Latin Grammy Awards of 2007

Infobox Grammy Awards
name = 8th Latin


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date= November 8, 2007
venue = Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada
Person of the Year = Juan Luis Guerra
host = Eugenio Derbez, Lucero
network = UnivisionThe 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on November 8, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV. The venue was the Mandalay Bay Events Center's Arena at Mandalay Bay. The show aired on Univision. The Person of the Year (Persona Del Año) was Juan Luis Guerra. Juan Luis Guerra was the nights big winner winning all 5 awards nominated for including Album of the Year. He tied the record for most Latin GRAMMYs won in a single night. He now shares this record with Juanes, who won 5 awards in 2003.

Performers

*Juan Luis Guerra
*Pepe Aguilar
*Camila
*Conjunto Primavera
*Laura Pausini & Andrea Bocelli
*Miguel Bosé
*Calle 13
*Intocable
*La Quinta Estación
*Orishas
*Ricky Martin & Blue Man Group
*Ivy Queen
*Jesse & Joy
*Shaila Durcal
*Alacranes Musical
*Bimba Bosé
*Daddy Yankee
*Kinky
*Sheila E.
*Aleks Syntek

Presenters

*Benjamin Bratt
*Gloria Estefan
*Los Tigres Del Norte
*Sofia Vergara
*Elvis Crespo
*Sergio Mayer
*Mala Rodriguez
*Alessandra Rosaldo
*Dayanara Torres
*Ruben Blades
*Kate del Castillo
*Pau Dones
*Sergio Goyri
*Fanny Lu
*Barbara Mori
*Nora Salinas
*Los Tigres Del Norte
*Alessandra Rosaldo
*Karla Álvarez
*Erika Buenfil
*Eduardo Capetillo
*Andrés Cepeda
*Willy Chirino
*Pedro Fernández
*Pablo Montero
*Patricia Navidad
*Paul Rodríguez
*Vicky Terrazas Y Marisol Terrazas
*Wilmer Valderrama
*Angélica Vale
*Eduardo Verástegui
*Wisin Y Yandel

Nominees

Nominees were announced on August 29, 2007 in Miami. A full list of nominees can be found here:

http://www.grammy.com/latin/8_latin/

Winners were announced on November 8, 2007 in Las Vegas.

Winners

Record of the Year

*"La Llave de Mi Corazón" by Juan Luis Guerra 440
** Juan Luis Guerra, producer
** Allan Leschhorn, Luis Mansilla & Ronnie Torres, engineers/mixers

Album of the Year

*"La Llave de mi Corazón" by Juan Luis Guerra 440
**Juan Luis Guerra, producer
**Allan Leschhorn, Luis Mansilla & Ronnie Torres, engineers/mixers
**Adam Ayan, mastering engineer

ong of the Year

*"La Llave De Mi Corazón" by Juan Luis Guerra 440
**Juan Luis Guerra, songwriter

Best New Artist

*Jesse & Joy

Best Female Pop Vocal Album

* "Yo Canto" by Laura Pausini

Best Male Pop Vocal Album

*"MTV Unplugged" by Ricky Martin

Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals

*"El Mundo Se Equivoca by La Quinta Estación

Best Urban Music Album

*"Residente O Visitante" by Calle 13

Best Urban Song

*"Pal Norte" (Calle 13 featuring Orishas)
**Eduardo Cabra, Panasuyo & Rene Perez, songwriters

Best Rock Solo Vocal Album

*"El Mundo Cabe En Una Canción" by Fito Páez

Best Rock Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals

*"Kamikaze" by Los Rabanes

Best Rock Song

*"La Excepción" by Gustavo Cerati
**Gustavo Cerati, songwriter

Best Alternative Music Album

*"Oye" by Aterciopelados

Best Alternative Song

*"Mi Llaman Calle" by Manu Chao
**Manu Chao, songwriter

Best Salsa Album

*"Arroz con Habichuela" by El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico

