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... that R.K.M & Ken-Y received an American Society of Composers and Publishers Award for "Llorarás" and "Igual Que Ayer" at the same ceremony?
... that "Like You" was Daddy Yankee's second best performing single in the United States in 2005 behind "Gasolina"?
... that versions of Roberto Cantoral's songs have been recorded over 1,000 times by other artists, including Plácido Domingo, José José, Luis Miguel, Joan Baez and Linda Ronstadt?
... that "No Me Ames", a duet by American recording artists Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, is a cover of the Italian hit "Non Amarmi", recorded by Aleandro Baldi and Francesca Alotta?
... that in 2001 "A Puro Dolor" by Puerto Rican band Son by Four won Lo Nuestro Awards for both Pop Song of the Year and Tropical Song of the Year?
... that the song "Sentimientos" by Ivy Queen combines the Latin styles of reggaeton and bachata?

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... that thanks to the song "Sopa de Caracol", the musical ensemble Banda Blanca became the best-known Honduran band?
... that Venezuelan singer-songwriter Franco De Vita received nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards for his album En Primera Fila and the song "Tan Sólo Tú"?
... that the music video for Ricardo Arjona's song "Si Tu No Existieras" is composed of live clips taken from his Metamorfosis World Tour?
... that Chilean Mexican band Los Ángeles Negros adopted that name after a member's mother said she liked it?
... that Puerto Rican singer Olga Tañón received a Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album for her album Sobrevivir?
... that Puerto Rico's diverse musical heritage influenced Ivy Queen's Christmas composition of "Vamos a Celebrar", which includes the traditional sound of the plena?

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... that Cuenta Conmigo by Jerry Rivera won the Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical Album of the Year and outsold the highest selling salsa album at the time?
...that a boycott of Juanes' song "La Camisa Negra" was organized after it was used by neo-fascists
... that the music video for Enrique Iglesias' "Héroe" earned a Lo Nuestro Award for Video of the Year and was nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards in 2002?
... that Si Me Recuerdas by Mexican band Los Bukis earned the Lo Nuestro Award and a Grammy Award nomination?
... that the name for the Mexican band Jotdog was inspired by the pop art work of Andy Warhol?
... that Santana's Supernatural won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and the Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year in 2000?

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... that the Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album was presented in 2000 to an album deemed "unremarkable" by a critic?
... that the album Solo by Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba includes songs inspired by John Coltrane's Giant Steps?
... that the release of Ricardo Arjona's Simplemente Lo Mejor led to speculation that Sony Music and Warner Music were in a fight to win his fanbase and sales?
... that "El Cariño Es Como Una Flor", performed by Venezuelan singer-songwriter Rudy La Scala, became his first best performing Latin single in 1990?
... that Fanny Lú's album Lágrimas Cálidas mixes pop music with Caribbean rhythms?
... that the Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album was awarded in 2008 to Rodolfo?

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... that American singer Jenni Rivera earned five posthumous awards in the 2013 Lo Nuestro Awards?
... that "Donde Quiera Que Estés", a collaboration with Mexican-American singer-songwriter Selena, became the first number-one hit for the Barrio Boyzz?
... that the soundtrack of the 2000 film Me You Them is also Gilberto Gil's tribute to Luiz Gonzaga, "The King of Baião"?
... that the song "Que No Se Rompa la Noche", first performed by Julio Iglesias, has been covered by Pandora, Vikki Carr and Ray Conniff?
... that Spanish songwriter Javier Limón earned the Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year in 2004?
... that the number-one song "Cómo Fuí a Enamorarme de Tí" was also used as the title of a movie starring Mexican band Los Bukis?

