Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Explained

Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded For:	"contributions of outstanding artistic significance to Latin music"
Presenter:	The Latin Recording Academy
Year:	2004
Website:	www.latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is an honor presented annually by the Latin Recording Academy, the same organization that distributes the Latin Grammy Awards, to commend performers "who have made contributions of outstanding artistic significance to Latin music".^[1] Award recipients are honored during "Latin Grammy Week", a string of galas just prior to the annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony.

Since its inception, the award has been presented to musicians originating from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

The awards were first presented to Mercedes Sosa, José José, Roberto Carlos, Willie Colón, and Antonio Aguilar in 2004.^[2] José and Carlos were later honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year award in 2005 and 2015.^{[3] [4]} Armando Manzanero, Linda Ronstadt, and Joan Baez have also been recipients of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.^{[5] [6] [7]} Colombian musician Joe Arroyo is the only recipient to have posthumously received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Award in 2011 following his death four months earlier.^[8] Upon receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014, Carlos do Carmo became the first artist from Portugal to win a Latin Grammy Award.^[9] Like the Person of the Year and the Trustees awards, the accolade was not presented in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recipients

Recipients of the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

width=100	Year	class=unsortable width=100	Image	width=300	Recipient	width=100	Occupation(s)	width=200	Nationality	class=unsortable
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter actor film producer	Mexico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter	Brazil
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer trombonist songwriter producer	United States
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"	José José	Singer	Mexico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Argentina
2005		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer actress	Spain	^[10]
	—	scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Trombonist arranger	Cuba
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter	Brazil
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Pianist composer arranger producer	Brazil
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Composer multi-instrumentalist producer	Dominican Republic
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"	Sandro	Singer actor	Argentina
2006		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter	Argentina	^[11]
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"	Graciela	Singer	Cuba
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Pianist songwriter producer	Brazil
	—	scope=row style="text-align:center;"	Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz	Pianist singer (respectively) songwriters	Puerto Rico United States
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Spain
	—	scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer actor	Mexico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter	Dominican Republic
2007		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter	Argentina	^[12]
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Chile
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer actress	Cuba
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Rock, reggae, ska, pop trio	Brazil
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Norteño music quintet	Mexico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Mexico
2008		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	United States	^[13]
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter	Puerto Rico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Brazil
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer actress
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer actress	Spain
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Argentina
2009		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Conguero	Cuba	^[14]
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Brazil
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Pianist singer songwriter	Argentina
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer
	—	scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Mexico
	—	Juan Romero	Songwriter	Mexico
2010		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer-songwriter pianist	Brazil	^[15]
	—	scope=row style="text-align:center;"	Las Hermanas Márquez	Singers	Cuba
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Composer	Mexico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"	Joseíto Mateo	Singer	Dominican Republic
	—	scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Colombia
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Argentina
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter	Colombia	^[16]
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Brazil
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter	Puerto Rico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter	Mexico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Humorous group musicians	Argentina
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter percussionist	Uruguay
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	United States
2012		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Spain	^[17]
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter	Argentina
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer actress
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter	Brazil
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Mexico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Percussionist	United States
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"	Toquinho	Songwriter guitar player	Brazil
2013		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer musician	Venezuela	^[18]
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Musician Arranger Songwriter	Cuba
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Musician songwriter producer	Brazil
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"	Totó la Momposina	Singer interpreter	Colombia
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer actor producer	Argentina
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Pianist music director musician	United States
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter actor producer	Spain
2014		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter musician producer		^[19] ^[20]
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer actor producer radio host author mentor	Mexico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Portugal
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singers composers producers actors	Spain
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Musical group	United States
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer actress	Argentina
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Brazil
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Saxophonist	Argentina	^[21] ^[22]
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Spain
	—	scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Dominican Republic
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"	Djavan	Singer songwriter guitarist	Brazil
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Salsa music orchestra	Puerto Rico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Spain
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter guitarist	Cuba
2016		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Vocal group	Spain	^[23]
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Mexico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Puerto Rico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"	Piero	Singer songwriter	Argentina
2017		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Puerto Rico	^[24]
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer musician	Brazil
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter	Venezuela
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Argentina
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"	Los del Río	Music duo	Spain
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Mexico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Dominican Republic
2018		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer-songwriter	Brazil	^[25]
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"	Dyango	Singer musician	Spain
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Puerto Rico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer-songwriter	Mexico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Pianist bandleader composer arranger	Cuba
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Bandleader singer	Dominican Republic
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"	Yuri	Singer	Mexico
2019		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Peru	^[26]
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter	United States
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter	Portugal
	—	scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer actress	Mexico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Keyboardist singer composer	Uruguay
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"	Pimpinela	Music duo	Argentina
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer dancer	Cuba
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Venezuela
2020	scope=row colspan=4		^[27]
2021		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Brazil	^[28]
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"	Emmanuel	Singer songwriter	Mexico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Musician	United States
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Musician	United States
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter musician	Argentina
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Dominican Republic
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter	Spain
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Puerto Rico
2022		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Spain	^[29]
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer Songwriter	Chile
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer Songwriter	Brazil
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Argentina
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"	Yordano	Singer Songwriter	Venezuela Italy
2023		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer	Spain	^[30]
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer Songwriter	Mexico
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		musician	Cuba United States
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"	Simone	Singer	Brazil
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"	Soda Stereo	Rock musical group	Argentina
		scope=row style="text-align:center;"		Singer songwriter	Spain

