Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
| Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album | |
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 Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners |
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| Awarded for | quality albums in the Mexican music genre |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First awarded | 1984 |
| Last awarded | 2008 |
| Official website | grammy.com |
The Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album was an honor presented to recording artists for quality albums in the Mexican music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.[1] Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]
Since its inception, the award category has had several name changes. From 1984 to 1991 the award was known as Best Mexican-American Performance. From 1992 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Mexican-American Album. In 1995 it returned to the title Best Mexican-American Performance. From 1996 to 1998 it was awarded as Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance. In 1999, the category name was changed to Best Mexican-American Music Performance, and in 2000 it returned to the title Best Mexican-American Performance once again. From 2001 to 2008 the award was presented as Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album. In 2009, the category was split into two new fields: Best Norteño Album and Best Regional Mexican Album.
The American singer-songwriter Pepe Aguilar holds the record for the most wins, with three. Two-time award recipients include the American singer Vikki Carr, the groups La Mafia and Los Lobos, Linda Ronstadt, and the Mexican singers Luis Miguel and Joan Sebastian.
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Recipients [edit]
| Year[I] | Performing artist(s) | Nationality | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 1984 | Los Lobos |  United States |
"Anselma" |
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| 1985 | Sheena Easton and Luis Miguel |  United Kingdom Mexico |
"Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" |
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| 1986 | Vikki Carr | United States |
Simplemente Mujer |
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| 1987 | Flaco Jiménez | United States |
Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio y Más! |
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| 1988 | Los Tigres del Norte | Mexico United States |
Gracias!... América... Sin Fronteras |
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| 1989 | Linda Ronstadt | United States |
Canciones de Mi Padre |
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| 1990 | Los Lobos | United States |
La Pistola y El Corazón |
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| 1991 | Texas Tornados | United States |
"Soy de San Luis" |
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| 1992 | Little Joe | United States |
16 de Septiembre |
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| 1993 | Linda Ronstadt | United States |
Mas Canciones |
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| 1994 | Selena | Mexico United States |
Selena Live! |
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| 1995 | Vikki Carr | United States |
Recuerdo a Javier Solís |
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| 1996 | Flaco Jiménez | United States |
Flaco Jiménez |
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| 1997 | La Mafia | United States |
Un Millón de Rosas |
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| 1998 | La Mafia | United States |
En Tus Manos |
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| 1999 | Los Super Seven | Los Super Seven |
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See also [edit]
- Grammy Award for Best Banda Album
- Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album
- List of Grammy Award categories
- Regional styles of Mexican music
References [edit]
- ^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Company). Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ^ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
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