Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year

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Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year
Awarded forArtistic achievement in the Latin music industry and dedication to philanthropy [1]
Presented by Latin Recording Academy
First awarded2000
Currently held by Laura Pausini (2023)
Website www.latingrammy.com

The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year is an award presented annually by the Latin Recording Academy, the same organization that distributes the Latin Grammy Awards, to commend musicians for their "artistic achievements in the Latin music industry as well as their humanitarian efforts". [1] Award recipients are honored during "Latin Grammy Week", a string of galas just prior to the annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony. [2] Until 2023, the award was only presented to artists of Ibero-American heritage, when Laura Pausini became the first Italian artist to be presented with the honor. [3]

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The award was first presented to Cuban American musician and producer Emilio Estefan in 2000 for increasing public awareness of Latin music. [4] Eight years later his wife, singer Gloria Estefan, became the first female award recipient. [5] She had previously received the MusiCares Person of the Year award in 1994, a similar honor presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the same organization that distributes the Grammy Awards. [6]

Spanish singer Julio Iglesias received the second award in 2001. Ranchera singer Vicente Fernández won the award in 2002 for donating ticket proceeds to the National Hispanic Scholarship Fund. [7] Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil received the award the following year. The 2004 award went to Carlos Santana, who founded the Milagro Foundation in 1998 with his wife, which "supports young people involved in the arts, health and education". [8] Mexican singer José José, known as the "Prince of Song", received the award in 2005. [9] Puerto Rican entertainer Ricky Martin received the award in 2006 after his foundation launched the People for Children project, which works to eliminate human trafficking. [10] Juan Luis Guerra, known for popularizing merengue and bachata music, received the award the following year for founding a non-profit organization that has helped build hospitals, churches and recreation centers in the Dominican Republic. [11] [12] The 2009 award recipient, Juan Gabriel, is known for donating concert proceeds to his favorite children's foster homes and for founding Semjase, an orphanage for approximately 120 children. [2] Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo received the 2010 award for founding Operalia, The World Opera Competition (an annual international voice competition), for raising millions of dollars through benefit concerts for disaster victims, for helping to establish a hospital in Lerma, Mexico State, and for additional goodwill efforts. [13] The Person of the Year gala, along with the Lifetime Achievement and the Trustees awards, was not presented in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [14]

Since its inception, the award has been presented to musicians originating from Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, Panama, Italy, and the United States.

Recipients

Year [I] ImageRecipientLifetimeNationalityRef.
2000 Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan at 2014 MIFF edited.jpg Emilio Estefan b. 1953Cuba
United States		 [4]
[15] [ self-published source ]
2001 Julio Iglesias08.jpg Julio Iglesias b. 1943Spain [16]
[17] [ self-published source ]
2002 Vicente Fernandez - Pepsi Center - 06.11.11.jpg Vicente Fernández 1940-2021Mexico [7]
[18]
2003 25o Premio da Musica Brasileira (14189658954).jpg Gilberto Gil b. 1942Brazil [19]
[20]
2004 Carlos Santana 2.jpg Carlos Santana b. 1947Mexico
United States		 [8]
[21]
2005 Jose Jose.png José José 1948-2019Mexico [9]
[22]
2006 Ricky Martin cropped1.jpg Ricky Martin b. 1971Puerto Rico
United States		 [10]
[23]
2007 Juan Luis Guerra in 2012.jpg Juan Luis Guerra b. 1957Dominican Republic [11]
[24]
2008 Gloria Estefan 2009.jpg Gloria Estefan b. 1957Cuba
United States		 [5]
[15]
2009 Juan Gabriel in 2006.jpg Juan Gabriel 1950-2016Mexico [2]
[25]
2010 Placido Domingo 2015.jpg Plácido Domingo b. 1941Spain [13]
[26]
2011 Shakira at Obama Inaugural (cropped).jpg Shakira b. 1977 Colombia [27]
2012 Caetano Veloso (cropped).jpg Caetano Veloso b. 1942 Brazil [28]
2013 Miguel Bose en la Presentacion de la Gala Sida de 2017.jpg Miguel Bosé b. 1956 Spain
Italy
Colombia
Panama 		[29]
2014 Serrat portrait.jpg Joan Manuel Serrat b. 1943 Spain [30]
2015 RobertoCarlos.jpg Roberto Carlos b. 1941 Brazil [31]
2016 Marc Anthony 2, 2010.jpg Marc Anthony b. 1968 United States [32]
2017 Alejandro Sanz at Tony Bennett Birthday Gala.jpg Alejandro Sanz b. 1968 Spain [33]
2018 Mana - Rock in Rio Madrid 2012 - 67.jpg Maná
Fher Olvera
Alex Gonzalez
Sergio Vallín
Juan Calleros 		1986–present
b.1959
b.1969
b.1972
b.1962		 Mexico
United States 		[34]
2019 Juanes 2008.06.25 002.jpg Juanes b. 1972 Colombia [35]
2020 [14]
2021 Ruben Blades by Gage Skidmore.jpg Rubén Blades b. 1948 Panama [36]
2022 MarcoAntonioSolisCollage-1-1000 adjusted.jpg Marco Antonio Solís b. 1959 Mexico [3]
2023 Laura Pausini1 adjusted.jpg Laura Pausini b. 1974 Italy [37]

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

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