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... that "Pobre Corazón", recorded by Divino, was included on Ivy Queen's Sentimiento as a part of her evolution in reggaetón?
...that Brazilian indie singer-songwriter CéU was the first international artist chosen for promotion through the Starbucks Hear Music Debut CD series?
... that the 2011 winner of the Lo Nuestro Award for Regional Mexican New Artist of the Year survived an ambush attempt that left his cousin and business manager dead?
... that the song "Cosas del Amor" has been performed by several female singers including Vikki Carr, Ana Gabriel, Milly Quezada, Jenni Rivera, Olga Tañón and Yuri?
... that in the music video for her single "Me Haces Falta" (2007), Jennifer Lopez portrays an undercover FBI agent who surrenders her lover to the police and has regrets afterwards?
... that Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer won the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist at age 73, after he had been performing for 60 years?
... that Supernova by Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba's trio was beaten to a Grammy Award by an album produced and performed by Rubalcaba?

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... that the song "Día de Suerte" by Mexican singer-songwriter Alejandra Guzmán is the theme song for the telenovela Una Familia Con Suerte?
... that Mexican singer-songwriter Espinoza Paz did not want to release his album Canciones Que Duelen but was persuaded by his record label to do so?
... that Ricardo Arjona's "El Amor" is his first single ever to top the Billboard Tropical Songs chart?
... that the success of the Hot Latin Tracks number-one song, "Suavemente", was said to have been influenced by Elvis Crespo's son?
... that Puerto Rican singer Marc Anthony received a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album for his third studio album titled Contra La Corriente?
... that Ricardo Arjona released a compilation album under the same name as Alejandro Fernández, Rocío Dúrcal and Sin Bandera did?

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...that NASA inventor and scientist, Dr. Pedro Rodriguez is the son of the renowned Puerto Rican salsa singer, the late Pellín Rodríguez?
... that the song "Debo Hacerlo" written by Juan Gabriel has been covered by Aleks Syntek, Pandora, Nydia Rojas and Ana Gabriel?
... that Valerie's debut album included many reggaeton ballads with "clean lyrics" that "women can relate to"?
... that Ones ranked as the 88th Top Latin Album of the 2000s decade?
... that Debo Hacerlo was the last album released by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel until 1994, due to a dispute with BMG over copyrights of his songs?
... that "Zawinul's Mambo" from the Grammy winning Chucho's Steps was dedicated to Joe Zawinul who heard a recording of it before he died?

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... that despite starting her career in 2003, K-Mil has yet to release a studio album?
... that after Argentine heavy metal guitarist Osvaldo Civile's death by suicide, newspapers printed photos of him playing truco with the Grim Reaper?
... that Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra was a triple nominee for Tropical/Salsa Song of the Year at the 1991 Lo Nuestro Awards?
... that Puerto-Rican American songwriter Luis Fonsi won the Lo Nuestro Award for Collaboration of the Year and the Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year for his song "Aquí Estoy Yo"?
... that the songs "Si Tú Me Besas" and "Ella Lo Que Quiere Es Salsa" helped Víctor Manuelle become the artist with the most number-one singles on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart?
... that Puerto Rican singer Lourdes Robles recorded a Spanish language cover version of The Beatles's "Long and Winding Road"?

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... that the recording of "La Incondicional" by Luis Miguel broke several airplay records in Latin America, where it remained at the top of the charts for seven months?
... that the song "Es Demasiado Tarde", written and performed by Ana Gabriel, was the best-performing Latin single of 1991 in the U.S.?
...that the motif of "La Paloma," written by Sebastián Iradier in Cuba around 1863, can be traced back to an episode during the Greco-Persian Wars in 492 BCE?
... that the awards and nominations received by reggaeton rapper Ivy Queen include five for her song "Dime"?
... that Paquito D'Rivera won a Latin Grammy Award with a suite?
... that the album Amar la Trama by Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler was recorded in just four days?

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... that both of American singer Romeo Santos' first two singles, "You" and "Promise", reached the top of the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart?
... that Gilberto Gil describes his 2006 album Gil Luminoso as being religiously themed, although he is an agnostic?
... that the song "Si Piensas, Si Quieres" was the third number-one hit for Roberto Carlos and Rocío Dúrcal in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart?
... that 2900 photographs were trimmed in order to create the sequences included in the music video "Me Voy" by Mexican band Jesse & Joy?
... that a live album released in 2009 includes a duet by Fito Páez and Joaquín Sabina, who had not spoken for more than 10 years?
... that Agustín Alberdi, Jason Archer and Paul Beck, Luis Miguel Leal, Israel Lugo, Jorge "Fish" Rodríguez and Alejandro Santiago Ciena earned the Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video by directing artists such as three-time winners Calle 13?

