# Latin Grammy Award records

Throughout the thirteen-year history of the Latin Grammy Awards, multiple records have been set. This page includes competitive awards only and does not include special awards such as Lifetime Achievement awards or any other non-competitive awards presented by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.

## Awards
### Most Latin Grammys won

René Pérez Joglar "Residente" has won the most Latin Grammy Awards, winning a total of 29 awards.
| Awards | Artist | Last won |
| 29 | Residente | 2024 |
| 28 | Juan Luis Guerra | 2024 |
| 27 | Juanes | 2023 |
| 25 | Edgar Barrera | 2024 |
| 24 | Eduardo Cabra | 2017 |
| 24 | Alejandro Sanz | 2020 |
| 22 | Calle 13 | 2015 |
| 18 | Natalia Lafourcade | 2024 |
| 17 | Carlos Vives | 2023 |
| 16 | Gustavo Santaolalla | N/A |
| 15 | Sergio George | N/A |
| 15 | Shakira | 2024 |

### Most Latin Grammys won by a male artist

René Pérez Joglar "Residente" with 28 awards, has won more than any other male artist.
| Rank | Artist | Total |
| 1 | René Pérez Joglar "Residente" | 29 |
| 2 | Juanes | 27 |
| 3 | Juan Luis Guerra | 25 |
| 3 | Edgar Barrera | 25 |
| 4 | Eduardo Cabra "Visitante" | 24 |
| 4 | Alejandro Sanz | 24 |
| 5 | Carlos Vives | 17 |

### Most Latin Grammys won by a female artist

Natalia Lafourcade with 18 awards is the most awarded female artist, followed by Shakira with 15 awards.
| Rank | Artist | Total |
| 1 | Natalia Lafourcade | 18 |
| 2 | Shakira | 15 |
| 3 | Rosalía | 11 |
| 4 | Aline Barros | 8 |
| 4 | Julieta Venegas | 8 |
| 4 | Maria Rita | 8 |
| 5 | Kany García | 7 |
| 6 | Karol G | 6 |
| 6 | Mercedes Sosa | 6 |

### Most Latin Grammys won by a group

Calle 13 has won 22 awards, more than any other group.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Artist | Calle 13 | Café Tacuba Banda el Recodo | Los Tigres del Norte | Molotov | Grupo Pesado |
| Total | 22 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 |

### Most Latin Grammys won by a duo

Jesse & Joy and Chitãozinho & Xororó has won 6 awards, more than any other duo.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Artist | Jesse & Joy Chitãozinho & Xororó | Anavitória | Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano | Sin Bandera Almir Sater & Renato Teixeira |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |

### Most Latin Grammys won by a producer

Juan Luis Guerra with 21 awards has won more awards than any other producer.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Producer | Juan Luis Guerra | Gustavo Santaolalla | Sergio George | Rafael Arcaute | Sebastian Krys |
| Total | 21 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |

### Most Latin Grammys won by an engineer or mixer

Thom Russo with 11 awards, has won more than any other engineer or mixer.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Engineer or Mixer | Sebastian Krys Thom Russo | Rafael Arcaute Aníbal Kerpel Javier Garza Rafa Sardina | Carlos Alvarez Mike Couzzi | Emilio Estefan Benny Faccone | Ronnie Torres |
| Total | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |

### Youngest Winner

Jaden from the group Sophia is the youngest Latin Grammy winner. In 2022 he won Best Latin Children's Album at eight years old.

### Oldest Winner

Cuban born American musician Angela Alvarez was awarded Best New Artist at age 95 in 2022.

### Most Honored Albums

Entren Los Que Quieran by Calle 13 is the most honored album in Latin Grammy history. It won nine awards in 2011.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd |
| Album | Entren Los Que Quieran by Calle 13 | La Llave de Mi Corazón by Juan Luis Guerra Un Día Normal by Juanes El Mal Querer by Rosalía |
| Total | 9 | 6 |

