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Alejandro Sanz: 7 Milestones From The 2017 Latin Person Of The Year

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From Latin GRAMMY-winning albums to all-star collaborations and philanthropy, retrace some of the 2017 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year honoree's biggest career moments
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Nov 9, 2017 - 8:41 am

Latin GRAMMY and GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter Alejandro Sanz's contribution to both Latin and mainstream music over the course of his nearly 30-year career has been remarkable.

Alejandro Sanz Wins Best Latin Pop Album

In honor of his musical achievements, as well as his extensive philanthropic work in partnership with organizations such as Doctors Without Borders and Save The Children, the Latin Recording Academy selected Sanz as their 2017 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.

Sanz will be honored at a charity gala on Nov. 15 — the night prior to the 18th Latin GRAMMY Awards — with the proceeds benefitting the education and preservation causes championed by the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation.

In celebration of Sanz' forthcoming honor, take a look back at some of his prominent career milestones, which paint a picture of the indelible impact he has had on the music industry.

Más

While Sanz enjoyed commercial success in his home country of Spain since his sophomore full-length LP, 1991's Viviendo Deprisa, it was 1997's Más that saw the Madrid native step resoundingly onto the world stage. A multiplatinum LP in multiple countries, Más has been certified an astounding 22-times platinum in Spain, where it remains the most popular album in the country's history.

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Sanz' next record, 2000's El Alma Al Aire, stoked the fervor of budding fans in the U.S. and earned him his first four career Latin GRAMMYs — including Album Of The Year — at the 2nd Latin GRAMMY Awards. This paved the way for Sanz to appear as the first Latin artist ever on a special episode of MTV's iconic "Unplugged" series in 2001. He later told The Washington Post, "[MTV's 'Unplugged'] changed the way I do my music. It was a rediscovery of how to perform, and also how to record music with live musicians. That was the spirit of the music in its pure form." MTV Unplugged: Alejandro Sanz won three Latin GRAMMYs, including his second-consecutive Album Of The Year, at the 3rd Latin GRAMMY Awards.

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Sanz has championed Latin culture in the U.S. throughout his career. In 2004 he became the first Spanish musician to give a lecture at Harvard University, where he discussed Hispanic culture at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. In 2011 he was selected by ASCAP to receive the Latin Heritage Award in honor of "his unique and enduring contributions to Latin music." More recently, in 2013 Sanz was awarded an honorary doctorate in music from Berklee College of Music.

A Collaboration With The King Of Pop

In the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Michael Jackson wrote and released the charity single "What More Can I Give." The song was recorded by a supergroup of nearly 30 artists, and the proceeds benefitted the families of victims and first responders injured or killed in the wake of the attacks. With help from GRAMMY winner Rubén Blades, Jackson also adapted the lyrics into a Spanish-language version titled "Todo Para Ti." Sanz was enlisted to help record the track with a smaller supergroup of primarily Latin artists, some of whom also sang on the English version of the song.

Record-Setting Latin GRAMMY Win

Sanz' 2004 studio album, No Es Lo Mismo, netted four Latin GRAMMYs, including Album Of The Year, at the 5th Latin GRAMMYs, as well as a GRAMMY for Best Latin Pop Album at the 46th GRAMMY Awards. Sanz's win for No Es Lo Mismo set the record for most Latin GRAMMY Album Of The Year awards won by a single artist in the now 17-year history of the Latin GRAMMYs. His record has since been tied, but not broken, by Juanes, Calle 13 and Juan Luis Guerra 4.40, who each have three Album Of The Year wins to their names.

"La Tortura" With Shakira

GRAMMY winner Shakira's 2005 duet alongside Sanz, "La Tortura," not only became an international success, it has been called "one of the most important Latin songs to move to the mainstream U.S. and Canadian markets." The single smashed the contemporary record for longest run on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart by holding the No. 1 spot for 25 nonconsecutive weeks. The record remained unbroken for the next nine years, until it was finally topped by Enrique Iglesias in 2014. To date, the single has sold more than 1 million copies in the United States.

Philanthropic Efforts

Alongside his professional accolades, Sanz' philanthropic efforts have been equally impactful. In the wake of the recent devastating earthquake in central Mexico, Sanz operationalized his charity project, La Fuerza del Corazón (named for his first-ever internationally charting single), to perform outreach and raise funds for groups such as Doctors Without Borders, Save The Children and Greenpeace — with each organization lending a hand to survivors on the ground in Mexico City. On Sept. 23, Sanz also took part in performing for Univision's Unidos Por Los Nuestros seven-hour benefit special aimed at raising funds to assist the Red Cross with its recovery efforts following the natural disasters in Houston, South Florida, central Mexico, and Puerto Rico.

The Latin Recording Academy's 2017 Person of the Year benefit gala honoring Sanz will be held at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Nov. 15. Be sure to tune in to the 18th Latin GRAMMY Awards on Nov. 16 broadcast live on Univision at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

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The Panamanian Renaissance man is nominated for a total of three awards tonight, including Album Of The Year
Brian Haack
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Nov 16, 2017 - 2:59 pm

Panamanian singer/songwriter, composer, actor, activist, and bandleader Rubén Blades has won the Latin GRAMMY for Best Salsa Album, for Salsa Big Band.

