# 1999 in Latin music

This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e., music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas Latin America, Latin Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1999.

## Events

* February 24 — The 41st Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.:
** Vuelve by Ricky Martin wins the award for Best Latin Pop Performance.
** Contra la Corriente by Marc Anthony wins the award for Best Tropical Latin Performance.
** Los Super Seven's self-titled album wins the award for Best Mexican-American Music Performance
** Sueños Líquidos by Maná wins the award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance.
** Said and Done by Flaco Jiménez wins the award for Best Tejano Music Performance.
** Hot House by Arturo Sandoval wins the award for Best Latin Jazz Performance.
* May 6 — The 11th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards are held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. Puerto Rican American singer Elvis Crespo is the most awarded artist with five wins.
* April 20 to April 22 — Billboard holds its 10th Annual Latin Music Conference at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami, Florida.
** In the same week, Billboard holds its 6th Annual Latin Music Awards on April 22. Puerto Rican American singer Elvis Crespo is the most awarded artist with four wins. Spanish singer Rocío Dúrcal is inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame.
* November 20 — The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences announces that the inaugural Latin Grammy Awards would held in 2001. The new music awards would encompass music Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the United States. It would later be pushed forward to September 2000.
* December 26 — The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reports a 12% growth on the Latin music market in the United States compared to 1998. This gives Latin music a 4.9% share of the total music market. The report does not include sales of albums done by English-speaking Latino artists as the RIAA only considers an album to be "Latin" if 51% or more of its content is recorded in Spanish.

## Number-ones albums and singles by country

* List of number-one albums of 1999 (Spain)
* List of number-one singles of 1999 (Spain)
* List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 1999
* List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1999

## Awards

* 1999 Premio Lo Nuestro
* 1999 Billboard Latin Music Awards
* 1999 Tejano Music Awards

## Albums released
### First quarter
#### January

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Label |
| 12 | Nuestro Amor | Los Tri-O | | BMG U.S. Latin, Ariola |
| 12 | Vengo Naciendo | Pablo Milanés | Nueva Trova | Universal Music |
| 12 | Só no Forevis | Raimundos | Alternative Rock, Hardcore, Punk | WEA Music |
| 16 | Tres Jeans | Jeans | Eurodance | Virgin Mex |
| 26 | Trozos de Mi Alma | Marco Antonio Solís | Ballad, Bolero | FonoVisa |
| 26 | Fundamental | Puya | Jazz-Rock, Progressive Metal, Salsa, Latin Jazz, Fusion, Nu Metal | MCA Records, Surco |
| 26 | Imagínate | Charlie Cruz | Salsa | Sir George Records |

#### February

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 2 | Con ustedes | Eddie Gonzalez | Tejano | | Sony |
| 9 | Por el Amor de Siempre | Pepe Aguilar | Ranchera, Mariachi | | Musart |
| 9 | Amar Es Un Juego | Millie | | | EMI Latin |
| 9 | Dónde Estás Corazón | Pablo Montero | Mariachi, Ballad | | BMG U.S. Latin, RCA |
| 9 | Sinceridad | Rabito | Ballad, Religious | | FonoVisa |
| 16 | Noelia | Noelia | | | Fonovisa |
| 16 | Alegrías y Penas | Tito Rojas | Salsa | "Te Quiero Para Mi" "Por Mujeres Como Tú" | Musical Productions |
| 16 | Arrancame a Puntos | Yesenia Flores | Mariachi | | FonoVisa |
| 16 | Rey del Jaripeo | Joan Sebastian | | | |
| 16 | Lullabies of Latin America | Maria del Rey | | | Music For Little People |
| 16 | Muchacho Solitario | Servando & Florentino | Soundtrack, Salsa, Ballad | "Muchacho Solitario" "Mal De Amor" "Te Regalo La Luna" | WEA Latina, Inc. |
| 23 | A Todas las Que Amé | Ezequiel Peña | Ranchera | | FonoVisa |
| 23 | Un Poco Más | Menudo | Europop, Ballad | | Sony Latin |
| 23 | Volando en una Nave Triste | Los Acosta | Conjunto | "En Algún Lugar" "Amor Imposible" | EMI Latin |
| 23 | Para Toda La Vida | Rocío Dúrcal | Bolero, Ballad | | Ariola |
| 23 | Gran Homenaje: Recuerdos Del Amor... | Industria del Amor | Cumbia | | FonoVisa |

