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MARCO
ANTONIO SOLIS, JUANES, THALIA, JUAN LUIS GUERRA, OLGA TAÑÓN,
PEPE AGUILAR, CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA, FRANCO DE VITA, ALEKS SYNTEK,
AB QUINTANILLA III AND DADDY YANKEE TO PERFORM AT THE 2005
BILLBOARD LATIN MUSIC AWARDS
Miami, FL, March
29, 2005 – Marco Antonio Solis, Thalia, Juanes, Juan Luis
Guerra, Olga Tañon, Pepe Aguilar, Conjunto Primavera, Franco
de Vita, Aleks Syntek, AB Quintanilla III, and Daddy Yankee
are scheduled to perform at the 2005 Billboard Latin Music
Awards. Hailed as the nation’s most important and prestigious
Latin music event, the awards show will be held Thursday,
April 28th at the Miami Arena and will be produced and broadcast
live on Telemundo at 7PM ET/PT. Tickets to the event are on
sale through Ticketmaster and the Miami Arena box office.
Headlining this
year’s 2005 Billboard Latin Music Awards are Marco Antonio
Solis, Juanes and Thalia. The show’s impressive lineup reflects
a high-profile mix of music genres and personal styles that
promise to set the stage on fire while setting the tone of
a high-energy production with live performances.
Marco Antonio Solis,
considered one of the great songwriters of contemporary Latin
pop, will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award in
recognition of his distinguished 20-year musical career. He
is also the year's biggest finalist competing for eight awards
in seven categories including: Hot Latin Tracks Artist of
the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Top Latin Albums Artist
of the Year, Latin Pop Album of the Year, Male - “Razon de
Sobra;” Latin Greatest Hits Album of the Year – “La Historia
Continua” and “Dos Grandes”, and Hot Latin Track of the Year
and Regional Mexican Airplay Track of the Year, Male Solo
Artist for “Mas que tu Amigo”. Colombian artist Juanes, a
finalist in five categories including Hot Latin Tracks Artist
of the Year, Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Hot Latin
Track of The Year – “Mas Que Tu Amigo”, Latin Pop Album of
the Year, Male – “Mi Sangre”, and Latin Pop Airplay Track
of the Year, Male – “Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor”, promises to
rock the house. Mexican megastar Thalia, whose performance
will mark the premiere of one of her new songs, is a finalist
in two categories including: Latin Greatest Hits Album of
The Year - “Greatest Hits” and Latin Dance Club Play Track
of The Year - “Don’t Look Back”.
Tropical music
fans will enjoy performances by Juan Luis Guerra and Olga
Tañon. Recognized as the person who took Bachata--the traditional
music of the Dominican Republic--to the mainstream, Guerra
will perform and be honored with this year’s Spirit of Hope
Award for his humanitarian work through the Juan Luis Guerra
y 4.40 Foundation. Guerra's newest album, "Para Ti," is a
finalist in three categories for the 2005 Billboard Latin
Music Awards including: Tropical Album of The Year, Male,
Latin Christian/Gospel Album of The Year, and Tropical Airplay
Track of The Year, Male – “Las Avispas”. In addition, Puerto
Rico’s queen of Merengue music Olga Tañon, known for her vocal
prowess, energy and beauty, will perform her new hit “Bandolero”
for the first time before a live audience.
In the Regional
Mexican genre, fans will be treated to performances by Regional
Mexican music idol Pepe Aguilar, a finalist in the Latin Pop
Airplay Track of the Year, Male category - “Miedo,” who will
offer his unique interpretation of the Ranchera genre, and
the popular Regional Mexican music group Conjunto Primavera,
which will also take the stage to perform. The group is a
finalist in two categories including the Regional Mexican
Airplay Track Of The Year, Male Group - “Hazme Olvidarla”
and Hot Latin Track Of The Year, Vocal Duet - “Corazon Encadenado”
with Graciela Beltran.
Also joining the
star-stellar line-up of performers is Venezuelan singer and
songwriter Franco De Vita, an icon of Latin American contemporary
music who has achieved 40 gold and 20 platinum records. He
is a Billboard Latin Music Awards finalist in three categories:
Latin Pop Airplay Track of the Year, Male - “Tu De Que Vas”
and Hot Latin Track of the Year, Vocal Duet and Latin Pop
Airplay Track of the Year, Duo or Group for “Si La Ves” with
Sin Bandera.
Bringing in a dosage
of rock/pop is singer/songwriter Aleks Syntek, also from Mexico,
and a finalist in three categories including Latin Pop Album
of the Year, New Artist - “Mundo Lite,” Hot Latin Track of
the Year, Vocal Duet and Latin Pop Airplay Track of the Year,
Duo or Group for “Duele El Amor” with Ana Torroja.
AB Quintanilla
III, a finalist in the category of Latin Pop Album of the
Year, Duo or Group – “Fuego” will bring his fusion of urban
and Latin rhythms to the stage and reggaeton sensation Daddy
Yankee, a finalist in the new category of Reggaeton Album
of the Year – “Barrio Fino” promises an electrifying performance
of this unique genre that’s taking the country by storm.
For more information
about the event and the music conference, the public may visit
www.billboardevents.com
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