
Luis Miguel
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Luis Miguel Wins The Latin GRAMMY For Album Of The Year For '¡México Por Siempre!'
Luis Miguel won Album Of The Year for ¡México Por Siempre! at the 19th Latin GRAMMY Awards. Earlier in the night, Miguel's 20th album also took home the award for Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album.
Miguel, a Puerto Rican-born Mexican powerhouse singer burst onto the pop music scene at a very young age, releasing his debut album at age 11. He won his first GRAMMY Award for Best Mexican-American Performance for "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" at the 27th GRAMMY Awards. An internationally acclaimed artist, Miguel went on to enjoy immense success, playing a significant role in the Latin explosion of the '90s and bringing bolero music to a wider audience.
¡México Por Siempre! marked a triumphant return for Miguel, his first new album since 2010's self-titled release. ¡México Por Siempre! climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and even cracked into the Billboard 200.
Album Of The Year is one of the most anticipated honors each year at the Latin GRAMMYs comes from the coveted category. This year's competition was especially stiff, with nine other nominees vying for the win.
Other nominees include Pablo Alborán's Prometo, the Spanish singer/songwriter's fourth studio album, J Balvin's Vibras, the Columbian reggaeton star's fifth album features an impressive list of collaborators, and Rozalén's Cuando El Rio Suena…, which also earned a Song Of The Year nomination for "La Puerta Violeta." Chico Buarque was also nominated for Caravanas, which won the award for Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album and Best Portuguese Language Song for "As Caravanas," as was another winner earlier in the night, Jorge Drexler, who's Salvavidas De Hielo won Best Singer-Songwriter Album. El David Aguilar's Siguiente, also received a nom, as did Kany García's Soy Yo, her fifth album and only the second album to ever debut in the top five on Billboard's Top Latin Album chart.
Natalia Lafourcade was also nominated for Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latioamerican En Marcorinos), Vol. 2, which won the Mexican singer/songwriter the Latin GRAMMY for Best Folk Album earlier in the evening. Monsieur Periné's Encanto Tropical, the Columbian group who won Best New Artist just two years ago, was also nominated.