Each year is linked to an article about the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony of that year.

The artists occupation(s) are listed on the Special Awards page on the Latin Grammy Award website.

See also

• Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
• Latin Grammy Trustees Award
• List of Latin Grammy Awards categories
• List of lifetime achievement awards
• Lo Nuestro Excellence Award

References

General

• Web site: Special Awards. Latin Recording Academy. February 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313045139/http://www.latingrammy.com/en/special-awards. March 13, 2016. live.

External links

• Latin Grammy Awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Latin Recording Academy to honor Eva Ayllón, Joan Baez, José Cid, Lupita D'alessio, Hugo Fattoruso, Pimpinela, Omara Portuondo, and José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" with The Lifetime Achievement Award . Latin Grammys . Latin Recording Academy . August 22, 2019 . August 22, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190822221504/https://www.latingrammy.com/en/news/the-latin-recording-academy-to-honor-eva-ayll-n-joan-baez-jos-cid-lupita-d-alessio-hugo . August 22, 2019 . live .
2. News: Les dan el Grammy por su trayectoria. December 29, 2015. August 29, 2004. El Universal. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20160216103951/http://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/55479.html. February 16, 2016. live.
3. News: Latin Grammys to air in Spanish. November 8, 2010. Dominican Today. November 3, 2005. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307231845/http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/people/2005/11/3/6701/Latin-Grammys-to-air-in-Spanish. March 7, 2012.
4. News: On Latin Grammy's eve, Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos honored as 'Person of the Year'. December 29, 2015. Fox News Latino. November 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151124093934/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2015/11/18/on-latin-grammy-eve-brazilian-singer-roberto-carlos-honored-as-person-year/. November 24, 2015. dead.
5. News: Roiz. Jessica Lucia. Armando Manzanero To Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. February 11, 2016. The Huffington Post. AOL. January 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160216215154/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/21/armando-manzanero-grammy_n_4639128.html. February 16, 2016. live.
6. Cantor-Navas. Judy. Celia Cruz Honored With Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 27, 2016. January 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160222165444/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/6843666/celia-cruz-honored-lifetime-grammy. February 22, 2016. live.
7. Web site: Doors pick up lifetime acheivement [sic] Grammy. NME . June 27, 2020 . February 11, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200629040120/https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-doors-28-1341994 . June 29, 2020 . live .
8. News: Colombian salsa star, singer Joe Arroyo dies. February 11, 2016. BBC News. July 26, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329091622/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-14300350. March 29, 2017. live.
9. News: Fado singer Carlos do Carmo receives career Latin Grammy in Vegas. February 11, 2016. The Portugal News. November 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160215125524/http://theportugalnews.com/news/fado-singer-carlos-do-carmo-receives-career-latin-grammy-in-vegas/33247. February 15, 2016. live.
10. Web site: Gallo. Phil. Latin Grammys set fetes. Variety. Penske Media Corporation. February 19, 2016. October 17, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20160301203749/http://variety.com/2005/music/markets-festivals/latin-grammys-set-fetes-1117931137/. March 1, 2016. live.
