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2019 Heat Latin Music Awards
The 2019 Heat Latin Music Awards was held on May 13, 2019 at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Punta Cana, and broadcast live through HTV. The ceremony was hosted by Anaís Castro and Mariela Encarnación. The awards celebrated the year's biggest Latin music acts. J Balvin led the nominations with five, followed by Ozuna and Sebastián Yatra, with four each. Performers *Ala Jaza *Américo *Anuel AA *Cazzu *Daniela Darcourt *Eddie Herrera * Farina *Farruko *Gabriel *Greeicy *Ivy Queen *J Balvin *Juanes *Karol G *Mike Bahia *Olga Tañón *Roberto Antonio *Thomaz *Zion & Lennox Presenters *AJ Callejero *Alofoke *Jowell & Randy *Juan Magán *Lary Over *Lo Blanquito *Lunay *Manny Cruz *Manuel Medrano *Marielle Hazlo *Mark B *Master Chris *Mirella Cesa *Mozart La Para *Noriel *Sebastián Yatra *Shadow Blow Nominees Multiple nominations and awards The following received multiple nominations: ''Five:'' *J Balvin ''Four:'' *Ozuna *Sebastián Yatra ''Three:'' *Anitta *Bad Bunny *Carlo ...
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Punta Cana
Punta Cana is a resort town in the easternmost region of the Dominican Republic. It is part of the Veron–Punta Cana municipal district, in the Higüey municipality of La Altagracia Province. According to the 2010 census, this district had a population of 43,982 inhabitants. Punta Cana is the second-most popular tourist destination in Latin America, with more visitors than any other city in the Caribbean region. The Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) is located about 3 km inland, on the highway that leads from Higüey to La Romana. This airport receives 64% of all flights that arrive in the Dominican Republic, receiving more passengers than the Las Américas International Airport, located in Santo Domingo, the country's capital. The area is known for its white sand beaches, blue turquoise waters, and balnearios which face both the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The weather is hot for most of the year, especially in late summer and autumn when the Northern Tropics r ...
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Greeicy Rendón
Greeicy Yeliana Rendón Ceballos (born 30 October 1992), known mononymously as Greeicy (), is a Colombian actress and singer. Early life and career She remained in Cali for the first five years of her childhood, until her parents, Luis Alberto Rendón and Lucy Ceballos, decided to move to Bogota. Since she was a child, she has had an interest in interpretation and music, and took classes in acting, piano, flute, guitar and singing. Her first onscreen appearance was in the 2007 edition of the reality show for talent children's ''Factor Xs'', being sponsored by the singer and composer José Gaviria, and although she did not win, her appearance in that program gave her the opportunity to be included in a casting, which meant entering the world of acting. Her first role as an actress was in 2009 in the telenovela, ''Cuando salga el sol'' as Carolina Parra, the daughter of the main couple. The following year, she was chosen by Sergio Cabrera to play Sierva in the telenovela ''La ...
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Luis Fonsi
Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (), is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for multiple songs, one of them being " Despacito" featuring rapper Daddy Yankee. Fonsi received his first Latin Grammy Award nominations in the ''Record of the Year'' category and won ''Song of the Year'' thanks to the song " Aquí Estoy Yo". The song also won three ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards. "Despacito" became Fonsi's biggest success, winning four Latin Grammy Awards, seven ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards, five ''Billboard'' Music Awards and three Grammy Awards nominations. He also won one Latin American Music Award for " Échame la Culpa" with Demi Lovato. As of 2018, Fonsi has broken six Guinness World Records and sold more than 11 million records with "Despacito", whose music video was the most-watched YouTube video of all time until November 2020, with over 7 billion views. Early life Fonsi was born on April 15, 1978 in S ...
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Carlos Vives
Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres such as Latin pop, reggaeton, dance pop and tropical music. Having sold over 30 million records worldwide, Vives is one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time. He is regarded as one of the most influential artists in the world as he has progressively helped vallenato gain popularity globally by combining traditional vallenato music with pop/rock music, forming a subgenre that has come to be known as "vallenato-pop". In 2019, Vives was selected as #45 on both the Greatest of All Time Latin Artistand Top Latin Artists 2010sby Billboard (magazine) His hits include "Matilde Lina", "La Hamaca Grande", " La Gota Fría", "Alicia Adorada" (all four of which are covers of classic vallenato songs), " Pa' Mayte", "La Tierra d ...
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Noriel (rapper)
Noel Santos Román, known by his stage name Noriel, is a Puerto Rican rapper and songwriter, signed to Sony Music Latin. Noriel became known after singing with Maluma on his track " Cuatro Babys" and releasing a popular album called ''Trap Capos: Season 1''. Discography Studio albums * ''Trap Capos: Season 1'' (2016) (RIAA: 2× Platinum ( Latin)) * ''Trap Capos: Season 2'' (2018) (RIAA The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...: Platinum (Latin)) Singles As lead artist As featured artist References {{Authority control Living people Puerto Rican rappers Puerto Rican reggaeton musicians Latin trap musicians 21st-century American rappers Year of birth missing (living people) ...
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Mozart La Para
Erickson Fernández (born January 31, 1988), known by the stage name Mozart La Para, is a Dominican rapper and singer who has had songs in the charts five times. Early life Fernández was born in Los Mina, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Career In 2016, he signed to Roc Nation, becoming the first artist to be signed to that label's Latin division. Prior to signing with Roc Nation, Fernández had been a musician for 15 years, releasing numerous hits that made it to Billboard's Tropical Songs chart. He was also the subject of ''Pueto Pa' Mi'', a 2015 film based on his life. Discography Singles As featured performer * ''Toy Enamorao A toy or plaything is an object that is used primarily to provide entertainment. Simple examples include Toy block, toy blocks, Board game, board games, and Doll, dolls. Toys are often designed for use by children, although many are designed sp ...'' (2015) charted at #1 on Tropical Songs * '' Mujeres'' (2018) -- Peaked at #3 on Product ...