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... that during his United States Army service, Graciela replaced her foster brother Machito (pictured) as the lead singer of his band, the Afro-Cubans?
... that Mexican band Jotdog included a cover version of a song previously recorded by Cyndi Lauper on their debut album?
... that on his tenth album, Adentro, Ricardo Arjona included a song in which the lyrical content relates to a woman's menstruation?
... that American singer Romeo Santos received an award for Frankie J's cover of "Obsesión"?
... that Ricky Martin's 1999 eponymous studio album sold over 22 million copies worldwide?
... that "Quién Como Tú" is the third number-one single on the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart for Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel?

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... that the number-one song "Fruta Fresca" by Carlos Vives was named a "bridge" between tropical and pop music?
... that the song "Aquí Estoy Yo" by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Luis Fonsi became his sixth number-one single in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart?
...that Puerto Rican singer Tito Gómez once shared vocal duties in Ray Barretto's band in the 1970s with Rubén Blades?
... that Mexican singer Vicente Fernández selected the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, to release his single "Necesito de Tí"?
... that "Peligroso Amor" was Chilean singer Myriam Hernández' first number-one song in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart in the United States?
... that norteño band Duelo launched a radio station to promote their album Solamente Tú?

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... that the song "Te Regalo Amores" by R.K.M & Ken-Y reached No. 1 on both the Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay and Latin Tropical Airplay charts?
... that Tejano singer Pete Astudillo won a Lo Nuestro Award with a song written as a tribute to late performer Selena?
... that the music video for "Amor Puro" was filmed at the St. Bernard of Clairvaux, a building built in 1133 AD in Spain and dismantled and sent to New York in more than 11,000 crates in 1925?
... that Venezuelan singer Aneeka cites as musical influences American singers Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin?
... that Cuban singer-songwriter Jon Secada earned the Grammy Award and received the highest number of nominations at the Lo Nuestro Awards in 1993?
... that Dorival Caymmi, one of the fathers of bossa nova, loved to skinny dip?

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... that the greatest hits album Desde un Principio: From the Beginning by Marc Anthony was the best-selling Latin album of 2000?
... that Daddy Yankee's performance of "Limbo" at the 2013 Billboard Latin Music Awards included "performers pounding skyscraper-size drums"?
... that the track awarded for Regional/Mexican Song of the Year at the 2002 Lo Nuestro Awards has the record for most weeks at number one on a Billboard magazine BDS-based airplay chart?
... that a song included on the album El Ejemplo released by Mexican band Los Tigres del Norte in 1995 was nominated for an award in 2011??
... that in 1989 the song "La Chica de Humo" became the third number-one single by Mexican singer Emmanuel in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart?
... that Cuban American singer Gloria Estefan became the first female recipient of the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year award in 2008?

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... that in 2006, Puerto Rican singer Zion embarked on his solo career, which includes "The Way She Moves" with R&B singer Akon?
... that Ivy Queen performed the English version of "Papi Te Quiero" on Good Morning America?
... that in 2000 American singer Christina Aguilera won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and then the following year won the same award at the Lo Nuestro Awards?
... that Brazilian band A Banda Mais Bonita da Cidade was little known until one of its music videos went viral, attracting international media attention?
... that before the inception of the Latin Grammys, the Lo Nuestro Awards were considered the Latin equivalent to the Grammy Awards?
...that Brazilian singer Maria Bethânia released her first recording the same year as her brother Caetano Veloso, even though he was four years older?

