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Latin Grammy Award records

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Throughout the thirteen-year history of the Latin Grammy Awards, multiple records have been set. This page includes competitive awards only and does not include special awards such as Lifetime Achievement awards or any other non-competitive awards presented by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.

Awards

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Most Latin Grammys won

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Residente has won a total of 28 Latin Grammys.

René Pérez Joglar "Residente" has won the most Latin Grammy Awards, winning a total of 28 awards.[1]

Awards Artist Last won
28 Residente[a] 2022
27 Juanes 2023
25 Juan Luis Guerra 2022
24 Eduardo Cabra[b] 2017
Alejandro Sanz 2020
22 Calle 13 2015
Edgar Barrera 2023
17 Natalia Lafourcade 2023
Carlos Vives 2023
16 Gustavo Santaolalla N/A
15 Sergio George N/A

Most Latin Grammys won by a male artist

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René Pérez Joglar "Residente" with 28 awards, has won more than any other male artist.[1]

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Artist René Pérez Joglar "Residente"[c] Juanes Juan Luis Guerra Eduardo Cabra "Visitante"[d]

Alejandro Sanz

Carlos Vives Gustavo Santaolalla
Total 28 27 25 24 17 16

Most Latin Grammys won by a female artist

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Natalia Lafourcade with 17 awards is the most awarded female artist, followed by Shakira with 14 awards. [1]

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Artist Natalia Lafourcade Shakira Rosalía Aline Barros
Julieta Venegas
Maria Rita Mercedes Sosa
Total 17 14 11 8 7 6

Most Latin Grammys won by a group

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Calle 13 has won 22 awards, more than any other group.

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Artist Calle 13 Café Tacuba
Banda el Recodo
Los Tigres del Norte Molotov Grupo Pesado
Total 22 9 12 5 4

Most Latin Grammys won by a duo

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Jesse & Joy and Chitãozinho & Xororó has won 6 awards, more than any other duo.

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Artist Jesse & Joy

Chitãozinho & Xororó

Anavitória Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano Sin Bandera

Almir Sater & Renato Teixeira

Total 6 4 3 2

Most Latin Grammys won by a producer

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Juan Luis Guerra with 21 awards has won more awards than any other producer.[1]

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Producer Juan Luis Guerra Gustavo Santaolalla Sergio George Rafael Arcaute Sebastian Krys
Total 21 16 15 13 12

Most Latin Grammys won by an engineer or mixer

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Thom Russo with 11 awards, has won more than any other engineer or mixer.

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Engineer or Mixer Sebastian Krys
Thom Russo
Rafael Arcaute
Aníbal Kerpel
Javier Garza
Rafa Sardina
Carlos Alvarez
Mike Couzzi
Emilio Estefan
Benny Faccone
Ronnie Torres
Total 11 10 9 8 7

Youngest Winner

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Jaden from the group Sophia is the youngest Latin Grammy winner. In 2022 he won Best Latin Children's Album at eight years old.

Oldest Winner

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Cuban born American musician Angela Alvarez was awarded Best New Artist at age 95 in 2022.

Most Honored Albums

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Entren Los Que Quieran by Calle 13 is the most honored album in Latin Grammy history. It won nine awards in 2011.

Rank 1st 2nd
Album Entren Los Que Quieran by Calle 13 La Llave de Mi Corazón by Juan Luis Guerra
Un Día Normal by Juanes
El Mal Querer by Rosalía
Total 9 6

Most Record of the Year wins

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The Record of the Year award is given to the performers, producers, recording engineers, mixing engineers and mastering engineers for commercially released singles or tracks of new vocal or instrumental recordings in Spanish or Portuguese language.[2] Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees.[3] Alejandro Sanz has won the most awards in the category with five wins out of nine nominations.

Most Album of the Year wins

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The Album of the Year award is given to the performers, producers, recording engineers, mixing engineers and mastering engineers for vocal or instrumental albums with 51% of newly recorded material.[2] Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees.[3] Beginning in 2018, songwriters are eligible for the accolade if 33% of the playing time are written by them.[12] Juan Luis Guerra is the performer with the most wins in the category with four awards, including one as a producer, while Allan Leschhorn has also received four awards as recording and mixing engineer.

Most Song of the Year wins

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The Song of the Year award is given to the songwriters of new songs containing at least 51% of lyrics in Spanish or Portuguese language.[2] Instrumental songs and cover versions are not eligible.[2] Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees.[3] Alejandro Sanz is the most awarded songwriter in the category with four wins out of eight nominations.

