(MADRID) - Spain's first music awards, the Premios de la
Musica, were presented April 10 in Madrid. The top honoree
was Universal Music vocalist Rosana
Arbelo, who won in the categories for new artist, new
composer, and best pop/rock album. Veteran guitarist Paco
de Lucia won best flamenco artist, the monks of the Santo
Domingo de Silos monastery took the classical music award, and
singer/songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat was awarded a
special lifetime achievement prize. Worldwide smash single
"Macarena" by Los Del Rio failed to win an award;
the "international event of 1996" went to a concert series honoring
classical composer Manuel de Falla. The only
non-Spanish prize was the Latino award, won by Gloria Estefan.
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Premios De La Musica Presented in Spanish Capital
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