#### March

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 9 | Tumbao Para Los Congueros Di | Al McKibbon | Afro-Cuban Jazz, Latin Jazz | | Blue Lady Records |
| 9 | 10 Aniversario | Emilio Navaira | Tejano | | EMI Latin |
| 9 | Contrabando en los Huevos | Grupo Exterminador | Corrido, Norteno | | Fonovisa |
| 16 | Desamor | Luis Vargas | Bachata | | J&N Records |
| 23 | Amor, Familia y Respeto | A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings | | "Reggae Kumbia" "Azúcar" "Se Fue Mi Amor" "Fuiste Mata" "U Don't Love Me" | EMI Latin |
| 23 | Corazón | Ednita Nazario | Vocal | | EMI Latin |
| 23 | El Cazador | Bobby Pulido, Roberto Pulido | Tejano | "Cantarle A Ella" "Mi Corazon Y Mi Mente" | EMI Latin |
| 23 | En Vivo Desde el Carnegie Hall | Danny Rivera | | | BMG U.S. Latin |
| 23 | Al Por Mayor | Los Tucanes de Tijuana | Ballad, Bolero, Charanga, Corrido, Cumbia, Norteno, Ranchera | | EMI Latin, Cadena Musical |
| 23 | Séptima Armonía | Limi-T 21 | | | |
| 30 | Romanticos y... Con Sombrero | Javier Torres | | | |
| 30 | ¡Y No Hay Problema! | Los Toros Band | Merengue, Salsa | | Universal Music Latino |

### Second quarter
#### April

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 6 | Naci Consuerte De Rey | Los Originales De San Juan | | "Nací Con Suerte De Rey" "El Gato De Oaxaco" | |
| 13 | Inolvidable, Vol. 2: Enamorado de Ti | José Luis Rodríguez | | | |
| 13 | Para el Bailador | La Makina | Merengue | | J&N Records, Sony Discos |
| 13 | Suena Flamenco | Miguel Poveda | Flamenco | | Harmonia Mundi France |
| 13 | Gotcha! | DLG | Latin, Bachata, Salsa | "Volveré" "Prisionero" | Sony Discos, Swing Factory, Sony Discos, Swing Factory |
| 20 | Clase Aparte | Tito Nieves | Salsa | "Le Gusta Que La Vean" "Permiteme Darte Un Beso" | RMM Records |
| 27 | Mi Vida Sin Tu Amor | Cristian Castro | Ballad | | BMG U.S. Latin |
| 27 | Caminando | Tony Tun Tun | | | |
| 27 | Soy como soy | Ana Gabriel | Vocal | | Sony Discos |
| 27 | Nadie Como Yo | David Lee Garza & Los Musicales | Tejano | | Sony Discos |
| 27 | A Forca Que Nunca Seca | Maria Bethânia | MPB, Samba | | Ariola |
| 27 | Siento | Yolandita Monge | Latin, Ballad | | BMG U.S. Latin |
| 27 | En Vivo Para Ti | Conjunto Primavera | | | |

#### May

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Label |
| 4 | Píntame | Elvis Crespo | Salsa, Merengue | Sony Latin |
| 11 | Mi Verdad | Alejandro Fernández | Tejano, Mariachi | Sony Discos |
| 18 | Innamorarae: Summer Flamenco | Ottmar Liebert | | |
| 18 | De Vida o Muerte | Los Invasores de Nuevo León | | EMI |
| 18 | Songs From a Little Blue House | Juan-Carlos Formell | Cubano | Wicklow |
| 18 | Resurrection | Chris Pérez Band | | Hollywood Records |
| 18 | Ellas cantan a cri cri | Various artists | | |
| 25 | Siempre Contigo | Jay Perez | Tejano | Sony Discos |
| 31 | Tempo | Leonardo | Country | RCA |

