Juan Luis Guerra received the Lifetime Achievement Honor at 2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards that took place on 25 April 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada for his many years of inspiring Latin songs.
For the occasion, Juanes of Colombia opened the segment with an introduction and speech before Kany García performed “Burbujas de Amor.” Then Pedro Capo gave what was described as a spirited rendition of “Ojalá que Llueva Café” and Fonseca finished with a heartfelt version of “La Traviesa” that brought a smile to Guerra’s face, as reported by Billboard.
Billboard recognized Guerra for his exceptional and enduring career. He is described as one of the most recognizable names in Latin music, one who has throughout his 35-year career launched 15 successful albums and sold over 30 million records worldwide.
Billboard recognized the Dominican musician, composer, singer and arranger for bringing the sounds of bachata and merengue to the world. Billboard highlights: Guerra has notched 42 songs on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart. Six of those songs hit No. 1, including the chart toppers “La Llave de Mi Corazón” which reigned for four weeks in 2007, and “Cuando Me Enamoro” the Enrique Iglesias song on which he is featured, which led for 17 non-consecutive weeks in 2010. On the Top Latin Albums chart, he’s placed 11 top 10 titles and three No. 1 albums. Guerra’s song “Ojala Que Llueva Café” is one of the best-known Latin songs of all time. His most recent “Kitipun,” the first single from Guerra’s upcoming album Literal, was released on Friday, 5 April 2019.
During the event, Ozuna was honored with 11 wins, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year. The previous week he had performed for Dominican audiences on 20 April 2019 at Casa de Campo’s Altos de Chavón Amphitheater.
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30 April 2019