11. Web site: Premiarán a Paloma San Basilio, Vázquez, Ventura, Gieco. Terra Networks. February 19, 2016. August 30, 2006. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20160225015733/http://www.terra.com/entretenimiento/noticias/premiaran_a_paloma_san_basilio_vazquez_ventura_gieco/oci101755. February 25, 2016. live.
12. Web site: Alberto Cortez, Lucho Gatica, Olga Guillot, Los Tigres del Norte, Os Paralamas do Sucesso and Chavela Vargas to Receive the 2007 Latin Recording Academy® Lifetime Achievement Award. Terra Networks. February 19, 2016. September 17, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302044126/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20070917005324/en/Alberto-Cortez-Lucho-Gatica-Olga-Guillot-Los. March 2, 2016. live.
13. Web site: Vikki Carr, Cheo Feliciano, Astrud Gilberto, Angelica Maria, Maria Dolores Pradera, and Estela Raval to Receive the 2008 Latin Recording Academy(R)Lifetime Achievement Award. Hispanic PR Newswire. February 19, 2016. September 30, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302064949/http://hispanicprwire.com/en/vikki-carr-cheo-feliciano-astrud-gilberto-angelica-maria-maria-dolores-pradera-and-estela-raval-to-receive-the-2008-latin-recording-academy-r-lifetime-achievement-award/. March 2, 2016. live.
14. Web site: Candido Camero, Beth Carvalho, Charly Garcia, Tania Libertad, Marco Antonio Muniz, and Juan Romero to Receive the 2009 Latin Recording Academy(R) Lifetime Achievement Award. PR Newswire. February 19, 2016. September 24, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329062614/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/candido-camero-beth-carvalho-charly-garcia-tania-libertad-marco-antonio-muniz-and-juan-romero-to-receive-the-2009-latin-recording-academyr-lifetime-achievement-award-61053977.html. March 29, 2017. dead.
15. Web site: Joao Donato, Armando Manzanero, Las Hermanas Marquez, Joseito Mateo, Jorge Onate, and Susana Rinaldi to Receive the Latin Recording Academy® Lifetime Achievement Award. PR Newswire. February 19, 2016. September 21, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302101500/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/joao-donato-armando-manzanero-las-hermanas-marquez-joseito-mateo-jorge-onate-and-susana-rinaldi-to-receive-the-latin-recording-academy-lifetime-achievement-award-103422689.html. March 2, 2016. live.
16. Web site: Salomon. Gisela. Arroyo, Costa, Lora y Les Luthiers honrados por Academia Latina. Terra Networks. February 19, 2016. November 9, 2011. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20160225022114/http://entretenimiento.terra.com/awards-central/arroyo-costa-lora-y-les-luthiers-honrados-por-academia-latina,cafadee78d883310VgnVCM4000009bf154d0RCRD.html. February 25, 2016. live.
17. News: Latin Recording Academy to honor Poncho Sánchez, Rita Moreno. Los Angeles Times. February 19, 2016. September 13, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302233031/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/13/entertainment/la-et-ms-latin-recording-academy-poncho-sanchez-20120913. March 2, 2016. live.
18. News: Honrarán a Óscar D'León, Palito Ortega y Miguel Ríos. La Nación. Grupo Nación. February 19, 2016. September 4, 2013. es. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302102259/http://www.nacion.com/ocio/musica/Honraran-DLeon-Palito-Ortega-Miguel_0_1364063624.html. March 2, 2016.
19. Latin Grammy Academy Honoring Willy Chirino, Los Lobos and Others. December 29, 2015. July 1, 2014. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20160220163040/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/6141152/latin-grammy-academy-honoring-willy-chirino-los-lobos. February 20, 2016. Justino. Aguila. live.
20. Web site: 2014 Latin Recording Academy Special Awards. Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. May 31, 2016. July 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160404032527/http://www.latingrammy.com/en/news/2014-latin-recording-academy-special-awards. April 4, 2016. live.