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... that singer Myriam received a gold certification in México for an album that included a cover version of the number-one song "Simplemente Amigos"?
... that Bachata #1's, Vol. 2 was the tenth best-selling Tropical Album of both 2008 and 2009?
... that American band Aventura won the first Lo Nuestro and Billboard Latin Music awards for Artist of the Year in the same year?
... that the song "Una Canción Me Trajo Hasta Aquí" performed by Jorge Drexler received two nominations for the 11th Latin Grammy Awards even though it was not promoted to radio in the United States
... that the song "Fuiste un Trozo de Hielo en la Escarcha" performed by Puerto Rican singer Chayanne was written by a member of the Spanish band Mecano?
... that Paquito D'Rivera became the first performer to be honored in the Jazz and Classical musical fields after winning a Latin Grammy for the albums Brazilian Dreams and Historia del Soldado?

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... that some music critics hear echoes of work by Diana Ross and Lesley Gore in Selena's song "Missing My Baby", which was featured on Entre a Mi Mundo?
... that "Play That Song" was already "bubbling up the charts" prior to its official release?
... that Cuban performer Celia Cruz was the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement accolade at the Lo Nuestro Awards?
... that the second album of the Argentine band Kamikaze had low sales because of the 1989 Argentine hyperinflation?
...that "Toro Mata" ("The Bull Kills" in Spanish) is one of the most famous folk songs in Peru?
... that the music video for Ricardo Arjona's song "Fuiste Tú" was filmed at several tropical locations in Guatemala?

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... that Bebo and Chucho Valdés won the Grammy and the Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album for their album Juntos Para Siempre?
... that Techno Cumbia is believed to be one of the early templates for pop-cumbia-rap fusions?
... that the music video for Ricardo Arjona's song "Te Quiero" was filmed at the Vélez Sarsfield Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina?
... that record producer Cachorro López co-wrote "Color Esperanza", a song performed in Argentina back to back with the national anthem?
...that Felipe Pinglo Alva is known as the father of Peruvian Musica criolla, and is best known for his often covered song "El Plebeyo"?
... that Ivy Queen's song "Quiero Bailar" is regarded as influential on reggaeton's mainstream exposure in 2004?

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... that Colombian singer-songwriter Ilona started her career singing on buses?
... that 5to Piso was the first album Ricardo Arjona released after moving to Warner Music?
... that salsa music promoter Ralph Mercado got his start with "waistline parties", live music events where women paid based on their waist size (thinner women paid less) and Mercado measuring at the door?
... that the Christmas album Una Navidad con Gilberto by Gilberto Santa Rosa won a Latin Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Tropical Album" in 2009?
... that Mexican singer Luis Miguel received a Grammy Award and a Platinum certification for his album Segundo Romance in the United States?
... that "Ando Bien Pedo" helped Banda Los Recoditos' album ¡Ando Bien Pedo! peak at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart?

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... that the music video for the song "Menor Que Yo" cost $60,000?
... that "Entrégate" involved a winemaker and a man with a bass guitar?
... that "La Popola" was banned in the Dominican Republic because of its sexual lyrics?
... that Olga Tañón, now the most awarded performer at the Lo Nuestro Awards, did not win when she was nominated for the Award for Tropical New Artist back in 1993?
... that Mexican group Los Bukis won the Lo Nuestro Award for Best Regional Mexican Song in 1989 with their number-one single "Y Ahora Te Vas"?
... that Gocho described his debut single "Dándole" as a combination of mambo and urban music?

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... that Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes won the Grammy Award, Latin Grammy Award and the Lo Nuestro Award with the same album?
... that Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias was awarded the Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Song of the Year two years in a row?
... that Selena's "No Quiero Saber" was included in the official Latin album for the 1996 Summer Olympics?
... that three singer-songwriters formed the supergroup Alex, Jorge y Lena?
... that Ivy Queen's Flashback (2005) "cements her status as the Queen of Reggaetón and Latin hip hop" according to an editor for Newsday?
... that Cuban songwriter Emilio Estefan earned the Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year the same year he was named Person of the Year by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences?

