Lo Nuestro Award for Pop New Artist of the Year

Lo Nuestro Award for Pop New Artist of the Year
Awarded for	Pop New Artist of the Year
Country	United States
Presented by	Univision
First awarded	1989
Last awarded	2014
Official website	univision.com/premiolonuestro

The Lo Nuestro Award for Pop New Artist of the Year is an honor presented annually by American network Univision. It was first awarded in 1989 and has been given annually since to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. 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. At the present time, the winners are selected by the audience through an online survey. The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a treble clef.

The award was first presented to French group Gipsy Kings. Kaoma won the following year, aided by their hit song "Lambada" which sold five-million units worldwide. American performer Christina Aguilera won both the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2000 and the Lo Nuestro for Pop New Artist the following year. Spanish singer David Bisbal, winner in 2004, is the only performer also being awarded the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist; while 2008 nominee Alexander Acha also earned New Artist accolade at the 10th Latin Grammy Awards. Singer-songwriters Lena Burke, Alexandre Pires and Álex Ubago were nominated for New Artist of the Year as a solo performers and as the group Alex, Jorge y Lena and Só Pra Contrariar, respectively, losing on both instances.Enrique Iglesias, Jon Secada and Shakira won for Best New Artist at the Lo Nuestro Awards and also earned the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.

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