Los Premios 40 Principales for Best Latin Artist

The Premios 40 Principales for Best Latin Artist was an honor presented annually at Los Premios 40 Principales, a ceremony that recognizes excellence in music, organised by Spain's top music radio Los 40 Principales. The award was first seen in 2007, separated from the Best International Artist category, and was replaced by the LOS40 Urban Award in 2019, but brought back the next year as part of an expansion of the Latin category.

Premios 40 Principales for Best Latin Artist
Awarded for	Best in Spanish and International music
Country	Spain
Presented by	Los 40 Principales
First award	2007
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First ever, and two-time, winner Juanes.

Four-time winner Shakira.

Shakira is the most awarded artist in this category, being a four-time winner. Juanes follows her with two awards. In 2013, Ricky Martin became the first non-Colombian artist to notch the award.

Year	Winner	Other nominees
2007	Juanes	Jennifer Lopez Maná Gloria Trevi Belinda
2008	Juanes	Julieta Venegas Maná Ricky Martin Belinda
2009	Shakira	Ha*Ash Paulina Rubio Luis Fonsi Nelly Furtado
2010	Shakira	Juanes Wisin & Yandel Camila Pitbull
2011	Shakira	Maná Don Omar Carlos Baute Ricky Martin
2012	Shakira	Cali & El Dandee Jennifer Lopez Juanes Pitbull
2013	Ricky Martin	Cali & El Dandee Jesse & Joy Pitbull Jennifer Lopez
2014	Wisin	Shakira Pitbull Jennifer Lopez Ricky Martin
2015	Gente de Zona	Paulina Rubio Nicky Jam Maná Prince Royce
2016	J Balvin	Juanes Carlos Vives Maná Maluma
2017	Maluma	J Balvin Shakira Luis Fonsi Juanes
2018	Morat	J Balvin Maluma Daddy Yankee Nicky Jam
Category inactive in 2019
2020	Maluma	Morat Anitta Danna Paola Sebastián Yatra

Category facts

Most Wins in Category

Rank	1st	2nd	3rd
Artist	Shakira	Juanes Maluma	Ricky Martin Wisin Gente de Zona J Balvin Morat
Total Wins	4 wins	2 wins	1 win

Most Nominations

Rank	1st	2nd	3rd
Artist	Shakira Juanes	Maná	Ricky Martin Pitbull Jennifer Lopez Maluma
Total Nominations	6 nominations	5 nominations	4 nominations