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... that Panamanian rapper Flex's "Te Quiero" won the Latin Grammy and the Lo Nuestro for Urban Song of the Year?
... that "Tuya Soy", one of Ivy Queen's better-known songs which featured on a number of compilation albums, failed to chart as a single in Billboard magazine?
... that Puerto Rican-American singer José Feliciano was awarded his sixth Grammy Award for his performance of the song "¿Por Qué Te Tengo Que Olvidar?"?
... that the compilation album Puros Trankazos features a song about not killing someone lately?
... that Colombian singer Shakira has refused to re-release her debut album Magia, or her second, Peligro, because of their "immaturity"?
... that American singer Soraya earned the first Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album in 2004?

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... that La India's recordings of "Ese Hombre" and "Dicen Que Soy", on her album Dicen Que Soy, have been described as "anthems for female salsa lovers"?
... that the songs Jenni Rivera chose to cover on her album Joyas Prestadas were songs she listened to while working as a cashier?
... that the Cuban idiom El Niágara en Bicicleta is used to describe a situation that is difficult to overcome?
...that Mexican singer-actor Antonio Aguilar made over 150 albums and 150 movies in his career?
... that the song "Volví a Nacer" by Carlos Vives reached number one in Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, and the Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States?
... that singer-songwriter Fernando Osorio wrote the last song recorded by Cuban performer Celia Cruz?

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... that the album Gloria by Mexican singer Gloria Trevi features a song dedicated to The Rolling Stones?
... that the number-one single "A Puro Dolor", performed by Son By Four, was written by Omar Alfanno in ten minutes?
... that Ricardo Arjona's compilation album, Trópico, includes performances by Elvis Crespo, Marc Anthony and Gilberto Santa Rosa?
... that the albums that shared the 1999 Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year were nominated against each other at the 41st Grammy Awards?
... that the album A Time for Love recorded by Arturo Sandoval was inspired by trumpeter Bobby Hackett and the album Clifford Brown with Strings?
... that the Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album was earned in 2009 by Draco Rosa for his album Teatro?

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... that "O Tú o Ninguna" performed by Mexican singer Luis Miguel received a nomination for Song of the Year at the 1st Latin Grammy Awards?
... that the song "Te Amo", performed by Panamanian singer-songwriter Makano, became his first number-one single in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart?
... that the number-one song "Abrázame Muy Fuerte" performed by Juan Gabriel was featured as the theme song of a telenovela of the same title?
... that "Donde Quiera Que Estés" was recorded by Selena and the Barrio Boyzz to boost each others' fan bases in different parts of America?
... that the success of the album Dos by Myriam Hernández helped her to sign a recording contract with Warner Music?
... that Acabou Chorare, a 1972 album by Novos Baianos, was ranked number 1 by Rolling Stone magazine in 2007 on its list of the 100 greatest albums of Brazilian music?

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... that two Spanish versions of the Italian song "Tutta la vita" peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart?
... that Venezuelan performer José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" received a Grammy Award nomination for his number-one song "Baila Mi Rumba"?
... that "Buenos Amigos" was a career-launching song for American singer Selena, who recorded it as a duet with Álvaro Torres in 1991?
... that, in 2000, Argentinian singer Rodrigo sold out 13 consecutive shows at the Luna Park arena to promote his quadruple-platinum album A 2000?
... that all the nominees for Pop Song of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards of 1998 reached number-one at the Billboard Latin Songs chart?
... that in 1989 Cuban singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan became the first artist to simultaneously reach number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 and Top Latin Songs charts with her single "Don't Wanna Lose You"?

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... that the Grammy Award-winning album Bachata Rosa by Juan Luis Guerra brought bachata music into the mainstream in the Dominican Republic?
...that the Uruguayan Invasion was a musical phenomenon of the 1960s distinctly similar to the British Invasion, with rock bands from Uruguay rapidly gaining popularity in Argentina?
... that the song "No Me Doy Por Vencido" by Luis Fonsi was the first single to rank for two years in a row in the Billboard Top Latin Songs Year-End Chart?
... that in 1994 and 1995, Mexican singer Luis Miguel won consecutive Lo Nuestro Awards for Pop Album of the Year for albums that also earned Grammy Awards?
... that despite not charting in Billboard magazine, the music video for "Chika Ideal" reached the Top 10 on Terra Networks' Top Music Video countdown?
... that Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán was joined by Moderatto to record a live album?

