Premio Lo Nuestro 2003 was the 15th anniversary of the awards.[1] the show was hosted by Mexican presenters Marco Antonio Regil and Adal Ramones. Juanes, Thalía, Marc Anthony, Pilar Montenegro, Sin Bandera, Banda el Recodo and other Latin music greats gave electrifying performances. In the show, there was 36 awards winners with 135 nominations. In Pop genre, Awards was given for : Album of the Year, Best Male Artist, Best Female Artist, Best Group or duo, Best New Artist and Song of the Year. In Rock Genre : Best Rock Album and Best rock Performer of the Year. In Tropical genre : Best Tropical Album of the Year, Best Tropical Male Artist, Best Tropical Female Artist, Best Tropical Group or Duo of the Year, Best Tropical New Artist, Tropical Song of the Year, Best Merengue Performance, Best Salsa Performance and Best Traditional Performance. Juanes was the biggest winner of night, took home four awards Best Pop Male Artist, Best Music Video, Best Rock Performance, and Pop Song of the Year . In the Regional Mexican, Pilar Montenegro took three awards for Regional Mexican Song of the Year, Pop Song of the Year ("Quitame Ese Hombre"), and for Best Regional Mexican Female Artist. In the tropical genre, Celia Cruz took home with four great awards of the night for Best Salsa Performance, Best Tropical Female Artist, Best Tropical Song of the year and Tropical Album of the Year. At the night, the greatest performance was a medley of top Latin hits from the last 15 years, performed by the artists that made them famous, including Vikki Carr, Son by Four, Los Ilegales, La Mafia, Luis Enrique, Wilfrido Vargas and Olga Tañón. There was a great tribute to Celia Cruz by the world-famous salsa group "Fania All-Stars", of which Cruz was a member during the 1970s, reunited for an exclusive performance that rocked the house.[2][3][4]
| 15th Lo Nuestro Awards | |
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| Date | Thursday, February 6, 2003 |
| Site | James L. Knight Center, Miami, Florida, USA |
| Hosted by | Marco Antonio Regil Adal Ramones |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Celia Cruz (4) |
| Most nominations | Celia Cruz (4) |
Appearancesedit |
Performancesedit
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Nominees and winners
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| Pop Male Artist | Pop Female Artist |
| Pop Group or Duo | Pop New Artist |
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| Rock Album | Rock Artist |
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| Regional Mexican Album | Regional Mexican Song |
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| Regional Mexican Male Artist | Regional Mexican Female Artist |
| Regional Mexican Group or Duo | Regional Mexican New Artist |
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| Tejano Performance | Grupero Performance |
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| Ranchero Performance | Banda Performance |
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| Norteño Performance | |
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| Tropical Album | Tropical Song |
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| Tropical Male Artist | Tropical Female Artist |
| Merengue Artist | Salsa Artist |
| Tropical Duo or Group | Tropical New Artist |
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| Traditional Performance | Video of the Year[5] |
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Special awards
edit- Excellence Award: Luis Miguel
- Premio del Pueblo (People's Choice):
- Pop: Thalía
- Rock: Shakira
- Tropical: Marc Anthony
- Regional/Mexican: Vicente Fernández
- Urban: El General
Pop category
edit| S.No. | Sub - Category | Nominees | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) | Album of the Year | Sin Bandera - Sin Bandera | |
| 2) | Best Male Artist | Juanes | |
| 3) | Best Female Artist | Shakira | |
| 4) | Best Duo or Group | Sin Bandera | |
| 5) | Best New Artist of the Year |
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Las Ketchup |
| 6) | Song of the Year |
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A Dios le Pido - Juanes |
Rock category
edit| S.No. | Sub - Category | Nominees | Winner |
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| 1) | Album of the Year |
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Revolución de Amor - Maná |
| 2) | Best Rock Performance | Juanes |
Tropical category
edit| S.No. | Sub - Category | Nominees | Winner |
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| 1) | Album of the Year |
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La Negra Tiene Tumbao - Celia Cruz |
| 2) | Best Male Artist | Marc Anthony | |
| 3) | Best Female Artist | Celia Cruz | |
| 4) | Best Duo or Group | Celso Piña and su Ronda Bogotá | |
| 5) | Best New Artist of the Year |
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Proyecto Nuevo |
| 6) | Song of the Year |
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La Vida es un Carnaval - Celia Cruz |
| 7) | Best Merengue Performance | Elvis Crespo | |
| 8) | Best Salsa Performance | Celia Cruz | |
| 9) | Best Salsa Performance |
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Celso Piña and su Ronda Bogotá |
Regional Mexican category
edit| S.No. | Sub - Category | Nominees | Winner |
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| 1) | Album of the Year |
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Perdóname Mi Amor - Conjunto Primavera |
| 2) | Best Male Artist |
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Joan Sebastian |
| 3) | Best Female Artist | Pilar Montenegro | |
| 4) | Best Duo or Group |
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Intocable |
| 5) | Best New Artist of the Year |
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Germán Lizárraga and su Banda Estrellas de Sinaloa |
| 6) | Song of the Year |
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Quítame Ese Hombre - Pilar Montenegro |
| 7) | Best Tejano Performance |
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Intocable |
| 8) | Best Grupera Performance |
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Los Temerarios |
| 9) | Best Ranchera Performance | Vicente Fernández | |
| 10) | Best Banda Performance |
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Banda el Recodo |
| 11) | Best Norteño Performance |
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Conjunto Primavera |
Urban category
edit| S.No. | Sub - Category | Nominees | Winner |
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| 1) | Album of the Year |
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Is Back - El General & Pura Gozadera - Proyecto Uno |
| 2) | Best Urban Performance | El General |
Popular award
edit| S.No. | Sub - Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1) | Popular Pop Artist | Thalía |
| 2) | Popular Rock Artist | Shakira |
| 3) | Popular Tropical Artist | Marc Anthony |
| 4) | Popular Regional Mexican Artist | Vicente Fernández |
| 5) | Popular Urban Artist | El General |
| 6) | Video of the Year | A Dios Le Pido - Juanes |
References
edit- ^ "Univision' Star-Studded 'Premio Lo Nuestro' Celebrated Its 15th Anniversary". Hispanic PR Wire. 2003-02-06. Archived from the original on 2006-11-09. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ^ "'Premio Lo Nuestro' 2003". Univision. Archived from the original on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ^ "'Premio Lo Nuestro' 2003 Nominations". Univision. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ^ "Premio Lo Nuestro 2003". Univision. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ^ "Premios Lo Nuestro: Votación Video del Año". Univision. Univision Communications Inc. 2002. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.