Annual music award
TheLatin Grammy Award for Best New Artist is an honor presented annually at theLatin Grammy Awards , a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists, nationally and internationally.[ 1] The award is given to solo artists or groups that first establish an identity to the public as a performer and release aSpanish orPortuguese language recording during the period of eligibility.[ 2] In 2012, the Academy announced the category (in addition toAlbum of the Year ,Record of the Year andSong of the Year ) would include ten nominees to reflect changes within the music industry.[ 3]
The award for Best New Artist was first presented to the Cuban performerIbrahim Ferrer in 2000. Benefiting from the release of the documentaryBuena Vista Social Club , which launched him to stardom, Ferrer received the award at age seventy-three after being a performer for sixty years.[ 4] [ 5] The next three award recipients wereJuanes ,Jorge Moreno , andDavid Bisbal . In 2004, Brazilian singerMaria Rita became the first female winner.[ 6] Spanish singer-songwriterBebe announced her retirement one year after receiving the 2005 award; however, she returned to themusic business five years later with the release of her second album,Y. [ 7] The bandsCalle 13 andJesse & Joy won the next two awards, followed by singersKany García ,Alexander Acha ,Alex Cuba ,Sie7e , MexicanDJs 3Ball MTY ,Gaby Moreno ,Mariana Vega ,Manuel Medrano ,Vicente García ,Karol G ,Nella andMike Bahía . Spanish singerRosalía became the first artist to be nominated for the award, in 2017, and also theGrammy Award for Best New Artist in 2020.
The award has been presented to ten male and ten female artists;3Ball MTY ,Calle 13 ,Jesse & Joy andMonsieur Periné are the onlyensembles to earn the award.[ 8] [ 9] Since its inception, the award has been presented to musicians or groups originating from Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Spain and Venezuela.
Ibrahim Ferrer , the first award recipient in2000 , performing in The Netherlands in 20042001 award winnerJuanes , performing in 2012Maria Rita became the first female award recipient in2004 2005 award winnerBebe , performing in 2005Members of the2006 award-winning groupCalle 13 , performing in 2009 Kany García , awarded in 2008.Alex Cuba , awarded in 2010.Gaby Moreno , awarded in 2013.Manuel Medrano , awarded in 2016.Vicente García , awarded in 2017.Karol G , awarded in 2018.Nella , awarded in 2019.^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
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