The Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Female Artist of the Year is an award presented annually by American television network
Univision. It was first awarded in 1989 and has been given annually since. The accolade was established to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music.[1] 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.[1][2] At the present time, the winners are selected by the audience through an online survey.[3] The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a
treble clef.[1]
The award was first presented to Spanish singer
Isabel Pantoja. Colombian singer-songwriter
Shakira is the most nominated performer and holds the record for the most awards, winning on nine occasions out of twelve nominations. Mexican singer-songwriter
Ana Gabriel won in four consecutive ceremonies. Mexican-American singer
Jenni Rivera, Cuban-American artist
Gloria Estefan, Italian performer
Laura Pausini and Mexican singers
Thalía and
Paulina Rubio have received two awards each. The current holder of the award is Mexican artist Thalía.
Winners and nominees
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees for the majority of the years awarded.
Key
Meaning
‡
Indicates the winner
Spanish singer
Isabel Pantoja(pictured in 2012), winner in 1989Mexican singer
Ana Gabriel(pictured in 2006), winner for four years in a row (1990-1993)Colombian singer
Shakira(pictured in 2009), the most awarded performer with nine wins
^"Lo Nuestro 1989 – Historia". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications, Inc. 1989. Archived from
the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
The Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Female Artist of the Year is an award presented annually by American television network
Univision. It was first awarded in 1989 and has been given annually since. The accolade was established to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music.[1] 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.[1][2] At the present time, the winners are selected by the audience through an online survey.[3] The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a
treble clef.[1]
The award was first presented to Spanish singer
Isabel Pantoja. Colombian singer-songwriter
Shakira is the most nominated performer and holds the record for the most awards, winning on nine occasions out of twelve nominations. Mexican singer-songwriter
Ana Gabriel won in four consecutive ceremonies. Mexican-American singer
Jenni Rivera, Cuban-American artist
Gloria Estefan, Italian performer
Laura Pausini and Mexican singers
Thalía and
Paulina Rubio have received two awards each. The current holder of the award is Mexican artist Thalía.
Winners and nominees
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees for the majority of the years awarded.
Key
Meaning
‡
Indicates the winner
Spanish singer
Isabel Pantoja(pictured in 2012), winner in 1989Mexican singer
Ana Gabriel(pictured in 2006), winner for four years in a row (1990-1993)Colombian singer
Shakira(pictured in 2009), the most awarded performer with nine wins
^"Lo Nuestro 1989 – Historia". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications, Inc. 1989. Archived from
the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.