PLACIDO DOMINGO to be honored as The 2010 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year
On Tuesday, Sep. 14, 2010 The Latin Recording Academy® (www.latingrammy.com) announced that Three-time Latin GRAMMY® winner, nine-time GRAMMY® winner, and internationally renowned tenor Plácido Domingo will be honored as the 2010 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.
The 11th Annual Tribute Gala will be held on Nov. 10 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas as Part of This Year‘s Latin GRAMMY® Week Celebration.
Domingo, was chosen for his philanthropic and professional accomplishments, will receive the honor at a star-studded concert and tribute dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. The concert will feature many of Domingo’s friends performing some of his pop duets as well as some of his favorite music, and a portion of the proceeds from the gala will benefit one of Domingo’s chosen charities as well as The Latin Recording Academy’s outreach and educational programs. The prestigious event will precede the 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and will be broadcast live on the Univision Network on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central. For breaking news and exclusive content, join the organization’s social networks as a Twitter follower at www.twitter.com/latingrammys, and a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/latingrammys.
“The Latin Recording Academy and its Board of Trustees take great pride in honoring Plácido Domingo as an extraordinary musician, philanthropist and, above all, a great human being whose immense talent and generosity has had a profound global impact,” said Gabriel Abaroa, President/CEO of The Latin Recording Academy. “We are privileged to pay tribute to one of the most respected musical voices of our time, as well as a man whose selflessness has benefited many around the world.”
Plácido Domingo is fittingly described as “the king of opera,” “a true renaissance man,” and “the greatest operatic artist of modern times.” Born in Spain to a family of operatic performers and later relocating to Mexico at the age of 8, Domingo’s musical abilities were quickly nurtured as he attended the National Conservatory of Music in Mexico City where he initially studied piano and conducting. His official debut in 1968 as a vocalist at The Metropolitan Opera House in New York quickly elevated his career — solidifying him as a tour de force in the world of opera. Since then he has opened the season at The Met 21 times, surpassing the record previously held by Enrico Caruso. Domingo began conducting opera in 1973, and in 1981 he gained considerable recognition outside of the opera world when he recorded the song “Perhaps Love” as a duet with John Denver. Since the beginning of his opera career, he has added more than 40 new roles to his expansive repertoire and has covered opera in six different languages (English, Italian, French, German, Russian and Spanish). He appears regularly at all the big opera houses of the world, including Milan’s La Scala, the Vienna State Opera, London’s Covent Garden, Paris’ Bastille Opera, the San Francisco Opera, Chicago’s Lyric Opera, the Washington National Opera, the Los Angeles Opera, the Teatro del Liceu in Barcelona, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, and the Real in Madrid, and currently he is the General Director of the Washington National Opera and the Los Angeles Opera as well as the Artistic Advisor for the Youth Orchestra of the Americas.
Ever the philanthropist, Domingo founded Operalia, an annual international voice competition designed to nurture and support the careers of opera’s future standard-bearers. He has raised millions of dollars through benefit concerts for the victims of such disasters as Mexico City’s devastating 1985 earthquake, Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, and the floods caused by Hurricane Paulina in Mexico. In Lerma, Mexico, he helped found a hospital that has given aid to thousands of people. Domingo also has participated in many concerts, including the now legendary Three Tenors concert with José Carreras and
Luciano Pavarotti, which have benefited a range of causes and goodwill efforts. In addition, Domingo has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the United States as well as the titles of Commandant of the Legion of Honor in France, Honorary Knight of the British Empire, and both Grande Ufficiale and Cavaliere di Gran Croce of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. He also has received honorary doctorates from Oxford University and New York University for his lifelong commitment and contribution to music and the arts. For more information on Plácido Domingo, please visit www.placidodomingo.com.
Plácido Domingo will have the distinction of becoming the 11th Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year honoree and the first in the next decade of The Latin Academy’s continued evolution. He joins a list of artists that includes Gloria Estefan, Juan Gabriel, Gilberto Gil, Juan Luis Guerra, Julio Iglesias, and Carlos Santana, among others.
For information on purchasing tickets or tables to the 2010 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year tribute to Plácido Domingo, please contact The Latin Recording Academy ticketing office at 310.314.8281 or ticketing@grammy.com.
About The Latin Recording Academy:
Is an international, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community. For more information about The Latin Recording Academy, please visit www.latingrammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, join the organization’s social networks as a Twitter follower at www.twitter.com/latingrammys, and a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/latingrammys.
Plácido Domingo photo Courtesy of The Recording Academy®/photo by WireImage.com © 2010
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Editor’s Note: We congratulate Plácido Domingo for been named 2010 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year of the 11th Annual Latin Grammys and we thank him for the great contributions to our society.
