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Contents Ricardo Arjona

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2007 Latin Billboard Music Awards

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2010 Latin Billboard Music Awards

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2010 Viña del Mar International Song Festival

28

5to Piso

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A Ti

51

Acompañame A Estar Solo

53

Adentro

56

Animal Nocturno

62

Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers

64

Canciones de Amor (Ricardo Arjona album)

68

Como Duele

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De Vez En Mes

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Del Otro Lado del Sol

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Detrás de Mi Ventana

79

Déjame Decir Que Te Amo

82

El Amor (Ricardo Arjona song)

84

El Problema

91

Fuiste Tú

94

Gaby Moreno

101

Galería Caribe

104

Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album

107

Guatemala City

112

Independiente (Ricardo Arjona album)

124

Jesús, Verbo No Sustantivo

133

Jocotenango

134

Lados B

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Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album

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Latin Grammy Awards of 2006

142

Latin Grammy Awards of 2009

152

Latin Pop Albums

162

Lo Esencial De Ricardo Arjona

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Marta (song)

168

Metamorfosis (label)

172

Metamorfosis World Tour

174

Mi Novia Se Me Está Poniendo Vieja

184

Mojado (song)

189

Music of Guatemala

191

Nueva era

197

Paquita la del Barrio

200

Pingüinos En La Cama

203

Poquita Ropa

205

Por Amor (Ricardo Arjona album)

216

Premio Lo Nuestro 2004

217

Puente (song)

222

Quiero (Ricardo Arjona song)

228

Quinto Piso Tour

231

Quién

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Quién Dijo Ayer

241

Ricardo Arjona discography

252

Santo Pecado

264

Sergio George

267

Si El Norte Fuera El Sur

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Si Tu No Existieras

271

Simplemente Lo Mejor

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Sin Daños a Terceros

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Sin Ti... Sin Mi

282

Singer-songwriter

284

Solo (Ricardo Arjona album)

292

Te Quiero (Ricardo Arjona song)

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Tocando Fondo

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Tommy Torres

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Trópico

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Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

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Vida (song)

311

Vivo (Ricardo Arjona album)

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Yuri (Mexican singer)

317

References Article Sources and Contributors

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Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors

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Article Licenses License

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Ricardo Arjona

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Ricardo Arjona Ricardo Arjona

Ricardo Arjona in Nicaragua, 2012. Background information Birth name

Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales

Born

19 January 1964

Origin

Jocotenango, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala

Genres

Latin pop, rock

Occupations

Singer-songwriter, record producer, musician

Instruments

Vocals, guitar, piano

Years active

1985–present

Labels

PolyGram (1985–1989) Sony Music (1991–2008) Warner Latina (2008–present) Metamorfosis (2011–present)

Associated acts Gaby Moreno, Intocable, Chenoa, Marta Sánchez, Marc Anthony, Tommy Torres Website

www.ricardoarjona.com

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Arjona Morales, (born 19 January 1964), known as Ricardo Arjona (Spanish is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter and former basketball player and school teacher. Arjona is one of the most successful Latin American artists of all time, with more than 20 million albums sold.[1] He is often called El Animal Nocturno (The Nocturnal Animal),[2] thanks to his breakthrough success with his fourth studio album which bears the same name. His music ranges from ballads to Latin pop, rock, pop rock, Cuban music, and more recently a cappella performances and a mixture of Tejano music and Norteño music, and other Afro-American and Latin sounds. Arjona is noted for his lyrical style, and often addresses topics such as love, homosexuality, kidnapping, rape, racism and immigration. Edgar

Ricardo

pronunciation: [arˈxona]),

As of 2011, Arjona had released thirteen studio albums, one live album, nine compilation albums and forty-three singles. Four Arjona albums reached number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums, and ten reached number 1 in Argentina. Four albums had charted on the Billboard 200. Four singles had reached Number 1 on the Billboard Latin Songs chart and seven had done the same on Latin Pop Songs. His work earned him numerous awards and accolades,

Ricardo Arjona including one Grammy Award, one Latin Grammy Award, the "Latin Heritage" Award[3] as well as awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; a silver and golden torch and two silver seagulls from the 2010 Viña del Mar International Song Festival, two Billboard Latin Music Awards, and a "Latin Trajectory of the Year" Award at the Orgullosamente Latino Awards of 2010.

Early years and personal life Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales was born on 19 January 1964 in Jocotenango, Guatemala, to parents Ricardo Arjona Moscoso and Mimi Morales de Arjona. He spent most of his childhood in Guatemala City, where he began his musical instruction.[4] At age twelve, he participated in the contest "Festival Infantil Juventud 74" with "Gracias al Mundo", a song composed by his father, finally winning the event.[5] Although he initially enrolled in architecture and engineering at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC), he graduated with a degree from the School of Communication Sciences.[6] Arjona was a talented basketball player who played for Leones de Marte and TRIAS.[7] He toured Central America as a member of the Guatemalan national team. Until recently, he held the record for the most points scored (78) in a single game by a Guatemalan.[8] He also taught at a primary school (called Santa Elena III),[6] where he claimed to have spent six hours giving lessons and the rest of the day playing soccer.[8] This earned him a visit from a Ministry of Education representative, who was sent to evaluate his pupils. The representative found that the students' education was actually above average.[9] In the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he met Puerto Rican Leslie Torres and had two children with her: Adria and Ricardo. They separated in 2005. As of 2010, Arjona was dating Venezuelan model Daisy Arvelo, with whom he has a child.[10]

Career 1980s: Beginnings and early breakthrough Arjona began his musical career at age 21,[7] when he signed with record label PolyGram[11] and released his debut album Déjame Decir Que Te Amo in 1985. The label attempted to portray Arjona as a stereotypical Latin lover.[12] The title track was released as a single, "Déjame Decir Que Te Amo". This album failed to chart, but received moderate praise from critics, with Allmusic awarding it three stars out of five.[13] Because of his negative experience recording the album and its commercial failure, he decided to abandon music to teach school.[6] At age 24, Arjona reversed course and sought the opportunity to represent his country in the OTI Festival with the song "Con Una Estrella En El Vientre".[6] The sessions immediately following this decision produced the song "S.O.S Rescátame".[4] His second studio album, Jesús, Verbo No Sustantivo brought him commercial and critical success across Latin America and the U.S. and became a best-seller in many Central American territories.[4][6]

