María Guadalupe Araujo Yong, better known as Ana Gabriel, is a Mexican singer and songwriter. During her long career, she has performed different genres of music and has received several accolades. As a result, she has been called La Diva de América and La Luna de América.
María Natalia Lafourcade Silva is a Mexican singer and songwriter who performs in genres such as pop rock, jazz, and folk music. Since her debut in 2002, she has been one of the most successful singers in Latin America. Lafourcade's voice has been categorized as a lyric soprano.
Deborah Nowalski Kader, better known by her stage name Debi Nova, born August 6, 1980, is a Costa Rican singer-songwriter that is widely considered to be the most successful Costa Rican artist in the country's history. Nova first started as a backing vocalist for Gandhi, one of Costa Rica's biggest and most-beloved rock bands of the '90s and '00s. Her international music career began when she became a backing vocalist for Sérgio Mendes and Ricky Martin. She then collaborated with multiple artists, including the Black Eyed Peas, Mark Ronson and Sean Paul, and wrote songs for Orishas and RBD.
Natalia Lafourcade is the debut studio album by Mexican singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade. It was released on 8 July 2002, via Sony Music Entertainment Mexico, with most of the songs written by Lafourcade herself and produced by Áureo Baqueiro and Loris Ceroni. The album is described as a blend of various musical styles, primarily Latin rock, Latin pop, and bossa nova. Its tracks "Busca un problema" and "En el 2000" achieved commercial success in Mexico, with the latter being considered one of the most influential Spanish-language songs of the 2000s over the years. It was also featured in the soundtrack of the movie Amar te duele (2002). "Mírate, mírame" was also used in the soundtrack of the telenovela Clase 406 (2002).
Soraya Raquel Lamilla Cuevas was a Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer.
"A Dios le Pido" is the lead single from the Spanish studio album Un Día Normal by the Latin music singer and songwriter Juanes, released in 2002 in Spain and Latin America. In 2006, the song was re-released in some countries in Europe, right after the success of "La Camisa Negra", which charted in almost every European country in the top five. It reached number 1 in twelve countries on three different continents. "A Dios le Pido" spent 47 consecutive weeks on the "Hot Latin Tracks" Billboard reaching number 2.
Tomás Torres Carrasquillo, known professionally as Tommy Torres, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and record producer. Named "#1 Hot Latin Tracks Producer" of 2007 by Billboard magazine and Composer of the Year at 2010 ASCAP's Latin Music Awards, Torres has written and produced songs for many artists including Ricardo Arjona, Jesse & Joy, Ednita Nazario, Alejandro Sanz, Ricky Martin and Alicia Keys.
Emilio H. Navaira III was an American singer-songwriter of Tejano and country music. He is the winner of one Grammy Award and one Latin Grammy Award.
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album 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 in the United States and internationally. According to the category description guide for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is reserved for solo artists or duos and they "must compose and interpret 75 percent of the album on their own to be eligible in this category". Additionally, live albums are eligible if they contain at least 51 percent of new unreleased material released within the eligibility period.
Siembra (transl. "Sowing") is the second studio album by Panamanian singer and songwriter Rubén Blades and Puerto Rican-American singer and trombonist Willie Colón. It was released through Fania Records on 7 September 1978. It is considered the best selling salsa album in the history of salsa music. Was recorded by Jerry Masucci and Johnny Pacheco at the La Tierra Sound Studios between 1977 and 1978.
Inocente de Ti is the 26th studio album recorded by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel. It was released by BMG U.S. Latin Latin on October 21, 2003. It was also the theme song for a Mexican telenovela Inocente de Tí (2004-2005), produced by Nathalie Lartilleux, Camila Sodi and Valentino Lanús, starred as protagonists, while Helena Rojo and Carolina Tejera starred as antagonists. Lupita Ferrer and Ricardo Blume starred as stellar performances. The song Yo Te Recuerdo was used as the theme song of the telenovela Mariana de la Noche (2003-2004), produced by Salvador Mejía, but with a different musical arrangement. Alejandra Barros and Jorge Salinas starred as protagonists, while César Évora and Angélica Rivera, starred as antagonists. The album received a nomination Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album in 5th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, losing yo Soraya by Soraya.
"Hasta Que Te Conocí" is a song by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel. It was released in 1986 as the third single from his studio album Pensamientos. Written and produced by Gabriel, the song's lyrics focus on a protagonist learning the meaning of suffering after meeting a lover who mistreats him. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Latin Song chart. A live version of the song was included on his album En el Palacio de Bellas Artes (1990) which peaked at number ten on the Hot Latin Songs chart.
Ilona is a singer-songwriter born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Her beginnings in music were through presentations on the public transport bus service in Bogotá when she was 15 years old, and her surprised audience gave her money. Ilona played with her guitar on public places and eventually established a band with a bassist and a drummer with whom she performed regularly in bars in the city. At 24, Ilona released her first studio album, entitled Desde Mi Ventana, produced by Cachorro López, gaining momentum, and receiving a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist. Her debut album sold 15,000 units in Colombia earning the singer a Gold album certification. Ilona caught the attention of Argentine musician León Gieco and agreed to do a duet with her on the song "En La Zona". English boy band Blue also recorded with Ilona the song "One Love".
En Esta Noche is the debut bilingual studio album by Colombian-American singer-songwriter Soraya, released on February 6, 1996 by Island Records. All the songs on the album except "Pueblito Viejo" are original and were fully or partly composed by Soraya.
"Hasta la Raíz" is a song by Mexican recording artist Natalia Lafourcade, the first track on her 2015 studio album of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single on January 6, 2015, through Sony Music Mexico. After attaining success from her previous album, Mujer Divina – Homenaje a Agustín Lara, a tribute to Mexican singer-songwriter Agustín Lara, Lafourcade decided to record an album with original recordings. Lafourcade spent three years writing, searching for inspiration in different cities, resulting in songs with personal feelings regarding love. Lafourcade wrote the song with Mexican artist Leonel García and produce it with Argentine musician Cachorro López.
Cuerpo y Alma is the third bilingual studio album by Colombian-American singer-songwriter Soraya, released on May 16, 2000, by Universal Music Latin. All the songs on the album are original and were fully or partly composed by Soraya. On the 5 of July 2000, just 3 weeks after the release, Soraya was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer, and she had to put her career on hold, in order to recuperate.
El Otro Lado De Mi is the fifth and final studio album by Colombian-American singer-songwriter Soraya, released on March 1, 2005 by EMI Latin. The album was also nominated for a Latin Grammy for "Best Latin Pop Female Album" in 2005.
"Casi" is a song by Colombian-American latin pop singer-songwriter Soraya. The song was released as the lead single from her fourth studio album Soraya (2003). The song was Soraya's first commercial single after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000. After the announcement, Soraya took a hiatus between 2000 and 2003 to recover from her illness. The song was written, produced and recorded by Soraya. An English-language version called "Almost" was released in the English/international edition of the album.
Día Azul is the debut studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Jimena Angel, released in 2008 by Universal Music Mexico. The album was also nominated to a Latin Grammy for "Best Female Pop Vocal Album" in 2009 but lost to Laura Pausini.
This is a list of notable events in Latin music that took place in 2006.
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