1997 in Latin music
This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1997.
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Events
- February 26 – The 39th Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.[1]
- Enrique Iglesias wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance for his self-titled album.
- Rubén Blades wins the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Performance for his album La Rosa de los Vientos.
- La Mafia wins the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance for their album Un Millón de Rosas.
- Paquito D'Rivera wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Performance for his album Portraits of Cuba.
- April 28–30 – The 8th annual Billboard Latin Music Conference is held in Miami, Florida.[2]
- The 4th Annual Billboard Latin Music Awards are also held and Colombian singer Shakira becomes the biggest winner with three wins. Mexican singer José José is inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame.
- May 8 – The 9th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards are held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias is the biggest winner with three awards.[3]
- June 21 – The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) announces the creation of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (LARAS). The organization was created to expand NARAS's operations in Latin America and Spain. Mauricio Abaroa is appointed as the executive director of LARAS.[4]
- September 5 – Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz releases his fifth studio album Más. The album would go on to become the bestselling album of all-time in Spain.[5]
- September 10 – SESAC launches its own Latin Music Awards to honor Latin songwriters signed under the publisher.[6]
Bands formed
- Frankie Negrón (salsa)
- Jordi (Latin pop)
Number-ones albums and singles by country
Awards
- 1997 Premio Lo Nuestro
- 1997 Billboard Latin Music Awards
- 1997 Tejano Music Awards
Albums released
January
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 14 | Con Amor y Con Sabor | Fito Olivares | |||
| 21 | Vivir | Enrique Iglesias | Latin pop | "Enamorado Por Primera Vez" "Sólo En Ti" "Miente" "Revolución" "Lluvia Cae" "Al Despertar" |
Fonovisa |
| Te Sigo Esperando | Brenda K. Starr | Salsa | "Herida" | ||
| 22 | Mi Gusto Es...El Mariachi | Liberación | |||
| 28 | La Pipa de la Paz | Aterciopelados | |||
| Musica Sin Frontera | La Tropa F | ||||
February
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 11 | Recuerdo Especial | Michael Salgado | |||
| Hands of Rhythm | Giovanni Hidalgo | ||||
| Ven a Mi | The Barrio Boyzz | ||||
| El Maquinista | Los Rieleros del Norte | ||||
| 25 | Me Dicen El Tirador | Ezequiel Peña | |||
| 28 | Só Prá Contrariar | Só Prá Contrariar | |||
March
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 4 | La Ultima Huella | Bronco | |||
| En Concierto, Vol. II | Los Temerarios | ||||
| 11 | De Nueva Cuenta | Los Incomparables de Tijuana | |||
| Persona Ideal | Adolescent's Orquesta | Salsa | "Persona Ideal" | ||
| 12 | Atrapados En Azul | Ismael Serrano | |||
| 18 | Aldeia | Banda Mantiqueira | |||
| 25 | Canta Conmigo | La Diferenzia | |||
| Tuya | Graciela Beltrán | ||||
April
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 8 | Mi Encuentro | Yolandita Monge | |||
| 15 | Te Sigo Amando (soundtrack) | Various artists | |||
| 22 | Tucanes de Oro...Secuestro de Amor | Los Tucanes de Tijuana | |||
| Red Hot + Latin: Silencio = Muerte | Various artists | ||||
| Piel de Ángel | Lucero | Latin pop | "Tacticas de Guerra" | ||
| 29 | Juntos Otra Vez | Juan Gabriel and Rocío Dúrcal | Latin pop | "El Destino" | |
| Passion Dance | Herb Alpert | ||||
| Malembe | ¡Cubanismo! | ||||
| Hasta Siempre | Milly y los Vecinos | Merengue | "Porque Me Amaste" "Quizas" |
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| 30 | Y Es Facil | Los Hermanos Rosario | Merengue | "Fin de Semana" "Rompecintura" |
KAREN |
May
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 5 | Llévame Contigo | Olga Tañón | Merengue | "Serpiente Mala" "El Frío de tu Adios" "Llegó el Amor" |