1990s: International breakthrough, Si El Norte Fuera El Sur and Sin Daños a Terceros Arjona started the new decade as a known singer throughout Latin America. After joining Sony Music in 1990 he released Del Otro Lado del Sol,[7] one of his least successful albums. That year, he started composing songs for other artists, such as Yuri's "Detrás de Mi Ventana", for her album Nueva era (1993). The song became a hit, reaching No.1 on the US Hot Latin Songs chart for three weeks in 1994.[14][15] He later covered the song in his compilation album, Trópico (2009), alongside Melina León. Animal Nocturno, Arjona's fourth studio album, was released in 1993. The album contained the hit singles "Mujeres" (No. 6 on Latin Songs) and "Primera Vez" (No. 6 on Latin Songs)[16] and received thirteen platinum and one diamond certifications.[17] Animal Nocturno sold 500,000 copies in 1994,[18] and carried Arjona to fame[19][20] along with his work on the Mexican telenovela Alcanzar Una Estrella, which allowed him to showcase his songwriting and singing skills.[4]

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Ricardo Arjona He confirmed his reputation with the release of his fifth studio album, Historias. The album sold 2 million copies throughout Latin America and received twenty-seven platinum and two diamond certifications,[7] including quadruple Platinum in Argentina.[21] Historias reached No. 43 on Top Latin Albums[22] and included the hit singles "Te Conozco" (No. 3 on Billboard Latin Songs) and "Señora De Las Cuatro Décadas" (No. 7 on Latin Songs).[16] The Allmusic review by Jason Birchmeier awarded the album 4.5 stars stating that "If you were to pick only one Arjona album for your collection that wasn't a greatest-hits compilation, this should be the one. Historias was a career-defining success for Arjona."[13] His fourth and fifth studio albums were the best-selling of his career.[23][24] In 1996, he released his sixth studio album, Si El Norte Fuera El Sur. This was the first album in which Arjona ventured beyond the theme of love to explore nationalism and globalization, among other sociopolitical topics.[25] Its four singles were "Si El Norte

Fuera El Sur" (No. 9 on Latin Pop Songs),[26] whose main theme is the relationship between the United States and Latin America,[27] "Tu Reputación" (No. 18 on Latin Songs, No. 2 on Latin Pop Songs), "Me Enseñaste" (No. 18 on Latin Pop Songs), Ricardo Arjona honoured in 2012 by Buenos Aires city and "Ella y Él" (No. 24 on Latin Songs, No. 8 on Latin Pop major, Mauricio Macri. Songs).[16][26] Birchmeier awarded the album 4.5 stars stating "All in all, it's Arjona's third classic album in a row, each distinct from its predecessor."[13] Billboard named it the Rock Album of the Year in 1997.[27] Si El Norte Fuera El Sur received multiple Platinum certifications in the United States[28] and Argentina.[21] In 1998, he released his seventh studio album, Sin Daños a Terceros. Terry Jenkins from Allmusic, on his review of the album, awarded it 4 stars, writing that "Sin Daños a Terceros continues Ricardo Arjona's streak of accomplished, affecting albums that spotlights both his melodic skills and his sharp social consciousness."[13] His fourth consecutive album to receive critical success, Sin Daños a Terceros also enjoyed commercial success, debuting at No. 6 on Top Latin Albums, the first to reach the top 10,[22] and reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart.[29] It contained the hit singles "Dime Que No" (No. 6 on Latin Songs, No. 3 on Latin Pop Songs), and "Mentiroso" (No. 22 on Latin Songs, No. 5 on Latin Pop Songs).[16][26] The album received multiple Platinum certifications from the United States[28] and Argentina.[21] More than 700,000 copies were sold.[30] On 5 December 1998 and in front of a live audience of more than 100,000 people at the Hippodrome of Guatemala City, Arjona recorded his first live album, the 1999 release Vivo.[17] The album was moderately successful, certified Gold in Mexico and Platinum in the United States and Argentina. It produced the hit "Desnuda", which became his first No. 1 on the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart.[16] As of December 2005, Vivo had sold 243,000 copies in the United States, his best-selling album there as of that date.[31]

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2000–2005: Galería Caribe, world tour, Santo Pecado, hiatus and Adentro Arjona's eighth studio album, Galería Caribe was preceded by the single "Cuándo", which became a commercial success and reached No. 1 on both Top Latin Songs and Latin Pop Songs.[16][26] The singer commented that the album consumed twelve months and that before starting, he "had more friends."[32] He also mentioned he had "lived in love with Caribbean culture and music since my childhood."[32] Birchmeier awarded the album 3 stars stating "All in all, Galería Caribe is a curious entry in Arjona's catalog that most fans can overlook without missing much."[13] The album became his first to chart on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 136, while charting at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums.[22][29][33] It was awarded Platinum certification in Mexico,[34] Argentina[21] and the US.[28] Its three singles were "Lo Poco Que Queda De Mi"; "Mesías", which reached No. 19 on Top Latin Songs and No. 11 on the Latin Pop Songs chart; and "A Cara O Cruz", which reached No. 28 on Latin Pop Songs.[16][26] To promote the album, which sold more than one million copies, Arjona embarked on his Galería Caribe Tour, which began in Mexico in 2000 and finished in 2001.[32][35][36]

Fans and critics noted connections between the lyrics of "Mesías" and the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, resulting in an FBI investigation.

On "Mesias" Arjona talks about a character who appears "in the form of a wealthy, well-armed magnate with [...] some sinister plan for the world."[37] Some critics argued that it was a "metaphorical attack" on capitalism and imperialism, named as "classic Arjona targets."[37] The song became a subject of some controversy when fans and critics noted connections between its theme and the attacks of September 2001, months after the song's release, which resulted in [38] The singer later commented that "Mesías" had the FBI investigating Arjona. no relationship to the attacks, and that the lyrics were pure coincidence.[39] He further stated the FBI had never spoken directly to him, but instead to somebody on his team.[39]

