Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical Song of the Year explained

The Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical Song of the Year (or Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical/Salsa Song of the Year) is 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.^[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]} As of 2004, the winners are selected through an online survey. The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a treble clef.^[1]

The award was first presented to "Ven, Devórame Otra Vez" by Puerto-Rican artist Lalo Rodríguez. American singer Marc Anthony is the most awarded performer with four awards and is also the most nominated performer with sixteen nominations. In 2001, "A Puro Dolor" by Puerto-Rican band Son by Four won Lo Nuestro Awards for both Tropical Song of the Year and Pop Song of the Year. "El Costo de la Vida" by Dominican artist Juan Luis Guerra, "Abriendo Puertas" by Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan, "Y Hubo Alguien" and "Ahora Quién" by American performer Marc Anthony, "Suavemente" by Puerto-Rican songwriter Elvis Crespo, "Cómo Olvidar" by Puerto-Rican artist Olga Tañón, "Por Un Segundo" by Aventura, and "A Puro Dolor", earned the award and also reached number-one at the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.^[3] American performer Víctor Manuelle and Puerto-Rican American singers Jerry Rivera and Gilberto Santa Rosa are the most nominated performers without a win, with five unsuccessful nominations each.

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.

Year	Song	Performer(s)	Ref
1989 (1st)	"Ven, Devórame Otra Vez"		[4] [5]
"Cara Dura"
"Cupido"	El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
"Lluvia"
"Tu No Le Amas, Le Temes"	Luis Enrique
1990 (2nd)	"Lo Que Pasó Entre Tu y Yo... Pasó"	Luis Enrique	[6]
"Aguacero"	El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
"Amame"	El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
"Doce Rosas"
"Tengo Una Muñeca"
1991 (3rd)	"Burbujas de Amor"	y 440	[7]
"Sopa de Caracol"	Banda Blanca
"La Bilirrubina"	y 440
"Estrellitas y Duendes"	y 440
"Mi Mundo"	Luis Enrique
1992 (4th)	"Ella Me Vacila"	La Banda Show	[8]
"Ando Buscando Un Amor"	Víctor Víctor
"Fiesta"	Banda Blanca
"Frío, Frío"	y 440
"Mesita de Noche"	Víctor Víctor
1993 (5th)	"El Costo de la Vida"	y 440	[9]
"Tu Amor Es Una Rueda"
"Lo Que Es Vivir"	Luis Enrique
"Perfidia"
"Bailando"
1994 (6th)	"El Baile del Perrito"	y su Orquesta	[10]
"Coronita de Flores"
"Hasta el Sol de Hoy"	Edgar Joel
"Palabras del Alma"
"Pitaste?"
1995 (7th)	"La Gota Fría"		[11]
"Día y Noche Pienso en Ella"
"Mi Media Mitad"
"Presencié Tu Amor"
"Vivir Lo Nuestro"	and La India
1996 (8th)	"Abriendo Puertas"		[12]
"Amor de Playa"	El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
"Te Conozco Bien"
"Suave"
"Esperándote"
1997 (9th)	"La Morena"	Ilegales	[13]
"Mi Reina"	La Makina
"Llegaste a Mi"
"Hasta Ayer"
"Loco de Amor"
1998 (10th)	"Y Hubo Alguien"		[14]
"Rompecintura"	Los Hermanos Rosario
"Me Cansé de Ser La Otra"	La India
"Amor Narcótico"
"Serpiente Mala"
1999 (11th)	"Suavemente"		[15]
"Para Darte Mi Vida"	and Milly Quezada
"Contra la Corriente"
