Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album

mThe 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.^[1] 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.^[2][3]

Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Awarded for	quality albums composed at least 75 percent by a solo artist or duo
Country	United States
Presented by	The Latin Recording Academy
First award	2004
Currently held by	Leonel García – Pausa (2024)
Website	Latingrammy.com

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). Peruvian singer-songwriter Gian Marco, Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler and Brazilian singer-songwriter Caetano Veloso hold the record for the most wins in this category, with three. 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 Peruvian artist Gian Marco for Días Nuevos and to Cuban artist Amaury Gutiérrez for Sesiones Intimas.

Winners and nominees

Peruvian singer Gian Marco was awarded in 2005, 2011, and 2012.

Brazilian performer Caetano Veloso was awarded in 2007, 2009 and 2013.

2008-winner Argentinian singer-songwriter Fito Páez.

Three-time winner Jorge Drexler.

Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Kany García has won the award twice, in 2019 and 2020.

Chilean singer Mon Laferte won the award in 2021.

Year[I]	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees[II]	Ref.
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	[4]
2005	Gian Marco	Resucitar	Djavan – Vaidade Pedro Guerra – Bolsillos Kevin Johansen – City Zen Vicentico – Los Rayos	[5]
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	[6]
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	[7]
2008	Fito Páez	Rodolfo	Djavan – Matizes Gilberto Gil – Banda Larga Cordel Pablo Milanés – Regalo Tommy Torres – Tarde o Temprano	[8]
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	[9]
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	[10]
2011*	Amaury Gutiérrez	Sesiones Intimas	Ricardo Arjona – Poquita Ropa Carlinhos Brown – Diminuto Alberto Cortéz – Tener en Cuenta	[11]
	Gian Marco	Días Nuevos
2012	Gian Marco	20 Años	Ricardo Arjona – Independiente Chico Buarque – Chico José Luis Perales – Calle Soledad Rosana – ¡¡Buenos Días, Mundo!!	[12]
2013	Caetano Veloso	Abraçaço	Andrea Echeverri – Ruiseñora Kany García – Kany García Tommy Torres – 12 Historias Yordano – Sueños Clandestinos	[13]
2014	Jorge Drexler	Bailar en la Cueva	Ricardo Arjona – Viaje Andrés Calamaro – Bohemio Pablo Milanés – Renacimiento Rosana – 8 Lunas	[14]
2015	Alex Cuba	Healer	Santiago Cruz – Equilibrio Leonel García – Amor Futuro Marta Gómez – Este Instante Gian Marco Zignago – #Libre	[15]
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	[16]
2017	Vicente García	A La Mar	Alex 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	[17]
2019	Kany García	Contra el Viento	Albita – Acústica Leonel García – Amor Presente Kevin Johansen – Algo Ritmos Gian Marco – Intuición	[18]
2020	Kany García	Mesa Para Dos	Alex Cuba – Sublime El David Aguilar – Reciente (Adelanto) Debi Nova – 3:33 Yordano – Después de Todo	[19]
2021	Mon Laferte	SEIS	AleMor – Alemorología Alex Cuba – Mendó Covi Quintana – Mañana Te Escribo Otra Canción Rozalén – El Árbol y el Bosque	[20]
2022	Jorge Drexler	Tinta y Tiempo	Caloncho – Malvadisco El David Aguilar – Agendas Vencidas Silvana Estrada – Marchita Alex Ferreira – En lo Que Llega la Primavera Pedro Guerra – El Viaje	[21]
2023	Natalia Lafourcade	De Todas las Flores	Santiago Cruz – Nueve Joaquina – Los Mejores Años Maréh – Tierra de Promesas Juan Carlos Pérez Soto – El Equilibrista	[22]
2024	Leonel García	Pausa	El David Aguilar – Compita del Destino El Riqué – Scratch de Versos Nicolle Horbath – De Magia Imperfecta Rozalén – El Abrazo	[23]

Notes

^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
^{^[II]} Showing the name of the performer and the nominated album