Person of the Year Emilio Estefan Jr. | Network CBS | |
Date September 13, 2000 (2000-09-13) Venue Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Hosted by Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Andy García, Jimmy Smits and Antonio Banderas | ||
The "1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards" were held in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on Wednesday, September 13, 2000. The big winners were Luis Miguel, Santana and Maná with 3 awards; Juan Luis Guerra, Shakira, Fito Páez and Emilio Estefan Jr. received 2 awards each.
Contents
- History
- Live telecast
- Compilation album
- Nominations and winners
- Awards
- General
- Pop
- Rock
- Tropical
- Regional
- Traditional
- Jazz
- Brazilian
- Childrens
- Classical
- Production
- Music Video
- References
Winners were chosen by voting members of the Latin Academy from a list of finalists. The ceremony was broadcast live on CBS and was seen in more than 100 countries across the world. The two-hour show was the first bilingual broadcast ever to air on network television during prime time.
History
On January 20, 2000 the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences announced that the inaugural Latin Grammy Awards were going to take place on September 15, 2000 in Los Angeles and the awards ceremony would be broadcast in the United States by CBS, which will also distribute it to other countries. Nominations in 40 categories were to be released in August 2000.
The list of nominees for the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards, slated for September 13, 2000 in Los Angeles, was unveiled on Friday, July 7, 2000 in a Miami ceremony hosted by Michael Greene, President of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.
Leading the chase for statuettes were Marc Anthony, Shakira and Fito Páez with five nominations each. Juan Luis Guerra, Carlos Vives, and Maná, garnered four nominations. Earning three nominations were Luis Miguel, along with La Ley. Ricky Martin earned for two nominations. Christina Aguilera, received a nod on the Latin side of the musical divide for the Spanish-language remake of "Genie in a Bottle" titled "Genio Atrapado". In addition to the awards, Emilio Estefan Jr. was honored as the Latin Academy's First Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. That award was presented during a dinner on September 11, 2000 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
The awards were organized by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (LARAS), incorporated by NARAS in 1997. LARAS is a membership-based association of musicians, producers, engineers and other recording professionals. The list of final nominees revealed was a result of balloting by LARAS members.
Live telecast
The list of hosts for the first-ever Latin Grammy Awards, included Gloria Estefan, Antonio Banderas, Jimmy Smits, Andy García and Jennifer Lopez, who also was announced to perform her hit single "No Me Ames" with Marc Anthony, but Anthony (with six nominations that night) did not attend the show citing complications with his (then) wife's pregnancy.
Son By Four also were announced performing a duet with boy band 'N Sync, with some singing in Spanish by the American band.
The telecast kicked off with a tribute to the late Tito Puente featuring Ricky Martin, Celia Cruz, and Gloria Estefan. Performances throughout the show included Santana & Maná, 'N Sync & Son By Four, Christina Aguilera, Shakira, Miami Sound Machine and Alejandro Fernández.
The two-hour show was the first bilingual broadcast ever to air on network television during prime time. It was broadcast around the world, either simultaneously or live on tape.
Compilation album
On September 12, 2000 Sony Discos released the first "Latin Grammy Nominees CD" to coincide with the inaugural awards with nominees from three categories, Record of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Tropical Song, with a portion of the proceeds to support the Latin Academy Of Recording Arts and Sciences for community-outreach efforts. It was expected that various labels took turns releasing Latin Grammy sets each year.
Nominations and winners
The nominations were announced on July 7, 2000 and the winners were revealed on September 13, 2000, including Maná, Luis Miguel and Santana each grabbing three trophies at the event. Santana and Maná won Record of the Year for the track "Corazón Espinado" from Santana's album, Supernatural and the same track was honored for Rock Duo or Group with Vocal. Maná also won Best Pop Performance and Santana won Best Pop Instrumental. Amarte Es Un Placer, by Mexican pop singer Luis Miguel won Album of the Year, Best Pop Album and Best Male Pop Performance. Marc Anthony's "Dímelo" picked up Song of the Year, and at age 73, Ibrahim Ferrer won Best New Artist. Emilio Estefan Jr., who was up for six honors, won only two awards: Producer of the Year and the Music Video award for directing his wife Gloria's "No Me Dejes de Querer". Meanwhile, Carlos Vives, also with six nominees, went home with no trophies. Tito Puente won posthumously for Traditional Tropical Performance for the title track from his final album, Mambo Birdland. His son and daughter accepted the award on his behalf. Winners were chosen by voting members of the Latin Academy from a list of finalists. The ceremony was broadcast live on CBS and was seen in more than 100 countries across the world.
Awards
Winners are in bold text.
General
Santana featuring Maná – "Corazón Espinado"
Luis Miguel – Amarte Es Un Placer
Marc Anthony, Robert Blades, Angie Chirino and Cory Rooney – "Dímelo" (Marc Anthony)
Ibrahim Ferrer
Pop
Shakira – "Ojos Así"
Luis Miguel – "Tu Mirada"
Maná – "Se Me Olvidó Otra Vez"
Santana – "El Farol"
Luis Miguel – Amarte Es Un Placer
Rock
Shakira – "Octavo Día"
Fito Páez – "Al Lado del Camino"
Santana featuring Maná – "Corazón Espinado"
Fito Páez – "Al Lado del Camino"
Café Tacuba – Revés/Yo Soy
Tropical
Celia Cruz – Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa
Juan Luis Guerra 440 – Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual
Tito Puente – Mambo Birdland
Juan Luis Guerra – "El Niágara en Bicicleta"
Regional
Alejandro Fernández – Mi Verdad
Banda el Recodo – Lo Mejor De Mi Vida
Los Temerarios – En La Madrugada se Fue
Los Palominos – Por Eso Te Amo
Los Tigres del Norte – Herencia de Familia
Kike Santander – "Mi Verdad" (Alejandro Fernández)
Traditional
Mercedes Sosa – Misa Criolla
Lito Vitale and Juan Carlos Baglietto – Postales del Alma
Camarón and Tomatito – Paris 87
Jazz
Michel Camilo and Tomatito – Spain Paquito D'Rivera – Tropicana Nights
Brazilian
Milton Nascimento – Crooner
Os Paralamas do Sucesso – Acústico MTV
Zeca Pagodinho – Zeca Pagodinho ao Vivo
Caetano Veloso – Livro
Sérgio Reis – Sérgio Reis e Convidados
Paulo Moura & Os Batutas – Pixinguinha
Djavan – "Acelerou"
Children's
Miliki – A Mis Niños de 30 Años
Classical
Plácido Domingo – La Dolores
Production
Carlos Álvarez, Mike Couzzi, Bolívar Gómez, Miguel Hernández, Luis Mansilla, Carlos Ordehl, Eric Ramos, July Ruiz, and Eric Schilling – Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual (Juan Luis Guerra)
Emilio Estefan Jr.
Music Video
Gloria Estefan – "No Me Dejes de Querer"