Latin Grammys 2014 Recap: Enrique Iglesias Wins First Award in 10 Years, Calle 13 Sets a Record
The 2014 Latin Grammys proved to be a big night for winners Enrique Iglesias and Calle 13. The award show Thursday evening earned Iglesias his first Latin Grammy in over a decade, and the group Calle 13 set a record for most Grammy wins when their total reached 21.
Iglesias accepted his awards from Paris, where he currently is on tour. "Bailando," his latest smash radio hit, earned him the award for song of the year. The track also won best urban song and best performance, trumping other Latin Grammy favorites Calle 13.
These victories added to the first and only other Latin Grammy Iglesias won back in 2003 for best male pop vocal album for "Quizás."
Calle 13 entered the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas that night with more nominations than any other competitors. Eduardo Cabra alone, one half of the duo, was nominated for 10 awards, including producer of the year. The group was up for nine, including big categories like album, song and record of the year, but did not win in any of those areas.
The pair performed at the opening of the Latin Grammys before winning best alternative song for "El Aguante" and urban music album for "Multiviral" right off the bat.
"We are happy. We have 21 [Latin] Grammys, and it is a dream. We never thought we would have this in our lives," vocalist for Calle 13, Rene Perez, said after the show according to ABC News.
Paco de Lucia, the late great Mexican guitarist who passed away earlier this year, won album of the year for his last work, "Canción Andaluza." The album also won best flamenco album.
Juanes, who sits only one award behind Calle 13's career record at 20, won best pop/rock album for "Loco De Amor."
The broadcast of the live show was delayed for about 17 minutes because of President Barack Obama's speech on immigration reform.
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