Latin Grammy Award records
Throughout the thirteen-year history of the Latin Grammy Awards, multiple records have been set. This page includes competitive awards only and does not include special awards such as Lifetime Achievement Awards or any other non-competitive awards presented by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.
Awards
Most Latin Grammys won
Calle 13 has won the most Latin Grammy Awards, winning a total of 21 awards.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Calle 13 |
Juanes | Juan Luis Guerra | Alejandro Sanz | Gustavo Santaolalla Sebastian Krys, |
Shakira, Carlos Vives, |
Caetano Veloso, Thom Russo, Maria Rita, |
Sergio George, Natalia Lafourcade, Vicente Fernández, Maná |
Paquito D'Rivera, | Carlos Alvarez, Mike Couzzi, Rafa Sardina, Gustavo Cerati, Benny Faccone, |
| Total | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Most Latin Grammys won by a male artist
Juanes with 20 awards, has won more than any other male artist.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Juanes | Juan Luis Guerra | Alejandro Sanz, | Carlos Vives | Vicente Fernández | Gustavo Cerati, Paquito D'Rivera, Joan Sebastian |
| Total | 20 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Most Latin Grammys won by a female artist
Shakira with 11 awards has won more awards than any other female artist.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Shakira | Maria Rita | Natalia Lafourcade | Aline Barros, Julieta Venegas |
| Total | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Most Latin Grammys won by a group
Calle 13 has won 22 awards, more than any other group.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Calle 13 | Maná | Jesse & Joy |
| Total | 22 | 8 | 6 |
Most Latin Grammys won by a producer
Juan Luis Guerra with 18 awards has won more awards than any other producer.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer | Juan Luis Guerra | Gustavo Santaolalla Sebastian Krys |
Sergio George, | Emilio Estefan |
| Total | 18 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Most Latin Grammys won by an engineer or mixer
Thom Russo with 11 awards, has won more than any other engineer or mixer.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineer or Mixer | Sebastian Krys Thom Russo |
Rafael Arcaute, Aníbal Kerpel Javier Garza |
Carlos Alvarez, Mike Couzzi, Rafa Sardina |
Emilio Estefan, Benny Faccone |
Ronnie Torres | |
| Total | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Youngest Winner
Miguelito is the youngest Latin Grammy winner. In 2008 he won Best Latin Children's Album at nine years of age.
Oldest Winner
Omara Portuondo was awarded Best Contemporary Tropical Album for her album, Gracias at age 79 in 2009.
Most Honored Albums
Entren Los Que Quieran by Calle 13 is the most honored album in Latin Grammy history. It won nine awards in 2011.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|
| Album | Entren Los Que Quieran by Calle 13 | La Llave de Mi Corazón by Juan Luis Guerra Un Día Normal by Juanes |
| Total | 9 | 6 |
Most Record of the Year wins
Alejandro Sanz has won Record of the Year five times. He won in 2001 and 2002 and from 2004 to 2006.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Alejandro Sanz | Calle 13, Juanes |
| Total | 5 | 2 |
Most Album of the Year wins
Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes and Alejandro Sanz have won Album of the Year three times.
Alejandro Sanz won Album of the Year in 2001, 2002 and 2004. Juanes won Album of the Year in 2003, 2008 and 2012. Juan Luis Guerra won Album of the Year in 2007, 2010 and won again in 2012 as a producer.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes, Alejandro Sanz |
Calle 13 |
| Total | 3 | 2 |
Most Song of the Year wins
Song of the Year, which is awarded to the songwriter has been awarded to Alejandro Sanz four times. He won the award in 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Alejandro Sanz | Juanes |
| Total | 4 | 2 |
Single Ceremony
Most Latin Grammys won in one night
Calle 13 holds the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night with nine wins in 2011.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Calle 13 | Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra |
| Awards | 9 | 5 |
Most Latin Grammys won by a male artist is one night
Juanes and Juan Luis Guerra share the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night which is five. Juanes won five awards in 2003 and again in 2008. Juan Luis Guerra won five awards in 2007.
Most Latin Grammys won by a female artist in one night
Natalia Lafourcade holds the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night by a female artist which is five. She won five awards in 2015.
Most Latin Grammys won by a group in one night
Calle 13 with nine wins in 2011, holds the record for most wins by a group in one night.
Most Latin Grammys awarded to an album on one night
In 2011 Calle 13's Entren Los Que Quieran won nine awards. It won Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Urban Album, Best Urban Song, Best Alternative Song, Best Tropical Song, Producer of the Year and Best Short Form Music Video.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|
| Album | Entren Los Que Quieran by Calle 13 | La Llave de Mi Corazón by Juan Luis Guerra |
| Awards | 9 | 6 |
Most awards in one night by a country
In 2012, Mexico won a total of fifteen awards.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Mexico (2012) | Brazil (2000) Mexico (2006) |
| Awards | 15 | 13 |
Nominations
Most Latin Grammy nominations
Calle 13 holds the record of most Latin Grammy nominations with 30.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Calle 13 | Juanes | Carlos Vives, Ricardo Arjona |
Juan Luis Guerra, Alejandro Sanz |
Shakira, Julieta Venegas |
Caetano Veloso | Daddy Yankee | Vicente Fernández | Jorge Drexler Thom Russo |
Marc Anthony, Ricky Martin |
Gustavo Santaolalla, Maná | |
| Total | 30 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Most Nominations in one night
Calle 13 was nominated for ten Latin Grammy Awards in 2011 and won nine. Eduardo Cabra was nominated for ten Latin Grammy Awards in 2014.
See also
| Special awards | |
|---|---|
| Ceremony year | |
