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Honor for Spanish songwriters From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative 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.[2]
Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Song | |
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Awarded for | quality alternative music songs |
Country | United States |
Presented by | The Latin Recording Academy |
First awarded | 2007 |
Currently held by | Dante Spinetta for "El Lado Oscuro del Corazón" (2023) |
Website | latingrammy.com |
The award has been presented to songwriters originating from France, Mexico, Colombia and Puerto Rico. It was first earned by French musician Manu Chao for the song "Me Llaman Calle" in 2007.[3]
The band members of Café Tacvba, Calle 13 and Carla Morrison are the only songwriters to have received this award more than once.
Year | Songwriter(s) | Work | Performing artist(s)[II] | Nominees | Ref. |
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2007 | Manu Chao | "Me Llaman Calle" | Manu Chao |
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2008 | Rubén Albarrán, Emmanuel del Real, Enrique Rangel & Joselo Rangel | "Volver a Comenzar" | Café Tacvba |
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2009 | René Pérez, Eduardo Cabra, Rubén Albarrán, Emmanuel del Real, Enrique Rangel & Joselo Rangel | "No Hay Nadie Como Tú" | Calle 13 featuring Café Tacvba |
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[5] |
2010 | Gloria "Goyo" Martinez, Miguel "Slow" Martinez & Carlos "Tostao" Valencia | "De Donde Vengo Yo" | ChocQuibTown |
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[6] |
2011 | Rafa Arcaute & Calle 13 | "Calma Pueblo" | Calle 13 |
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2012 | Carla Morrison | "Déjenme Llorar" | Carla Morrison |
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2013 | Bajofondo | "Pena En Mi Corazón" | Bajofondo |
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2014 | Calle 13 | "El Aguante" | Calle 13 |
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2015 | Natalia Lafourcade & Leonel García | "Hasta la Raíz" | Natalia Lafourcade |
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2016 | Carla Morrison | "Vez Primera" | Carla Morrison |
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[9] |
2017 | Mon Laferte | "Amárrame" | Mon Laferte featuring Juanes |
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2018 | Antón Alvarez Alfaro, Pablo Diaz-Reixa & Rosalía | "Malamente" | Rosalía |
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2019 | David Julca, Jonathan Julca, Los Amigos Invisibles, Silverio Lozada & Servando Primera | "Tócamela" | Los Amigos Invisibles |
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2020 | Ismael Cancel, ILe & Natalia Lafourcade | "En Cantos" | ILe & Natalia Lafourcade |
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2021 | Alizzz, C. Tangana & Jorge Drexler | "Nominao" | C. Tangana and Jorge Drexler |
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2022 | Rafa Arcaute, Jorge Drexler & Federico Vindver | "El Día que Estrenaste el Mundo" | Jorge Drexler |
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2023 | Dante Spinetta | "El Lado Oscuro del Corazón" | Dante Spinetta |
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2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
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