WEA Latina |
| El Descreto | Kinito Méndez | ||||
| 16 | Con Amor Se Gana | Frankie Negrón | Salsa | "Inolvidable" "Hoy Me Vuelto a Enamorar" "Una Gota de Lluvia" |
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| 20 | Rebotando | Ilegales | |||
| Si Tu No Estas | Pete Astudillo | ||||
| Solo | Raúl di Blasio | ||||
| 21 | El Mundo Gira | Banda Maguey | |||
| 24 | Sonho Azul | Sandy & Junior | |||
| 27 | Palabra de Mujer | Mónica Naranjo | |||
| Cuando Tú No Estás | El Tri | ||||
| Con El Machete en La Mano | Zafra Negra | Merengue | "No Llores Por Ella" | ||
| De mi alma latina, Vol. 2 | Plácido Domingo | ||||
June
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 3 | A Pesar de Todo | Víctor Manuelle | Salsa | "Dile a Ella" "He Tratado" "Así es la Mujer" |
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| En Tus Manos | La Mafia | ||||
| Habana | Roy Hargrove's Crisol | ||||
| Un Loco Romántico | Liberación | ||||
| Secada | Jon Secada | ||||
| 17 | Jefe de Jefes | Los Tigres del Norte | |||
| IV | Intocable | ||||
| Así Es el Amor | Grupo Bryndis | ||||
| 23 | Hermanos de Sangre | Viejas | |||
| 24 | Orozco | León Gieco | |||
July
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 1 | Amor a la Mexicana | Thalía | Latin pop | "Amor a la Mexicana" "Por Amor" "Mujer Latina" "Noches sin luna" "Ponle remedio" "Es tu amor "De dónde soy" "Dicen por ahí" "Echa pa'lante" |
EMI Latin |
| El Ultimo Paso | Los Terribles del Norte | ||||
| Mucho Barato... | Control Machete | ||||
| Estatua de Marfil | Vicente Fernández | ||||
| Mirame | Ana Belén | ||||
| Ven Por Mi | Los Nocheros | ||||
| 8 | Me Quedé Vacia | Laura Flores | |||
| 12 | Tengo Fe | Carlos Vives | |||
| 14 | De Parranda Con La Banda | Banda el Recodo | |||
| Desesperadamente Enamorado | Jordi | ||||
| 15 | Aqui Estoy | Jailene | |||
| 29 | Fabulosos Calavera | Los Fabulosos Cadillacs | |||
| El Chile Pelaiz | Grupo Exterminador | ||||
| Pa' Otro La'o | Chichí Peralta | Merengue | "Amor Narcotico" | ||
| Norteno de Corazon | Raúl Hernandez | ||||
| 30 | En Las Alas de Un Angel | Ramon Ayala | |||
| Unknown date | Uma Outra Estação | Legião Urbana | Rock, Post-punk | "As Flores do Mal" | EMI-Odeon |
August
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 5 | Swing On | Dark Latin Groove | Salsa, tropical | "La Quiero a Morir" "Juliana" |
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| Seguire | Toño Rosario | Merengue | |||
| 12 | Romances | Luis Miguel | Bolero, Latin pop | "Por Debajo de la Mesa" "El Reloj" "Contigo (Estar Contigo)" "De Quererte Así (De T'Avoir Aimee)" "Bésame Mucho" "Sabor a Mí" |
WEA Latina |
| Compas | Gipsy Kings | ||||
| Jennifer y Los Jetz | Jennifer y Los Jetz | ||||
| Puntos Cardinales | Ana Torroja | ||||
| 26 | ¿Dónde Jugarán las Niñas? | Molotov | |||
| Al Frente de Todos | Mazz | ||||
September
October
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 7 | Ya No Soy El Niño Aquel | Jerry Rivera | |||
| Live Desde el Mas Allá | Baby Rasta & Gringo | ||||
| 14 | Sueños Líquidos | Maná | Latin rock | "Clavado En Un Bar" "Hechicera" "En El Muelle De San Blás" "Como Te Extraño Corazón" "Como Dueles En Los Labios" |
WEA Latina |
| 21 | Contra la Corriente | Marc Anthony | Salsa, tropical | "Y Hubo Alguien" "Me Voy a Regalar" "Si Te Vas" "No Me Conoces" "Contra la Correinte" "No Sabes Como Duele" |
RMM |
| Sentimientos | Grupo Límite | ||||
| Los Reyes del Ritmo | La Makina | Merengue | "Nadie Se Muere" | ||
| 24 | Con un mismo corazón | Ana Gabriel | |||
| 28 | Es Así | Ricardo Montaner | Latin pop | "Es Así" "Para Llorar" "Ojala" |
WEA Latina |
| Quiero Estar Contigo | Gisselle | ||||
| Unknown day | O Último Solo | Renato Russo | Acoustic rock, folk rock, rock | EMI | |
November
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 4 | Alto Honor | Grupo Manía | Merengue | "Me Miras y Te Miro" "Que Loco" "Corazoncito" |
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| Tributo a Jose Alfredo Jimenez | Pedro Fernández | ||||
| Huellas | Yuri | ||||
| 9 | Eros | Eros Ramazzotti | Cuanto amor me das" "Cosas de la vida (Can't Stop Thinking of You)" |
