Daddy Yankee, multiple award-winning for his records and also for his importance as a Latino in the United States.
This was announced by the Hispanic Heritage Foundation Daddy Yankee will receive the Legend decoration in the 2022 edition of the awards Hispanic Heritage Award.
The group will also receive The wolves and the Argentine actress Vittorio Alonso, president of Marvel Studios. More names may be added in the coming weeks, as the ceremony will only be on September 30th.
According to the foundation, this award is one of the most important honors awarded to Latins in the United States and is part of a program created by the White House to celebrate the contributions of Hispanics to the country.
Daddy Yankee at Billboard Latin Music Week in 2021. Photo: Jason Koenrer
pioneer and legend
The organization said Daddy Yankee is a legend for them for pioneering a genre of music that has taken the world by storm, as well as for the service he provided to his native Puerto Rico through his foundation, Daddy’s House.
“The Hispanic Heritage Foundation is delighted to honor Daddy Yankee with the Leyenda Award, who is so deserved for pioneering a form of music that has impacted the world. We are also honoring his service to our community through his work with his Daddy’s House foundation and working with organizations that support the needy in Puerto Rico and beyond, ”said José Antonio Tijerino, president and CEO of the foundation.
Daddy Yankee lived in Spain last month. Photo: EFE
Daddy Yankee is one of the pioneers of reggaeton. In 1995 he released his debut album, no mercy and in 2004 with Nice neighborhood has conquered the world. It affects how Gas Y What happened happenedtwo songs that have become emblematic of Puerto Rican and world reggaeton.
He has sold more than 30 million records and is one of the most successful Latin artists of all time. He has won 5 Latin Grammy Awards, 2 Billboard Music Awards and 14 Billboard Latin Music Awards. He is the only Latin artist with four Spanish hits on the Billboard Hot 100.
“As a creator of culture, revolutionary, agent of change and innovator, Daddy Yankee has consistently inspired, influenced and influenced generations of creators. An undisputed icon, he remains one of the most influential artists of all time, leading reggaeton first. all over the world Latin music and culture wouldn’t have the same look, sound or feel without him, ”added Tijerino.
The awards ceremony will be broadcast on September 30 through the US state channel PBS.
an extravagant list
The flyer with the announcement of the Daddy Yankee award.
Daddy Yankee thus joins a list of Latin artists already legendary for their mark in the country’s culture. In its more than three decades, the foundation has awarded the legend prize to personalities such as Rita Moreno, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Gloria Estefan, Martin Sheen, Ricky Martin, Rubén Blades, Los Tigres del Norte, Anthony Quinn, Juanes, Diego Luna, Juan Luis Guerra, Carlos Santana, Linda Ronstadt, Bad Bunny, Zoe Saldana, Resident and Selena Gomez
mfb
Source: Clarin