020 | Rubén Blades and Carlos Vives | "Canción para Rubén" | Carlos Vives & Rubén Blades |
|
[19] |
2021 | Camilo, David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Yasmil Marrufo & Ricardo Montaner | "Dios Así lo Quiso" | Ricardo Montaner and Juan Luis Guerra |
|
[20] |
2022 | Álvaro Lenier Mesa
|
"Mala" | Marc Anthony |
|
[21] |
2023 | Fonseca, Yadam González & Yoel Henríquez | "Si Tú Me Quieres" | Fonseca & Juan Luis Guerra |
|
[22] |
- ^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
- ^[II] The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award.
- ^[III] Showing the name of the songwriter(s), the nominated song and in parentheses the performer's name(s).
See also
- Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year
- Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album
- Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Tropical Album
References
- General
- "Latin Grammy Award Winners". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 31, 2011. Note: User must select the "Tropical Field" category as the genre under the search feature.
- Specific
- Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the originalon July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Category Guide: Tropical Field". Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ a b "Complete List Of Nominations For First-ever Latin Grammy Awards". AllBusiness.com. July 29, 2000. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ a b "Lista de nominados al Grammy Latino 2007" (in Spanish). Mujer Activa. August 31, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- Tribune Company. July 18, 2001. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Selected Nominees For The Third Latin Grammy Awards". AllBusiness.com. August 3, 2002. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- Tribune Company. July 23, 2003. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Lista de nominados al los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- Gannett Company. November 2, 2005. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ Faber, Judy (September 26, 2006). "Shakira Leads Latin Grammy Nominations". CBS News. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- Tribune Company. September 10, 2007. Archived from the originalon September 9, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Conoce a los nominados a los Grammy Latinos" (in Spanish). Terra Networks México. September 19, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- Tribune Company. September 8, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "2011 Latin Grammys: Nominations (FULL LIST) Revealed". manila-paper.net. September 15, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 4, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- Terra Networks (in Spanish). Telefónica. September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ^ "19th Latin Grammy Awards Nominations" (PDF). latingrammy.com. September 21, 2018.
- ^ Ryan, Patrick. "Latin Grammys: Camila Cabello, Alejandro Sanz, Rosalía, Luis Fonsi score 2019 nominations". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ Huston, Marysabel. "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Cobo, Leila (November 17, 2022). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler & Bad Bunny Lead Early Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (September 19, 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2023.