21. Cantor-Navas. Judy. Latin Academy Honors Diverse Artists With Lifetime Achievement Awards. February 19, 2016. September 16, 2015. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20160222013657/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/6699645/latin-academy-lifetime-achievement-awards. February 22, 2016. live.
22. Web site: Gato Barbieri, Ana Belen & Victor Manuel, Angela Carrasco, Djavan, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, and Pablo Milanes to be honored with The Latin Recording Academy® Lifetime Achievement Award. Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. May 31, 2016. September 15, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011091447/https://www.latingrammy.com/en/news/gato-barbieri-ana-belen-victor-manuel-angela-carrasco-djavan-el-gran-combo-de-puerto-rico-and. October 11, 2016. live.
23. Cobo. Leila. Ednita Nazario, Ricardo Montaner, Piero and More Honored by Latin Academy. November 17, 2016. November 17, 2016. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20161118061936/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7581194/ednita-nazario-ricardo-montaner-piero-latin-grammys. November 18, 2016. live.
24. Fernandez. Suzettte. Los Del Rio, Lucecita Benitez & More Honored With Latin Grammys Special Awards. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 29, 2017. November 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171123032130/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8038471/latin-grammy-special-awards-los-del-rio-lucecita-benitez. November 23, 2017. live.
25. Roiz. Jessica. Yuri, Chucho Valdes and Wilfrido Vargas Among Latin Grammys 2018 Special Award Honorees. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. August 30, 2018. August 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180829220458/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8472777/latin-grammys-2018-special-award-honorees. August 29, 2018. live.
26. Cantor-Navas. Judy. El Puma, Joan Baez, Omara Portuondo & Others to Receive Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Awards. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. August 22, 2019. August 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190822184949/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8528040/el-puma-joan-baez-omara-portuondo-latin-academy-lifetime-achievement. August 22, 2019. live.
27. Book: Latin Recording Academy . 21.a Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY . 2020 . Latin Recording Academy . 59 . This year, however, those activities were paused because of COVID-19. . December 4, 2020 . November 16, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201116211330/https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/latingrammy/21stprogrambook2020/index.php#/p/58 . live .
28. Web site: The Latin Recording Academy® to Honor Martinho da Vila, Emmanuel, Sheila E. & Pete Escovedo, Fito Páez, Milly Quezada, Joaquín Sabina and Gilberto Santa Rosa With the Lifetime Achievement Award . . August 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624140510/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210624005582/en/The-Latin-Recording-Academy%C2%AE-to-Honor-Martinho-da-Vila-Emmanuel-Sheila-E.-Pete-Escovedo-Fito-P%C3%A1ez-Milly-Quezada-Joaqu%C3%ADn-Sabina-and-Gilberto-Santa-Rosa-With-the-Lifetime-Achievement-Award/ . June 24, 2021 . June 24, 2021 . live .
29. Web site: The Latin Recording Academy® Announces Its 2022 Special Awards Recipients. The Latin Recording Academy. August 25, 2022. August 26, 2022. June 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230604232127/https://www.latingrammy.com/en/news/the-latin-recording-academy-announces-its-2022-special-awards-recipients. dead.
30. Flores . Griselda . Ana Torroja, Soda Stereo & More Among Latin Recording Academy's 2023 Special Awards Recipients . Billboard . 18 July 2023 . 18 July 2023 . July 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230719123126/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/latin-recording-academy-2023-special-awards-recipients-list-1235373372/ . live .