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... that Luis Miguel's version of the song "Inolvidable" was included on an album that revived the interest for bolero?
... that the song "Soy Así" was recorded by Mexican singer José José during a personal crisis that included a divorce and a change of management?
... that Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel ranked third at the OTI Festival held in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1987 with the song "Ay Amor"?
... that a live album released by the band Los Tigres del Norte was named "historic" for the Mexican culture?
... that a Brazilian music expert noted Caetano Veloso's uncertain sexual orientation in his 2006 album cê?
... that the song "Detrás de Mi Ventana" written by Ricardo Arjona has been recorded in banda, mariachi, merengue and pop versions by different performers?

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... that Tito El Bambino received an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers award for Latin Song of the Year for "El Amor"?
... that Romance by Luis Miguel was credited by music critics for reviving the bolero genre?
... that Argentine thrash metal guitarist Antonio Romano was considered a potential guitarist for V8?
... that Spanish singer-songwriter Bebe received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album for her second studio album titled Y.?
... that after an unsuccessful debut album, Mexican singer-songwriter Mario Domm formed the band Camila?
... that Toby Love called his song "Tengo Un Amor" the "door-opener" for all of his future success?

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... that Paraguayan and jarocho harpist Celso Duarte began touring at age 10 and has performed with his band at Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center and the Getty Center?
... that Daddy Yankee's album Barrio Fino was the best-selling Latin album of the 2000s decade in the United States?
... that Jennifer Lopez's 2011 comeback, "On the Floor", samples Kaoma's 1989 hit single "Lambada" but fellow Latin artist Kat DeLuna felt it was similar to her own 2010 single "Party O'Clock"?
... that the song "Lo Mejor de Tu Vida" by Spanish singer Julio Iglesias held the record for biggest leap to number-one in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for almost 20 years?
... that Buddy Richard en el Astor by Buddy Richard was the first live album ever recorded and released by a Chilean artist?
... that the recording of "Fría Como el Viento" by Luis Miguel became his third number-one song in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart?

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... that only five of the twelve tracks on Bachata #1's, Vol. 3 are actually number-one singles?
... that although the 1996 reunion of the Argentine band V8 was not advertised, it was recorded in the live album Homenaje?
... that Mexican singer Edith Márquez received a gold certification in Mexico for an album that includes a cover of the number-one song "Tengo Todo Excepto a Tí"?
... that four singles from Romeo Santos's debut album reached number-one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart?
... that the music video for "Vida" by Ricky Martin was filmed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
...that Pasillo is the "national music" of Ecuador but originated from the Viennese Waltz?

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...that Pepe Marchena was a popular singer who created a new palo or flamenco musical form, called colombiana?
... that the last song on El Mundo Cabe en Una Canción is a tribute to singer-songwriter Fito Páez's hometown?
... that three songs written by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel peaked at number-one in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart in 1986?
... that Eddie Dee is "your rapper's favorite rapper", according to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers?
... that, starting in 1989, Selena's brother A.B. Quintanilla III was the main songwriter for her songs?
... that Bachata #1's contains themes which according to Allmusic "are perfect for quieter moments on the dance floor"?

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... that Fredesvinda Garcia was a Cuban singer who recorded just one album, a year before her death?
... that Gervasio won the international competition at the 1983 Viña del Mar International Song Festival?
... ... that "Fotos Y Recuerdos" was positioned at number four on the US Hot Latin Tracks the day Selena was murdered?
... that "Déjame Entrar" by Colombian singer-songwriter Carlos Vives was awarded the Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song?
... that Puerto Rican singer Chayanne received a Grammy Award nomination for his self-titled 1988 album?
... that Prince Royce's debut album peaked at number one 58 weeks after its release?

