Telemundo and Billboard Announce Performers for 2002 Billboard Latin Music Awards.Entertainment Editors/Music & Television Writers MIAMI--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 16, 2002 Special performance by Celine Dion - Marc Anthony - Thalia - Juan Gabriel - Los Tri-O - Jaci Velasquez - Cristian - A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings - Victor Manuelle - Carlos Vives - Olga Tanon - Alexandre Pires - Alejandra Guzman - Lupillo Rivera - Stars will shine at this year's Billboard Latin Music Awards The Billboard Latin Music Awards grew out of the Billboard Music Awards program from Billboard Magazine, an industry publication charting the sales and radio airplay success of musical recordings. on Thursday, May 9 as the best in Latin entertainment will be joined by special guest star Celine Dion for an unforgettable evening. Marc Anthony, Thalia, Juan Gabriel, Los Tri-O, Jaci Velazquez, Cristian, A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings, Victor Manuelle, Carlos Vives, Olga Tanon, Alexandre Pires, Alejandra Guzman and Lupillo Rivera form the line-up of Latin artists who are scheduled to perform at the Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Florida “Miami Beach” redirects here. For the beach in Barbados, see Miami Beach, Barbados.
This year's show will be hosted by the lovable wannabe Don Juan in "Pedro El Escamoso," Miguel Varoni, Spanish-language television's favorite little devil from the novela "Por Que Diablos," Manolo Cardona, and the beautiful and popular actress Itati Cantoral, who will soon appear in "Vale Todo," the first original co-production between Telemundo and TV Globo. Telemundo is proud to announce world renowned Celine Dion makes her musical debut on Spanish language television at the Billboard Latin Music Awards. The Canadian singer is a favorite among U.S. Hispanics. Her popularity was made clear when her song "My Heart Will Go On" became the first and to date only English-language track ever to top the Hot Latin Tracks The Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart is the most important music chart for Spanish language singles in the American music market. It was established by the magazine in the 1970s, when music labels and Billboard chart. The star-studded event will feature performances by six-time finalist Lupillo Rivera; Mexico's most influential contemporary songwriter, and finalist in five categories, Juan Gabriel; as well as contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term Inspirational music) is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. cross-over artist, Jaci Velasquez and prominent Latin Pop singer Cristian, who are both three-time finalists. The audience will be delighted with performances by top selling tropical salsa artist, Marc Anthony; A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings with their contagious sounds of cumbia cum·bi·a n. 1. A Latin-American dance originating among African slave populations on Colombia's Atlantic coast and characterized by short sliding steps. 2. Music for this dance. with pop, hip-hop and R&B; and Puertorican salsa sensation Victor Manuelle, all three of which are finalists in two categories. Fans will enjoy great musical talent combined with incredible beauty and energy as top selling recording artist Thalia hits the stage at this year's awards. Carlos Vives, better known as the "King of Vallenato," for making this Colombian music genre popular worldwide, will make viewers dance, as will Olga Tanon, the top-notch interpreter of tropical music who elevated merengue merengue Couple dance from the Dominican Republic or Haiti, danced throughout Latin America. Originally a folk dance, it has become a ballroom dance, where it is danced with a limping step, the weight always on the same foot. Varieties include the jaleo and juangomero. to unprecedented heights. The star-studded event will also feature the acclaimed bolero group from Colombia, Los Tri-O, young Brazilian singing sensation Alexandre Pires and Latin rock superstar Alejandra Guzman. Telemundo, the fastest growing U.S. Spanish-language television network, reaches 90% of Hispanic viewers. Telemundo Communications Group Telemundo Communications Group is a holding company within NBC Universal for the television properties bearing the Telemundo brand. It is owned by General Electric and based in Hialeah, Florida.[1] , Inc. owns and operates ten U.S. full-power UHF (Ultra High Frequency) The range of electromagnetic frequencies from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. In the U.S., analog television has used UHF channels 52 to 69 in the 700 MHz band. stations serving the eight largest Hispanic markets, and also owns and operates the leading full-power television station and related production facilities in Puerto Rico. NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. announced on October 11, 2001 that it had reached an agreement for the acquisition of 100% of the equity of Telemundo Communications Group, Inc. Under the agreement, Telemundo's extensive broadcast and cable properties will be brought into NBC, making NBC the only major broadcast network with a business fully devoted to developing and airing programming specifically created for the Spanish-speaking market. NBC is a division of General Electric. Telemundo is currently privately held by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Liberty Media and a consortium of financial investors. Now in its 108th year of publication, Billboard magazine is the world's premier music industry publication. It is read weekly by more than 150,000 people in 110 countries. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music and entertainment issues and trends. Billboard is the flagship property for the Billboard Music Group, which also consists of Airplay air·play n. The broadcasting of an audio or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television. airplay Noun the broadcast performances of a record on radio Monitor, Amusement Business, Music & Media, Billboard Bulletin, Billboard.com and Billboard Licensing. The Group is a unit of VNU VNU Volontaires des Nations Unies (French) VNU Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeversbedrijven (Dutch) VNU Virtual Network User Business Media, a worldwide media company that provides specialized publications, electronically delivered data, expositions and marketing services and is owned by VNU Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Netherlands-based VNU, an international publishing and information company. MEDIA: For a complete list of finalists, downloadable pictures, and to apply for press credentials to cover the 2002 Billboard Latin Music Awards, please visit http://press.telemundo.com. No applications will be accepted in any form other than that outlined on the Web site. DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR CREDENTIALS IS APRIL April: see month. 19, 2002. Business Wire and Hispanic PR Wire are the official news distribution services of the 2002 Billboard Latin Music Awards. |
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