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UNIVISION ANNOUNCES ``PREMIO LO NUESTRO' 2006 NOMINEES; SHAKIRA, MARC ANTHONY, LUIS MIGUEL, LAURA PAUSINI, DADDY YANKEE, JUANES, INTOCABLE, CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA, MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS, WISIN Y YANDEL, AND MONCHY Y ALEXANDRA AMONG MULTIPLE NOMINEES
The 18th Annual "Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina" (Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards) nominees were announced today during a press conference televised live on the Univision Network (NYSE:UVN) morning show "Despierta America." As in years past, the hottest names in Latin music make up the list of nominees for the longest running and most popular Latin music award program in the U.S. "Premio Lo Nuestro" will be broadcast by the Univision Network on Thursday, February 23 from 8-11 pm ET/PT (7-10 pm Central/Mountain) live from Miami's American Airlines Arena.
Dominican Bachata duo Monchy y Alexandra lead the competition with the most nominations at five in Tropical Genre categories such as "Album of the Year," "Best Group or Duo," "Song of the Year," and "Artist of the Year." Groups or artists with four nominations each include Colombian singer/songwriter Shakira, Mexican super-group Conjunto Primavera, Italian pop star Laura Pausini, Puerto Rican "Woman of Fire" Olga Tanon, Norteno group Intocable, Colombian rocker Juanes, Regional Mexican group K-Paz de la Sierra, Reggaeton star Daddy Yankee and Puerto Rican pop sensation Luis Fonsi.
Additional multiple nominees include Salsa music idols Marc Anthony (3), Gilberto Santa Rosa (2), and the legendary group El Gran Combo (3), Urban music stars Wisin y Yandel (3), Andy Andy (3), and Don Omar (2), Regional Mexican artists Marco Antonio Solis (3), Beto y Sus Canarios (3), Luis Miguel (3) and Pepe Aguilar (2).
Among other nominated superstars are Mexican "Golden Girl" Paulina Rubio, Colombian recording artist Carlos Vives, Mexico's legendary Vicente Fernandez and perennial favorites Los Tigres del Norte.
With finalists in 32 categories divided into the 5 most popular Latin Music genres of Pop, Tropical, Regional Mexican, Rock and Urban, along with the Video of the Year, "Premio Lo Nuestro" awards are bestowed annually to the very best talent in the Latin music industry. Music nominations were determined from charts compiled by the prominent recording industry trade magazine Radio & Records(R) for the time period of October 1, 2004, to September 30, 2005.
Starting today, Latin music fans can go to http://www.univision.com to cast their votes online and determine all of "Premio Lo Nuestro's" winners. By logging onto Univision.com (Uniclave: Premio) between now and January 18, 2006, they can vote for their favorite artists in all categories. Univision.com will also have a dedicated section on the website with exclusive coverage that includes artist profiles, streaming video and music clips of the nominees.
"Premio Lo Nuestro" is the highest-rated annual special among Hispanics in the United States. It was viewed by more than nine million Hispanics in 2005, beating all other English or Spanish language awards programs. Year to year, it consistently beats the Academy Awards, Latin Billboard Music Awards, Emmy Awards, VMA Awards and the Golden Globes among all major demographics.
Following is a complete list of 2006 "Premio Lo Nuestro" nominees by genre and category: -0- GENERO POP (POP GENRE) Album del Ano (Album of the Year) 1) Escucha, Laura Pausini (Warner) 2) Fijacion Oral, Shakira (Sony BMG) 3) Fuego, Kumbia Kings (EMI Televisa) 4) Paso a Paso, Luis Fonsi (Universal) 5) Todo el Ano, Obie Bermudez (EMI Televisa) Artista Masculino (Best Male Artist) 1) Alejandro Fernandez 2) Luis Fonsi 3) Obie Bermudez 4) Reyli Artista Femenina (Best Female Artist) 1) Jimena 2) Julieta Venegas 3) Laura Pausini 4) Paulina Rubio Grupo o Duo del Ano (Best Group or Duo) 1) Aleks Syntek y Ana Torroja 2) Kumbia Kings 3) La 5a Estacion 4) Shakira y Alejandro Sanz Cancion del Ano (Song of the Year) 1) La Camisa Negra, Juanes (Universal) 2) La Tortura, Shakira y Alejandro Sanz (Sony BMG) 3) Nada es Para Siempre, Luis Fonsi (Universal) 4) Viveme, Laura Pausini (Warner) 5) Volverte a Ver, Juanes (Universal) Solista o Grupo Revelacion del Ano (Best New Soloist or Group of the Year) 1) Lena 2) Lu 3) RBD 4) Reik GENERO ROCK (ROCK GENRE) Album del Ano (Album of the Year) 1) Andrea Echeverri, Andrea Echeverri (Nacional) 2) Con Todo Respeto, Molotov (Universal) 3) Consejo, La Secta All Star (Universal) 4) Consuelo en Domingo, Enjambre (Oso Records) 5) En el Cielo de Tu Boca, Circo (Universal) Artista del Ano (Artist of the Year) 1) Circo 2) Enjambre 3) Juanes 4) La Secta All Star Cancion del Ano (Song of the Year) 1) A