Awards Artist Ref.
4 Alejandro Sanz [4]
3 Shakira [18]
2 Juanes [6]
Carlos Vives [19]
Andrés Castro [20]
Jorge Drexler

Single Ceremony

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Most Latin Grammys won in one night

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Calle 13 holds the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night with nine wins in 2011.

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Artist Calle 13 Jorge Drexler Juanes,
Juan Luis Guerra
Awards 9 6 5

Most Latin Grammys won by a male artist is one night

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Jorge Drexler holds the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night by a male artist with six wins in 2022. Juanes and Juan Luis Guerra follow him with five. Juanes won five awards in 2003 and again in 2008. Juan Luis Guerra won five awards in 2007.

Most Latin Grammys won by a female artist in one night

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Shakira, Natalia Lafourcade and Rosalía hold the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night by a female artist which is four. Shakira won four awards in 2006, while Natalia Lafourcade won four awards in 2015, and Rosalía won four awards in 2022.

Most Latin Grammys won by a group in one night

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Calle 13 with nine wins in 2011, holds the record for most wins by a group in one night.

Most Latin Grammys awarded to an album on one night

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In 2011 Calle 13's Entren Los Que Quieran won nine awards. It won Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Urban Album, Best Urban Song, Best Alternative Song, Best Tropical Song, Producer of the Year and Best Short Form Music Video.

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Album Entren Los Que Quieran by Calle 13 La Llave de Mi Corazón by Juan Luis Guerra El mal querer and Motomami by Rosalía
Awards 9 6 4

Nominations

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In 2023, Shakira became the first artist in history to receive three nomination in Song of the Year category in the same year with Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53, TQG, and Acróstico. [21]

Most Latin Grammy nominations

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Residente holds the record of most Latin Grammy nominations with 42.

Nominations Artist Ref.
44 Residente[k]
38 Eduardo Cabra[l]
36 Juanes
33 Calle 13
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th
Artist René Pérez Joglar "Residente" Calle 13 Shakira Juanes Eduardo Cabra "Visitante" Alejandro Sanz Juan Luis Guerra Daddy Yankee
Carlos Vives


Caetano Veloso Gustavo Santaolalla Karol G
Total 42 40 36 35 33 32 31 30 27 26 25

Most Nominations in one night

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J Balvin was nominated for thirteen Latin Grammy Awards in 2020. Calle 13 was nominated for ten Latin Grammy Awards in 2011. Eduardo Cabra was nominated for ten Latin Grammy Awards in 2014.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Residente's awards include 22 as part of Calle 13.
  2. ^ Eduardo Cabra's awards include 22 as part of Calle 13.
  3. ^ includes wins with Calle 13
  4. ^ includes wins with Calle 13
  5. ^ a b c d As recording and mixing engineer.
  6. ^ a b As producer.
  7. ^ As producer and recording engineer.
  8. ^ Juan Luis Guerra has received three Album of the Year awards as performer and one as producer.
  9. ^ As mixing engineer.
  10. ^ As mastering engineer.
  11. ^ Residente's nominations include 33 as part of Calle 13.
  12. ^ Eduardo Cabra's nominations include 33 as part of Calle 13.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Who Are The Top Latin GRAMMY Winners Of All Time?". The Latin Recording Academy. September 26, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Category Definitions". Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "The Latin Recording Academy Continues Its Evolution of Latin Grammy Categories and Elects New Trustees". Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. May 10, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Past Winners Search: Alejandro Sanz – General Field". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Past Winners Search: Jorge Drexler – General Field". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Past Winners Search: Juanes – General Field". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  7. ^ "Past Winners Search: Shakira – General Field". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Past Winners Search: Calle 13 – General Field". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "Women Rule 2023 Latin Grammy Awards: Full Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  10. ^ "Past Winners Search: Benny Faccone – General Field". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  11. ^ "Past Winners Search: Rafael Arcaute – General Field". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  12. ^ "New Latin Grammy Field & Category, Changes To Eligibility Guidelines". Latin Recording Academy. April 10, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  13. ^ "Past Winners Search: Juan Luis Guerra – General Field". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  14. ^ "Past Winners Search: Luis Miguel – General Field". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  15. ^ "Past Winners Search: Allan Leschhorn". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  16. ^ "Past Winners Search: Ronnie Torres". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  17. ^ "Past Winners Search: Adam Ayan". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  18. ^ "Past Winners Search: Shakira – General Field". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  19. ^ "Past Winners Search: Carlos Vives – General Field". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  20. ^ "Past Winners Search: Andrés Castro – General Field". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  21. ^ "La artista tiene tres canciones compitiendo a Canción del Año". 20 September 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.