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2nd Latin Grammy Awards (Press Conference)

Date	October 30, 2001
Venue	Conga Room, Los Angeles, California
Host	Jimmy Smits, Paul Rodriguez

2nd Latin Grammy Awards (Originally Planned Telecast)

Date	September 11, 2001
Venue	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Network	CBS
Host	Christina Aguilera, Jimmy Smits
Persona Del Ano	Julio Iglesias

The Second Annual Latin Grammy Awards winners were announced during a press conference October 30, 2001 at the Conga Room in Los Angeles, California. The awards were to have been presented at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA with a CBS national telecast on September 11, 2001. The telecast was cancelled because of the terrorist attacks that morning in New York City, Arlington, Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The show's original hosts were supposed to be Jimmy Smits and Christina Aguilera. The live webcast and press conference were hosted by Jimmy Smits and Paul Rodriguez. Alejandro Sanz was the top winner winning four awards including Album of the Year. Juanes won three awards including Best New Artist and Christina Aguilera became the first American born artist to win a Latin Grammy.

Contents 1 Winners 2 General Field 2.1 Record of the Year 2.2 Album of the Year 2.3 Song of the Year 2.4 Best New Artist 3 Pop Field 3.1 Best Female Pop Vocal Album 3.2 Best Male Pop Vocal Album 3.3 Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals 3.4 Best Pop Instrumental Album 4 Rap/Hip-Hop Field 4.1 Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album 5 Rock Field 5.1 Best Rock Solo Vocal Album 5.2 Best Rock Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal 5.3 Best Rock Song 6 Tropical Field 6.1 Best Salsa Album 6.2 Best Merengue Album 6.3 Best Contemporary Tropical Album 6.4 Best Tropical Song 7 Regional Field 7.1 Best Ranchero Album 7.2 Best Banda Album 7.3 Best Grupero Album 7.4 Best Tejano Album 7.5 Best Norteño Album 7.6 Best Regional Mexican Song 8 Traditional Field 8.1 Best Folk Album 8.2 Best Tango Album 8.3 Best Flamenco Album 9 Jazz Field 9.1 Best Latin Jazz Album 10 Brazilian Field 10.1 Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album 10.2 Best Brazilian Rock Album 10.3 Best Samba/Pagode Album 10.4 Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album 10.5 Best Sertaneja Album 10.6 Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album 10.7 Best Brazilian Song (Portuguese Language) 11 Children's Field 11.1 Best Latin Children's Album 12 Classic Field 12.1 Best Classical Album 13 Production Field 13.1 Best Engineered Album 13.2 Producer of the Year 14 Music Video Field 14.1 Best Music Video

[edit] Winners

[edit] General Field

[edit] Record of the Year

• "El Alma Al Aire" — Alejandro Sanz
  • Emanuele Ruffinengo, producer; Joel Numa, Renato Cantele & Roberto Maccagno, engineers/mixers

[edit] Album of the Year

• El Alma Al Aire — Alejandro Sanz
  • Emanuele Ruffinengo, producer; Joel Numa, Maurizio Biancani, Renato Cantele & Roberto Maccagno, engineers/mixers

[edit] Song of the Year

• "El Alma Al Aire" — Alejandro Sanz, Songwriter (Alejandro Sanz)

[edit] Best New Artist

• Juanes

[edit] Pop Field

[edit] Best Female Pop Vocal Album

• Mi Reflejo — Christina Aguilera

[edit] Best Male Pop Vocal Album

• El Alma Al Aire — Alejandro Sanz

[edit] Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals

• Duetos — Armando Manzanero

[edit] Best Pop Instrumental Album

• This Side Of Paradise — Nestor Torres

[edit] Rap/Hip-Hop Field

[edit] Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album

• Un Paso A La Eternidad — Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop

[edit] Rock Field

[edit] Best Rock Solo Vocal Album

• Fíjate Bien — Juanes

[edit] Best Rock Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

• Gozo Poderoso — Aterciopelados

[edit] Best Rock Song

• "Fijate Bien" — Juanes, songwriter (Juanes)