On 19 November 2002, Arjona released his ninth studio album, Santo Pecado, preceded by singles "El Problema", which reached No. 1 on both the Billboard Top Latin Songs and Latin Pop Songs charts; and "Minutos" which reached No. 5 on the Top Latin Songs and No. 3 on the Latin Pop Songs charts.[16][26] Santo Pecado became a commercial success, selling more than 300,000 copies just in Mexico (double Platinum),[34] 160,000 in Argentina (quadruple Platinum)[21] and 200,000 in the United States (double Platinum).[28] In 2003 Arjona released Lados B, his second compilation album, including songs that were "not so commercial", and that he wanted to give a second chance at radio airplay.[40] The album contained songs from all his past studio albums. Critical reception for the album was mixed. Birchmeier noted that it was "a misleading entry point into Arjona's catalog."[13] Despite this, the album received a Gold certification in Mexico.[34] On 6 December 2005, Arjona released his tenth studio album, Adentro. This was Arjona's first collaboration with Tommy Torres.[41] In an interview, the singer commented that he first "tested" Torres by sending him the "hookiest and darkest tracks" on the album, "Acompañame A Estar Solo" and "Iluso".[31] Torres said that he "went all out on the first demo, hiring a full band that included a string orchestra", which grabbed Arjona's attention.[31] The album was critically acclaimed, with Evan C. Gutierrez from Allmusic giving it four stars out of five and commenting that "Be it for the stripped, natural production value, the confident performance of Ricardo Arjona, or his relevant-as-ever lyricism, he's got both his loyal fans and the execs at Norte smiling. While the instrumentation, performance, and overall sonic palette of this project are minimalist and unassuming, there is a depth and brilliance to them. The listener's ear does not tire or want for more, humble as Adentro is."[42] Arjona further commented that Adentro was "a very representative and tremendously complete album," adding that "having different producers made it rich in possibilities."[31] Adentro became Arjona's second studio album to chart on the Billboard 200, reaching No. 126.[33] It reached No. 3 on the Top Latin Albums and No. 2 on the Lain Pop Albums charts.[22][29] Five singles were released from Adentro: the lead single, "Acompañame A Estar Solo" (No. 7 on Latin Songs, No. 1 on Latin Pop Songs), "Pingüinos En La

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Cama" featuring Spanish singer Chenoa (No. 44 on Latin Songs, No. 19 on Latin Pop Songs); "Mojado", featuring American Tejano/Norteño band Intocable (No. 34 on Latin Songs, No. 30 on Latin Pop Songs), "A Ti" (No. 14 on Latin Songs, No. 3 on Latin Pop Songs) and "De Vez En Mes" (No. 49 on Latin Songs, No. 16 on Latin Pop Songs).[16][26] The album sold more than a million copies worldwide.[43]

2006–2007: Adentro Tour and Quién Dijo Ayer In 2006, Arjona started the first leg of his world tour, named the Adentro Tour. The tour resumed in 2007 for a second leg, in which he visited more countries. Approximately two million people attended the performances.[9] The tour was officially closed on 14 September 2007 on the mainland city of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, during the International Fair, in front of more than 100,000 people.[9] On 21 August 2007, Arjona released his fifth compilation album, Quién Dijo Ayer. The album is a two-disc set which contains, on the first disc, new versions of past hits, some of them including featured artists such as Marta Sánchez on "Tarde (Sin Daños a Terceros)" from Sin Daños a Terceros; Panteón Rococó on "Si El Norte Fuera el Sur", from the album of the same name; Marc Anthony on "Historia de Taxi", from Historias; Eros Ramazzotti on "A Ti", from Adentro and Sandro on "Realmente No Estoy Tan Solo" from Historias, and which was the last song recorded by the singer, who died in 4 January 2010.[44] Arjona's manager told Argentinian newspaper Clarín that "[the singer] had the idea of inviting Roberto [Sandro] for his album, he [Sandro] showed enthusiasm and manifested the same degree of Arjona visited several countries in 2006 and 2007 appreciation to Arjona. It seemed to him that he [Arjona] was an under his Adentro Tour. artist who proclaims the same values he proclaimed."[45] The second disc contained remastered versions of the hits on the first disc, but in their original versions. It was the second time Arjona collaborated with Torres. The album became a critical and commercial success. Jason Birchmeier commented that "while only a couple of the new versions depart stylistically from the originals, the contemporary productions breathe new life into these songs, [46] and reaching double Platinum in Argentina[21] and the United which should be well known by longtime fans"; States,[28] and Platinum in Mexico.[34] The record was additionally certified Gold in Colombia, Chile and Venezuela.[47] Two singles were released from the album. The first, "Quién", a previously unreleased song produced by Torres, failed to reach the top 20 on Latin Songs, standing at No. 21, but reached No. 4 on the Latin Pop Songs chart.[16][26] Arjona commented that "'Quién' is a story with the hurry of the desperate, is the flashback of those who end up loving alone."[48] "Quiero", the second single, reached No.12 on the Latin Songs chart, and No.8 on the Latin Pop Songs chart.[16][26]

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2008–2010: New label, Quinto Piso, world tour and Poquita Ropa After spending the majority of his career with Sony, and Sony BMG, Arjona signed a long-term deal with Warner Music Latina in September 2008.[49][49] Iñigo Zabala, chairman of Warner Music Latin America, said "He's an artist that fits perfectly with our company," and that "We are a label that has a major catalog of songwriters and quality pop and rock from the likes of Maná, Alejandro Sanz, Laura Pausini, and now, Arjona."[49] Arjona announced his eleventh studio album, 5to Piso, on 18 November 2008. The album was preceded by the first single, "Como Duele" on Ricardo Arjona in Laredo, Texas during Quinto Piso Tour. September, which reached No. 2 on Top Latin Songs and No. 1 on Latin Pop Songs.[16][26] He moved approximately 200,000 copies of the album in the first month at retail, and it went Platinum in Mexico,[34][50][51] the United States,[28][52] Spain, Argentina,[21][53] Venezuela,[54] Colombia, Guatemala, and several other countries.[55] It debuted at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums, becoming his second chart-topper on that list, and sold more than one million [22][56] The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Pop Album and a Latin copies worldwide. Grammy Award nomination for Best Singer-Songwriter Album.[57] The album received positive critical response. Birchmeier gave it three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that "More typical than exceptional for Arjona at this point in his career, 5to Piso isn't as grand an album as his past few... Yet it's a great album all the same, particularly the opening run of songs that culminates with 'Cómo Duele', and it finds Arjona still at the top of his craft."[46] While Warner Music released his new studio album, Sony Music released a compilation album, Simplemente Lo Mejor. This led to speculation that the labels were in a fight to win Arjona's fanbase and sales.[58] Simplemente Lo Mejor contained hits from past albums, namely Sin Daños a Terceros, Si El Norte Fuera El Sur, among others. This compilation went Gold in Mexico,[34] and Platinum in Argentina.[21] "Sin Ti... Sin Mi" was released as 5to Piso's second single, and reached No. 4 on both Top Latin Songs and Latin Pop Songs charts. On 24 April 2009, Arjona started the Quinto Piso Tour. The tour included 123 shows in the United States,[59] Spain,[60][61] Argentina,[62][63] Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela and Mexico, among many other countries in Latin America, and ended on 18 June 2010. “Although many believe is a treshed topic, it isn't for a Cuban, be it on the island or Florida. The status of this dispute hasn't changed since 1959 and I've never seen something as disgusting as a rivality between people created by politics. Chávez can fight with Uribe, Fidel with Obama, but does this have to do with two third-generation cousins that inherit an enmity from a politic matter[?]. —Ricardo Arjona in a discussion about the political theme of "Puente".