### Most Record of the Year wins

The Record of the Year award is given to the performers, producers, recording engineers, mixing engineers and mastering engineers for commercially released singles or tracks of new vocal or instrumental recordings in Spanish or Portuguese language. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees. Alejandro Sanz has won the most awards in the category with five wins out of nine nominations.
| Awards | Artist |
| 7 | Alejandro Sanz |
| 3 | Jorge Drexler |
| 2 | Juanes |
| 2 | Shakira |
| 2 | Calle 13 |
| 2 | Natalia Lafourcade |
| 2 | Juan Luis Guerra |
| Awards | Producer/engineer |
| 2 | Benny Faccone |
| 2 | Gustavo Santaolalla |
| 2 | Anibal Kerpel |
| 2 | Thom Russo |
| 2 | Lulo Pérez |
| 2 | Rafael Arcaute |

### Most Album of the Year wins

The Album of the Year award is given to the performers, producers, recording engineers, mixing engineers and mastering engineers for vocal or instrumental albums with 51% of newly recorded material. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees. Beginning in 2018, songwriters are eligible for the accolade if 33% of the playing time are written by them. Juan Luis Guerra is the performer with the most wins in the category with four awards, including one as a producer, while Allan Leschhorn has also received four awards as recording and mixing engineer.
| Awards | Artist |
| 5 | Juan Luis Guerra |
| 3 | Alejandro Sanz |
| 3 | Juanes |
| 2 | Luis Miguel |
| 2 | Calle 13 |
| 2 | Rosalia |
| Awards | Producer/engineer |
| 4 | Allan Leschhorn |
| 3 | Ronnie Torres |
| 3 | Adam Ayan |

### Most Song of the Year wins

The Song of the Year award is given to the songwriters of new songs containing at least 51% of lyrics in Spanish or Portuguese language. Instrumental songs and cover versions are not eligible. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees. Alejandro Sanz is the most awarded songwriter in the category with four wins out of eight nominations.
| Awards | Artist |
| 4 | Alejandro Sanz |
| 3 | Shakira |
| 3 | Jorge Drexler |
| 2 | Juanes |
| 2 | Carlos Vives |
| 2 | Andrés Castro |
| 2 | Luis Fonsi |

## Single Ceremony
### Most Latin Grammys won in one night

Calle 13 holds the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night with nine wins in 2011.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Artist | Calle 13 | Jorge Drexler | Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra |
| Awards | 9 | 6 | 5 |

### Most Latin Grammys won by a male artist is one night

Jorge Drexler holds the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night by a male artist with six wins in 2022. Juanes and Juan Luis Guerra follow him with five. Juanes won five awards in 2003 and again in 2008. Juan Luis Guerra won five awards in 2007.

### Most Latin Grammys won by a female artist in one night

Shakira and Natalia Lafourcade hold the record for most Latin Grammys won in one night by a female artist which is four. Shakira won four awards in 2006 and Natalia Lafourcade won four awards in 2015.

### Most Latin Grammys won by a group in one night

Calle 13 with nine wins in 2011, holds the record for most wins by a group in one night.

### Most Latin Grammys awarded to an album on one night

In 2011 Calle 13's Entren Los Que Quieran won nine awards. It won Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Urban Album, Best Urban Song, Best Alternative Song, Best Tropical Song, Producer of the Year and Best Short Form Music Video.
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Album | Entren Los Que Quieran by Calle 13 | La Llave de Mi Corazón by Juan Luis Guerra | El mal querer and Motomami by Rosalía and Hasta la Raíz by Natalia Lafourcade |
| Awards | 9 | 6 | 4 |

## Nominations
### Most Latin Grammy nominations

Edgar Barrera holds the record for the most Latin Grammy nominations with 74.
| Nominations | Artist |
| 74 | Edgar Barrera |
| 55 | Residente |
| 46 | Juanes |
| 40 | Eduardo Cabra |
| 36 | Shakira |
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th |
| Artist | René Pérez Joglar "Residente" | Calle 13 | Shakira | Juanes | Natalia Lafourcade | Eduardo Cabra "Visitante" | Alejandro Sanz | Juan Luis Guerra Daddy Yankee | Carlos Vives | Caetano Veloso | Gustavo Santaolalla | Karol G |
| Total | 42 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 |

### Most Nominations in one night

J Balvin was nominated for thirteen Latin Grammy Awards in 2020. Calle 13 was nominated for ten Latin Grammy Awards in 2011. Eduardo Cabra was nominated for ten Latin Grammy Awards in 2014.

### Most Nominations for a Female artist in one night

Rosalía and Karol G hold the record for most Nominations in one night for a female artist with eight. Rosalía was nominated for eight awards in 2022 and Karol G was nominated for eight awards in 2024.