#### June

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 8 | Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer | Ibrahim Ferrer | Son, Afro-Cuban, Bolero, Guaguanco, Cubano, Son Montuno, Guajira | "Mami Me Gustó" "Aquellos Ojos Verdes" | World Circuit, Nonesuch |
| 8 | Briyumba Palo Congo | Chucho Valdés | Afro-Cuban Jazz, Latin Jazz | | Blue Note |
| 8 | Herido | José Alberto "El Canario" | Salsa | | Ryko Latino |
| 15 | Néctar | Los Enanitos Verdes | Pop Rock | | Universal Music Latino |
| 15 | Entrega | George Lamond | Salsa | "Que Te Vas" "Solo Palabras" | Sony Discos |
| 22 | MTV Unplugged | Maná | Pop Rock | | WEA Latina, Inc. |
| 29 | Herencia de Familia | Los Tigres del Norte | Corrido, Norteno | | Fonovisa |
| 29 | Sublime Ilusión | Eliades Ochoa & Cuarteto Patria | Bolero, Tango, Son | | Higher Octave World |
| 29 | Lleno de Vida | Manny Manuel | Salsa, Pachanga, Merengue | | Merengazo Records |
| 29 | Mil Gracias | Banda Maguey | Cumbia, Ranchera | | RCA, BMG Entertainment Mexico, S.A. De C.V. |
| 29 | Un Pedazo de Luna | Guardianes del Amor | Ballad | | BMG U.S. Latin |

### Third quarter
#### July

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 6 | Nada Es Igual | Franco De Vita | Ballad, Bachata, Reggae | | Sony Discos |
| 6 | Expresión | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Salsa, Ballad | | Sony Discos |
| 13 | Tiempos | Rubén Blades | Salsa | | Sony Discos, Sony Discos |
| 13 | Tierra de Nadie | Hevia | Folk Rock, Folk | | Higher Octave World |
| 19 | La Magia del Amor | Los Ángeles de Charly | Ballad | | FonoVisa |
| 20 | Revés/Yo Soy | Café Tacuba | Alternative Rock | | Warner Bros. Records |
| 20 | Zezé di Camargo & Luciano | Zezé di Camargo & Luciano | Sertanejo | | Columbia |
| 26 | Juegos de Amor | Só Pra Contrariar | Ballad, Samba | | BMG U.S. Latin, RCA |
| 27 | Bocanada | Gustavo Cerati | Alternative Rock, Downtempo | "Engaña" "Bocanada" "Puente" "Río Babel" "Paseo Inmoral" | Ariola, BMG U.S. Latin |
| 27 | Que Lo Que Ta Pasando | 9–11 | | | |
| 27 | Contigo | Intocable | Tejano | "El Amigo Que Se Fue" "Fuerte No Say" "Sonador Eterno" "Ya Estoy Cansado" | EMI Latin |

#### August

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 3 | Rancheras de oro | Banda Machos | | | |
| 3 | Por Eso Te Amo | Los Palominos | Tejano | | Sony Discos |
| 10 | Si Estuvieras Conmigo | Liberación | Ballad, Cumbia, Ranchera | | Disa, Disa |
| 10 | Back to the Future | Willie Rosario | Salsa | | HMS Records, Sony Discos |
| 17 | The Heart of a Legend | Chico O'Farrill | Afro-Cuban Jazz | "Momentumi" "Sing Your Blues Away (For Neca)" "Te Quiero Dijiste" "Manteca" | Milestone |
| 24 | La Marcha del Golazo Solitario | Los Fabulosos Cadillacs | Ska | | BMG U.S. Latin, Ariola |
| 24 | La Formula Original | Oscar D'León | Salsa | | RMM Records |
| 24 | Inner Voyage | Gonzalo Rubalcaba | Contemporary Jazz, Latin Jazz | "Here's That Rainy Day" "Caravan" | Blue Note |
| 24 | Leche | Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas | Alternative Rock, Salsa, Electro, Pop Rap | "Latin Geisha" "Coolo" "Jennifer del Estero" | Universal, Interdisc |
| 24 | La Reina del Pueblo con Banda | Graciela Beltrán | Ranchera, Ballad, Banda | | EMI |
| 31 | Llegar A Ti | Jaci Velasquez | Vocal, Ballad | | Sony Discos, Sony Discos |
| 31 | Con la London Metropolitan Orchestra | Ricardo Montaner | Ranchera | | WEA |
| 31 | Llegó Van Van | Los Van Van | Timba | | Atlantic |
| 31 | Corazón de Cristal | Priscila y sus Balas de Plata | Tejano, Cumbia | | FonoVisa |
| 31 | Ivete Sangalo | Ivete Sangalo | Axe, MPB | "Canibal" "100 O Seu Amor" "Eternamente" "Sá Marina" | Universal Music, Mercury |

