The Lo Nuestro Award for Best Merengue Performance (or Lo Nuestro Award for Merengue Artist of the Year) was an honor presented annually by American network Univision. The Lo Nuestro Awards were first awarded in 1989 and has been given annually since to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The nominees and winners were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on Billboard Latin music charts, with the results being tabulated and certified by the accounting firm Deloitte. At the present time, the winners are selected by the audience through an online survey. The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a treble clef.
The award was first presented to Puerto-Rican American singer Elvis Crespo in 2001. Puerto-Rican American performer Olga Tañón holds the record for the most awards with seven, out of the same number of nominations, Crespo, Tañón and Dominican singer-songwriters Juan Luis Guerra and Héctor Acosta were the only performers awarded, with four, seven, three, and one wins, respectively. Grupo Manía are the most nominated performers without a win, with six unsuccessful nominations. In 2016 the category was discontinued.
Winners and nominees Listed below are the winners and nominees of the award for each year. Key Meaning Indicates the winner
Year PerformerRef 2001 (13th) 2002 (14th) 2003 (15th) 2004 (16th) 2005 (17th) 2006 (18th) 2007 (19th) 2008 (20th) 2009 (21st) 2010 (22nd) 2011 (23rd) 2012 (24th) 2013 (25th) 2014 (26th) 2015 (27th)
Multiple wins/nominations Number Performer(s) Wins 7 Olga Tañón 4 Elvis Crespo 3 Juan Luis Guerra1Héctor Acosta Nominations Elvis Crespo Olga Tañón 6 Juan Luis Guerra Limi-T 21 3 Grupo Manía Eddy Herrera Los Toros Band 2 Fulanito Ilegales Juan Luis Juancho Los Hermanos Rosario Oro Solido1Héctor Acosta
See also Grammy Award for Best Merengue Album Grammy Award for Best Salsa/Merengue Album Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Tropical Album
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