Spirit of Hope | |
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Awarded for | "philanthropic and humanitarian contributions beyond their musical work" [1] |
Presented by | Billboard |
First awarded | 1996 |
Currently held by | Christina Aguilera (2022) |
Website | billboard.com/latin |
The Billboard Spirit of Hope is an honor that is presented by Billboard magazine to an artist or a group in recognition of their extraordinary philanthropic and humanitarian contributions beyond their musical work." [1] The accolade was established in 1996 in honor of Selena, who died a year earlier. [2] The recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award is decided by the Billboard editorial committee. [3] The Spirit of Hope Award was first given to Cuban American singer Gloria Estefan. [2]
Since 1996, the Lifetime Achievement Award has been presented during the Billboard Latin Music Awards. [4] The award was not presented in 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2021.
Year | Image | Recipient | Nationality | Ref. |
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1996 | Gloria Estefan | Cuba United States | [2] | |
1997 | Emmanuel | United States | [5] | |
1998 | Willy Chirino | Cuba United States | [6] | |
1999 | Olga Tañón | Puerto Rico | [7] | |
2000 | Maná | Mexico | [8] | |
2001 | Los Tigres del Norte | United States | [9] | |
2002 | Ricky Martin | Puerto Rico | [10] | |
2003 | — | El General | Mexico | [11] |
2004 | — | Soraya | Colombia | [12] |
2005 | Juan Luis Guerra | Dominican Republic | [13] | |
2006 | Shakira | Colombia | [14] | |
2007 | Ricardo Montaner | Venezuela | [15] | |
2008 | Juanes | Colombia | [16] | |
2009 | Daddy Yankee | Mexico United States | [17] | |
2010 | Marc Anthony | United States | [3] | |
2011 | Gloria Estefan | Cuba | [18] | |
2012 | No award | [19] | ||
2013 | Maná | Mexico | [20] | |
2014 | Carlos Vives | Colombia | [21] | |
2015 | Carlos Santana | United States | [22] | |
2016 | No award | [23] | ||
2017 | Luis Fonsi | Puerto Rico United States | [24] | |
2018 | No award | [25] | ||
2019 | [26] | |||
2020 | Maluma | Colombia | [27] | |
2021 | No award | [28] | ||
2022 | Christina Aguilera | United States | [1] |
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