[64]

”

The Quinto Piso Tour was one of the most successful tours made by a Latin artist, with more than one million attendees from 19 countries.[65] He received in 2010 the "Latin Tour of the Year" Billboard Latin Music Award for the tour.[65] On 26 February 2010, he participated in the 2010 Viña del Mar International Song Festival as one of the top performers.[66] His performance was followed by Colombian singer Fanny Lu. One hour after Lu's performance, a 8.8 magnitude massive earthquake affected the south-central regions of Chile. On social networks, Arjona was jokingly blamed, with remarks such as "earthquakes go where he goes", making reference also to the earthquake felt in Mexico after the singer arrived.[67][68] After the tour, Arjona announced his twelfth studio album, Poquita Ropa, which was released on 24 August 2010.[69] It was preceded by the genre-mixing track "Puente", an ode to Havana, Cuba's largest and capital city.[64] The song failed to break in the upper tier of Billboard charts, and was reportedly prohibited in Cuba.[70] The album became his third to debut or reach No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart.[22] Within two weeks of release, the album received a Gold certification in Chile, United States, Colombia and Puerto

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Rico; and Platinum certification in Mexico and Argentina.[71] The album marked a change in Arjona's sound, which he called a "stripped-down version" of his music.[72] Birchmeier gave the album a somewhat positive review, saying that it was a "stripped-down acoustic effort" yet considered it "impressive".[46] Two more singles were released from Poquita Ropa, "Vida", a song the singer dedicated to his recently deceased father;[73][74] and "Marta", an autobiographical song whose music video stars Edith González.[75] Both, like the lead single, failed to gain much airplay in the U.S., and charted poorly.

2011–present: Independiente, Metamorfosis and world tour Arjona released his thirteenth studio album, Independiente, on 4 October 2011. It became his fourth number-one on the Top Latin Albums chart the week ending 22 October 2011; and within a week went Gold in Chile, United States and Mexico; and Platinum in Venezuela and Argentina.[76] Independiente was his first release as an independent artist, appearing on his Metamorfosis label, a company he created to refocus his career.[77] The album was distributed by Warner.[78] Billboard noted that although other groups have decided to go independent after working with major record labels, Arjona was by far the most important artist in Latin pop to do so.[79] “"Inside the word 'Independent', even when it sounds like extreme freedom, there's a big amount of compromise and the responsibility of being able to administrate, in the best way possible, such independence." [80]

—Ricardo Arjona.

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The first single off Independiente was "El Amor", released in 23 August.[78] In the United States, the song reached No. 1 on Top Latin Songs, becoming his fourth number-one hit on that list,[16] and No. 1 on Latin Pop Songs.[26] It also became a hit in the rest of Latin America, reaching No. 1 in several countries.[81] The second single off the album was "Fuiste Tú", a collaboration with Guatemalan singer Gaby Moreno. The song reached No.2 on Latin Songs, and No. 1 on the Latin Pop Songs.[16][26] The Metamorfosis World Tour,[82][83] began on 27 January 2012 in Toluca,[84] where he had launched all of his concert tours. The tour visited Latin America, North America and several countries in Europe.[84]

Arjona singing in Managua, Nicaragua.

In 22 March 2012, a controversy surrounded a supposed Iranian law that forbade Arjona's music,[68] as disclosed by Venezuelan television channel Globovisión, and other regional newspapers.[2][85] This claim turned out to be false[86] and Globovisión later issued an apology.[87] On 29 March, Billboard confirmed that Moreno had also signed with Metamorfosis.[88] "When I turned 17, I was signed by a very important label in the United States... but I didn't feel comfortable when they told me which songs had to go into production", the singer said in a statement.[88]

Between 31 March and 1 April, Arjona toured Guatemala as part of his Metamorfosis World Tour. The two concerts he presented in the Mateo Flores stadium were sellouts, making Arjona the first artist in Guatemalan history to achieve this feat.[89] On 9 April 2012, American telecommunications corporation AT&T Inc. began airing a commercial promoting the Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone, featuring the singer.[90] Titled "The Shoot", the spot shows how a teenage boy uses his Nokia smartphone to record Arjona's performance, and then shows it to his mother. It also features the song "Mi Novia Se Está Poniendo Vieja" from the album Independiente, and was released on Mother's Day.[91] As of 16 April 2012, the Metamorfosis World Tour had reached more than 400,000 fans, of which about 160,000 were from his Buenos Aires tour dates on 12–15 April.[92] On 25 April, Arjona's show on Mendoza, Argentina had an attendance of 24,000 people, breaking the

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record set by Luis Miguel 10 years prior, and thus becoming the highest-grossing artist ever in that province.[93] Hours before his performance on Mendoza, the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in which the concert was held, a fire burned close to one of the entries of the complex.[94]

Artistry Music and style Arjona's primary musical style is Latin pop. He usually sings without the help of featured or additional singers. His style varied over the years, as Arjona took risks to keep his music from becoming stale. In contrast to the ballad-laden Déjame Decir Que Te Amo, on the following two albums Arjona experimented with a range of pop/rock styles. Animal Nocturno intersperses energetic rock songs among heartfelt ballads, and the instrumentation is heavy on guitar, synthesizer, and drums.[95] On Historias, each song is stylistically distinct and the instrumentation is varied. Around two dozen instruments were used on the album, including horns, piano and Hammond B-3, and strings.[96] On Si El Norte Fuera El Sur, he crafted a relatively low-key effort characterized by intimate songs about love, culture, and politics. Most of the songs were written in 1995 while Arjona was touring[97] and are performed acoustically with Caribbean touches. Besides a couple of rockers, the songs are fairly even in tone and tempo.[97]

Marc Anthony sang alongside Arjona on the salsa version of "Historia de Taxi".

