The 8th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by

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honoring the best Latin music of 1995 and

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took place on May 9, 1996, at a live presentation held at the James L. Knight Center in

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. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision. During the ceremony, nineteen categories were presented. Winners were announced at the live event and included Mexican singer-songwriter

Marco Antonio Solís Marco Antonio Solís Sosa (born 29 December 1959) is a Mexican musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán, Solís began his musical career at the age of six, performing with his cousin Joel ...

receiving four competitive awards and the special recognition "Excellence Award". Other multiple winners were Cuban-American performer

Gloria Estefan Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan (; ; born September 1, 1957) is an American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is an eight-time Grammy Awards, Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of t ...

with four awards, Spanish singer

Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican label Fonovisa where he released three Spanish albums ''Enrique Iglesias (album), Enrique ...

with three, and

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singer Pete Astudillo with two. Iglesias won the award for "Pop Album of the Year," 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, ...

earned the award for "Regional Mexican Album of the Year," and Estefan won for "Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year." A special tribute was given to Tejano 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 ...

and Cuban performer Israel "Cachao" López.

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 and winners were selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and the results were tabulated and certified by the accounting firm

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. The categories included are for the Pop, Tropical/Salsa, Regional Mexican and Music Video. The trophy awarded is shaped like a

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. The 8th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony was held on May 7, 1996, in a live presentation held at the James L. Knight Center in

. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision.

Winners and nominees

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

was the most nominated performer, with five nominations which resulted in four wins shared with his band

Los Bukis Los Bukis (English: the Bukis; ''buki'' meaning "kid" in the Purépecha language) are a Mexican Grupera, grupero band. Formed in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán in 1973, the band's current lineup consists of singer and songwriter Marco Antonio Solís, ...

, which included both Pop and Regional Group of the Year. Spanish singer

was awarded "Pop Album of the Year", "New Pop Artist of the Year", and "Pop Song of the Year" with " Si Tú Te Vas". Iglesias debut album also earned the

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. Cuban-American singer

won all her four nominations. Two songs nominated for Pop Song of the Year reached number one at the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart: Iglesias "Si Tú Te Vas" and "Si Nos Dejan" by Mexican singer

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'' ...

; " Abriendo Puertas" by Estefan was named "Tropical/Salsa Song of the Year" and also reached number one in the chart. Puerto-Rican American performer

Ricky Martin Enrique Martin Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography incorporati ...

earned the accolade for Best Music Video for "

Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo "Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo" () is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his third studio album, ''A Medio Vivir (album), A Medio Vivir'' (1995). The song was written by Carlos Lara, while the production was handled by KC P ...

". Dominican band Ilegales and American singer

Marc Anthony Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer and actor. He is the top selling salsa artist of all time. A four-time Grammy Award, eight-time Latin Grammy Award and twenty-nine-tim ...

earned one award each at the Tropical/Salsa field; Ilegales won for "New Artist", while Anthony received "Male Singer of the Year". In the Regional Mexican field,

performer Pete Astudillo dominated the field after winning "New Artist" and "Song of the Year" for his Tribute to late singer

titled " Como Te Extraño"; Mexican pop singer

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 ...

received the award for "Male Singer of the Year", fellow Mexican singer-songwriter

with " El México Que Se Nos Fue" was named "Album of the Year".

Honorary awards

*Excellence Award:

. *Special Tribute:

and Israel "Cachao" López.

References

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Background

Winners and nominees

Honorary awards

See also

References