Throughout the thirteen-year history of the Latin Grammy Awards, multiple records have been set. This page includes competitive awards only and does not include special awards such as Lifetime Achievement awards or any other non-competitive awards presented by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.
Awards
Most Latin Grammys won The record for the most Latin Grammys belongs to Residente and Edgar Barrera, both with 29 awards.
Rank Artist Number of awards 1Edgar Barrera29 Residente2 Juan Luis Guerra 283 Juanes 27 4 Cabra24 Alejandro Sanz5 Calle 13 226 Allan Leschhorn21 Rafael Arcaute 7Natalia Lafourcade 20 8 Carlos Vives 199Bad Bunny 17 Gustavo Santaolalla10 Carlos Alvarez 16 Sergio George
Most Latin Grammys won by a male artist
Residente is the most awarded male artist, with 29 accolades. Rank Artist Number of awards 1 Residente 292 Juan Luis Guerra 283 Juanes 25 4 Cabra24 Alejandro Sanz5 Allan Leschhorn21 Rafael Arcaute 6 Carlos Vives 197Bad Bunny 17 Gustavo Santaolalla8 Carlos Alvarez 16 Sergio George
Most Latin Grammys won by a female artist Natalia Lafourcade is the most awarded female artist, with 20 accolades. Rank Artist Number of awards 1 Natalia Lafourcade 20 2 Shakira 153Rosalía 11 4 Aline Barros8 Julieta Venegas Karol G Maria Rita5 Kany García 7
Most Latin Grammys won by a group Calle 13 is the most awarded Group, with 22 accolades. Rank Artist Number of awards 1 Calle 13 22 2 Banda el Recodo 9 3Café Tacvba 8 Los Tigres del Norte 4 Motolov 75 Jimmy González y Grupo Mazz 6
Most Latin Grammys won by a duo Chitãozinho & Xororó and Jesse & Joy are the most awarded duo, both with 6 accolades. Rank Artist Number of awards 1Chitãozinho & Xororó 6Jesse & Joy2 Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso 53 Renato Teixeira 3
Most Latin Grammys won by a producer Edgar Barrera with 29 awards has won more awards than any other producer. +RankArtistNumber of awards1Edgar Barrera 292Juan Luis Guerra 283Rafael Arcaute 214Gustavo Santaolalla 175Sergio George 16
Most Latin Grammys won by an engineer or mixer Thom Russo with 11 awards, has won more than any other engineer or mixer.
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Engineer or Mixer Sebastian KrysThom Russo Rafael ArcauteAníbal KerpelJavier GarzaRafa Sardina Carlos AlvarezMike Couzzi Emilio EstefanBenny Faccone Ronnie Torres Total 11 10 9 8 7
Youngest Winner Jaden, from the group Sophia, made history as the youngest Latin Grammy winner when he received the award for Best Latin Children's Album in 2022 at just 8 years old. Meanwhile, Mexican singer Yuri became the youngest artist to receive the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, which she was honored in 2018 with at the age of 54.
Oldest Winner Cuban born American musician Angela Alvarez was awarded Best New Artist at age 95 in 2022.
Most Honored Albums Entren Los Que Quieran by Calle 13 is the most honored album in Latin Grammy history. It won nine awards in 2011.
Rank 1st 2nd Album Entren Los Que Quieran by Calle 13 La Llave de Mi Corazón by Juan Luis Guerra Un Día Normal by Juanes El Mal Querer by Rosalía Total 9 6
Most Record of the Year wins The Record of the Year award is given to the performers, producers, recording engineers, mixing engineers and mastering engineers for commercially released singles or tracks of new vocal or instrumental recordings in Spanish or Portuguese language. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees. Alejandro Sanz has won the most awards in the category with five wins out of nine nominations.
+ Performers Awards Artist 8Alejandro Sanz3Jorge Drexler2JuanesShakiraCalle 13Natalia Lafourcade2Juan Luis Guerra
+ Producers/engineers Awards Producer/engineer 2Benny FacconeGustavo SantaolallaAnibal KerpelThom RussoLulo PérezRafael Arcaute
Most Album of the Year wins The Album of the Year award is given to the performers, producers, recording engineers, mixing engineers and mastering engineers for vocal or instrumental albums with 51% of newly recorded material. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees. Beginning in 2018, songwriters are eligible for the accolade if 33% of the playing time are written by them. Juan Luis Guerra is the performer with the most wins in the category with four awards, including one as a producer, while Allan Leschhorn has also received four awards as recording and mixing engineer.