#### September

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 7 | Momentos | La Mafia | Tejano, Conjunto | "Momentos" "Mi Amor Sin" "Soy Tan Felíz" | Sony Discos |
| 7 | Si Me Conocieras | Nydia Rojas | Mariachi | | Hollywood Records |
| 14 | Amarte Es Un Placer | Luis Miguel | Bachata, Ballad | | WEA |
| 14 | Apocalypshit | Molotov | Alternative Rock, Funk Metal, Hardcore | | Universal, Surco |
| 14 | Latin Jazz Suite | Lalo Schifrin | Big Band, Latin Jazz | "Montuño" "Fiesta" | Aleph Records |
| 14 | Rompiendo el Milenio | Los Sabrosos del Merengue | Merengue | | Caiman Records |
| 14 | Algo Natural | Alejandra Guzmán | Pop Rock | | BMG U.S. Latin |
| 21 | Todo lo Que Soy | Carlos Ponce | | "Escuchame" | EMI Latin |
| 21 | El Amor de Mi Tierra | Carlos Vives | Cumbia, Rumba | | EMI Latin |
| 21 | Mambo Birdland | Tito Puente | Salsa, Mambo, Cha-Cha, Guaguanco | | RMM Records & Video Corp., RMM Records |
| 21 | Sola | La India | Salsa | "Hielo" "Sola" | RMM Records |
| 21 | Quien Mato A Hector Lavoe? | Domingo Quiñones | Salsa | | RMM Records |
| 27 | Na Pressão | Lenine | MPB | | BMG Brasil |
| 28 | Inconfundible | Víctor Manuelle | Salsa, Vocal, Bolero | "Pero Dile" "Si la Ves" "Como Duele" | Sony Discos, Sony Discos |
| 28 | Los Más Grandes Exitos de Los Dandy's | Vicente Fernández | Ranchera | | Sony Discos, Sony Discos |
| 28 | En Vivo-En Concierto | Grupo Límite | | | Universal, Rodven |
| 28 | Consentida | Antonio Aguilar | | | |
| 28 | La Leyenda Continua... | Cornelio Reyna Jr. featuring Ramón Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte | | | |
| 28 | Tropicana Nights | Paquito D'Rivera | Latin Jazz, Mambo, Danzon, Bolero | | Chesky Records |
| 28 | Vo Imbola | Zeca Baleiro | MPB | | MZA Music, Universal |
| 29 | Bien de arriba | Nestor Marconi | Tango | | WEA |
| 29 | Claridade | Alcione | Samba | | Globo Universal |

