Iconic singer songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat Has Been named the 2014 Latin Recording Academy ® Person of the Year . Chosen for his artistic and social accomplishments, as well as his Contributions to Latin culture, Serrat will be honored with a star-studded tribute concert on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. The celebration will feature songs from Serrat's catalog Performed by an impressive array of notable artists and friends. A portion of the net proceeds from the gala will benefit the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation TM -. Which Provides scholarships, fellowships, grants, and educational programs The prestigious event will precede the 15th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards ® , Which will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be broadcast live on the Univision Network on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 8 pm Eastern / 7 pm Central. For breaking news and exclusive content, join The Latin Academy's social networks as a follower on Twitter and a fan on the Facebook .
"As a profound and brilliant songwriter, a true poet in Spanish and Catalan and a sensational performer, Joan Manuel Serrat's lyrical style and magnificent talent make him a treasured and timeless musical figure," said Gabriel Abaroa Jr., President / CEO of The Latin Recording Academy. "Through his talent, artistry, passion, and dedication to his craft, his work has spoken to music fans all over. It is a privilege to Recognize a man with such an illustrious career and socially conscious, and we look forward to celebrating his creativity and legacy. "
Serrat's impressive career resonates not only with fans, but Also with fellow artists in the music community.
"Joan Manuel Serrat took Miguel Hernández's beautiful little poem 'Llego Con Tres Heridas (I Come With Three Wounds)' and turned it into an even more beautiful song, haunting in its simplicity." said GRAMMY ® -nominated singer songwriter Joan Baez. "I fell in love with the song and recorded it in 1974 I still sing it today. "
"Joan Manuel has become a true symbol for freedom, coherence, quality, and perfect use of our language, and the reference que we all have in reaching our goals," said Latin GRAMMY and GRAMMY winner Shakira, the previous Person Of The Year honoree .
A native of Barcelona, Spain, Serrat Began playing music as a teenager and quickly developed a desire to write and perform. In 1965, while singing on Spanish Radio Program "radioscope" Serrat secured his first record deal. Within two years he went on to release two EPs, a full-length debut album, and gave his first live stage performance at the Palau de la Música Catalana - a concert que him established the one of the pioneers of the New Canco movement in Spain's Catalonian region. The part of a generation of politically outspoken artists, Serrat is known for his strong political stances. He once refused to follow dictator Francisco Franco's orders to perform the song in Spanish, instead of his native Catalan, at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1968 Serrat This led to being banned from appearing in Spanish average for five years. In the mid '70s, after Speaking Out against the Franco dictatorship, Serrat went into self-imposed exile in Mexico and did not return to his homeland until after Franco's death in 1975.
In 1969 Serrat released The Dedicated Antonio Machado, Poeta in honor of the Spanish poet. The album garnered critical acclaim and massive Both appeal throughout Spain and Latin America. His 1971 single "Mediterráneo" established him as a widely popular artist in Spanish-speaking countries around the world.
For the past two decades, Serrat has had a prolific career writing, recording and touring. In 2006 he released Mô , his first album recorded completely in Catalan in 17 years. In 2008 he collaborated with fellow singer songwriter Joaquín Sabina Spanish to release Pdjaros Dos De Un Tiro ; Followed by 2012's La Orquesta Del Titanic . The 2013 documentary , El Y El Cuate Symbol , captured Serrat and Sabina's acclaimed tour throughout Spain and Latin America.
As the 2014 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year, Serrat joins a distinguished list of past recipients includes que Miguel Bosé, Plácido Domingo, Gloria Estefan, Gilberto Gil, Juan Luis Guerra, Carlos Santana, Shakira, and Caetano Veloso, among others.
For information on purchasing tickets or tables to this year's Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year gala for Joan Manuel Serrat, please contact The Latin Recording Academy ticketing office at 310.314.8281 or ticketing@grammy.com .
The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization Comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to Improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy Provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community. For more information about The Latin Recording Academy, please visit http://www.latingrammy.com/en . For breaking news and exclusive content, join the organization's social networks as a Twitter follower at https://twitter.com/ latingrammys , and a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/latingrammys .
