The Arpa Awards, established in 2002 by the National Academy of Music and Christian Arts, are a ceremony of musical recognition of the work of

contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian music (CCM), also known as Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music, is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christianity, Chri ...

artists, mainly of the

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

language. The awards are presented each year during an official ceremony in

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

. Winners receive an Arpa Award, one decides harp shape, a prize forged in bronze, with a weight of 2 kilograms and a height of 33 centimeters in the shape of a harp and a musical note.

History

The National Academy of Music and Christian Arts (ANMAC) established the Arpa Awards in 2002 for Mexico. In 2003, the ANMAC held the first ceremony in its history in

World Trade Center Mexico City The World Trade Center Mexico City, commonly known by its former name, Hotel de México, is a building complex located in the wealthy neighborhood of Colonia Nápoles in central Mexico City. Its most famous and recognizable feature is the 50 ...

. On October 23, 2009, the Arpa Awards celebrate a seventh edition at the National Auditorium of Mexico. On May 21, 2011, the Arpa Awards moved for the first time outside of Mexico and were held at the MACC Center in Miami, United States. The Arpa Awards recognize artistic or technical merit, not sales or popularity; winners are determined by votes from qualified Academy members. Awarded based on the registrations of members and Christian record companies and the votes of active members of the academy, they serve as an example and inspiration to improve and promote Christian music in Spanish. Since its foundation, the most winning artists of these awards have been

Marcos Witt Jonathan Mark Witt Holder (born May 19, 1962), better known as simply Marcos Witt, is an American Christian singer and pastor. Witt is considered one of the most influential and famous Spanish speaking figures of Christian music. Biography Witt ...

, Jesús Adrián Romero, Marcos Vidal, Grupo Rojo,

Alex Campos Édgar Alexánder Campos Mora, better known as Alex Campos, is a Colombian evangelical singer-songwriter. Campos has won three Latin Grammy Awards for Latin Grammy Award for Best Christian Album (Spanish Language), Best Christian Album in Span ...

, Coalo Zamorano,

Danilo Montero Luis Danilo Montero (born 1 November 1962) is a Costa Rican contemporary Christian music singer, author, and pastor, who is pastor of Lakewood Church's Spanish-speaking congregation. Biography Born on 1 November 1962, in San Jose, Costa Rica, ...

, Daniel Calveti,

Annette Moreno Annette Moreno (born April 26, 1972) is an American singer and songwriter who performs in the Spanish language. Since her first solo album in 1995 she has released 15 albums, a singles collection and a live DVD. She was previously a member of R ...

, Marco Barrientos,

Tercer Cielo Tercer Cielo (in English ''Third Heaven'') is a contemporary Christian Latin pop music duo formed in 2000 by Dominicans Juan Carlos Rodriguez and Marcos Yaroide. The duo is currently composed of Rodriguez and his Mexican-American wife, Evelyn H ...

Alex Zurdo Alexis Vélez Alberio, also known as Alex Zurdo, is a Puerto Rican Christian music rapper and songwriter. He has almost a dozen musical productions, and has been awarded the GMA Dove Award and Arpa Awards, having also been nominated for a Lat ...

, and

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