11th Latin GRAMMY Awards Nominees Announced in Hollywood
11TH ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS ONCE AGAIN REFLECT A WIDE ARRAY OF ESTABLISHED AND RISING TALENT FROM ACROSS THE LATIN MUSIC WORLD
MARIO DOMM, JORGE DREXLER, JUAN LUIS GUERRA, AND ALEJANDRO SANZ LEAD WITH FOUR NOMINATIONS EACH.
CAMILA, DADDY YANKEE, LEE LEVIN, TOMMY TORRES, AND DAN WARNER GARNER THREE NOMINATIONS EACH.
BEBE, RUBEN BLADES, BUIKA, ANDRES CALAMARO, DORI CAYMMI, GUSTAVO CERATI, ALEX CUBA, EL CUARTETO DE NOS, ESTRELLA, MARIA GADU, GILBERTO GIL, JOTDOG, MALA RODRIGUEZ, AND VICO C. AMONG THOSE WITH TWO NOMINATIONS.
PEPE AGUILAR, MARC ANTHONY, MARIA BETHANIA, MIGUEL BOSE, CEU, CHINO Y NACHO, WILLIE COLON, DON OMAR, ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ, PEDRO FERNANDEZ, VICENTE FERNANDEZ, FONSECA, NELLY FURTADO, JUAN GABRIEL, KANY GARCIA, ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, INDIA, INTOCABLE, LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE, LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA, SERGIO MENDES, LAURA PAUSINI, PRINCE ROYCE, JENNI RIVERA, PONCHO SANCHEZ, ARTURO SANDOVAL, GILBERTO SANTA ROSA, LALO SCHIFRIN, JOAN SEBASTIAN, ALEKS SYNTEK, THALIA, TITO “EL BAMBINO,” DIEGO TORRES, AND JULIETA VENEGAS ALSO AMONG NOMINEES
Winners To Be Revealed on Nov. 11 When the 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards Airs Live on the Univision Network from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 8, 2010) — The next decade in The Latin Recording Academy®‘s continued evolution began today when nominations for the 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards (www.latingrammy.com) were announced at a press conference attended by national and international media at the Avalon in Hollywood, Calif. Artists reading nominations this morning included pop/rock trio Camila, singer/songwriter Alex Cuba, two-time Latin GRAMMY winner Kany García, pop/rock group Jotdog, band leader Mario Quintero Lara of Los Tucanes De Tijuana, bachata artist Prince Royce, Latin GRAMMY and three-time GRAMMY®-winning jazz instrumentalist Arturo Sandoval, two-time Latin GRAMMY and GRAMMY winner Gilberto Santa Rosa, and singer/songwriter/producer Aleks Syntek. In a year that recognized a diverse group of music makers across numerous genres, the nominations highlight an eclectic mix of established and emerging performers and creative professionals.
The 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards, set for Nov. 11 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, will be broadcast live on the Univision Network from 8 – 11 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central). For a complete list of nominees, media credentialing instructions and more information, please visit www.latingrammy.com. For updates and breaking news, please visit The Latin Recording Academy’s social networks on Twitter (www.twitter.com/latingrammys) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/latingrammys).
Mario Domm (Camila), Academy Award® winner Jorge Drexler, nine-time Latin GRAMMY and two-time GRAMMY winner Juan Luis Guerra, and 14-time Latin GRAMMY and two-time GRAMMY winner Alejandro Sánz lead the nominations with four each. Camila, Daddy Yankee, Lee Levin, Tommy Torres, and Dan Warner garnered three nods a piece; Bebe, Rubén Blades, Buika, Andrés Calamaro, Dori Caymmi, Gustavo Cerati, Alex Cuba, El Cuarteto De Nos, Estrella, Maria Gadú, Gilberto Gil, Jotdog, Mala Rodríguez, and Vico C. are among those with two nominations. And a wide array of established music makers and rising artists — including Pepe Aguilar, Marc Anthony, Maria Bethânia, Miguel Bosé, Céu, Chino Y Nacho, Willie Colón, Don Omar, Alejandro Fernández, Pedro Fernández, Vicente Fernández, Fonseca, Nelly Furtado, Juan Gabriel, Kany García, Enrique Iglesias, India, Intocable, Los Tigres Del Norte, Los Tucanes De Tijuana, Sergio Mendes, Laura Pausini, Prince Royce, Jenni Rivera, Poncho Sanchez, Arturo Sandoval, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Lalo Schifrin, Joan Sebastian, Aleks Syntek, Thalia, Tito “El Bambino,” Diego Torres, and Julieta Venegas — also earned nominations.