In Galería Caribe, Arjona explored Afro-Caribbean sounds, employing traditional rhythms such as guaracha, bachata, merengue, and salsa.[98] On Santo Pecado, Arjona explored the use of symphonic sounds on his ballads, amidst a couple of rock songs stylistically similar to those on Sin Daños a Terceros.[99] This album included the song "La Nena (Bitácora de un Secuetro)", in which Arjona relates the story of a girl who is kidnapped by her uncle.[100] Then, in 2005, Arjona adopted new sounds in Adentro. Gutierrez considered the instrumentation, performance, and overall sonic palette to be "minimalist" and "unassuming".[101] On this album, Arjona included more Latin sounds, Mexican and Tejano music on "Mojado",[102] a song about immigration;[103] merengue and Colombian tones on "Adiós Melancolía", and some on "No Te Cambio Por Nada". On 2007's Quién Dijo Ayer, Arjona reworked past songs to fit a new style. For example, he gave "Si El Norte Fuera El Sur" a ska beat, and performed with the aid of Panteón Rococó.[104] He transformed "Historia de Taxi" into a

salsa song, with the help of American singer Marc Anthony[104] and pianist Sergio George,[105] who commented that "It's been interesting to work with two figures from different music worlds on the interest of making good [106] He further stated that "every time a reunion of this kind happens, it's a reason to celebrate."[106] music." Birchmeier commented, "While only a couple of the new versions depart stylistically from the originals, the contemporary productions breathe new life into these songs."[104] "Realmente No Estoy Tan Solo" was re-recorded with singer Sandro. This turned out to be the last song recorded by the latter, who died 4 January 2010.[44] This album included three new songs. The lead single, "Quién" was written by Arjona and produced by himself and Torres.[107] "Quiero" and "Espantapájaros" are the other two new songs on the album.

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5to Piso is mainly driven by piano and strings.[108] Exceptions are "La Bailarina Vecina", crafted with pure orchestral arrangements; and "Ni Tú Ni Yo", a ranchera style song featuring Paquita la del Barrio.[108] The album also includes a song called "Que Nadie Vea", in which the artist sings about homosexuality.[109] On 5to Piso, Arjona commented that he tried to recoup the freshness of his first albums, saying that he "tried to reconcile a little with the Ricardo Arjona from the first albums to let out some of that freshness that makes so good to the songs."[110] Poquita Ropa offered a drastic change in which Arjona minimized the number of instruments. The result was a set of a capella performances. Arjona commented about this album that "music and women look better with little clothes."[72] Production was handled by Arjona and Dan Warner, who also worked with Shakira, Celine Dion and Christina Aguilera.[111] Birchmeier gave the album a somewhat Paquita la del Barrio sang along Arjona on ranchera positive review, saying that it was a "stripped-down acoustic "Ni Tu Ni Yo". effort", considering it "impressive".[112] He also commented that Poquita Ropa "finds Arjona at his most naked, backed by spare arrangements of acoustic guitar, piano, and Hammond B-3 along with occasional touches of strings, woodwinds, and chorus vocals."[112] "Puente", the lead single, is the only notable exception. It lasts eight and a half minutes and is divided in three parts. The first is sung mainly with a piano. The second part is a ballad with Caribbean and Latin sounds, with some salsa and Cuban influences.[113] The third mixes salsa and merengue, with Cuban influences. "Puente" resembles Arjona's work on Galería Caribe.[112] This album was the first since Adentro, that Arjona worked without Torres. In Independiente, Arjona returned to his trademark sound, which Torres helped craft. David Jeffries of Allmusic gave the album a somewhat positive review. He compared the production values and musical style of Independiente with those of past albums Animal Nocturno and Historias, stating, "Returning fans will revel in this combination of freedom and growth, and appreciate the return of producer Tommy Torres, the man who has been behind the boards for quite a few of Arjona's most popular releases", referring precisely to the absence of Torres in the production of Poquita Ropa.[114]

Discography •

Déjame Decir Que Te Amo (1985)

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Jesús, Verbo No Sustantivo (1988)

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Del Otro Lado del Sol (1991)

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Animal Nocturno (1993)

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Historias (1994)

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Si El Norte Fuera El Sur (1996)

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Sin Daños a Terceros (1998)

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Galería Caribe (2000)

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Santo Pecado (2002)

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Adentro (2005)

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5to Piso (2008)

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Poquita Ropa (2010)

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Independiente (2011)

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Awards and nominations In 1993, he received the Rafael Álvarez Ovalle Order from the then President of Guatemala, Ramiro de León Carpio, for his international accomplishments.[30] At USAC a library hall bears his name.[6] His birthplace, Jocotenango, named a street after him.[9]

Grammy Awards Year Nominated work 2007 Adentro

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Best Latin Pop Album

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Latin Grammy Awards Year Nominated work 2006 Adentro

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Best Male Pop Vocal Album

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Billboard Latin Music Awards Year Nominated work 2007 "A Ti"

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Male Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year

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2010 Quinto Piso Tour Latin Tour of the Year

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Lo Nuestro Awards Year Nominated work 2004 Santo Pecado

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Pop Album of the Year

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External links • Official site (http://www.ricardoarjona.com/)

2007 Latin Billboard Music Awards Hot Latin Songs of the Year Hot Latin Song of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Aliado Del Tiempo" - Mariano Barba "Down" - R.K.M & Ken-Y "Mas Alla Del Sol" - Joan Sebastian "Hips Don't Lie" - Shakira Featuring Wyclef Jean

Vocal Duet or Collaboration 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Tengo Un Amor" - Toby Love Featuring R.K.M & Ken-Y "Tu Recuerdo" - Ricky Martin Featuring La Mari "Hips Don't Lie" - Shakira Featuring Wyclef Jean "Noche De Sexo" - Wisin & Yandel Featuring Aventura

Artist of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

Aventura Daddy Yankee R.K.M & Ken-Y Wisin & Yandel

Latin Pop Albums Male 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Amor" - Andrea Bocelli "MTV Unplugged" - Ricky Martin "Navidades" - Luis Miguel "Trozos de Mi Alma, Vol. 2" - Marco Antonio Solís

Female 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Dos Amores Un Amante" - Ana Gabriel "Ananda" - Paulina Rubio "Limón y Sal" - Julieta Venegas "La Voz de un Ángel" - Yuridia

Duo or Group 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz" - A.B. Quintanilla III Presents Kumbia All Starz "Celestial" - RBD "Live In Hollywood" - RBD "En Presencia Del Futuro" - Voz A Voz

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2007 Latin Billboard Music Awards

New Artist 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Así Soy Yo" - Anaís "En Presencia Del Futuro" - Voz A Voz "Habla El Corazón" - Yuridia "La Voz de un Ángel" - Yuridia

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

Daddy Yankee Don Omar Maná RBD

Latin Rock/Alternative Album of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Pafuera Telarañas" - Bebe "Dulce Beat" - Belanova "Pescado Original" - Los Enanitos Verdes "Amar es Combatir" - Maná

Tropical Album of the Year Male 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Decisión Unánime" - Víctor Manuelle "Salsa Con Reggaeton" - Andy Montañez "Directo Al Corazon" - Gilberto Santa Rosa "Back To Da Barrio" - Michael Stuart

Female 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Libre" - Gisselle "Pura Salsa" - La India "Soy Diferente" - La India "Soy Como Tu" - Olga Tañón

Duo or Group 1. 2. 3. 4.

