Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards Winners
Ricky Martin brought down the house as the sensational opening act of the 2004 “Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina,” which was telecast LIVE from the Miami Arena Thursday night on the Univision Network.
Thousands of passionate fans screamed nonstop while Martin performed the breakout hit from his new Spanish-language album, a Flamenco-style dance tune titled “Jaleo.” Later, Puerto Rican legend Jose Feliciano made a rare appearance to present Martin with the prestigious “Premio a la Excelencia” lifetime achievement award.
Marc Anthony was the night’s biggest winner, with three awards
in the categories of Best Salsa Performance, Best Tropical Male Artist,
and Best Tropical Song. Marco Antonio Solis, Olga Tanon, Juanes, El General,
Kumbia Kings and La Onda followed with two awards each.
A stellar array of Latin music’s hottest recording artists performed
live, among them Marco Antonio Solis (winner of Best Male Artist and Best
Album in the Regional Mexican genre), Joan Sebastian (Best Banda Performance),
Intocable (Best Nortena Performance), India, Thalia, La Oreja de Van Gogh,
Montez de Durango, and Akwid. One of the highlights of the evening was
renowned singer/songwriter Ricardo Arjona’s electrifying medley of two
of his biggest hits, “El Problema” and “Minutos.” Arjona won in the Pop
Album of the Year category.
In addition, there was a tribute to Latin music greats we lost during
2003, including Celia Cruz, Eulalio Gonzalez “El Piporro,” and Raul Vale.
Those paying homage with a medley of their most memorable songs were Obie,
Angelica Vale, Amaury Gutierrez, Graciela Beltran and Pablo Montero.
The evening’s festivities were capped by a show-stopping number by the
pop-ballad duo sensation Sin Bandera, who took an unexpected departure
from their customary romantic style to team up with hip-hop star El General
for a rhythm-packed rendition of their hit song “Sirena.” Sin Bandera won
Best Pop Group or Duo.
This year’s list of presenters was a veritable “who’s who” of over 60
of the biggest names in Latin music and Spanish-language television. Among
the many Hispanic stars who thrilled fans as they walked down the “Premio
Lo Nuestro” red carpet were: Jose Feliciano, Thalia, Roselyn Sanchez, Conjunto
Primavera, Banda El Recodo, Jennifer Pena, Sin Bandera, El General, Ninel
Conde, Myrka Dellanos, Graciela Beltran, Millie Corretjer, Giselle Blondet,
Mariana Seaone, Niurka Marcos, Aracely Arambula, Patricia Velazquez, Lili
Estefan, Marlene Favela, Ricardo Alamo, and Eugenio Derbez. The “Red Carpet”
portion of the show aired prior to the awards ceremony as a live “Primer
Impacto” special titled “Noche de Estrellas” (Night of Stars).
All of the night’s winners in the music genres of Pop, Tropical, Regional
Mexican, Rock and Urban were selected by the public through votes placed
via http://www.univision.com. Nominations were determined from charts compiled
by the prominent industry publication Radio & Records(R).
The “Premio Lo Nuestro” broadcast was hosted by comedian Adal Ramones
of Univision’s “Otro Rollo.”
“Premio Lo Nuestro” is the highest-rated television program among Hispanics
in the United States. In 2003, it beat all other English or Spanish language
TV programs including the Super Bowl.
Following is a complete list of “Premio Lo Nuestro 2004″ winners:
POP GENRE
Album of the Year, Performer
Santo Pecado, Ricardo Arjona
Best Male Artist
Juanes
Best Female Artist
Shakira
Best Group or Duo
Sin Bandera
Best New Artist of the Year
David Bisbal
Song of the Year, Performer
Mariposa Traicionera, Mana
ROCK GENRE
Best Album, Performer
Libertad, La Ley
Best Performer
Jaguares
Best New Artist of the Year
Alessandra
TROPICAL GENRE
Best Album, Performer
A Puro Fuego, Olga Tanon
Best Male Artist
Marc Anthony
Best Female Artist
Celia Cruz
Best Group or Duo
Bacilos
Best New Artist
Son de Cali
Best Song, Performer
Barco a La Deriva, Marc Anthony
Best Merengue Performance
Olga Tanon
Best Salsa Performance
Marc Anthony
Best Traditional Performance
Monchy y Alexandra
REGIONAL MEXICANA GENRE
Best Album, Performer
Tu Amor o Tu Desprecio, Marco Antonio Solis
Best Male Artist
Marco Antonio Solis
Best Female Artist
Jennifer Pena
Best Group or Duo
Kumbia Kings/Juan Gabriel/El Gran Silencio
Best New Artist
La Onda
Song of the Year, Performer
No Tengo Dinero, Kumbia Kings/Juan Gabriel/Gran Silencio
Best Tejano Performance
La Onda
Palominos
Best Grupera Performance
Los Temerarios
Best Ranchera Performance
Pepe Aguilar
Best Banda Performance
Joan Sebastian
Best Norteno Performance
Intocable
URBANA GENRE
Best Album, Performer
De Fiesta, El General
Best Performance
El General
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Song, Artist, Director
Bonito, Jarabe de Palo, Andre Cruz
Fotografia, Juanes, Picky Talarico
Tags: Marc Anthony, Ricky Martin, Shakira, Thalia
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