### Fourth quarter
#### October

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 5 | 100 Años de Mariachi | Plácido Domingo | Mariachi | | EMI Latin |
| 5 | Lado B Lado A | O Rappa | | | WEA Music |
| 12 | Asomate a Mi Alma | Los Tiranos del Norte | | | |
| 13 | Todo Está Bien | Juan Gabriel | Ballad, Latin Pop | | Ariola |
| 13 | Sérgio Reis e Convidados | Sérgio Reis | | | |
| 14 | Decimo Aniversario | Los Terribles del Norte | | | |
| 14 | Otra Vez a la Cantina | Michael Salgado | Tejano | | Discos Joey |
| 19 | Por Una Mujer Bonita | Pepe Aguilar | | | Musart |
| 26 | Vivo | Ricardo Arjona | Ballad | "Desnuda" | Sony Discos |
| 26 | Mi Gloria Eres Tu | Los Tri-O | | | BMG |
| 26 | La Magia de Cuco | Toño Rosario | Merengue | | WEA Latina, Inc. |
| 26 | Profundamente | El Coyote y Su Banda Tierra Santa | Ranchera, Norteno | | EMI Latin |
| 26 | Latin Soul | Poncho Sanchez | Latin Jazz | | Concord Picante |
| 26 | Distinto Diferente | Afro-Cuban All Stars | Afro-Cuban, Bolero, Danzon, Mambo | | World Circuit, Nonesuch |
| 26 | Regalo de Amor y Paz | Danny Rivera | | | |
| 26 | Lo Que Llevo Por Dentro | Frankie Negrón | Salsa | "Remolino" | WEACaribe |
| 27 | Acústico MTV | Legião Urbana | Pop Rock, Alternative Rock, Post-Punk, Folk Rock, Acoustic | | EMI |
| 29 | Ana Carolina | Ana Carolina | MPB | | Ariola |

#### November

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| 2 | Mexicano Hasta la Madre | Los Originales de San Juan | | | |
| 2 | Bomba 2000 | Los Hermanos Rosario | Merengue | | Karen Records |
| 2 | Calle Salud | Compay Segundo | Afro-Cuban, Bolero, Cha-Cha, Merengue, Son | | Nonesuch |
| 9 | Esperando un Angel | Banda Arkángel R-15 | | | |
| 9 | Los Hermanos | Los Hermanos | Alternative Rock, Hardcore, Pop Rock | | Abril Music |
| 9 | Generation Next | Aventura | Bachata | "Cuando Volverás" | Premium Latin Music |
| 9 | Christmas | Raúl di Blasio | Easy Listening, Holiday | | BMG U.S. Latin |
| 15 | La Dolores | Plácido Domingo | Zarzuela, Opera | | Decca |
| 16 | Olga Viva, Viva Olga | Olga Tañón | Bachata, Merengue, Boogaloo | | WEA Latina |
| 16 | Acústico MTV | Os Paralamas do Sucesso | Acoustic, Pop Rock | | EMI, EMI, MTV Music Television, MTV Music Television |
| 16 | Un Sonido Bestial | Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz | Salsa | | Universal, Rodven |
| 22 | Pacantó | Totó la Momposina | Cumbia, Porro, Champeta | | Nuevos Medios |
| 23 | Masters of the Stage | Grupo Manía | Merengue | "Bajo la Lluvia" | Sony Discos |
| 23 | El Padrino | Fulanito | Cumbia, Merengue | | Cutting Records |
| 23 | Crooner | Milton Nascimento | MPB | | Warner Bros. Records |
| 30 | Cumbias Sin Control | Grupo Control | | | |
| 30 | Tres | Fiel a la Vega | | | EMI Latin |
| 30 | Una Lluvia de Flores | Los Ángeles Azules | | | |
| Unknown | Titãs & Paralamas Juntos Ao Vivo | Titãs, Os Paralamas do Sucesso | | | Not On Label |

#### December

| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Label |
| 2 | Nocheros | Los Nocheros | Ballad, Folk, Vocal | EMI, EMI |
| 7 | Los grandes éxitos en español | Cypress Hill | Gangsta | Ruffhouse Records |
| 7 | Navidad con Tito Rojas | Tito Rojas | Salsa | Musical Productions, Sony Discos |
| 14 | Celebracion: Epic Duets | Eddie Santiago | Salsa, Sonero | Sony Discos |
| 28 | De la zambra al duende... un homenaje | Juan Habichuela | Flamenco | Mercury |