"K.O.B. Live" - Aventura "Arroz con Habichuela" - El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico "Realtime" - Limi-T 21 "Haciendo Historia" - Xtreme

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2007 Latin Billboard Music Awards

New Artist 1. "Corazon" - Foncseca 2. "Mi Sueño" - Marlon 3. "Trova Con Salsa Pa'l Bailador" - Sanabria

Regional Mexican Album of the Year Male Solo Artist 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Enamorado" - Pepe Aguilar "Vencedor" - Valentín Elizalde "La Tragedia Del Vaquero" - Vicente Fernández "Mas Alla Del Sol" - Joan Sebastian

Male Duo Or Group 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos" - Intocable "Borron Y Cuenta Nueva" - Grupo Montéz de Durango "Algo De Mi" - Conjunto Primavera "Historias Que Contar" - Los Tigres del Norte

Female Group or Female Solo Artist 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Rancherisimas Con Banda" - Graciela Beltrán "La Reina Canta A Mexico" - Ana Gabriel "Desatados" - Los Horóscopos de Durango "Orgullo De Mujer" - Alicia Villarreal

New Artist 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Aliado Del Tiempo" - Mariano Barba "El Grupo Libra" - El Grupo Libra "La Produccion Maestra 2006" - Banda Pequeños Musical "Tierra Cali" - Tierra Cali

Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year Male 1. 2. 3. 4.

"A Ti" - Ricardo Arjona "No Se Por Que" - Chayanne "Te Mando Flores" - Fonseca "Lo Que Me Gusta a Mí" - Juanes

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2007 Latin Billboard Music Awards

Female 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Lo Que Son Las Cosas" - Anaís "Volverte A Amar" - Alejandra Guzmán "Como Duele (Barrera De Amor)" - Noelia "Ni Una Sola Palabra" - Paulina Rubio

Duo or Group 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Labios Compartidos - Maná "Tu Recuerdo" - Ricky Martin Featuring La Mari "Hips Don't Lie" - Shakira Featuring Wyclef Jean "Que Me Alcance La Vida" - Sin Bandera

New Artist 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Lo Que Son Las Cosas" - Anaís "Abrazame" - Camila "Te Mando Flores" - Fonseca "Uno Y Uno Es Igual A Tres" - Jeremías

Tropical Airplay Song of the Year Male 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Que Precio Tiene El Cielo" - Marc Anthony "Nuestro Amor Se Ha Vuelto Ayer" - Víctor Manuelle "Princesa" - Frank Reyes "Vale La Pena" - Yoskar Sarante

Female 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Lo Que Son Las Cosas [salsa version]" - Anaís "Lagrimas" - La India "Solamente Una Noche" - La India "Desilusioname" - Olga Tañón

Duo or Group 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Los Infieles" - Aventura "Tengo Un Amor" - Toby Love Featuring R.K.M & Ken-Y "No Es Una Novela" - Monchy & Alexandra "Los Hombres Tienen La Culpa" - Gilberto Santa Rosa & Don Omar

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2007 Latin Billboard Music Awards

New Artist 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Te Mando Flores" - Fonseca "Ay Amor, Cuando Hablan Las Miradas" - Guayacan "Tengo Un Amor" - Toby Love "Usted Abuso" - Marlon

Regional Mexican Airplay Song of the Year Male Solo Artist 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Aliado Del Tiempo" - Mariano Barba "Para Que Regreses" - El Chapo de Sinaloa "Que Lastima" - Alfredo Ramirez Corral "Mas Alla Del Sol" - Joan Sebastian

Male Group 1. 2. 3. 4.

"De Rodillas Te Pido" - Alegres De La Sierra "Te Compro" - Duelo "Que Vuelva" - Grupo Montéz de Durango "Algo De Mi" - Conjunto Primavera

Female Group or Female Solo Artist 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Mi Amor Por Ti" - Los Horóscopos de Durango "Como Una Mariposa" - Diana Reyes "Besos Y Copas" - Jenni Rivera "De Contrabando" - Jenni Rivera

New Artist 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Aliado Del Tiempo" - Mariano Barba "Masacre En El Cajoncito" - Los Nuevos Rebeldes "Reencuentro" - Banda Pequeños Musical "Que Lastima" - Alfredo Ramirez Corral

Latin Tour of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

Vicente Fernández Luis Miguel RBD Shakira

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2007 Latin Billboard Music Awards

Reggaeton Album of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Calle 13" - Calle 13 "Kings of Kings" - Don Omar "Mas Flow: Los Benjamins" - Luny Tunes & Tainy "Masterpiece" - R.K.M & Ken-Y

Song of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Machucando" - Daddy Yankee "Down" - R.K.M & Ken-Y "Caile" - Tito "El Bambino" "Pam Pam" - Wisin & Yandel

Other Latin Latin Ringtone of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Y Todo Para Que" - Intocable "Labios Compartidos" - Maná "Down" - R.K.M & Ken-Y "Rakata" - Wisin & Yandel

Latin Dance Club Play Track of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Cha Cha (Dance Remixes)" - Chelo "Just For One Night/Solamente Una Noche (Dance Remixes)" - La India "Mas Que Nada (Dance Remixes)" - Sérgio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed Peas "Un Alma Sentenciada (Dance Remixes)" - Thalía

Latin Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

"E.S.L." - Akwid "Still Kickin' It" - Akwid & Jae-P "Pa Mi Raza" - Jae-P "Toby Love" - Toby Love

Latin Greatest Hits Album of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Sigo Siendo Yo" - Marc Anthony "30 Recuerdos" - Los Bukis "Amor Eterno: Los Exitos" - Rocío Dúrcal "La Historia Del Divo" - Juan Gabriel

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2007 Latin Billboard Music Awards

Latin Compilation Album of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

"Now Latino" - Various Artists "Now Latino 2" - Various Artists "Roc-La-Familia And Hector "El Father" Present: Los Rompediscotekas" - Various Artists "WY Records Presents: Los Vaqueros" - Various Artists

Latin Jazz Album of the Year 1. "Around The City" - Eliane Elias 2. "Solo" - Gonzalo Rubalcaba 3. "Dances, Prayers, and Meditations For Peace" - Nestor Torres

Latin Christian/Gospel Album of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

"The Shadow Of Your Wings: Hymns And Sacred Songs" - Fernando Ortega "Dismiss The Mystery" - Salvador "On My Knees: The Best Of Jaci Velasquez" - Jaci Velasquez "Alegria" - Marcos Witt

Songwriter of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

Mariano Barba Anthony "Romeo" Santos Joan Sebastian Marco Antonio Solís

Producer of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

Armando Avila Cachorro Lopez Luny Tunes Nely

Production and Labels Publisher of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

EMI April, ASCAP EMI Blackwood, BMI Sony/ATV Discos, ASCAP Universal-Musica Unica, BMI

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2007 Latin Billboard Music Awards

Publishing Corporation of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

EMI Music Publishing Sony/ATV Music Publishing Universal Music Publishing Warner/Chappell Music Publishing

Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

EMI Televisa Machete Sony BMG Norte Universal Latino

Top Latin Albums Label of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

EMI Televisa Machete Sony BMG Norte Univision Music Group

Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

EMI Televisa Sony BMG Norte Universal Latino Warner Latina

Tropical Airplay Label of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

J&N Machete Sony BMG Norte Univision

Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4.

