Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Year Performing artist ( s ) Work Nominees
2004 Soraya Soraya Juan Gabriel - Inocente de Ti León Gieco - El Vivo de León Alejandro Lerner - Bien Viaje Joan Sebastian - Que Amarren a Cúpido Joan Manuel Serrat - Serrat Sinfónico
2005 Gian Marco Zignago Resucitar Djavan - Vaidade Pedro Guerra - Bolsillos Kevin Johansen - City Zen Vicentico - Los Rayos
2006 Pablo Milanés Como un Campo de Maíz Chico Buarque - Carioca León Gieco - Por Favor , Perdón y Gracias Ivan Lins - Acariocando Joaquín Sabina - Alivio de Luto
2007 Caetano Veloso cê Jorge Drexler - 12 Segundos de Oscuridad Amaury Gutiérrez - Pedazos de Mi José Luis Perales - Navegando Por Ti Silvio Rodríguez - Érase Que Se Era
2008 Fito Páez Rodolfo Djavan - Matizes Gilberto Gil - Banda Larga Cordel Pablo Milanés - Regalo Tommy Torres - Tarde o Temprano
2009 Caetano Veloso Zii e Zie Ricardo Arjona - 5to Piso Franco De Vita - Simplemente la Verdad Rosana - A Las Buenas y a las Malas Tom Zé - Estudando A Bossa - Nordeste Plaza
2010 Rubén Blades Cantares del Subdesarrollo Santiago Cruz - Cruce de Caminos Jorge Drexler - Amar la Trama Maria Gadú - Maria Gadú Pavel Nuñez - El Tiempo del Viento Silvio Rodríguez - Segunda Cita
2011 * Amaury Gutiérrez Sesiones Intimas Ricardo Arjona - Poquita Ropa Carlinhos Brown - Diminuto Alberto Cortéz - Tener en Cuenta
2011 * Gian Marco Zignago Días Nuevos Ricardo Arjona - Poquita Ropa Carlinhos Brown - Diminuto Alberto Cortéz - Tener en Cuenta
2012 Gian Marco Zignago 20 Años Ricardo Arjona - Independiente Chico Buarque - Chico José Luis Perales - Calle Soledad Rosana - ¡¡Buenos Días , Mundo ! !
2013 Caetano Veloso Abraçaço Andrea Echeverri - Ruiseñora Kany García - Kany García Tommy Torres - 12 Historias Yordano - Sueños Clandestinos
2014 Jorge Drexler Bailar En La Cueva Ricardo Arjona - Viaje Andrés Calamaro - Bohemio Pablo Milanés - Renacimiento Rosana - 8 Lunas
2015 Alex Cuba Healer Santiago Cruz - Equilibrio Leonel García - Amor Futuro Marta Gómez - Este Instante Gian Marco Zignago - # Libre
2016 Manuel Medrano Manuel Medrano Francisco Céspedes - Todavía Djavan - Vidas Pra Contar Pedro Guerra - Arde Estocolmo Kevin Johansen + The Nada - Mis Américas , Vol . 1/2 Alejandro Lerner - Auténtico
2017 Vicente García A La Mar Álex Cuba - Lo Único Constante Santiago Cruz - Trenes , Aviones y Viajes Interplanetarios Erika Ender - Tatuajes Debi Nova - Gran Ciudad
2018 Jorge Drexler Salvavidas de Hielo El David Aguilar - Siguiente Kany García - Soy Yo Claudia Prieto - Compositores Raquel Sofía - 2:00 AM
Recipients
Argentinian singer-songwriter Fito Páez received the award in 2008 for Rodolfo . Brazilian performer Caetano Veloso was awarded in 2007 , 2009 and 2013 .
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. According to the category description guide for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is reserved for solo artists or duos and they must compose and interpret 75 percent of the album on their own to be eligible in this category. Additionally, live albums are eligible if they contain at least 51 percent of new unreleased material released within the eligibility period. The accolade for Best Singer-Songwriter Album was first presented to American performer and musician Soraya at the 5th Latin Grammy Awards in 2004 for her eponymous fourth studio album (2003). Caetano Veloso and Gian Marco Zignago have received the most wins in this category, with four. Guatemalan singer Ricardo Arjona has the highest number of nominations without a single win, with four unsuccessful nominations. For the first time in the category's history, in 2011, a tie was declared with the award given to Zignago for Días Nuevos and to Cuban artist Amaury Gutiérrez for Sesiones Intimas.