”After 10 years of recognizing the best and brightest in Latin music, the Latin GRAMMY nominations continue to bring together the worldwide Latin music community and spotlight a remarkably varied and wide-ranging group of Latin music makers that reflects emerging talent as well as established artists,” said Gabriel Abaroa Jr., President/CEO of The Latin Recording Academy. “This year, it is especially encouraging to see the highest number of creative professionals to date participating in the awards process and recognizing their peers as The Latin Academy enters its next decade. We look forward to celebrating another year of excellence in recorded Latin music on Nov. 11 in Las Vegas.”
This year’s Album Of The Year category features a diverse array of worldwide artists and musical styles: Bebe for Y.; Miguel Bosé for Cardio; Camila for Dejarte De Amar; Juan Luis Guerra for A Son De Guerra; and Alejandro Sánz for Paraíso Express.
The race for Song Of The Year (a songwriter’s award) features some of the most prominent names in Latin music: Descemer Bueno & Enrique Iglesias for “Cuando Me Enamoro” (Enrique Iglesias Featuring Juan Luis Guerra); Alejandro Sánz & Tomas Torres for “Desde Cuando” (Alejandro Sánz); Rubén Blades for “Las Calles” (Rubén Blades); Mario Domm & Mónica Vélez for “Mientes” (Camila); and Jorge Drexler for “Una Canción Me Trajo Hasta Aquí” (Jorge Drexler).
Leaders with four nominations each include:
Mario Domm: Album Of The Year and Best Pop Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for Dejarte De Amar (as a member of Camila); Record Of The Year for “Mientes” (as a member of Camila); and Song Of The Year for “Mientes” (with Mónica Vélez).
Jorge Drexler: Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for “Una Canción Me Trajo Hasta Aquí”; Best Singer-Songwriter Album for Amar La Trama; and Best Long Form Music Video for La Trama Circular.
Juan Luis Guerra: Album Of The Year and Best Contemporary Tropical Album for A Son De Guerra; and Best Tropical Song and Best Short Form Music Video for “Bachata En Fukuoka.”
Alejandro Sánz: Album Of The Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Album for Paraíso Express; and Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for “Desde Cuando.”
Earning three nominations each are:
Camila: Album Of The Year and Best Pop Album By A Duo or Group With Vocal for Dejarte De Amar; and Record Of The Year for “Mientes.”
Daddy Yankee: Best Urban Music Album for Mundial; and two nods for Best Urban Song — “Descontrol” and “Grito Mundial.”
Lee Levin: Album Of The Year for Alejandro Sánz’s Paraíso Express; Record Of The Year for Sánz’s “Desde Cuando”; and Best Engineered Album for Diego Torres’ Distinto (with Paul Acedo, Rafa Arcaute, Sebastian Krys, Daniel Ovie, Sebastian Perkal, Tom Russo, Esteban Varela, Dan Warner, and Lurssen Inc.).
Tommy Torres: Album Of The Year for Alejandro Sánz’s Paraíso Express; and Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year (with Sánz) for Sánz’s “Desde Cuando.”
Dan Warner: Album Of The Year for Alejandro Sánz’s Paraíso Express; Record Of The Year for Sánz’s “Desde Cuando”; and Best Engineered Album for Diego Torres’ Distinto (with Paul Acedo, Rafa Arcaute, Sebastian Krys, Lee Levin, Daniel Ovie, Sebastian Perkal, Tom Russo, Esteban Varela, and Lurssen Inc.).
This year’s Latin GRAMMY Awards process registered the highest number of submissions ever. However, due to low entries in Categories 22 and 39 — Best Grupero Album and Best Tropical Brazilian Roots Album — submissions in those categories were combined within other categories for consideration. Additionally, Categories 10 and 11 — Best Rock Solo Vocal Album and Best Rock Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal — have been combined into Best Rock Album. As a result of these changes, the 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will feature 46 out of 48 categories. The 11th Latin GRAMMY Awards will be supported on radio via Univision Radio (the official Spanish-language radio network of the Latin GRAMMY Awards), and highlighted on the Internet at www.latingrammy.com and www.latingrammy.univision.com, featuring video interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from today’s nominations announcement.
A limited number of tickets to the 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be available for sale to the public starting Sept. 17, and may be purchased at the Mandalay Bay Events Center box office (877.632.7400; www.mandalaybay.com) or through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com).
The Latin Recording Academy is an International, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community. For more information about The Latin Recording Academy, please visit www.latingrammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, join the organization’s social networks as a Twitter follower at www.twitter.com/latingrammys, and a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/latingrammys.
Editor’s Note: THE LATIN ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC. FINAL NOMINATIONS for the 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards are For recordings released during the Eligibility Year July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010
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