Disa Fonovisa Universal Latino Univision

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2007 Latin Billboard Music Awards

Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year: (new category) 1. 2. 3. 4.

Machete Sony BMG Norte Universal Latino Univision

References • http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003577189 • http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003567821

References

2010 Latin Billboard Music Awards The Billboard Latin Music Awards recognize the most popular Latin music on the charts, featuring top solo performers and Latin groups in such categories as pop, rock, tropical, Mexican Regional music and Reggaeton. New award categories in 2010 include Latin Artist of the Year and New Latin Artist of the Year. Leading the pack for most nominations this year was Tito El Bambino with a total of 18 nods followed by Wisin & Yandel with 14 nominations and Aventura with 12. Other Latin stars with multiple nods included Shakira, Paulina Rubio, Nelly Furtado, Luis Fonsi, and Banda el Recodo. In 2010, nominees were announced on February 14 — followed by the 21st annual Billboard Latin Music Awards official broadcast, televised on Telemundo in on April 29, 2010 live from Coliseo de Puerto Rico, José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico — marking the first time ever that the awards show has taken place outside the US and its traditional home in Miami.

Awards Latin Artist of the Year • • • •

Aventura Luis Fonsi Tito El Bambino Wisin & Yandel

Latin Artist of the Year, New • • • •

Larry Hernandez El Compa Chuy Jencarlos Makano

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2010 Latin Billboard Music Awards

Hot Latin Song of the Year • • • •

Tito El Bambino — "El Amor" Banda el Recodo — "Te Presumo" La Arrolladora Banda El Limón — "Ya Es Muy Tarde" Espinoza Paz — "Lo Intentamos"

Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event • • • •

/ Alejandro Sanz featuring Alicia Keys — "Looking for Paradise" / / Aventura featuring Akon and Wisin & Yandel — "All Up 2 You" Tito El Bambino featuring Zion & Lennox — "Mi Cama Huele A Ti" / Wisin & Yandel featuring Enrique Iglesias — "Gracias a tí"

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male • • • •

Tito El Bambino Luis Fonsi Espinoza Paz Joan Sebastian

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female • • • •

Shakira Nelly Furtado Fanny Lú Paulina Rubio

Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group • • • •

Aventura La Arrolladora Banda El Limón La Arrolladora Banda El Limón La Quinta Estación

Crossover Artist of the Year • • • •

The Black Eyed Peas Flo Rida Lady Gaga Alicia Keys

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2010 Latin Billboard Music Awards

Crossover Artist of the Year, Solo • • • •

Lady Gaga Flo Rida Alicia Keys Sean Kingston

Latin Album of the Year • • • •

Aventura — The Last El Trono de Mexico — Almas Gemelas Tito El Bambino — El Patrón Wisin & Yandel — La Revolución

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male • • • •

Vicente Fernández Alejandro Fernández Espinoza Paz Tito El Bambino

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female • • • •

Marisela Ednita Nazario Jenni Rivera Paulina Rubio

Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: • • • •

Aventura (Premium Latin) El Trono De Mexico (Fonovisa) La Arrolladora Banda El Limon (Disa) Wisin & Yandel (WY/Machete Music)

Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year: • • • •

Luis Fonsi – "Aqui Estoy Yo" (Universal Music Latino) Paulina Rubio – "Causa Y Efecto" (Universal Music Latino) Shakira – "Loba" (Epic/Sony Music Latin) Tito "El Bambino" – "El Amor" (Siente)

Latin Pop Airplay Artist of the Year, Male: • • • •

Luis Fonsi (Universal Music Latino) Ricardo Arjona (Warner Latina) Enrique Iglesias (Universal Music Latino) Tito "El Bambino" (Siente)

Latin Pop Airplay Artist of the Year, Female: • • • •

Paulina Rubio (Universal Music Latino) Nelly Furtado (Nelstar/Universal Music Latino) Fanny Lu (Universal Music Latino) Shakira (Epic/Sony Music Latin)

Latin Pop Airplay Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:

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2010 Latin Billboard Music Awards • • • •

Aventura (Premium Latin) La Quinta Estación (Sony Music Latin) Reik (Sony Music Latin) Wisin & Yandel (WY/Machete Music/Universal Music Latino)

Latin Pop Album of the Year: • • • •

Marisela – "20 Exitos Inmortales" (IM) Ricardo Arjona – "5to Piso" (Warner Latina) La Quinta Estación – "Sin Frenos" (Sony Music Latin) Ednita Nazario – "Soy" (Sony Music Latin)

Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Solo: • • • •

Luis Fonsi (Universal Music Latino) Ricardo Arjona (Warner Latina) Alejandro Fernández (Universal Music Latino) Marisela (IM)

Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: • • • •

La Quinta Estación (Sony Music Latin) Mana (Warner Latina) Reik (Sony Music Latin) Tercer Cielo (Kasa/Venemusic/Universal Music Latino)

Tropical Airplay Song of the Year: • • • •

Luis Enrique – "Yo No Sé Mañana" (Top Stop) Gilberto Santa Rosa – "Llego El Amor" (Sony Music Latin) Tito "El Bambino" – "El Amor" (Siente) Wisin & Yandel – "Abusadora" (WY/Machete Music/Universal Music Latino)

Tropical Airplay Artist of the Year, Male: • • • •

Tito "El Bambino" (Siente) Don Omar (Machete Music/Universal Music Latino) Luis Enrique (Top Stop) Gilberto Santa Rosa (Sony Music Latin)

Tropical Airplay Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: • • • •

Aventura (Premium Latin) Adolescent's Orquesta (Korta/Venemusic) Grupo Mania (ZMG/Sony Music Latin) Wisin & Yandel (WY/Machete Music/Universal Music Latino)

Tropical Album of the Year: • • • •

Aventura – "The Last" (Premium Latin) Hector Acosta – "Simplemente… El Torito" (D.A.M./Venemusic/Universal Music Latino) Luis Enrique – "Ciclos" (Top Stop) Gilberto Santa Rosa – "El Caballero De La Salsa" (Discos 605/Day 1/Sony Music Latin)