The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation was established by The Latin Recording Academy to promote international awareness and appreciation of the Significant Contributions of Latin music and its makers to the world's culture, and to protect its rich musical heritage and legacy. The Foundation's primary charitable focus is to Provide scholarships to students of Latin music with financial needs, as well as grants to scholars and organizations worldwide for research and preservation of diverse Latin music genres. For additional information, please visit us at Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation , or join us on Twitter and Facebook .
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MIAMI ( Sept. 9, 2014) - El cantante y legendary songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat , ha been designated as la Persona del Año 2014 La Academia Latina de la Grabacion ® . Elected by sociales y sus artistic achievements, such as sus Contribuciones así la Ibero-American culture, Serrat con una plethoric Celebración de estrellas will homenajeado el 19 de noviembre del wednesday 2014 , en el Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas . El homenaje will con themes del Serrat catalog interpreted by una gran variety of notables artists y friends. Una part of them Inflows grandchildren de la Gala benefit a la Fundación Cultural Latin GRAMMY ™ , which provides scholarships, educational Subvenciones the y estudiantes programs escasos resources. El prestigious event will precede a la 15th. Delivery del Annual Latin GRAMMY ® , to be held en el MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas which will be broadcast live by en Univision el jueves 20 de noviembre , a las 8 pm hour del Este / 7 pm central time. Thorugh news last moment of y sole contenido, unete a las sociales de la Organización y networks Follow us on Twitter , by the Facebook .
"Su deep y brillante style composición, su poetry both en español y catalán, su lyrical style aunado a single y su magnificent talent convierten Joan Manuel Serrat en una musical figure atesorada y leyenda", señaló Gabriel Abaroa Jr., President / CEO of La Academia Latina de la Grabacion. "Through su talent, art, dedication pasión y su oficio, su ha llegado work to sus admirers el mundo. Privilege Es un able to un hombre reconocer con una carrera y tan illustrious socially conscious, y look forward to this Celebración creatividad y su legacy. "
La carrera de Serrat resuena impressive on the ground between sus admirers bell también between otros compañeros de la music industry.
"Joan Manuel Serrat take hermoso y pequeño poem by Miguel Hernández un 'LLEGO Con Tres Heridas' y lo convirtió en una canción más bella Aún, unsettling for simplicity su" manifesto la cantante y nominated songwriter al GRAMMY ® , Joan Baez. "Me enamoré de la canción en 1974 y la grabe Aún hoy follow her singing."
"Joan Manuel ha is converted en un verdadero symbol libertad, coherencia, calidad y perfecto use of nuestra lengua, y una tenemos that all references to llegar a nuestro goal", declare it ganadora del Latin GRAMMY GRAMMY y, Shakira, as previously homenajeada Persona del Año 2011 La Academia Latina de la Grabacion.
Nacido en Barcelona, España, Serrat comenzo to penetrate en cuando la music was a teenager quickly Desarrollo y el deseo y escribir of singing. En 1965, mientras Cantaba en el español radio "radioscope" program, Serrat aseguró su primer discographic contract. En años, Lanzar LLEGO of the EP (Extended Duración), un album debut Duración wide, and Hizo su primera presentación en vivo en el Palau de la Música Catalana, un concierto that you mark as one of them leaders del movimiento New Canco Cataluña, España en Región. As part of the politically unite generación abiertos artists, Serrat es conocido by fuertes sus political stances. En una ocasión, en el Festival en Eurovision 1968, the following busi them Órdenes del Dictator Francisco Franco de una canción en español interpret, rather than en su versión original en catalan. The mediated después de los 70's of hablar en la dictadura against Franco, Serrat self-exiled to Mexico in regreso y su tierra native hasta después de la muerte en Franc 1975.
En 1969 Serrat Lanzo The Dedicated Antonio Machado, poet en honor al español, critically acclaimed album that fue una y deception masiva Atracción en España y throughout Latin America. Su sencillo 1971 "Mediterráneo", as it estableció un muy popular artist en los Hispanic countries around habla el mundo.
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Como la Persona del Año 2014 La Academia Latina de la Grabacion, Serrat joins a distinguished list of una homenajeados previos that en la figuran Miguel Bosé, Plácido Domingo, Gloria Estefan, Gilberto Gil, Juan Luis Guerra, Carlos Santana, Shakira, y Caetano Veloso & events.
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