FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, LUIS FONSI, CHRISTIAN CASTRO, JENCARLOS CANELA AND
GLORIA TREVI JOIN THE LINE UP OF STARS TO PERFORM AT THE
2011 BILLBOARD LATIN MUSIC AWARDS PRESENTED BY STATE FARM®
ON TELEMUNDO
The singers join previously announced performances by Maná, Pitbull, Camila,
Don Omar and Banda El Recodo
The most prestigious awards show in the Latin music industry that will take place on April 28
and will be broadcast live at 8PM/(7PM Central) on Telemundo
Miami, FL (April 7, 2011) – A growing list of top Latin music stars have confirmed their participation at the 2011
Billboard Latin Music Awards presented by State Farm®. Enrique Iglesias, Luis Fonsi, Christian Castro, Jencarlos Canela
and Gloria Trevi join the previously announced performances by Maná, Pitbull, Camila, Don Omar and Banda El
Recodo. The 2011 Billboard Latin Music Awards presented by State Farm® is the longest running and most prestigious
awards show in the Latin music industry and it will take place on Thursday, April 28 at 8PM/7c at the BankUnited
Center in Miami, Florida, airing live on Telemundo.
After a stellar year of worldwide chart success with hits on his own merit and in collaborations with other leading
performers, and topping this year’s list of finalists, Enrique Iglesias, up for fourteen awards, returns for what promises
to be an unforgettable performance. His album “Euphoria” is his first bilingual album with seven original Englishlanguage songs and six original Spanish-language songs. The singles "I Like It", which features rapper Pitbull and “Tonight
(I'm Lovin' You)” peaked at number one on the Billboard Dance/Club Play chart, making Enrique Iglesias the only male
single artist to have eight number one songs on the chart, surpassing Prince and Michael Jackson.
Puerto Rican superstar, Luis Fonsi returns to the Billboard Latin Music Awards to perform the worldwide television
premiere of his much awaited single “Gritar” from his upcoming album. The pop singer and composer’s previous album,
“Palabras del silencio,” topped the Billboard charts as did two of its singles, “Aquí estoy yo” and “No me doy por
vencido,” which topped the charts at #1 for 21 weeks and was named the pop song of the decade by Billboard’s “End of
Decade” report.
Mexican pop singer, Christian Castro, one of Latin music’s best-selling artists who currently holds 65 Gold Records and
31 Platinum Records to date, will also hit the Billboard Latin Music Awards stage. Castro recently launched “Viva el
Principe,” a tribute to Jose Jose, whom he considers his music idol. Viva el Principe became his highest debut album
since Azul in 2001, debuting at number 2 on the Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums.
Also scheduled to perform is popular leading actor and singer Jencarlos Canela. The Cuban-American sensation, who is
one of the featured artists in Pitbull’s latest album titled “Armando,” is making headlines again with the launch of his
new hit “Caramelo,” the Spanish language version of “I Love Candy,” recorded for international versions of the new
movie Hop. Jencarlos will also star in Telemundo’s upcoming original production “Mi Corazon Insiste,” where he will
also interpret the title song by the same name. After much success with the launch of his first album “Buscame,”
Jencarlos is ready to release his next production titled “Un Nuevo Dia.”
Mexican songstress Gloria Trevi, one of the leading female Latin pop singers, has just concluded the most successful
multinational tour by any Mexican musical act in the last two years. Gloria Trevi just launched “Gloria,” the follow up
album to “Una Rosa Blu” that achieved five #1 singles in Mexico, sold half a million unit sales worldwide and earned her
a Billboard Latin Music Award in 2009. “Me río de ti,” the first single of the album “Gloria” launched late in 2010
reaching #1 Latin Album Debut on the US Billboard Charts.
These performers join the previously announced participation by Maná, Pitbull, Camila, Don Omar and Banda El
Recodo. Additional performers will be announced soon. Viewers can access www.Telemundo.com/PremiosBillboard,
the official site of the 2011 Billboard Latin Music Awards Presented by State Farm for the latest information and details
of this impressive event. Fans can also follow the event on Twitter: @LatinBillboards and on Facebook:
Facebook.com/PremiosBillboardTelemundo.
The awards show caps off the 22nd annual Billboard Latin Music Conference presented by State Farm in association with
AT&T. The event, taking place on April 26 - 28 at the Eden Roc Renaissance in Miami Beach, will unite today’s top Latin
music artists as well as key industry executives for informative panel discussions, live musical showcases, networking
receptions and The Billboard Bash – a pre-Billboard Latin Music Awards show celebration featuring performances by
some of this year’s finalists.
For details on The Billboard Latin Music Conference, visit:
www.BillboardLatinConference.com.
About Billboard:
Now in its 117th year, Billboard is the world’s premier music brand consisting of Billboard magazine, Billboard.biz,
Billboard conferences and events, and Billboard.com—the online destination of choice for millions of music fans. The
Billboard brand is built on its exclusive charts and unrivaled reporting on the latest news, issues and trends across all
genres of music. The brand reaches tens of millions of consumers daily through many strategic relationships with major
companies including Reuters, SanDisk, Telemundo, Motorola, Microsoft Zune, Napster, GTech, AT&T, Sony Music
Entertainment, MySpace Music and Amazon. These relationships leverage Billboard’s brand recognition, proprietary
chart data and information resources to develop products, live events and print, television, radio, digital and mobile
platforms. Billboard is owned by Prometheus Global Media, a diversified company with leading assets in the media and
entertainment arenas, including: Music (Billboard and its related conferences and events, including The Billboard Latin
Music Awards), Entertainment (The Hollywood Reporter, Backstage, ShoWest, ShowEast, Cineasia, and CineEurope); and
Advertising & Marketing (Adweek, Mediaweek, Brandweek, Adweek Conferences and The CLIO Awards).
About Telemundo:
Telemundo Communications Group, LLC & Subsidiaries (“Telemundo”), a division of NBCUniversal, is a world-class media
company, leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality Spanish-language content across its
multiplatform portfolio to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. Telemundo’s multiple platforms include
Telemundo, a Spanish-language television network featuring original productions, theatrical motion pictures, news and
first-class sports events, reaching 94% of U.S. Hispanic viewers in 210 markets through its 14 owned stations, 1
independent station (WKAQ in Puerto Rico), 46 broadcast affiliates, and over 1,000 cable affiliates; mun2, the
preeminent voice for bicultural Hispanics in the U.S., reaching over 35 million U.S. TV households nationwide on digital
and analog cable, satellite and free television; Telemundo Digital Media, which leverages Telemundo’s original content
for distribution across digital and emerging platforms including mobile devices and www.telemundo.com and
www.holamun2.com; and Telemundo Internacional, the company’s international distribution arm which has positioned
Telemundo as the second largest provider of Spanish-language content worldwide by syndicating content to more than
100 countries in over 35 languages.
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