Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album

Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Latin Grammy Awards of 2014
Awarded for	quality albums composed at least 75 percent by a solo artist or duo
Country	United States
Presented by	Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
First awarded	2004
Official website	Latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album 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] According to the category description guide for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is reserved for solo artists or duos and they "must compose and interpret 75 percent of the album on their own to be eligible in this category". Additionally, live albums are eligible if they contain at least 51 percent of new unreleased material released within the eligibility period.^[2][3]

The accolade for Best Singer-Songwriter Album was first presented to American performer and musician Soraya at the 5th Latin Grammy Awards in 2004 for her eponymous fourth studio album (2003). Caetano Veloso and Gian Marco Zignago have received the most wins in this category, with four. Guatemalan singer Ricardo Arjona has the highest number of nominations without a single win, with four unsuccessful nominations. For the first time in the category's history, in 2011, a tie was declared with the award given to Zignago for Días Nuevos and to Cuban artist Amaury Gutiérrez for Sesiones Intimas.

Recipients

Argentinian singer-songwriter Fito Páez received the award in 2008 for Rodolfo.

Brazilian performer Caetano Veloso was awarded in 2007, 2009 and 2013.

Key

*	Indicates a joint award for that year

Year^[I]	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees^[II]	Ref
2004	Soraya	Soraya	Juan Gabriel – Inocente de Ti León Gieco – El Vivo de León Alejandro Lerner – Bien Viaje Joan Sebastian – Que Amarren a Cúpido Joan Manuel Serrat – Serrat Sinfónico	[4]
2005	Zignago, Gian MarcoGian Marco Zignago	Resucitar	Djavan – Vaidade Pedro Guerra – Bolsillos Kevin Johansen – City Zen Vicentico – Los Rayos	[5]
2006	Milanés, PabloPablo Milanés	Como un Campo de Maíz	Chico Buarque – Carioca León Gieco – Por Favor, Perdón y Gracias Ivan Lins – Acariocando Joaquín Sabina – Alivio de Luto	[6]
2007	Veloso, CaetanoCaetano Veloso	cê	Jorge Drexler – 12 Segundos de Oscuridad Amaury Gutiérrez – Pedazos de Mi José Luis Perales – Navegando Por Ti Silvio Rodríguez – Érase Que Se Era	[7]
2008	Páez, FitoFito Páez	Rodolfo	Djavan – Matizes Gilberto Gil – Banda Larga Cordel Pablo Milanés – Regalo Tommy Torres – Tarde o Temprano	[8]
2009	Veloso, CaetanoCaetano Veloso	Zii e Zie	Ricardo Arjona – 5to Piso Franco De Vita – Simplemente la Verdad Rosana – A Las Buenas y a las Malas Tom Zé – Estudando A Bossa – Nordeste Plaza	[9]
2010	Blades, RubénRubén Blades	Cantares del Subdesarrollo	Santiago Cruz – Cruce de Caminos Jorge Drexler – Amar la Trama Maria Gadú – Maria Gadú Pavel Nuñez – El Tiempo del Viento Silvio Rodríguez – Segunda Cita	[10]
2011*	Gutiérrez, AmauryAmaury Gutiérrez	Sesiones Intimas	Ricardo Arjona – Poquita Ropa Carlinhos Brown – Diminuto Alberto Cortéz – Tener en Cuenta	[11]
Zignago, Gian MarcoGian Marco Zignago	Días Nuevos	Ricardo Arjona – Poquita Ropa Carlinhos Brown – Diminuto Alberto Cortéz – Tener en Cuenta	[11]
2012	Zignago, Gian MarcoGian Marco Zignago	20 Años	Ricardo Arjona – Independiente Chico Buarque – Chico José Luis Perales – Calle Soledad Rosana – ¡¡Buenos Días, Mundo!!	[12]
2013	Veloso, CaetanoCaetano Veloso	Abraçaço	Andrea Echeverri – Ruiseñora Kany García – Kany García Tommy Torres – 12 Historias Yordano – Sueños Clandestinos	[13]
2014	Drexler, JorgeJorge Drexler	Bailar En La Cueva	Ricardo Arjona — Viaje Andrés Calamaro — Bohemio Pablo Milanés — Renacimiento Rosana — 8 Lunas	[14]
2015	Cuba, AlexAlex Cuba	Healer	Santiago Cruz — Equilibrio Leonel García — Amor Futuro Marta Gómez — Este Instante Gian Marco Zignago — #Libre	[15]

Notes

^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
^{^[II]} Showing the name of the performer and the nominated album

References

General

• "Past Winners Search". Latin Grammy Awards (United States: Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences). 2012. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

Specific

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11. "Latin Grammys: The complete list of nominees". Los Angeles Times. United States: Tribune Company. November 10, 2011. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
12. "Singer/Song-Writer". Latin Grammy Awards (United States: Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences). 2012. Archived from the original on November 17, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
13. "Premios Latin Grammy 2013: conozca la lista de nominados". Terra Networks (in Spanish) (Telefónica). September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
14. Wang, Andrea; Brown, Tracy (September 24, 2014). "Latin Grammys 2014: Complete list of nominees". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). Retrieved September 29, 2014.
15. "La lista completa de nominados a los Latin Grammy 2015" (in Spanish). infobae. September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

External links

• Official website of the Latin Grammy Awards