### Unknown

| Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
| Alma | Conjunto Alma Norteña | | | |
| Jaime y los Chamascos | Jaime y los Chamascos | | | |
| Latin Jazz Explosion | Bobby Rodríguez | | | |
| Norteño 2000 | Los Huracanes del Norte | | | |
| Tu Decisión | Ana Bárbara | | | FonoVisa |
| Misa Criolla | Mercedes Sosa | Religious, Folk, Holiday | | Mercury |
| Postales del Alma | Lito Vitale and Juan Carlos Baglietto | | | |
| Eterno Buenos Aires | Rodolfo Mederos | Tango | | WEA |
| Paris 1987 | Camarón de la Isla and Tomatito | Flamenco | | Mercury |
| Com Vocé... Meu Mundo Ficaria Completo | Cássia Eller | Pop Rock, MPB | | Universal Music, Mercury |
| Zeca Pagodinho ao Vivo | Zeca Pagodinho | Samba | | Mercury, Polygram Video |
| Tudo Azul | Velha Guarda da Portela | Samba | | Lusafrica |
| Voce Vai Ver o Que é Bom | Dominguinhos | Forro | | Velas |
| Carlos Malta e Pife Muderno | Carlos Malta e Pife Muderno | Forro, Batucada | | Rob Digital |
| Primavera | Eliana | | | BMG Brasil, RCA |
| João Gilberto Voz e Violão | João Gilberto | Bossanova | | Verve Records |
| EYA 1998 | Elida Y Avante | Tejano | | Tejas Records |
| Hoja en Blanco | Monchy & Alexandra | Bachata | "Hoja en Blanco" "Pasión" | JVN Musical Inc. |
| In Your Face | Dream Team | | | |
| Reflexiones | Grupo Mojado | | | |
| As Dez Mais | Titãs | Pop Rock | "Pelados em Santos", "Aluga-se" | WEA Music |
| A Lo Cubano | Orishas | Contemporary R&B, Pop Rap, Conscious | | Chrysalis |
| Wild Teen-Punk From Peru 1965 | Los Saicos | Garage Rock | | Electro Harmonix |
| 2000 Cuarteto Caracteristico | Rodrigo | | | Magenta, Magenta |
| Aerolineas Makiza | Makiza | Conscious | | Columbia |
| Hombre Sintetizador | Zurdok | Alternative Rock | | Mercury, Universal, Discos Manicomio |
| Sal y Mileto | Sal y Mileto | | | Not On Label |

## Best-selling records
### Best-selling albums

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 1999, according to Billboard.
| Rank | Album | Artist |
| 1 | Vuelve | Ricky Martin |
| 2 | Suavemente | Elvis Crespo |
| 3 | All My Hits/Todos Mis Exitos Vol. 1 | Selena |
| 4 | Bailamos | Enrique Iglesias |
| 5 | Dónde Están los Ladrones? | Shakira |
| 6 | Buena Vista Social Club | Buena Vista Social Club |
| 7 | Cosas del Amor | Enrique Iglesias |
| 8 | Píntame | Elvis Crespo |
| 9 | MTV Unplugged | Maná |
| 10 | Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer | Ibrahim Ferrer |

### Best-performing songs

The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1999, according to Billboard.
| Rank | Single | Artist |
| 1 | "Necesito Decirte" | Conjunto Primavera |
| 2 | "Loco" | Alejandro Fernández |
| 3 | "No Me Ames" | Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony |
| 4 | "Me Voy a Quitar de En Medio" | Vicente Fernández |
| 5 | "Livin' la Vida Loca" | Ricky Martin |
| 6 | "Si Te Pudiera Mentir" | Marco Antonio Solís |
| 7 | "Bailamos" | Enrique Iglesias |
| 8 | "Dejaría Todo" | Chayanne |
| 9 | "Me Estoy Acostumbrando a Tí" | Pepe Aguilar |
| 10 | "Creí" | Los Tiranos del Norte |

## Births

* January 5 – Miguelito, Puerto Rican reggaeton singer
* January 11 – Christian Nodal, Mexican ranchera singer
* June 27 – Aitana, Spanish pop singer
* August 7 – Mariah Angeliq, American reggaeton singer
* August 13 – Giulia Be, Brazilian pop singer

## Deaths

* January 14 – Sabina Olmos, 85, Argentine tango singer and actress
* February 17 – Tania, 105, Spanish-Argentine tango singer and actress
* March 19 – Juanita Reina, 73, Spanish actress and singer of copla music
* September 14 – Eddy Gaytán [es], 70, Argentine-Cuban musician
* October 6 – Amália Rodrigues, 79, Portuguese singer known worldwide as the "Queen of Fado".