Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist

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Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist
Awarded forArtists who establish their identity with the public
Presented by The Latin Recording Academy
First awarded2000
Currently held byEla Taubert (2024)
Website latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist 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, 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 a Spanish or Portuguese language recording during the period of eligibility. [2] In 2012, the Academy announced the category (in addition to Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year) would include ten nominees to reflect changes within the music industry. [3]

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The award for Best New Artist was first presented to the Cuban performer Ibrahim Ferrer in 2000. Benefiting from the release of the documentary Buena 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 were Juanes, Jorge Moreno, and David Bisbal. In 2004, Brazilian singer Maria Rita became the first female winner. [6] Spanish singer-songwriter Bebe announced her retirement one year after receiving the 2005 award; however, she returned to the music business five years later with the release of her second album, Y. [7] The bands Calle 13 and Jesse & Joy won the next two awards, followed by singers Kany García, Alexander Acha, Alex Cuba, Sie7e, Mexican DJs 3Ball MTY, Gaby Moreno, Mariana Vega, Manuel Medrano, Vicente García, Karol G, Nella and Mike Bahía. Spanish singer Rosalía became the first artist to be nominated for the award, in 2017, and also the Grammy 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 and Monsieur Periné are the only ensembles 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.

Recipients

Ibrahim Ferrer, the first award recipient in 2000, performing in The Netherlands in 2004 Ibrahim ferrer.jpg
Ibrahim Ferrer, the first award recipient in 2000, performing in The Netherlands in 2004
2001 award winner Juanes, performing in 2012 Juanes02.JPG
2001 award winner Juanes, performing in 2012
Maria Rita became the first female award recipient in 2004 Maria Rita @ Virada Cultural 2009 07.jpg
Maria Rita became the first female award recipient in 2004
2005 award winner Bebe, performing in 2005 Bebe Again (31822698) extr.jpg
2005 award winner Bebe, performing in 2005
Members of the 2006 award-winning group Calle 13, performing in 2009 Calle 13 en Venezuela.jpg
Members of the 2006 award-winning group Calle 13, performing in 2009
Kany Garcia, awarded in 2008. Kany Garcia.jpg
Kany García, awarded in 2008.
Alex Cuba, awarded in 2010. Alex Cuba at BSOMF 2015.jpg
Alex Cuba, awarded in 2010.
Gaby Moreno, awarded in 2013. Gaby Moreno en Acceso Total 3 Cropped.jpg
Gaby Moreno, awarded in 2013.
Manuel Medrano, awarded in 2016. Manuel Medrano.jpg
Manuel Medrano, awarded in 2016.
Vicente Garcia, awarded in 2017. Vicente Garcia 2.jpg
Vicente García, awarded in 2017.
Karol G, awarded in 2018. Karol G Telemedellin.jpg
Karol G, awarded in 2018.
Nella, awarded in 2019. Nella Rojas.jpg
Nella, awarded in 2019.
YearRecipient(s)NationalityNominees [III] Ref.
2000 Ibrahim Ferrer Cuba [10]
2001 Juanes Colombia [11]
2002 Jorge Moreno Cuba
United States		 [12]
2003 David Bisbal Spain [13]
2004 Maria Rita Brazil [6]
2005 Bebe Spain [14]
2006 Calle 13 Puerto Rico [8]
2007 Jesse & Joy Mexico [9]
2008 Kany García Puerto Rico [15]
2009 Alexander Acha Mexico [16]
2010 Alex Cuba Cuba
Canada		 [17]
2011 Sie7e Puerto Rico [18]
2012 3Ball MTY Mexico [19]
2013 Gaby Moreno Guatemala
  • A Band of Bitches
  • Leslie Cartaya
  • EliaCim
  • Clarice Falcão
  • Jesús Hidalgo
  • Maluma
  • Mojito Lite
  • Quattro
  • Miltón Salcedo
 [20]
2014 Mariana Vega Venezuela [21]
2015 Monsieur Periné Colombia [22]
2016 Manuel Medrano Colombia [23]
2017 Vicente García Dominican Republic [24]
2018 Karol G Colombia [25]
2019 Nella Venezuela
2020 Mike Bahía Colombia [26]
2021 Juliana VelásquezColombia [27]
2022 Angela Alvarez

Silvana Estrada

Cuba

Mexico

 [28]
2023 Joaquina Venezuela
  • Borja
  • Conexión Divina
  • Ana Del Castillo
  • Natascha Falcão
  • Gale
  • Paola Guanche
  • Leon Leiden
  • Maréh
  • Timø
 [29]
2024 Ela Taubert Colombia [30]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.

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