Eme O, Andrea Echeverri (Nacional) 2) Amateur, Molotov (Universal) 3) Biografia, Enjambre (Oso Records) 4) Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor, Juanes (Universal) 5) Un Accidente, Circo (Universal) GENERO TROPICAL (TROPICAL GENRE) Album del Ano (Album of the Year) 1) Amanecer Contigo, Frankie Negron (SGZ Entertainment) 2) Aqui Estamos y De Verdad, El Gran Combo (Sony BMG) 3) Hasta el Fin, Monchy y Alexandra (J&N) 4) Ironia, Andy Andy (Urban Box Office) 5) Una Nueva Mujer, Olga Tanon (Sony BMG) Artista Masculino (Best Male Artist) 1) Carlos Vives 2) Gilberto Santa Rosa 3) Juan Luis Guerra 4) Marc Anthony Artista Femenina (Best Female Artist) 1) Brenda K. Starr 2) Melina Leon 3) Milly Quezada 4) Olga Tanon Grupo o Duo del Ano (Best Group or Duo) 1) Aventura 2) El Gran Combo 3) Monchy y Alexandra 4) N'Klabe Cancion del Ano (Song of the Year) 1) Bandolero, Olga Tanon (Sony BMG) 2) Hasta el Fin, Monchy y Alexandra (J&N) 3) Perdidos, Monchy y Alexandra (J&N) 4) Que Ironia, Andy Andy (Urban Box Office) 5) Se Esfuma Tu Amor, Marc Anthony (Sony BMG) Tropical Merengue Artista del Ano (Tropical Merengue Artist of the Year) 1) Juan Luis Guerra 2) La Gran Banda 3) Los Toros Band 4) Olga Tanon Tropical Salsa Artista del Ano (Tropical Salsa Artist of the Year) 1) El Gran Combo 2) Gilberto Santa Rosa 3) Marc Anthony 4) Tito Nieves Tropical Tradicional Artista del Ano (Tropical Traditional Artist of the Year) 1) Andy Andy 2) Aventura 3) Carlos Vives 4) Monchy y Alexandra Solista o Grupo Revelacion del Ano (Best New Soloist or Group of the Year) 1) Ciclon 2) Edgar Daniel 3) T4 4) Xtreme GENERO REGIONAL MEXICANO (REGIONAL MEXICAN GENRE) Album del Ano (Best Album) 1) Diez, Intocable (EMI Televisa) 2) Directo al Corazon, Los Tigres del Norte (Fonovisa) 3) Hoy Como Ayer, Conjunto Primavera (Fonovisa) 4) Pensando en Ti, K-Paz de la Sierra (Univision Records) 5) Razon de Sobra, Marco Antonio Solis (Fonovisa) Artista Masculino (Best Male Artist) 1) Luis Miguel 2) Marco Antonio Solis 3) Pepe Aguilar 4) Sergio Vega Artista Femenina (Best Female Artist) 1) Ana Barbara 2) Diana Reyes 3) Isabela 4) Mariana Grupo o Duo del Ano (Best Group or Duo) 1) Beto y sus Canarios 2) Conjunto Primavera 3) Intocable 4) K-Paz de la Sierra Cancion del Ano (Song of the Year) 1) Aire, Intocable (EMI Televisa) 2) Eres Divina, Patrulla 81 (Disa) 3) Esta Llorando Mi Corazon, Beto y sus Canarios (Disa) 4) Hoy Como Ayer, Conjunto Primavera (Fonovisa) 5) Volvere, K-Paz de la Sierra (Univision Records) Banda del Ano (Banda Artist of the Year) 1) Banda el Recodo 2) Beto y sus Canarios 3) K-Paz de la Sierra 4) Patrulla 81 Artista Grupero del Ano (Grupero Artist of the Year) 1) Bronco - El Gigante de America 2) Grupo Innovacion 3) Los Temerarios 4) Marco Antonio Solis Artista Norteno del Ano (Norteno Artist of the Year) 1) Conjunto Primavera 2) Intocable 3) Los Huracanes del Norte 4) Los Tigres del Norte Artista Ranchero del Ano (Ranchero Artist of the Year) 1) Ezequiel Pena 2) Luis Miguel 3) Pepe Aguilar 4) Vicente Fernandez Solista o Grupo Revelacion del Ano (Best New Soloist or Group of the Year) 1) Los Elegidos 2) Beto Terrazas 3) La Autoridad de la Sierra 4) Zaino GENERO URBANO (URBAN GENRE) Album del Ano (Album of the Year) 1) Chosen Few El Documental, Chosen Few (Urban Box Office) 2) Desahogo, Vico C (EMI Televisa) 3) Flow La Diskoteka, DJ Nelson (Universal) 4) Los K-Becillas, Master Joe & OG Black (Ole Music) 5) Luny Tunes & Baby Ranks: Mas Flow 2, Luny Tunes & Baby Ranks (Machete Records) Artista del Ano (Artist of the Year) 1) Daddy Yankee 2) Don Omar 3) Master Joe & OG Black 4) Wisin y Yandel Cancion del Ano (Song of the Year) 1) Lo Que Paso Paso, Daddy Yankee (El Cartel) 2) Mayor Que Yo, Baby Ranks, Daddy Yankee, Hector "El Father," Tonny Tun Tun & Wisin y Yandel (Machete Records) 3) Mirame, Daddy Yankee (Machete Records) 4) Rakata, Wisin y Yandel (Machete Records) 5) Reggaeton Latino, Don Omar (Urban Box Office) VIDEO DEL ANO (VIDEO OF THE YEAR) Artista, Video (Artist, Video) 1) Laura Pausini, "Viveme" 2) Luis Fonsi, "Nada Es Para Siempre" 3) Luis Miguel, "Que Seas Feliz" 4) Shakira, "No" 5) Vico C, "Desahogo" 6) Anasol, "Nace"
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 98% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 86% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavision, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 67 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, and a 50% interest in Mexico-based Disa Records labels as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at http://www.univision.com. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa's pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 27% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
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