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This is a list of notable events in Latin music (music from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas from Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1994.
Events
- May 16 - May 19 – The fifth annual Billboard Latin Music Conference is held at the InterContinental Hotel in Florida with the conference focusing on Brazilian music and Latin jazz for the first time.[1]
- The inaugural Billboard Latin Music Awards also takes place with Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan being the biggest winners with three awards. Cuban singer Celia Cruz and Cuban musician Cachao are inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame.
- May 19 – The 6th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards are held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan and American Tejano group La Mafia are the biggest winners of the ceremony with both receiving three awards.[2]
- June 18: Selena became the first non-crossover act to have an album (Amor Prohibido; released March 1994) to enter the Billboard 200 since Luis Miguel's Aries (1993).[3] The album was credited with popularizing Tejano music and catapulting the genre into an "unprecedented level of mainstream success";[4] eventually becoming the best-selling Tejano record of all-time.[5][6] It holds the record for most weeks in the top ten of the Top Latin Albums chart—at 110 weeks—while the record holds the record for most weeks at number one on the Regional Mexican Albums chart at 96 weeks.[7][8]
Bands formed
- Laura Pausini (Latin pop)
- Kairo (Latin pop)
- Mónica Naranjo
- Ana Bárbara
- Ezequiel Peña
- Giro
- Carlos Nuño
Bands disbanded
Number-ones albums and singles by country
- List of number-one albums of 1994 (Spain)
- List of number-one singles of 1994 (Spain)
- List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 1994
- List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1994
Awards
- 1994 Premio Lo Nuestro
- 1994 Billboard Latin Music Awards
- 1994 Tejano Music Awards
Albums released
First quarter
January
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | La Aventura | Orquesta de la Luz | |||
| 25 | Razones Para una Sonrisa | José Luis Rodríguez | |||
February
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 2 | El Tirador | Banda Vallarta Show | |||
| 8 | Mujer | Marta Sánchez | Latin pop | "Desesperada" "De Mujer a Mujer" "Tal Vez" "Nube de Verano" |
PolyGram |
March
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 1 | Mano a Mano | Silvio Rodríguez | |||
| 13 | Amor Prohibido | Selena | Tejano, Mexican cumbia, dance-pop | "Amor Prohibido" "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" "No Me Queda Más" "Techno Cumbia" "Fotos y Recuerdos" "Si Una Vez" "El Chico del Apartamento 512" |
EMI Latin |
| 15 | Cariño De Mis Cariños | Lucero | Ranchera | "Te Acordarás de Mi" "Y Volveré" "Me Estás Quemando" |
Fonovisa |
| 21 | Guitar Passion | Charo | |||
| 29 | Vida | La Mafia | |||
Second quarter
April
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Historias | Ricardo Arjona | Latin pop | "Te Conozco" "Señora de Las Cuatro Decadas" "Realmente No Estoy Tan Solo" "Historia de Taxi" "Libre" |
Sony Discos |
| 19 | Los Dos Plebes | Los Tigres del Norte | |||
| 26 | Danzón (Dance On) | Arturo Sandoval | |||
| Palmas | Eddie Palmieri | ||||
| 29 | 944 Columbus | Mario Bauza and the Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra | |||
June
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Piano de America, Vol. 2 | Raúl di Blasio | |||
| 27 | El Pan y la Sal | Presuntos Implicados | |||
| 28 | Gracias Por Esperar | Juan Gabriel | Latin pop | "Pero Qué Necesidad" "Lentamente" "Vienes o Voy" "Muriendo de Amor" |
BMG Ariola |
| Si Te Vas | Jon Secada | Latin pop | "Si Te Vas" "Sólo Una Imagen" |
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| Una Mañana y un Camino | Ricardo Montaner | Latin pop | "No Te Pareces a Mi" "Quisiera" "El Mundo Gira Aunque No Estés" |
EMI | |
| 30 | Desenchufado | León Gieco | |||
Third quarter
July
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | El nervio del volcán | Caifanes | Rock en Español | "Afuera" "Aquí No Es Así" "Ayer Me Dijo Un Ave" "Miedo" |
BMG Ariola |
| 11 | Mucho Más Que Dos | Ana Belén and Víctor Manuel | |||
| 12 | A Dónde Me Lleva La Vida | La Renga | |||
| 15 | Recordando a Los Panchos | Vicente Fernández | |||
| 19 | Master Sessions, Vol. 1 | Cachao | |||
| Fogaraté | Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40 | ||||
| 22 | Re | Café Tacuba | |||
| 26 | Pasiones | Ednita Nazario | |||
August
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 9 | Crossroads | Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band | |||
| Ya Me Cansé | David Lee Garza y Los Musicales | ||||
| 15 | El Camino del Alma | Cristian Castro | Latin pop | "Mañana" "Con Tu Amor" "Azul Gris" |
Fonovisa |
| 16 | Luis Enrique | Luis Enrique | |||
| 17 | Laura Pausini | Laura Pausini | Pop | "La Soledad" "Se Fué" "Amores Extraños" "Gente" |
Warner Music International |
| 23 | Mónica Naranjo | Mónica Naranjo | Latin pop | "El Amor Coloca" "Sola" "Sólo se Vive Una Vez" "Óyeme!" "Fuego de Pasión" "Llorando Bajo la Lluvia" |
Sony |
| Steel Rain | Jay Perez | ||||
| Amor Lunatico | Giro | ||||
