The 7th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by the

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, honored the best Latin music of 1994 and

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and took place on May 18, 1995, at a live presentation held in

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. The ceremony was broadcast in the

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and Latin America by Univision. During the ceremony, nineteen categories were presented. Winners were announced at the live event and included

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singer

Selena Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter. Known as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Tejano Music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most cel ...

receiving four posthumous awards, and

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (; born 19 April 1970) is a Mexican singer and record producer. Born in Puerto Rico to an Italian mother and a Spanish father, he is often referred to as Honorific nicknames in popular music, ''El Sol de Mexico'' ...

and

Carlos Vives Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombians, Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. One of the List of best-selling Latin music artists, best-selling Latin music artists of all time, with over 20 million records world ...

, each receiving two awards. Among its honors, Miguel won the award for "Pop Album of the Year," Selena for "Regional Mexican Album of the Year," and

Olga Tañón Olga Teresa Tañón OrtizIn this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is ''Tañón'' and the second or maternal family name is ''Ortiz''. (born April 13, 1967) is a Puerto Rican singer. Over the course of her career, she has earned two G ...

for "Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year." Spanish singer

Julio Iglesias Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (; born 23 September 1943) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful Spanish singer in the world and one of the top List of best-selling music artists, reco ...

received the Excellence Award.

Background

In 1989, the

Lo Nuestro Awards The Lo Nuestro Awards or Premios Lo Nuestro (Spanish language, Spanish for "Ours") is a Spanish-language awards show honoring the best of Latin music (genre), Latin music, presented by TelevisaUnivision, and is carried by its Univision network in ...

were established by

, to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The nominees were selected by Univision and the winners chosen by the public. The categories included are for the Pop, Tropical/Salsa, Regional Mexican and Rap genres, and Music Video. The trophy awarded is shaped like a

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. The 7th Lo Nuestro Award ceremony was held on May 18, 1995, in a live presentation broadcast in United States and Latin America by Univision.

Winners and nominees

Carlos Vives - World Economic Forum on Latin America 2010

Winners were announced before the live audience during the ceremony. Mexican singer-songwriter

Juan Gabriel Alberto Aguilera Valadez (; 7 January 1950 – 28 August 2016), known professionally as Juan Gabriel (), was a Mexican singer-songwriter and actor. Colloquially Honorific nicknames in popular music, nicknamed Juanga () and El Divo de Juárez, ...

was the most nominated performer, with five nominations, including Pop Album ('' Gracias Por Esperar''), Male Artist, and Pop Song (for writing " Mañana", performed by

Cristian Castro Cristian Sáinz Castro (born 8 December 1974) is a Mexican pop singer. He is the son of actors Verónica Castro and Manuel "El Loco" Valdés, and nephew of actors Ramón Valdés (known for playing Don Ramón in '' El Chavo del Ocho'') and ...

; "Luna", performed by

Ana Gabriel María Guadalupe Araujo Yong (born December 10, 1955), known professionally as Ana Gabriel, is a Mexican singer and songwriter. With over 40 million records sold worldwide, Gabriel is the best-selling Mexican female artist, and one of the best- ...

; and "Pero Qué Necesidad", performed by Gabriel); the singer-songwriter received the Pop Song of the Year Award for his single "Pero Qué Necesidad". Mexican singer

was awarded for second year in row for Pop Album of the Year (''

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'') and Pop Male Artist, and also won Video of the Year for "La Media Vuelta". Four of the songs nominated for Pop Song of the Year—Miguel's " El Día Que Me Quieras", "Luna" by Ana Gabriel, "Pero Que Necesidad" by Juan Gabriel, and La Mafia's "Vida"—reached number one at the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart.

singer

dominated the Regional Mexican field winning all her nominations, including Album of the Year ('' Amor Prohibido''), Regional Mexican Song (" Amor Prohibido") and Female Artist of the Year; Selena also won for Pop Female Artist. Puerto-Rican American artist

received two awards for Tropical/Salsa Album and Female Artist of the Year, while Colombian singer

was awarded for New Artist, Male Artist and Song of the Year for " La Gota Fría". Spanish singer

earned the Excellence Award.

References

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Background

Winners and nominees

See also

References