Celia Cruz
Wins
3
Nominations
14
Category
Biography
"Singing is my life. It has always been my life. It will always be my life."
- Born Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso on Oct. 21, 1925, in Havana, Cuba. Died July 16, 2003, in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
- Cruz reached international fame in 1974 with Celia Y Johnny, a collaboration with GRAMMY-nominated Cuban composer/bandleader Johnny Pacheco that spawned "Quimbara," one of her signature hits.
- Cruz's 1986 album, Ritmo En El Corazon, brought home her first career GRAMMY for Best Tropical Latin Performance at the 32nd GRAMMY Awards.
- She won Salsa Performance for Celia Cruz And Friends: A Night Of Salsa at the inaugural Latin GRAMMY Awards in 2000.
- The Queen of Salsa was posthumously presented with a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.
- She also founded the Celia Cruz Foundation, a nonprofit charity dedicated to raising funds for underprivileged students wishing to study music.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Celia Cruz
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Best Salsa/Merengue Album
Regalo Del Alma. Celia Cruz
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Best Salsa/Merengue Album
La Negra Tiene Tumbao. Celia Cruz
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Best Salsa/Merengue Album
Celia Cruz And Friends: A Night Of Salsa (Album). Celia Cruz
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Best Tropical Latin Album
Mi Vida Es Cantar (Album). Celia Cruz
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Rap Duo/Group Performance
Guantanamera (Track). Wyclef Jean, Celia Cruz, Jeni Fujita
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Best Tropical Latin Album
Irrepetible (Album). Celia Cruz
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Best Tropical Latin Album
Azucar Negra (Album). Celia Cruz
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Best Tropical Latin Album
Tributo A Ismael Rivera (Album). Celia Cruz
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Best Tropical Latin Album
Ritmo En El Corazon. Celia Cruz, Ray Barretto
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Best Tropical Latin Album
The Winners (Album). Celia Cruz, Willie Colon
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Best Tropical Latin Album
Homenaje A Beny More - Vol. III (Album). Celia Cruz, Tito Puente
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Best Tropical Latin Album
De Nuevo (Album). Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco
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Best Tropical Latin Album
Tremendo Trio (Album). Ray Barretto, Celia Cruz, Adalberto Santiago
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Best Latin Recording
Eternos (Album). Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco
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