Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song

Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song
Awarded forquality tropical music songs
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Latin Recording Academy
First awarded2000
Currently held byFonseca, Yadam González & Yoel Henríquez – "Si Tú Me Quieres" (2023)

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.[1] The award is reserved to the songwriters of a new song containing at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish. Instrumental recordings or cover songs are not eligible. Songs in Portuguese may be entered in the Brazilian field.[2]

The award was first presented to Juan Luis Guerra for the song "El Niágara en Bicicleta" at the 1st Latin Grammy Awards held in 2000.[3] He is also the most awarded performer in this category, winning on every occasion he's been nominated, a total of five times. His song "La Llave de mi Corazón" also won the award for Song of the Year in 2007, becoming the first tropical song to do so.[4] Apart from Guerra other multiple winners include Sergio George and Jorge Villamizar, both with two wins.

Colombian songwriters have won this award a total of seven times, more than any other nationality. It has been won by songwriters from the Dominican Republic six times, the United States three times and Puerto Rico once.

Winners and nominees

Year[I] Songwriter(s) Work Performing artist(s)[II] Nominees[III] Ref.
2000 Juan Luis Guerra "El Niágara en Bicicleta" Juan Luis Guerra 440
[3]
2001 Kike Santander "Júrame" (Merengue) Gisselle
[5]
2002 Andrés Castro, Martín Madera & Carlos Vives "Déjame Entrar" Carlos Vives
[6]
2003 Sergio George & Jorge Villamizar "Mi Primer Millón" Bacilos
[7]
2004 Sergio George & Fernando Osorio "Ríe y Llora" Celia Cruz
[8]
2005 Juan Luis Guerra "Las Avispas" Juan Luis Guerra 440
[9]
2006 Fonseca "Te Mando Flores" Fonseca
[10]
2007 Juan Luis Guerra "La Llave de Mi Corazón" Juan Luis Guerra 440
[4]
2008 Emilio Estefan, Jr., Gloria Estefan, Alberto Gaitán & Ricardo Gaitán "Píntame De Colores" Gloria Estefan
[11]
2009 Jorge Luis Piloto & Jorge Villamizar "Yo No Sé Mañana" Luis Enrique
[12]
2010 Juan Luis Guerra "Bachata en Fukuoka" Juan Luis Guerra 440
[13]
2011 Calle 13 "Vamo' A Portarnos Mal" Calle 13
[14]
2012 Yoel Henríquez & Alex Puentes "Toma Mi Vida" Milly Quezada and Juan Luis Guerra
[15]
2013 Andrés Castro & Carlos Vives "Volví a Nacer" Carlos Vives
[16]
2014 Andrés Castro & Carlos Vives "Cuando Nos Volvamos a Encontrar" Carlos Vives featuring Marc Anthony
2015 Juan Luis Guerra "Tus Besos" Juan Luis Guerra
2016 Omar Alfanno, Fonseca & Yadam González Cárdenas "Vine A Buscarte" Fonseca
2017 Vicente García "Bachata en Kingston" Vicente García
  • Raul del Sol & Jorge Luis Piloto – "Cuando Beso Tu Boca" (Mojito Lite)
  • Manny Cruz, Prince Royce, Daniel Santacruz & Shakira – "Deja Vu"(Prince Royce featuring Shakira)
  • Medardo Rovayo – "Dejé de Amar" (Felipe Muñiz featuring Marc Anthony)
  • Residente – "Hijos del Cañaveral" (Residente)
2018 Juan Luis Guerra, Juan Carlos Luces & Víctor Manuelle "Quiero Tiempo" Víctor Manuelle featuring Juan Luis Guerra
  • Silvestre Dangond, Nicky Jam, Juan Medina, Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres – "Casate Conmigo" (Silvestre Dangond Featuring Nicky Jam)
  • Jorge Luis Piloto – "Enamórate Bailando" (Reynier Pérez y Su Septeto Acarey Featuring Gilberto Santa Rosa)