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... that Cuban composer César Portillo de la Luz founded the filin movement?
... that in 1992, Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel set a record for the most Lo Nuestro Award wins at a single ceremony?
... that "The Peanut Vendor", composed by Cuban orchestra leader Moisés Simons, has been recorded by over 160 bands?
... that the song "La Cima del Cielo" recorded by Ricardo Montaner became his first number-one single in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart?
... that in 2009, the Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea became the first all-female mariachi band to be nominated for a Grammy Award and the first to win one?

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... that the song "Qué Te Pasa", performed by Mexican singer Yuri, became the longest running number-one single of the 1980s in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks?
... that the release of Bachata Romántica: 1's two weeks before Valentine's Day was used as a promotional tactic to generate a holiday sales boost?
... that "Por Amarte Así" won an ASCAP Latin award in categories Pop/Ballad, Salsa and Duranguense for Alejandro Montalbán and Eduardo Reyes?
... that Argentine thrash metal band Hermética was part of the 1994 edition of the Monsters of Rock festival in Argentina, alongside Black Sabbath, Slayer, and Kiss?
... that Selena was inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame three months after her death?
... that reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel won the Grammy, Latin Grammy, and Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year for their album Los Extraterrestres?

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... that actress-singer Anabela, who represented Portugal in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, just finished playing the role of Maria von Trapp in the Portuguese production of The Sound of Music?
... that Colombia's Parabellum was described as one of the world's first black metal bands?
... that Azúcar Moreno's song "Bandido" caused a stir at the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest when one of the backing tracks malfunctioned, causing the singers to storm off stage?
... that Five Tango Sensations by the Kronos Quartet was the last studio recording by tango music legend Ástor Piazzolla?
... that Hermética's EP Intérpretes includes a thrash metal cover version of the tango "Cambalache"?

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... that WEA Latin had a Mexican radio station play all the songs from Aries by Luis Miguel in response to finding pirate copies of the album being already sold?
... that Mexican singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade won three Latin Grammy Awards for her song "Hasta la Raíz"?
... that Natalia Lafourcade sought inspiration for her album Hasta la Raíz in Agustín Lara's repertoire and her native country, Mexico?
... that percussionist Annette A. Aguilar was sent to South Africa by the U.S. State Department as a Latin Jazz Ambassador?
... that seven songs used in telenovelas reached number one on the Billboard Mexican Espanol Airplay chart in 2014?
... that Dreaming of You, the fifth and final studio album by American singer Selena, became the best-selling Latin album of all-time in the U.S.?

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...that Catalan singer Silvia Perez Cruz's (pictured) songs have been described as a blend of music genres including fado, jazz improvisation, and flamenco?
... that American singer-songwriter Romeo Santos broke the record for the most nominations in a single ceremony at the 2015 Latin Billboard Music Awards?
... that Frankie Ruiz, popularly known as the "Father of Salsa", never took singing classes?
... that "E depois do adeus" was one of two songs played on Portuguese radio to signal the beginning of the Carnation Revolution in 1974?
... that Catalan flamenco guitarist "Chicuelo" has been the music director of Shōji Kojima's dance company in Japan since 1992?
... that Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz and João Gilberto won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1965 and was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001?

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...that "O Meu Coração Não Tem Cor" was the most successful Portuguese Eurovision entry to date, but was ironically followed by the country's worst result since the Carnation Revolution?
... that "Ríe y Llora" was the final song recorded by Celia Cruz before her death?
... that Spain, which placed second at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with "Su canción", was rumored to have given high marks to a competitor so it would not have to host the contest the following year?
... that Eduardo Delgado has recorded the full works of Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera?
... that flamenco percussionist Tino di Geraldo produced Jackson Browne's album Love Is Strange: En Vivo Con Tino, in which he was featured?
... that Catalan guitarist Pedro Javier González won both the Premio al Toque por Bulerías and Certamen de Guitarra flamenca flamenco competitions in the 1980s?

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... that the music of Catalan guitarist Toti Soler has been described as beautifully capturing the "enigmatic mood" of "traumas and passions"?
... that Argentine drummer Claudio Strunz owned Hermética's rehearsal room, before joining the band?"