"Agua Pasada"
"Una Fan Enamorada"	Servando & Florentino
2000 (12th)	"Píntame"		[16]
"No Sabes Como Duele"
"Bajo la Lluvia"	Grupo Manía
"El Niágara en Bicicleta"
"Por Mujeres Como Tú"
2001 (13th)	"A Puro Dolor"	Son By Four	[17] [18]
"Por el Caminito"
"Júrame"	Gisselle
"Da la Vuelta"
"Fruta Fresca"
2002 (14th)	"Cómo Olvidar"		[19] [20]
"Tu Recuerdo"	Ilegales
"Comerte a Besos"
"Quiero"
"Mi Historia Entre Tus Dedos"
2003 (15th)	"La Vida Es Un Carnaval"		[21] [22]
"Bandida"
"Cumbia Sobre el Río"	y su Ronda Bogotá
"La Negra Tiene Tumbao"
"Viviendo"
2004 (16th)	"Barco a la Deriva"		[23] [24]
"El Tonto Que No Te Olvidó"	Víctor Manuelle
"Herida Mortal"
"Sedúceme"	La India
"Si Te Dijeron"
2005 (17th)	"Ahora Quién"		[25] [26]
"Creo En El Amor"
"Lloré Lloré"	Víctor Manuelle
"Loca Conmigo"	Los Toros Band
"Tengo Ganas"	Víctor Manuelle
2006 (18th)	"Bandolero"		[27] [28]
"Hasta el Fin"	Monchy & Alexandra
"Perdidos"	Monchy & Alexandra
"Que Ironía"	Andy Andy
"Se Esfuma Tu Amor"
2007 (19th)	"No Es Una Novela"	Monchy & Alexandra	[29] [30]
"Amor de Una Noche"	N'Klabe and Voltio
"Nuestro Amor Se Ha Vuelto Ayer"	Víctor Manuelle
"Te Mando Flores"	Fonseca
"Tu Amor Me Hace Bien"
2008 (20th)	"Mi Corazoncito"	Aventura	[31] [32]
"La Otra"	Ilegales & Alexandra
"Los Infieles"	Aventura
"Que Me Des Tu Cariño"
"Shorty Shorty"	Xtreme
2009 (21st)	"El Perdedor"	Aventura	[33] [34]
"Como Yo"
"Conteo Regresivo"
"Ella Menea"	NG2
"No Te Vayas"
2010 (22nd)	"Por un Segundo"	Aventura	[35] [36]
"Eres Así"
"Llegó el Amor"
"Marialola"	Grupo Manía
"Yo No Sé Mañana"	Luis Enrique
2011 (23rd)	"Stand by Me"		[37] [38]
"Te Amaré"
"Bachata en Fukuoka"
"Estúpida"	La India
"Te Comencé a Querer"	Tito El Bambino
2012 (24th)	"El Amor Que Perdimos"		[39] [40]
"La Melodía"
"Llama el Sol"	Tito El Bambino
"Llueve el Amor"	Tito El Bambino
"You"
2013 (25th)	"Incondicional"		[41] [42]
"La Diabla"
"Las Cosas Pequeñas"
"Mi Santa"	featuring Tomatito
"Si Tú Me Besas"	Víctor Manuelle
2014 (26th)	"Vivir Mi Vida"		[43] [44]
"Llévame Contigo"
"¿Por Qué Les Mientes?"	Tito El Bambino featuring Marc Anthony
"Te Me Vas"
"Volví a Nacer"
2015 (27th)	"Propuesta Indecente"		[45]
"Darte un Beso"
"Loco"	featuring Romeo Santos
"Odio"	featuring Drake
"Te Robaré"

Multiple wins/nominations

Number	Performer(s)
Wins
4	Marc Anthony
Aventura
Prince Royce
2	Elvis Crespo
Juan Luis Guerra
Olga Tañón
Nominations
16	Marc Anthony
10	Juan Luis Guerra
5	Elvis Crespo
Luis Enrique
Jerry Rivera
Prince Royce
Gilberto Santa Rosa
Víctor Manuelle
4	Aventura
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
La India
Romeo Santos
Tito El Bambino
Olga Tañón
3	Ilegales
Monchy & Alexandra
Carlos Vives
2	Banda Blanca
Celia Cruz
Grupo Manía
Frankie Negrón
Tito Rojas
Rey Ruiz
Víctor Víctor

See also

• Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song

Notes and References

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   • Web site: Y Hubo Alguien – Marc Anthony. . Prometheus Global Media. January 30, 2014 . November 29, 1997.
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   • Web site: Cómo Olvidar – Olga Tañón. . Prometheus Global Media. January 30, 2014 . September 22, 2001.
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