8th Latin Grammy Awards | |
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Date | November 8, 2007 |
Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Hosted by | Eugenio Derbez and Lucero |
Highlights | |
Person of the Year | Juan Luis Guerra |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | Univision |
The 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on Thursday, November 8, 2007, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show aired on Univision. Juan Luis Guerra was the night's big winner, winning 5 awards including Album of the Year. Juan Luis Guerra was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year one night prior to the telecast.
Winners are in bold text.
Record of the Year
Juan Luis Guerra — "La Llave de Mi Corazón"
Album of the Year
Juan Luis Guerra — La Llave de mi Corazón
Song of the Year
Juan Luis Guerra — "La Llave De Mi Corazón"
Best New Artist
Best Female Pop Vocal Album
Best Male Pop Vocal Album
Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
La Quinta Estación — El Mundo Se Equivoca
Best Urban Music Album
Calle 13 — Residente O Visitante
Best Urban Song
Eduardo Cabra, Panasuyo and Rene Perez — "Pal Norte" (Calle 13 featuring Orishas)
Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
Fito Páez — El Mundo Cabe En Una Canción
Best Rock Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
Los Rabanes — Kamikaze
Best Rock Song
Gustavo Cerati — "La Excepción"
Best Alternative Music Album
Aterciopelados — Oye
Best Alternative Song
Manu Chao — "Me Llaman Calle"
Best Salsa Album
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico — Arroz con Habichuela
Best Merengue Album
Juan Luis Guerra — La Llave de mi Corazón
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Jorge Celedón and Jimmy Zambrano — Son...Para El Mundo
Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Oscar D'León — Fuzionando
Best Traditional Tropical Album
Bobby Cruz — Románticos De Ayer, Hoy y Siempre
Best Tropical Song
Juan Luis Guerra — "La Llave de Mi Corazón"
Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Caetano Veloso — Cê
Best Ranchero Album
Pepe Aguilar — Enamorado
Best Banda Album
Los Horóscopos de Durango — Desatados
Best Grupero Album
Grupo Bryndis — Sólo Pienso En Ti
Best Tejano Album
Los Palominos — Evoluciones
Best Norteño Album
Michael Salgado — En Vivo
Best Regional Mexican Song
Freddie Martinez, Sr. — "A Las Escondidas" (Joe Lopez featuring Jimmy González & El Grupo Mazz)
Best Instrumental Album
Chick Corea and Béla Fleck — The Enchantment
Best Folk Album
Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto — Un Fuego de Sangre Pura
Best Tango Album
Raul Jaurena — Te Amo Tango
Best Flamenco Album
Ojos de Brujo — Techarí
Best Latin Jazz Album
Arturo Sandoval — Rumba Palace
Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)
Aline Barros — Caminho De Milagres
Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album
Lenine — Acústico MTV
Best Brazilian Rock Album
Lobão — Acústico MTV
Best Samba/Pagode Album
Zeca Pagodinho — Acústico MTV 2 Gafieira
Best MPB Album
Leny Andrade and Cesar Camargo Mariano — Ao Vivo
Best Romantic Music Album
Cauby Peixoto — Eternamente Cauby Peixoto: 55 Anos de Carreira
Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album
Daniela Mercury — Balé Mulato - Ao Vivo
Best Brazilian Song
Caetano Veloso — "Não Me Arrependo"
Best Latin Children Album
Voz Veis — Cómo Se Llega A Belén
Best Classical Album
John Neschling — Beethoven Abertura Consagração da Casa Sinfonia Nº 6
Montserrat Caballé — La Canción Romántica Española
Best Recording Package
Catalina Díez — Los Vallenatos de Andrés (Various Artists)
Best Engineered Album
Allan Leschhorn, Luis Mansilla, Ronnie Torres and Adam Ayan — La Llave de mi Corazón (Juan Luis Guerra)
Producer of the Year
Best Short Form Music Video
Voz Veis — "Ven A Mi Casa Esta Navidad"
Best Long Form Music Video
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Trustees Awards
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