The Latin Grammy Award for Best Merengue/Bachata 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.[1]
| Latin Grammy Award for Best Merengue/Bachata Album | |
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| Awarded for | quality albums of the merengue and bachata music genre |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Latin Recording Academy |
| First awarded | 2000 |
| Currently held by | Romeo Santos – Fórmula, Vol. 3 Sergio Vargas – A Mi Manera (2023) |
| Website | latingrammy.com |
The category is awarded for "vocal or instrumental Merengue and/or Bachata albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material".[2] The award was originally presented as Best Merengue Album and established in 2000 before it was discontinued in 2007. The award was brought back with its current name in 2020 with the winner being a tie between Ahora by Eddy Herrera and Larimar by Daniel Santacruz.
Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra is the most awarded artist in the category with three wins, followed by Milly Quezada and Sergio Vargas with two wins each. In 2023, the category results in a tie (the second in the category) between Fórmula, Vol. 3 by American singer Romeo Santos and A Mi Manera by Dominican singer Sergio Vargas.
Winners and nominees edit
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| Year[I] | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 2000 | Juan Luis Guerra | Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual |
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| 2001 | Chichi Peralta | ...De Vuelta al Barrio |
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| 2002 | Olga Tañón | Yo Por Tí |
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| 2003 | Milly Quezada | Pienso Así... |
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| 2004 | Johnny Ventura | Sin Desperdicio |
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| 2005 | Elvis Crespo | Saboréalo |
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| 2006 | Milly Quezada | MQ |
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| 2007 | Juan Luis Guerra | La Llave de Mi Corazón |
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| 2020 | Eddy Herrera | Ahora |
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| Daniel Santacruz | Larimar | |||
| 2021 | Sergio Vargas | Es Merengue ¿Algún Problema? |
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| 2022 | Juan Luis Guerra | Entre Mar y Palmeras |
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| 2023 | Romeo Santos | Fórmula, Vol. 3 |
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| Sergio Vargas | A Mi Manera |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Sobre La Academia Latina de la Grabación" (in Spanish). Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "CATEGORY DEFINITIONS". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ Huston, Marysabel. "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Cobo, Leila (2022-11-17). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler & Bad Bunny Lead Early Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (19 September 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2023.