+ Performers Awards Artist 5Juan Luis Guerra3Alejandro SanzJuanes2Luis MiguelCalle 13Rosalia
+ Producers/engineers Awards Producer/engineer 4Allan Leschhorn3Ronnie TorresAdam Ayan
Most Song of the Year wins The Song of the Year award is given to the songwriters of new songs containing at least 51% of lyrics in Spanish or Portuguese language. Instrumental songs and cover versions are not eligible. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees. Alejandro Sanz is the most awarded songwriter in the category with four wins out of eight nominations.
Awards Artist 4Alejandro Sanz3ShakiraJorge Drexler2JuanesCarlos VivesAndrés CastroLuis Fonsi
Artists who have won all four General Field awards There have been only two musicians who have won all four General Field awards: Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist.
In 2001, Juanes won Best New Artist. He earned the three other awards in 2003 and 2008. He's the first artist to win all four awards in the General Field.
In 2006, Calle 13 won Best New Artist. In 2009 the band won Album of the Year and Record of the Year and in 2013 the group won all three major awards in that night making them the second overall artists and the first band to achieve this milestone.
Single Ceremony
Most Latin Grammys won in one night Calle 13 holds the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night with nine wins in 2011. +RankArtistAwards1Calle 1392Jorge Drexler63Juanes,5Juan Luis GuerraBad BunnyCa7riel & Paco Amoroso
Most Latin Grammys won by a male artist is one night Jorge Drexler holds the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night by a male artist with six wins in 2022. Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra, Bad Bunny and Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso follow him with five. +RankArtist(s)Awards1Jorge Drexler (2022)62Juanes (2003, 2008)5Juan Luis Guerra (2007)Bad Bunny (2025)Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso (2025)
Most Latin Grammys won by a female artist in one night Shakira and Natalia Lafourcade hold the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night by a female artist which is four. +RankArtist(s)Awards1Shakira (2006)4Natalia Lafourcade (2015)2Rosalia (2019)3Natalia Lafourcade (2020, 2023)Shakira (2023)Karol G (2023)
Most Latin Grammys won by a group in one night Calle 13 with nine wins in 2011, holds the record for most wins by a group in one night.
Most Latin Grammys awarded to an album on one night In 2011 Calle 13's Entren Los Que Quieran won nine awards. It won Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Urban Album, Best Urban Song, Best Alternative Song, Best Tropical Song, Producer of the Year and Best Short Form Music Video.
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd Album Entren Los Que Quieran by Calle 13 La Llave de Mi Corazón by Juan Luis Guerra and Un Día Normal by Juanes Debí Tirar Más Fotos by Bad Bunny and Papota by Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso Awards 9 6 5
Nominations
Most Latin Grammy nominations Edgar Barrera holds the record for the most Latin Grammy nominations with 74.
Nominations Artist 74Edgar Barrera 55Residente52Bad Bunny51Alejandro Sanz 49 Juanes 40Eduardo Cabra 36Shakira
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th10th10th 11th Artist René Pérez Joglar "Residente" Calle 13 Shakira Juanes Natalia Lafourcade Eduardo Cabra "Visitante"Alejandro SanzJuan Luis Guerra Daddy YankeeCarlos VivesGustavo SantaolallaKarol GCaetano Veloso Total 42 40 36 35 34 33 32 31 302928 27
Most Nominations in one night J Balvin was nominated for thirteen Latin Grammy Awards in 2020. Calle 13 was nominated for ten Latin Grammy Awards in 2011. Eduardo Cabra was nominated for ten Latin Grammy Awards in 2014.
Most Nominations for a Female artist in one night Rosalía and Karol G hold the record for most Nominations in one night for a female artist with eight. Rosalía was nominated for eight awards in 2022 and Karol G was nominated for eight awards in 2024.
See also Grammy Award records
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