Rubén Blades On Best Salsa Album Win

"Good Evening ... hold this, it's heavy! Very good evening. First, thank you to the Academy for the invitation that we received to be here and form part of this event. Thank you to all who voted for us. Thank you also to Roberto Delgado and the orchestra for an excellent record. Thank you Orosmán de la Guardia, [who] created the graphic design [for] the covers. And also [to] the engineers: Nacho, Molino, Paolo, and Daniel. And we also want to give thanks to Panama, [which] has always been our inspiration. So in the name of Panama and the national artistic class, we accept this award. This is Roberto Delgado — he created the arrangements. Thank you, thank you. Thank you, like always, to Ruben for giving me the opportunity to work the arrangements of this production and be his musical director for the past seven years. Thank you to the technicians, Paolo, Daniel, Nacho, [and] all of the musicians that participated. And I want to dedicate this to Panama [and] to my family that is here — my wife, my children — and my province, Chiriquí. Long live!" — Rubén Blades

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— Rubén Blades (@rubenblades) November 16, 2017

Blades, who shared the award with Roberto Delgado & Orquesta, is nominated for a total of three awards tonight, including Album Of The Year. This is his third career win for Best Salsa Album, and seventh career Latin GRAMMY. [Ed.: Blades won the award for Album Of The Year.]

His fellow nominees in the category tonight were Juan Pablo Díaz, Alain Pérez, Alberto Barros, and producer Isidro Infante.

A working songwriter since the mid-1970s, Blades built a career writing primarily Afro-Cuban, salsa, and Latin jazz music, and now has a catalog of hit songs to his name, including "Pedro Najava" and "Patria."

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From Calle 13 and Marc Anthony to Juanes and Luis Fonsi, look back at 17 amazing Latin GRAMMY Song Of The Year award winners
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Sep 16, 2017 - 9:09 am

Hispanic Heritage Month 2017 officially kicked off Sept. 15 and, with the 18th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards fast approaching, what better way to celebrate than to kick back and soak in the sounds of 17 amazing years of Latin GRAMMY Song Of The Year-winning tracks?

Tune into the hottest sounds of the 2000s and early 2010s, with hits from Alejandro Sanz, Shakira, Marc Anthony, Juanes, Luis Fonsi, Calle 13, and many more.

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2. "El Alma Al Aire" - Alejandro Sanz
3. "Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte" - Alejandro Sanz
4. "Es Por Tí" - Juanes
5. "No Es Lo Mismo" - Alejandro Sanz
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8. "La Llave De Mi Corazon" - Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
9. "Me Enamora" - Juanes
10. "Aqui Estoy Yo" - Luis Fonsi, Aleks Syntek, Noel Schajris, David Bisbal
11. "Mientes" - Camila
12. "Latinoamérica" - Calle 13, Totó La Momposina, Susana Baca, Maria Rita
13. "¡Corre!" - Jesse & Joy
14. "Volví A Nacer" - Carlos Vives
15. "Bailando" - Enrique Iglesias, Descemer Bueno, Gente De Zona
16. "Hasta La Raíz" - Natalia Lafourcade
17. "La Bicicleta" - Carlos Vives, Shakira

Make sure to stay tuned for the 18th Latin GRAMMY Awards on Nov. 17 on Univision, and keep an eye out for this year's nominations, which will be announced on Sept. 20.

 

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Nov 16, 2017 - 9:10 pm

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Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito," the 2017 smash that just won't slow down, took home four awards: Song Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Best Short Form Music Video, and Best Urban Fusion/Performance. The song's remix earned the latter award, which netted Justin Bieber his first career Latin GRAMMY win.

Newcomer Dominican singer/songwriter García won his first three career Latin awards: Best New Artist, Best Singer-Songwriter Album for A La Mar and Best Tropical Song for "Bachata En Kingston."

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The Panamanian Blades took home Album Of The Year and Best Salsa Album honors for Salsa Big Band — Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta. He was previously nominated for Album Of The Year three times.

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Though they didn't work as a pair this time around, Calle 13 — Residente and Eduardo Cabra (Visitante) — made their presence known.

Residente earned Best Urban Album honors for Residente and Best Urban Song for "Somos Anormales."

Meanwhile, Cabra took home Producer Of The Year honors.

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GRAMMY winner Lin-Manuel Miranda of "Hamilton" fame was feted with special recognition in the form of a President's Merit Award. "No one gets here alone," said Miranda, who referred to himself as the "weird theater kid."

The 18th Latin GRAMMY Awards was all about dazzling performances as well.

Following a moment of silence for Puerto Rico and Mexico and the people affected by the recent natural disasters, Residente opened the show on a poignant note with his "Hijos Del Cañaveral."

Alejandro Sanz, the 2017 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year, was honored by fellow Latin GRAMMY winner Juan Luis Guerra. After dedicating the award to his family, Sanz performed a medley of his hits, including "Corazón Partío."

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Colombia's Juanes, who won Best Pop/Rock Album for Planes Son Amarte, joined Alessia Cara and Logic for a moving performance of the Spanish version of the latter's suicide prevention anthem, "1-800-273-8255."

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Making an impressive Latin GRAMMY stage debut, Miami-based boy band collective — and Best New Artist nominees — Cnco performed their hit "Reggaetton Lento."

Colombian reggaeton singer/songwriter Maluma commanded the stage with verve during a reading of his "Felicies Los 4."

Fresh from winning her first Latin GRAMMY for Best Alternative Song, Chile's Mon Laferte energetically performed her winning song: "Amárrame."

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In a raucous finale, Fonsi served up a knock-out punch of "Despacito" alongside special guests Bomba Estéreo, Víctor Manuelle and Diplo. Fittingly, the biggest song in Latin music in 2017 served as an unforgettable coda to The Biggest Night in Latin Music.

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