Dominican singer/songwriter Vicente García is having a big night at the 18th Latin GRAMMY Awards.
"I am very happy and excited. I want to dedicate this award to my country, [my] fountain of infinite inspiration, [and] also to Juan Luis Guerra who has been for me a constant inspiration. I don't know what to say. I am very excited. Thank you to the Academy, Eduardo Cabra, John Blaze [and] Wendell for working [from] the heart. … And … to all the people that helped me make this record. A million thanks." — Vicente García
Formerly the lead singer of the Dominican alternative rock band Calor Urbano, he left in 2010 to pursue a solo career. He has collaborated with esteemed artists such as Juan Luis Guerra, Alejandro Sanz, Juanes, and Maná. Now that solo career is starting to pay off.
García took home his first career Latin GRAMMYs at the 18th Latin GRAMMYs, including for Best Singer-Songwriter Album for A La Mar and Best Tropical Song for "Bachata En Kingston." He is also up for Album Of The Year and Best New Artist later this evening. [Ed.: García ended up winning Best New Artist, upping his win total to three.]
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Felicitaciones a <a href="https://twitter.com/vicentegarciag?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@vicentegarciag</a> quien ganó el <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LatinGrammy?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LatinGrammy</a> a mejor canción tropical por <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BachataEnKingston?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BachataEnKingston</a> <a href="https://t.co/0tWN8eWxwp">pic.twitter.com/0tWN8eWxwp</a></p>— Sony Music Ecuador (@SonyMusicEC) <a href="https://twitter.com/SonyMusicEC/status/931295446177341448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The other nominees in the Best Singer-Songwriter Album category were Satiago Cruz' Trenes, Aviones Y Viajes Interplanetarios, Alex Cuba's Lo Único Constante, Erika Ender's Tatuajes, and Debi Nova's Gran Ciudad.