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Mirella Cesa
Mirella Cesa (born December 18, 1984, in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian singer who has won several awards and been called the "mother of Andipop" ( Andean pop music). Early life When Mirella was young, she would visit her aunt who would play music by Armando Manzanero, Leo Dan, Ana Belén, Vikki Carr, among others. She was considered an "old" young person, because she liked to listen to meaningful "grown up" music. She began singing at the gatherings of her friends and family, church, and parties. She then began guitar lessons to supplement her songwriting and singing. One day after graduating from high school, she traveled to Miami to seek musical opportunities. She then met the successful producer Rudy Pérez, and soon after began recording her first album. From among 80 of her own songs, she selected 13 of the best ones, and out of these only 8 made it to the album, as well as songs by Rudy Pérez, Mario Patiño, Ernesto Alejandro Patiño, and Alejando Sabre. Mirella mixes ...
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Manuel Medrano
Manuel Alejandro Medrano López (October 29, 1987, Cartagena, Colombia), known as Manuel Medrano, is a Colombian pop singer and a winner of two Latin Grammy Awards. Start His singing and songwriting are a way of saying thanks for supporting his family. The story of Manuel Medrano begins when he failed a school year and, as "punishment," he received a guitar. From the age of 16 he began writing songs, which motivated him to start a career as a solo artist. For several years he played in bars in Bogota while composing his songs, which, years later, made him popular at the national level. Recognition In August 2014 he released "Afuera del planeta," his first independent single. Playback of the song increased gradually on national radio to the point of becoming one of the hits of the year. Thanks to this song, he was nominated twice to the Shock music awards: in the Best New Artist and Best Shock Presents categories. In early 2015 he signed with multinational label Warner Music ...
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Lary Over
Latin trap is a subgenre of trap music that originated in Puerto Rico. A direct descendant of southern hip hop, and influenced by reggaeton, it gained popularity after 2007, and has since spread throughout Latin America. ''The trap'' is slang for a place where drugs are sold. Latin trap is similar to mainstream trap with lyrics about life on ''la calle'' (the street), drugs, sex and violence, without censorship. Characteristics Latin trap is a subgenre of Latin hip hop, taking influence from Southern hip hop as well as Puerto Rican genres like reggaeton and dembow. Vocals include a bend of rapping and singing using synthesizers and voice distorted autotune, often in Spanish, while still maintaining the trap style sonic circuitry. The lyrics in Latin trap are often about street life, violence, sex, drugs, and people who live on the other side of the law and are proud of it. History 2000s Latin trap originated in Puerto Rico and gained popularity throughout Latin Am ...
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Juan Magán
Juan Manuel Magán González (born 30 September 1978) is a Spanish producer, singer, remixer and DJ of electronic dance music, recognized internationally for his contributions to the "Electro Latino" category of music. As a remixer, he has worked with the following artists, among others: Selena, Don Omar, Paulina Rubio, Juanes, Nelly Furtado, Dulce María, Pitbull, Michael Gray, Milk & Sugar, Bob Sinclar, Gary Nesta Pine, Ian Oliver, Azzido da Bass, Jerry Ropero, E Smoove, Barbara Muñoz, Pier Bucci, Tara McDonald, CeeLo Green and INNA. Biography Juan Magán became interested in music in 1994, when he began to frequent the discothèques. It started with a computer, a sampler and an analog synthesizer. In 2004, he launched his own music in the Latin register and with experience, he formed a group called Guajiros del Puerto two years later. Their hit Veo Veo became a real success all over Latin America. Between 2007 and 2009, he formed a duet with Marcos Rodrígu ...
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Jowell & Randy
Jowell & Randy are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo composed of Joel Muñoz (born March 3, 1982) and Randy Ortiz (born July 16, 1983). The duo have been active since the early-2000s and have become one of the most popular acts in reggaeton. They have released three studio albums, five mixtapes and twenty-three singles as of June 2017. They were also members of the short-lived group Casa de Leones alongside J King & Maximan and Guelo Star. They became the first reggaeton acts to perform in the Principality of Monaco and the first reggaeton duo to do so in Australia. Career 1990s–2005: Early years Joel Alexis "Jowell" Muñoz Martínez was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A. on March 3, 1982 and was raised in Cataño, Puerto Rico, one of the island's poorest municipalities. He began to take interest in music at the age of 7 through Puerto Rican rapper Vico C and his 1989 cassette ''La Recta Final''. Vico C (born Luis Armando Lozada Cruz on September 8, 1971) is cited as a p ...
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Zion & Lennox
Zion & Lennox are a reggaeton music duo from Carolina, Puerto Rico. In 2004, Zion & Lennox released their first studio album titled '' Motivando A La Yal'' under White Lion Records. After their first album, Zion & Lennox decided to start their own label, Baby Records Inc. The duo is made up of Félix Ortiz (Zion) and Gabriel Pizarro (Lennox). Zion & Lennox are considered to be the pioneers of romantic reggaeton. Personal lives Félix Ortiz Torres and Gabriel Pizarro were born in Carolina, Puerto Rico. They met in 1992, while living in the same neighborhood and having common interests in reggaeton. Their common taste for music quickly became a serious passion and a reason to work together and thoroughly in the reggaetón genre, once Lennox's brother, whose nickname was ''Mackie'', invited them to officially sing a theme in 2001, though they had already been a duo since 2000. While Zion & Lennox developed a deep interest in the new genre during that time, their focus was dis ...
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