| 30 | Segundo Romance | Luis Miguel | Latin pop, bolero | "El Día Que Me Quieras" "La Media Vuelta" "Todo y Nada" "Delirio" |
WEA Latina |
| Grandeza Mexicana | José José | ||||
| Esta Boca es Mía | Joaquín Sabina | ||||
September
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | De Mi Alma Latina | Plácido Domingo | EMI | ||
| Recuerdo a Javier Solís | Vikki Carr | ||||
| La Diferenzia | La Diferenzia | ||||
| Sólo Contigo | Víctor Manuelle | Salsa music | "Apiádate de Mí" "Por Ejemplo" |
Sony Discos | |
| 20 | Dicen Que Soy | La India | Salsa | "Nunca Voy a Olvidarte" "Ese Hombre" "Que Ganas de No Verte Más" "O Ella o Yo" |
RMM |
| Formidables | Los Toros Band | ||||
| 27 | Influencias | Chayanne | Latin pop | "Querida" "Gavilán o Paloma" "Pedro Navaja" |
Sony Discos |
Fourth quarter
October
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 1 | Sangrando | Caballeros de la Quema | |||
| 4 | Fina Estampa | Caetano Veloso | |||
| 15 | Calango | Skank | |||
| 24 | Gracias Mujer | Banda Machos | |||
| 25 | Siente el Amor... | Olga Tañón | Merengue | "Entre la Noche y el Día" "Es Mentiroso" |
WEA Latina |
| Lo Nuevo y lo Mejor | Jerry Rivera | Salsa | "Me Estoy Enloqueciendo Por Ti" | Sony Discos | |
| Enamorate | Fama | ||||
| Flaco Jiménez | Flaco Jiménez | ||||
| Irrepetible | Celia Cruz | ||||
November
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Navidad en las Americas | Various artists | |||
| 11 | De Cara al Viento | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Sony Discos | ||
| Con el Alma | Los Nocheros | ||||
| 15 | Siempre Contigo | Lucero | Latin pop | "Siempre Contigo" "Quién Soy Yo" "Palabras" "Como Perro al Sol" "Volvamos a Empezar" |
Fonovisa |
| El Rey de Corazones | Manny Manuel | ||||
| 22 | Mi Forma de Sentir | Pedro Fernández | Ranchera | "Mi Forma de Sentir" "Vamos a Platicar" |
PolyGram |
| Tratar de Estar Mejor | Diego Torres | ||||
| 23 | Yo Vendo Unos Ojos Verdes | Ezequiel Peña | |||
| 29 | Soundlife | Emilio Navaira | |||
| Circo Beat | Fito Páez | ||||
December
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Explotó el Bombazo | Grupo Manía | |||
| 11 | Antonio Brasileiro | Antônio Carlos Jobim | |||
| 13 | Maná en Vivo | Maná | WEA Latina | ||
| Para Estar Contigo | Liberacion | ||||
| 14 | Myriam Hernández IV | Myriam Hernández | |||
| 27 | Mirandote | Frankie Ruiz | |||
Best-selling records
Best-selling albums
The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 1994, according to Billboard.[9]
| Rank | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mi Tierra | Gloria Estefan |
| 2 | Segundo Romance | Luis Miguel |
| 3 | Love and Liberté | Gipsy Kings |
| 4 | Amor Prohibido | Selena |
| 5 | ¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños? | Maná |
| 6 | Pura Sangre | Bronco |
| 7 | Gipsy Kings | Gipsy Kings |
| 8 | Romance | Luis Miguel |
| 9 | Inalcanzable | Marco Antonio Solís and Los Bukis |
| 10 | Vida | La Mafia |
Best-performing songs
The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 1994, according to Billboard.[9]
| Rank | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Amor Prohibido" | Selena |
| 2 | "Vida" | La Mafia |
| 3 | "Luna" | Ana Gabriel |
| 4 | "Pero Qué Necesidad" | Juan Gabriel |
| 5 | "Si Te Vas" | Jon Secada |
| 6 | "Donde Quiera Que Estés" | The Barrio Boyzz and Selena |
| 7 | "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" | Selena |
| 8 | "Quisiera" | Ricardo Montaner |
| 9 | "Detrás de Mi Ventana" | Yuri |
| 10 | "El Día Que Me Quieras" | Luis Miguel |
Births
- January 28 – Maluma, Colombian reggaeton singer
Deaths
- February 8 – Amparo Ochoa, Mexican singer-songwriter
- July 17 – Sebastián Piana, Argentine tango composer
- November 21 – Santiago Chalar, Uruguayan physician traumathologist, poet, song-writer, musician, guitarist and singer
- December 8 – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian bossa nova composer
References
- ↑ Lannert, John (21 May 1994). "First Latin Music Awards Recognize Range of Talent". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 106 (21): LM-8. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ "Lo Nuestro – Historia". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ↑ Lannert, John (June 18, 1994). "Selena Grabs Top Spot on Latin 50". Billboard. 106 (25): 34. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ↑ Schone, Mark (April 20, 1995). "A Postmortem Star In death, Selena is a crossover success". Newsday. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ↑ Richmond 1995, p. 48.
- ↑ Novas 1995, p. 63.
- ↑ Ramirez, Rauly (April 2, 2011). "Joan Sebastian's Eighth No. 1". Billboard. 123 (11): 66. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ↑ Burr, Ramiro (March 3, 2005). "Still In Love With Selena". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
- 1 2 "The Year in Music". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 106 (52): YE-78. 24 December 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
Notes
- Novas, Himilce (1995). Remembering Selena (1st ed.). Sagebrush Education Resources. ISBN 0613926374.
- Richmond, Clint (1995). Selena! : The Phenomenal Life and Tragic Death of the Tejano Music Queen (1st ed.). New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books. ISBN 0671545221.
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