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Latin Grammy Award for Best Merengue/Bachata Album

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Latin Grammy Award for Best Merengue/Bachata Album
Awarded forquality albums of the merengue and bachata music genre
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Latin Recording Academy
First awarded2000
Currently held byRomeo SantosFórmula, Vol. 3
Sergio VargasA Mi Manera (2023)
Websitelatingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Merengue/Bachata Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.[1]

The category is awarded for "vocal or instrumental Merengue and/or Bachata albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material".[2] The award was originally presented as Best Merengue Album and established in 2000 before it was discontinued in 2007. The award was brought back with its current name in 2020 with the winner being a tie between Ahora by Eddy Herrera and Larimar by Daniel Santacruz.

Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra is the most awarded artist in the category with three wins, followed by Milly Quezada and Sergio Vargas with two wins each. In 2023, the category results in a tie (the second in the category) between Fórmula, Vol. 3 by American singer Romeo Santos and A Mi Manera by Dominican singer Sergio Vargas.

Winners and nominees

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Three-time winner Juan Luis Guerra.
2002 winner Olga Tañon.
Two-time winner Milly Quezada.
Two-time winner Sergio Vargas.
Year[I] Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.
2000 Juan Luis Guerra Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual
2001 Chichi Peralta ...De Vuelta al Barrio
2002 Olga Tañón Yo Por Tí
2003 Milly Quezada Pienso Así...
2004 Johnny Ventura Sin Desperdicio
2005 Elvis Crespo Saboréalo
2006 Milly Quezada MQ
2007 Juan Luis Guerra La Llave de Mi Corazón
2020 Eddy Herrera Ahora
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Daniel Santacruz Larimar
2021 Sergio Vargas Es Merengue ¿Algún Problema?
  • Alexandra – Bachata Queen
  • Manny Cruz – Love Dance Merengue
  • Luis SeguraEl Papá de la Bachata, Su Legado (Añoñado I, II, III, IV)
  • Fernando VillalonaInsensatez
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2022 Juan Luis Guerra Entre Mar y Palmeras
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2023 Romeo Santos Fórmula, Vol. 3
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Sergio Vargas A Mi Manera
2024 TBA TBA
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sobre La Academia Latina de la Grabación" (in Spanish). Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "CATEGORY DEFINITIONS". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ^ Huston, Marysabel. "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  4. ^ "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Cobo, Leila (2022-11-17). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler & Bad Bunny Lead Early Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  6. ^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (19 September 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. ^ Frazier, Nina (September 17, 2024). "2024 Latin GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List". Grammy Awards (in Spanish). Retrieved September 17, 2024.
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