Tropical Albums Artist of the Year, Solo: • • • •

Luis Enrique (Top Stop) Hector Acosta (D.A.M./Venemusic/Universal Music Latino) Víctor Manuelle (Kiyavi/Sony Music Latin) Gilberto Santa Rosa (Sony Music Latin)

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2010 Latin Billboard Music Awards Tropical Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group: • • • •

Aventura (Premium Latin) Buena Vista Social Club (World Circuit/Nonesuch/Warner Bros.) Grupo Mania (ZMG/Sony Music Latin) Xtreme (Machete Music)

References

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2010 Viña del Mar International Song Festival

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2010 Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2010 Viña del Mar International Song Festival Presented by

Soledad Onetto Felipe Camiroaga

Country of origin Chile Production Location(s)

Viña del Mar, Chile

Running time

270 minutes Broadcast

Original channel

Canal 13, TVN, A&E

Picture format

480i (SDTV), 720p (HDTV)

Original run

February 22, 2010 – February 27, 2010 External links Website

[1]

The Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2010 was held from February 22, 2010 until Saturday February 27, 2010.[1] The musical event was broadcast on Chilean TV channels TVN and Canal 13, and will be held in Viña del Mar, Chile, like the past 50 editions. The show is hosted for the second time by Soledad Onetto and Felipe Camiroaga.[2] For the first time the whole event was broadcast in HD (High Definition) via Canal 13. The last day on February 27, 2010 of the festival was canceled due to the 2010 Chile earthquake.

Background For the first time, the people participated in the choice of the song that represents Chile in the international competition via text message which chose 5 songs.[3] In a ceremony on November 28, 2009, a judges chose the finalist, which was "El Tiempo en La Bastillas" by Difuntos Correa, originally performed by Fernando Ubiergo, the song received a 18,32% of the people votes.[4] The Organization of the event began in mid-2009 with initial discussions with producers, among the first artists that were proposed included, Shakira, Makano, Julio Iglesias, Myriam Hernández.[5] During November 2009, artists such as Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Tina Turner, Ashley Tisdale, Alicia Keys, Alejandro Sanz and Maná were named as possible in the event.[6]

2010 Viña del Mar International Song Festival Canadian singer Paul Anka, Latin Grammy-winning Mexican band Reik, Chilean tropical sensation Américo y La Nueva Alegría, reggaeton performer Tito El Bambino and the humorist Coco Legrand were the first artists confirmed to attend the 51st edition of the festival.[7] On December 3, 2009, three new acts were confirmed for the main show, Ricardo Arjona, Spanish singer Raphael, Argentine electro pop band Miranda!, Latin Grammy Award-nominated Reggaetón singer Don Omar, humorist Bombo Fica and part of the judges the ex-RBD, Anahí and La Ley former Beto Cuevas.[8] On December 4, 2009, Los Oberture of the festival. Fabulosos Cadillacs and La Noche were confirmed to perform at the show, and La Noche's leader Leo Rey, Los Nocheros' member Jorge Rojas for judges in the international and folklore competition respectively, along with the Colombian pop revelation Fanny Lú.[9] On December 8, 2009, several rumors of possible participation of the Grammy-nominated American singer Katy Perry on the show were commented by the press, her presence was to be part of the international judgers and in the [10][11] On December 15, 2009 defined the order of the first artists confirmed, which main show, but it was denied. were distributed in six nights.[12] Controversy caused that Peru was excluded of the folk competence, especially for the last difficulties in the Chile-Peru relations in 2009.[13] Finally on December 17, 2009, the problem was fixed and Peru gets a space in the international competition, but not in the folk competition, because was just included countries that during 2010 celebrates their bicentennial of independence.[14] Chilean humorist Coco Legrand extraordinare was awarded with two gold torches for the first time in the history of the festival. The queen of the festival was chosen the Chilean actreses Carolina Arregui, representing the international jury and Canal 13, was elected by 94 votes of the press and the runner-up model Carla Ochoa who was second by 93 votes.[15] Américo was special awarded by the public with 2 silver seagulls and was elected as King of the festival, in second place Beto Cuevas.[16] Argentina won the folk competition with the song "El Cantar es Andar" interpreted by Canto 4.

Performers • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Américo y La Nueva Alegría[17] Anahí[17] Bombo Fica[17] Coco Legrand[17] Don Omar[17] La Noche[17] Los Fabulosos Cadillacs[17] Miranda![17] Paul Anka[17] Raphael[17] Reik[17] Ricardo Arjona[17] Tito El Bambino[17]

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2010 Viña del Mar International Song Festival

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Judges International competition • • • • • • •

Anahí[9] Beto Cuevas[17] Fanny Lú[17] Leo Rey[17] Rafael Araneda[18] Carolina Arregui[18] Gabriela Vergara[18]

Notes • Anahí and Fanny Lú performed live during the main show, Beto Cuevas' performance was cancelled due to the earthquake.[9]

Folk competition • Jorge Rojas[17] • • • •

Yolanda Rayo[18] Verónica Franco[18] Patricia López[18] Sigrid Alegría[18]

Chronology [12] Day 1 Artist

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2010 Viña del Mar International Song Festival Coco Legrand ● Humoristic show

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For first time a non-music show opens the festival. His show was the peak rating, marking a peak of tuning in Canal 13 of 40 points and TVN of 25, adding a total of 65 points raiting online as peak during his [19] routine.

● Silver Torch ● Golden Torch ● Golden Torch ● Silver

22.7 17.7 Viewers: 4 millions

Seagull Valentín Trujillo

● Tribute

Chilean musician, honored for his artistic career

● Silver Torch ● Golden Torch ● Silver Seagull

Paul Anka

● "Diana" ● "Times of Your Life"

Anka performed "This Is It" along with Michael Jackson which was reproduced on the giant screens of the stage as a posthumous tribute. He sung Frank Sinatra's signature songs "My Way", "Let Me Try Again", "New

● Silver Torch ● Golden

● "Jump" ● "(You're)

York, New York" and Tom Jones' "She's a Lady", both lyrics of this songs were written by Anka.

Torch ● Silver

Having My Baby" ● "Crazy Love" ● "This Is It" ● "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" ● "Lonely Boy" ● "Eso Beso (That Kiss)" ● "She's a Lady" ● "Let Me Try Again" ● "Smells Like Teen Spirit" ● "I'm Not Anyone" ● "My Way" ● "New York,

He covered "Jump" by Van Halen and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana.

Seagull

New York" [12] Day 2 Artist

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