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[]

Most Latin Grammys won[]

René Pérez Joglar "Residente" has won the most Latin Grammy Awards, winning a total of 27 awards.[1]

Awards Artist Ref.
27 Residente[a]
24 Eduardo Cabra[b]
23 Juanes [2]
22 Calle 13 [1]
21 Juan Luis Guerra
18 Alejandro Sanz
17 Edgar Barrera
16 Gustavo Santaolalla
15 Sergio George
14 Natalia Lafourcade

Most Latin Grammys won by a male artist[]

René Pérez Joglar "Residente" with 27 awards, has won more than any other male artist.[1]

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Artist René Pérez Joglar "Residente"[c] Eduardo Cabra "Visitante"[d] Juanes
Alejandro Sanz 		Juan Luis Guerra Carlos Vives
Caetano Veloso
Total 27 24 23 18 12

Most Latin Grammys won by a female artist[]

Natalia Lafourcade with 14 awards is the most awarded female artist, followed by Shakira with 12 awards. [1]

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4rd 5rd
Artist Natalia Lafourcade Shakira Rosalía Aline Barros
Maria Rita 		Mercedes Sosa
Julieta Venegas
Total 14 12 8 7 6

Most Latin Grammys won by a group[]

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 		Maná
Jesse & Joy
Los Tigres del Norte 		Molotov Grupo Pesado
Total 22 9 6 5 4

Most Latin Grammys won by a producer[]

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[]

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[]

Miguelito is the youngest Latin Grammy winner. In 2008 he won Best Latin Children's Album at nine years of age.

Oldest Winner[]

Colombian musician Magín Díaz was awarded Best Recording Package for his album, El Orisha de la rosa at age 94 in 2017.

Most Honored Albums[]

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[]

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.[3] Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees.[4] Alejandro Sanz has won the most awards in the category with five wins out of nine nominations.

Most Album of the Year wins[]

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.[3] Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees.[4] 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[]

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.[3] Instrumental songs and cover versions are not eligible.[3] Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees.[4] Alejandro Sanz is the most awarded songwriter in the category with four wins out of eight nominations.

Awards Artist Ref.
4 Alejandro Sanz [5]
2 Juanes [6]
Shakira [18]
Carlos Vives [19]
Andrés Castro [20]

Single Ceremony[]

Most Latin Grammys won in one night[]

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

Rank 1st 2nd
Artist Calle 13 Juanes,
Juan Luis Guerra
Awards 9 5

Most Latin Grammys won by a male artist is one night[]

Juanes and Juan Luis Guerra share the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night which is 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[]

Shakira and Natalia Lafourcade 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.

Most Latin Grammys won by a group in one night[]

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[]

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
Album Entren Los Que Quieran by Calle 13 La Llave de Mi Corazón by Juan Luis Guerra
Awards 9 6

Nominations[]

Most Latin Grammy nominations[]

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
Artist René Pérez Joglar "Residente" Calle 13 Juanes Eduardo Cabra "Visitante" Alejandro Sanz Juan Luis Guerra
 Carlos Vives


Caetano Veloso Gustavo Santaolalla Shakira,

Daddy Yankee

Total 42 40 35 33 32 31 30 27 26 25

Most Nominations in one night[]

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[]

Notes[]

  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[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Who Are The Top Latin GRAMMY Winners Of All Time?". The Latin Recording Academy. September 26, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Past Winners Search: Juanes". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Category Definitions". Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c "Past Winners Search: Alejandro Sanz – 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. ^ "Past Winners Search: Jorge Drexler – General Field". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  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.
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