Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Female Artist of the Year


The Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Female Artist of the Year is an award presented annually by American network Univision. It was first awarded in 1989 and has been given annually since. The accolade was established to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The nominees and winners were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on Billboard Latin music charts, with the results being tabulated and certified by the accounting firm Deloitte. At the present time, the winners are selected by the audience through an online survey. The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a treble clef.
The award was first presented to Spanish singer Isabel Pantoja. Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira is the most nominated performer and holds the record for the most awards, winning on nine occasions out of twelve nominations. Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel won in four consecutive ceremonies. Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera, Cuban-American artist Gloria Estefan, Italian performer Laura Pausini and Mexican singers Thalía and Paulina Rubio have received two awards each. The current holder of the award is Mexican artist Thalía.

Winners and nominees

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees for the majority of the years awarded.
KeyMeaning
Indicates the winner

', winner in 1989
', winner for four years in a row
, the most awarded performer with nine wins
YearPerformerRef
1989
1989
1989
1989
Yuri
1990
1990
1990
Marisela
1990
1991
1991
1991
1991
1992
1992
1992
1992
1993
1993
1993
1993
1994
1994
1994
Lucero
1994
1995
Selena
1995
1995
1995
Yuri
1996
1996
1996
Lucero
1996
Thalía
1997
Shakira
1997
1997
1997
Thalía
1998
Thalía
1998
1998
1998
Lucero
1999
Shakira
1999
1999
Fey
1999
2000
Shakira
2000
2000
Noelia
2000
2001
2001
2001
Shakira
2001
2002
2002
2002
2002
2003
Shakira
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
Thalía
2004
Shakira
2004
2004
Soraya
2004
Thalía
2005
2005
2005
2005
Thalía
2006
2006
Jimena
2006
2006
2007
Shakira
2007
Anaís
2007
2007
2008
Belinda
2008
2008
2008
Yuridia
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
Yuridia
2010
2010
Fanny
2010
2010
2010
2011
Shakira
2011
2011
2011
2011
Thalía
2012
Shakira
2012
2012
2012
Norka
2013
2013
2013
Shakira
2013
2014
2014
2014
2014
Thalía
2014
Yuridia
2015
Shakira
2015
Becky G
2015
2015
2015
2016
2016
Shakira
2016
Thalía
2016
2017
Thalía
2017
2017
2017