The Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical Traditional Performance is an honor presented annually by American network Univision. The Lo Nuestro Awards were first awarded in 1989 and has been given annually since to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The nominees and winners were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on Billboard Latin music charts, with the results being tabulated and certified by the accounting firm Deloitte. At the present time, the winners are selected by the audience through an online survey. The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a treble clef. The award name was changed in 2013 to Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical Contemporary Artist of the Year.
The award was first presented to Colombian singer-songwriter Carlos Vives in 2001. American band Aventura holds the record for the most awards with six, and most nominations with eight. Dominican singer Andy Andy and Colombian performer Fonseca are the most nominated performer without a win, with four unsuccessful nominations each.
Winners and nominees Listed below are the winners and nominees of the award for each year. Key Meaning Indicates the winner
Year PerformerRef 2001 (13th) Banda BlancaSonora Tropicana 2002 (14th)Alquimia 2003 (15th) y su Ronda Bogotá Monchy & Alexandra 2004 (16th)Monchy & Alexandra AventuraNueva Era 2005 (17th) Andy AndyAventura 2006 (18th)Aventura Andy AndyMonchy & Alexandra 2007 (19th)Aventura Andy AndyFonsecaMonchy & Alexandra 2008 (20th)Aventura Fanny LúFonsecaXtreme 2009 (21st)Aventura Andy AndyFonseca 2010 (22nd)Aventura and Jimmy ZambranoFonseca 2011 (23rd)Aventura Carlos & Alejandra 2012 (24th) Tito El Bambino 2013 (25th) Chino & NachoTito El Bambino 2014 (26th) Chino & Nacho 2015 (27th)TBA Chino & Nacho
Multiple wins/nominations Number Performer(s) Wins 6 Aventura 3 Prince Royce 2 Carlos Vives Nominations Aventura Carlos Vives Prince Royce 4 Andy Andy Fonseca Monchy & Alexandra Prince Royce Romeo Santos 3 Chino & Nacho Héctor Acosta Tito El Bambino 2 Elvis Martínez Frank Reyes
See also Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Tropical Album
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