Latin Grammy Awards of 2001

2nd Latin Grammy Awards (Press Conference)

Date	October 30, 2001
Venue	Conga Room, Los Angeles, California
Host	Jimmy Smits, Paul Rodriguez

2nd Latin Grammy Awards (Originally Planned Telecast)

Date	September 11, 2001
Venue	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Network	CBS
Host	Christina Aguilera, Jimmy Smits
Persona Del Ano	Julio Iglesias

The Second Annual Latin Grammy Awards winners were announced during a press conference October 30, 2001 at the Conga Room in Los Angeles, California. The awards were to have been presented at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA with a CBS national telecast on September 11, 2001. The telecast was cancelled because of the terrorist attacks that morning in New York City, Arlington, Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The show's original hosts were supposed to be Jimmy Smits and Christina Aguilera. The live webcast and press conference were hosted by Jimmy Smits and Paul Rodriguez. Alejandro Sanz was the top winner winning four awards including Album of the Year. Juanes won three awards including Best New Artist and Christina Aguilera became the first American born artist to win a Latin Grammy.

Contents 1 Winners 2 General Field 2.1 Record of the Year 2.2 Album of the Year 2.3 Song of the Year 2.4 Best New Artist 3 Pop Field 3.1 Best Female Pop Vocal Album 3.2 Best Male Pop Vocal Album 3.3 Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals 3.4 Best Pop Instrumental Album 4 Rap/Hip-Hop Field 4.1 Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album 5 Rock Field 5.1 Best Rock Solo Vocal Album 5.2 Best Rock Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal 5.3 Best Rock Song 6 Tropical Field 6.1 Best Salsa Album 6.2 Best Merengue Album 6.3 Best Contemporary Tropical Album 6.4 Best Tropical Song 7 Regional Field 7.1 Best Ranchero Album 7.2 Best Banda Album 7.3 Best Grupero Album 7.4 Best Tejano Album 7.5 Best Norteño Album 7.6 Best Regional Mexican Song 8 Traditional Field 8.1 Best Folk Album 8.2 Best Tango Album 8.3 Best Flamenco Album 9 Jazz Field 9.1 Best Latin Jazz Album 10 Brazilian Field 10.1 Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album 10.2 Best Brazilian Rock Album 10.3 Best Samba/Pagode Album 10.4 Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album 10.5 Best Sertaneja Album 10.6 Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album 10.7 Best Brazilian Song (Portuguese Language) 11 Children's Field 11.1 Best Latin Children's Album 12 Classic Field 12.1 Best Classical Album 13 Production Field 13.1 Best Engineered Album 13.2 Producer of the Year 14 Music Video Field 14.1 Best Music Video

Winners

General Field

Record of the Year

• "El Alma Al Aire" — Alejandro Sanz
  • Emanuele Ruffinengo, producer; Joel Numa, Renato Cantele & Roberto Maccagno, engineers/mixers

Album of the Year

• El Alma Al Aire — Alejandro Sanz
  • Emanuele Ruffinengo, producer; Joel Numa, Maurizio Biancani, Renato Cantele & Roberto Maccagno, engineers/mixers

Song of the Year

• "El Alma Al Aire" — Alejandro Sanz, Songwriter (Alejandro Sanz)

Best New Artist

• Juanes

Pop Field

Best Female Pop Vocal Album

• Mi Reflejo — Christina Aguilera

Best Male Pop Vocal Album

• El Alma Al Aire — Alejandro Sanz

Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals

• Duetos — Armando Manzanero

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• This Side Of Paradise — Nestor Torres

Rap/Hip-Hop Field

Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album

• Un Paso A La Eternidad — Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop

Rock Field

Best Rock Solo Vocal Album

• Fíjate Bien — Juanes

Best Rock Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

• Gozo Poderoso — Aterciopelados

Best Rock Song

• "Fijate Bien" — Juanes, songwriter (Juanes)

Tropical Field

Best Salsa Album

• Obra Maestra — Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri

Best Merengue Album

• ...De Vuelta Al Barrio — Chichi Peralta

Best Contemporary Tropical Album

• Siempre Viviré — Celia Cruz

Best Tropical Song

• "Júrame (Merengue)" — Kike Santander, songwriter (Gisselle)

Regional Field

Best Ranchero Album

• Yo No Fui — Pedro Fernández

Best Banda Album

• Contigo Por Siempre — Banda el Recodo

Best Grupero Album

• Por Encima De Todo — Grupo Limite

Best Tejano Album

• Quien Iba A Pensar — Jimmy González y El Grupo Mazz

Best Norteño Album

• Quémame Los Ojos/Amigos Del Alma — Ramón Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte

Best Regional Mexican Song

• "Borracho Te Recuerdo" — Jose Vaca Flores, songwriter (Vicente Fernandez)

Traditional Field

Best Folk Album

• La Rumba Soy Yo — El All-Stars de La Rumba Cubana

Best Tango Album

• Tango Fatal — Carlos Franzetti

Best Flamenco Album

• Ciudad De Las Ideas — Vicente Amigo

Jazz Field

Best Latin Jazz Album

• Live At The Blue Note — Paquito D'Rivera Quintet

Brazilian Field

Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album

• Memorias, Crônicas E Declarações De Amor — Marisa Monte

Best Brazilian Rock Album

• 3001 — Rita Lee

Best Samba/Pagode Album

• Agua Da Minha Sede — Zeca Pagodinho

Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album

• Noites Do Norte — Caetano Veloso

Best Sertaneja Album

• Semente Caipira — Pena Branca

Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album

• As Cancoes De Eu, Tu, Eels (Music From the film: Me You Them) — Gilberto Gil

Best Brazilian Song (Portuguese Language)

• "Esperando Na Janela" — Raimundinho do Accordion, Targino Gondim & Manuca, songwriters (Gilberto Gil)

Children's Field

Best Latin Children's Album

• Cómo Estan Ustedes? — Miliki

Classic Field

Best Classical Album

• Albeniz: Merlin — Carlos Alvarez, Placido Domingo, Jane Henschel & Ana Maria Martinez
  • Michael Haas, producer

Production Field

Best Engineered Album

• Arrasando — Marcelo Anez, Gustavo Celis, Gordon Chinn, Charles Dye, Javier Garza, Mike Gouzauski, Sebastian Kyrs, Freddy Pinero, Jr., Eric Schilling, Joel Someilan, Ron Taylor, J. C. Ulloa and Robb Williams, engineers (Thalía)

Producer of the Year

• K. C. Porter
  • Brujería — (King Chango)
  • "Cambia La Piel" — (Ricky Martin)
  • "El Santo" — (King Chango)
  • "Olympic Festival" — (Carlos Santana)
  • "Un Error De Los Grandes" — (Laura Pausini)
  • "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)" — (98 Degrees).

Music Video Field

Best Music Video

• "She Bangs" — Ricky Martin
• Wayne Isham, video director; Dana Marshall & Jil Harden, video producers

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