[edit] Tropical Field

[edit] Best Salsa Album

• Obra Maestra — Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri

[edit] Best Merengue Album

• ...De Vuelta Al Barrio — Chichi Peralta

[edit] Best Contemporary Tropical Album

• Siempre Viviré — Celia Cruz

[edit] Best Tropical Song

• "Júrame (Merengue)" — Kike Santander, songwriter (Gisselle)

[edit] Regional Field

[edit] Best Ranchero Album

• Yo No Fui — Pedro Fernández

[edit] Best Banda Album

• Contigo Por Siempre — Banda el Recodo

[edit] Best Grupero Album

• Por Encima De Todo — Grupo Limite

[edit] Best Tejano Album

• Quien Iba A Pensar — Jimmy González y El Grupo Mazz

[edit] Best Norteño Album

• Quémame Los Ojos/Amigos Del Alma — Ramón Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte

[edit] Best Regional Mexican Song

• "Borracho Te Recuerdo" — Jose Vaca Flores, songwriter (Vicente Fernandez)

[edit] Traditional Field

[edit] Best Folk Album

• La Rumba Soy Yo — El All-Stars de La Rumba Cubana

[edit] Best Tango Album

• Tango Fatal — Carlos Franzetti

[edit] Best Flamenco Album

• Ciudad De Las Ideas — Vicente Amigo

[edit] Jazz Field

[edit] Best Latin Jazz Album

• Live At The Blue Note — Paquito D'Rivera Quintet

[edit] Brazilian Field

[edit] Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album

• Memorias, Crônicas E Declarações De Amor — Marisa Monte

[edit] Best Brazilian Rock Album

• 3001 — Rita Lee

[edit] Best Samba/Pagode Album

• Agua Da Minha Sede — Zeca Pagodinho

[edit] Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album

• Noites Do Norte — Caetano Veloso

[edit] Best Sertaneja Album

• Semente Caipira — Pena Branca

[edit] Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album

• As Cancoes De Eu, Tu, Eels (Music From the film: Me You Them) — Gilberto Gil

[edit] Best Brazilian Song (Portuguese Language)

• "Esperando Na Janela" — Raimundinho do Accordion, Targino Gondim & Manuca, songwriters (Gilberto Gil)

[edit] Children's Field

[edit] Best Latin Children's Album

• Cómo Estan Ustedes? — Miliki

[edit] Classic Field

[edit] Best Classical Album

• Albeniz: Merlin — Carlos Alvarez, Placido Domingo, Jane Henschel & Ana Maria Martinez
  • Michael Haas, producer

[edit] Production Field

[edit] Best Engineered Album

• Arrasando — Marcelo Anez, Gustavo Celis, Gordon Chinn, Charles Dye, Javier Garza, Mike Gouzauski, Sebastian Kyrs, Freddy Pinero, Jr., Eric Schilling, Joel Someilan, Ron Taylor, J. C. Ulloa and Robb Williams, engineers (Thalía)

[edit] Producer of the Year

• K. C. Porter
  • Brujería — (King Chango)
  • "Cambia La Piel" — (Ricky Martin)
  • "El Santo" — (King Chango)
  • "Olympic Festival" — (Carlos Santana)
  • "Un Error De Los Grandes" — (Laura Pausini)
  • "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)" — (98 Degrees).

[edit] Music Video Field

[edit] Best Music Video

• "She Bangs" — Ricky Martin
• Wayne Isham, video director; Dana Marshall & Jil Harden, video producers

v • d • e Latin Grammy Awards Categories Album of the Year · Record of the Year · Song of the Year · Best New Artist · Best Pop Vocal Album, Female · Best Pop Vocal Album, Male · Best Pop Vocal Album, Duo or Group · Best Rock Song · Best Rock Solo Vocal Album · Best Rock Vocal Album, Duo or Group · Best Alternative Music Album · Best Urban Music Album · Best Urban Song · Best Ranchero Album · Best Banda Album · Best Short Form Music Video · Best Long Form Music Video · Best Brazilian Rock Album Years 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (LARAS)