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| 11 | Soul of the Tango | Yo-Yo Ma | |||
| 18 | A Mi Gente | Emilio | |||
| 24 | Historico: Banda el Recodo En Vivo | Banda el Recodo | |||
| Dejame Sonar Contigo | Los Rehenes | ||||
| 25 | Inolvidables | José Luis Rodríguez | Bolero | "No Me Quieras Tanto" "Rayito de Luna" |
Sony Discos |
| Vuelvo Contigo | Los Invasores de Nuevo León | ||||
| Cualquiera Puede Cantar | Los Auténticos Decadentes | ||||
December
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 1 | Así Como Tú | Los Tigres del Norte | |||
| 2 | Pal Pueblo | Tito Rojas | Salsa | "Es Mi Mujer" | Musical Productions |
| 3 | Sambapopbrasil | Art Popular | |||
| 9 | Aqui Me Quedaré | El Coyote y Su Banda Tierra Santa | |||
| Mi Charchina (El Natural) | Eddie Gonzalez | ||||
| De Corazón | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Salsa | "Que Se Lleva el Río" | Sony Discos | |
Unknown
| Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| Tributo a Juan Gabriel | Banda el Recodo | |||
| Top Norteño | Los Huracanes del Norte | |||
| Corazón Indomable | Camela | |||
| Sedução | Negritude Jr. | |||
| Acústico MTV | Titãs | |||
| Acústico MTV | Gal Costa | |||
| Antologia Acústica | Zé Ramalho | Música popular brasileira, acoustic rock | BMG | |
| Quebra Cabeça | Gabriel Pensador | |||
| Em Familia | Chitãozinho & Xororó | |||
| Brincadeira de Criança | Grupo Molejo | |||
| Liga Lá | Lulu Santos | |||
| Desliga e Vem | Exaltasamba | |||
| Imitação da vida | Maria Bethânia | |||
Best-selling records
Best-selling albums
The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 1997, according to Billboard.[7]
| Rank | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tango | Julio Iglesias |
| 2 | Romances | Luis Miguel |
| 3 | Vivir | Enrique Iglesias |
| 4 | Siempre Selena | Selena |
| 5 | Partiendome El Alma | Grupo Límite |
| 6 | Enrique Iglesias | Enrique Iglesias |
| 7 | Dreaming of You | Selena |
| 8 | Pies Descalzos | Shakira |
| 9 | Macarena Non Stop | Los del Río |
| 10 | Compas | Gipsy Kings |
Best-performing songs
The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1997, according to Billboard.[7]
| Rank | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Te Sigo Amando" | Juan Gabriel |
| 2 | "El Destino" | Juan Gabriel and Rocío Dúrcal |
| 3 | "Ya Me Voy Para Siempre" | Los Temerarios |
| 4 | "Enamorado Por Primera Vez" | Enrique Iglesias |
| 5 | "Piensa en Mi" | Grupo Mojado |
| 6 | "Sólo en Ti" | Enrique Iglesias |
| 7 | "Así Como Te Conocí" | Marco Antonio Solís |
| 8 | "Por Debajo de la Mesa" | Luis Miguel |
| 9 | "Desesperadamente Enamorado" | Jordi |
| 10 | "Juguete" | Grupo Límite |
Births
- March 21 – Martina Stoessel, Argentine actress, model, singer, and dancer
Deaths
- January 22 — Cornelio Reyna, 56, Mexican norteño singer
- February 2 — Chico Science, 30, Brazilian singer and composer and one of the founders of the manguebeat cultural movement
- August 17 — Alberto Morán, 75, Argentine tango musician
- October 24 — Luis Aguilar, 79, Mexican film and television actor and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema
- October 25 — Virgilio Expósito, 73, Argentine tango composer and pianist
References
- "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- Lannert, John (May 3, 1997). "The Winners Are..." Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 109 (18): LMQ-12. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- "Lo Nuestro – Historia". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- Lannert, John (June 21, 1997). "LARAS Formed To Expand Latin Work of NARAS". Billboard. 109 (25): 6, 92. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- "International – Sanz Of Time". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 110 (25): 64. June 20, 1998. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
- Lannert, John (September 27, 1997). "Latin Notas". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 109 (39): 56. ISSN 0006-2510.
- "1997: The Year in Music". Billboard. 109 (52): YE-57. December 27, 1997. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
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