  • Jorge Luis Piloto, Jean Rodríguez & Tony Succar – "Me Enamoro Más De Ti" (Tony Succar featuring Jean Rodríguez)
  • Fonseca, Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres – "Simples Corazones" (Fonseca)
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2019 Juan Luis Guerra "Kitipun" Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
  • Luis Enrique & Jorge Luis Piloto, songwriters – "El Afortunado" (Septeto Acarey featuring Luis Enrique)
  • Jorge Luis Piloto & Tony Succar, songwriters – "Mas de Mi" (Tony Succar featuring Angel López)
  • Bobby Allende, Waddys Jáquez, David Maldonado & Adan Pérez, songwriters – "Subiendo y Bajando" (8 y Más featuring Rubén Blades)
  • Jorge Luis Piloto, songwriters – "Vivir Es Complicado" (Andrés Cepeda & Dayhan Díaz)
 [18]
2020 Rubén Blades & Carlos Vives "Canción para Rubén" Carlos Vives & Rubén Blades
[19]
2021 Camilo, David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Yasmil Marrufo & Ricardo Montaner "Dios Así lo Quiso" Ricardo Montaner & Juan Luis Guerra
  • Santiago Larramendi & Gaby Moreno, songwriters – "Bolero a la Vida" (Omara Portuondo featuring Gaby Moreno)
  • Alfredo Nodarse, songwriter – "Más Feliz Que Ayer" (Chabuco)
  • Juan Luis Guerra, songwriter – "Pambiche de Novia" (Juan Luis Guerra)
  • Jorge Luis Piloto, songwriter – "Un Sueño Increíble (Homenaje a Jairo Varela)" (Dayhan Díaz & Charlie Cardona)
 [20]
2022 Marc Anthony & Álvaro Lenier Mesa "Mala" Marc Anthony
  • Mario Cáceres, Jorge Luis Chacín, Kany García, Richi López & Yasmil Marrufo, songwriters – "Agüita e Coco" (Kany García)
  • Jorge Luis Piloto, songwriter – "El Malecón vió el Final" (Amaury Gutiérrez)
  • Juan Botero, Miguel Henao, Alvaro Negret, Santiago Restrepo, Joaquin Rodríguez, Juan José Roesel, Sin Ánimo De Lucro, José Nicolás Urdinola, Juan "One" Sebastián Valencia & Carlos Vives, songwriters – "El Parrandero (Masters en Parranda)" (Carlos Vives, Sin Ánimo De Lucro, JBot & Tuti)
  • Luis Figueroa & Yoel Henríquez, songwriters – "Fiesta Contigo" (Luis Figueroa)
 [21]
2023 Fonseca, Yadam González & Yoel Henríquez "Si Tú Me Quieres" Fonseca & Juan Luis Guerra
[22]
2024 TBA TBA TBA
  • Renesito Avich & Rafael "Pollo" Brito, songwriters – "Baila y Goza" (Renesito Avich featuring Rafael "Pollo" Brito)
  • Jorge Luis Chacín, Fonseca & Miguel Yadam González Cárdenas, songwriters – "Con Dinero y Sin Dinero" (Fonseca & Grupo Niche)
  • Jorge Luis Piloto, songwriter – "Hasta Que Aguante el Cuerpo" (Dayhan Díaz & Pupy Santiago)
  • Luis Figueroa & Yoel Henríquez, songwriters – "Llorar Bonito" (Luis Figueroa)
  • Juan Luis Guerra, songwriter – "Mambo 23" (Juan Luis Guerra 4.40)
 [23]
  • ^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
  • ^[II] The performing artist is only listed but does not receive the award.
  • ^[III] Showing the name of the songwriter(s), the nominated song and in parentheses the performer's name(s).

See also

References

General
  • "Latin Grammy Award Winners". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 31, 2011. Note: User must select the "Tropical Field" category as the genre under the search feature.
Specific
  1. ^ "Sobre La Academia Latina de la Grabación" (in Spanish). Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
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