Best Merengue Album

*"La Llave de mi Corazón" by Juan Luis Guerra 440

Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album

*"Son...Para El Mundo" by Jorge Celedón y Jimmy Zambrano

Best Contemporary Tropical Album

*"Fuzionando" by Oscar D'León

Best Traditional Tropical Album

*"Románticos De Ayer, Hoy y Siempre" by Bobby Cruz

Best Tropical Song

*"La Llave De Mi Corazón" by Juan Luis Guerra 440
***Juan Luis Guerra, songwriter

Best Singer-Songwriter Album

*"Cê" by Caetano Veloso

Best Ranchero Album

*"Enamorado" by Pepe Aguilar

Best Banda Album

*"Desatados" by Los Horoscopos de Durango

Best Grupero Album

*"Sólo Pienso En Ti" by Grupo Bryndis

Best Tejano Album

*"Evoluciones" by Los Palominos

Best Norteño Album

*"En Vivo" by Michael Salgado

Best Regional Mexican Song

*"A Las Escondidas" by Joe Lopez con Jimmy González y Grupo Mazz
** Freddie Martinez, Sr., songwriter

Best Instrumental Album

*"The Enchantment" by Chick Corea & Béla Fleck

Best Folk Album

*"Un Fuego de Sangre Pura" by Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto from Colombia

Best Tango Album

*"Te Amo Tango" by Raul Jaurena

Best Flamenco Album

*"Techarí" by Ojos de Brujo

Best Latin Jazz Album

*"Rumba Palace" by Arturo Sandoval

Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)

*"Alegría" by Marcos Witt

Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)

*"Caminho De Milagres" by Aline Barros

Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album

*"Acústico MTV" by Lenine

Best Brazilian Rock Album

*"Acústico MTV" by Lobão
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Best Samba/Pagode Album

*"Acústico MTV 2 Gafieira" by Zeca Pagodinho

Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album

*"Ao Vivo" by Leny Andrade & Cesar Camargo Mariano
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Best Romantic Music Album

*"Eternamente Cauby Peixoto — 55 Anos De Carreira" by Cauby Peixoto

Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album

*"Balé Mulato — Ao Vivo" by Daniela Mercury

Best Brazilian Song (Portuguese Language)

*"Não Me Arrependo" by Caetano Veloso
**Caetano Veloso, songwriter

Best Latin Children Album

*"Cómo Se Llega A Belén" by Voz Veis

Best Classical Album

TIE
*"Beethoven Abertura Consagração Da Casa Sinfonia Nº 6" by John Neschling (conductor) & John Neschling (producer)
*"La Canción Romántica Española" by Montserrat Caballé & Carlos Caballé (producer)

Best Recording Package

*"Los Vallenatos de Andrés" by Various Artists
**Catalina Díez, art director

Best Engineered Album

*"La Llave de mi Corazón" by Juan Luis Guerra 440
**Allan Leschhorn, Luis Mansilla & Ronnie Torres, engineers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer

Producer Of The Year

*Sebastian Krys
**"Ahora" (Jeremías) (S)
**"Amanecer Sin Ti" (David Bisbal) (T)
**"Amar Es Lo Que Quiero" (David Bisbal) (T)
**"Cuidar Nuestro Amor" (David Bisbal) (T)
**"Daniela Guzmán" (Daniela Guzmán) (A)
**"Dicen Que El Tiempo" (Jennifer Peña) (A)
**"La Vida" (Los Rabanes) (S)
**"Lo Que Trajo El Barco" (Obie Bermúdez) (A)
**"No Lo Digas Mas" (Luis Fonsi) (T)
**"Soldado De Papel" (David Bisbal ft. Tomatito) (T)
**"Tu Amor" (Luis Fonsi) (T)

Best Short Form Music Video

*"Ven A Mi Casa Esta Navidad" by Voz Veis
**Luis Miguel Leal, video director; Jorge Barboza, video producer

Best Long Form Music Video

*"MTV Unplugged" by Ricky Martin
**Manny Rodriguez, video director; Charlie Singer & Jose Tillan, video producers

External links

*Univision: http://www.univision.com/content/channel.jhtml?chid=10383&schid=11335&secid=0

*The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. (LARAS): http://www.grammy.com/Latin/

*Nominees: http://www.grammy.com/latin/8_latin/