The Latin Recording Academy has just announced that Laura Pausini, winner of a Grammy and a Latin Grammy will be recognized in Seville as Person of the Year 2023. The Italian singer will receive the award in the Andalusian capital: for the first time in history the Latin Grammys leave America and from November 9 to 16 Seville will be the nerve center of Latin music throughout the world.
Pausini will be recognized for her career as a multifaceted and multilingual artist, as well as her ongoing commitment to supporting social justice causes such as equality for women and LGBTQ people as well as the fight against world hunger. Traditionally, this award is given on the eve of the grand gala, which will be on November 16. His predecessor is the Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís for his career of more than four decades and before them, Rubén Blades, Juanes, Maná, Alejandro Sanz, Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony, Miguel Bosé, Julio Iglesias, Shakira Roberto Carlos received the distinction. and the best names in Latin music for a total of 23. Laura will be number 24.
"Laura Pausini is one of the most talented and beloved artists of her generation whose commitment to great causes is exemplary," said Manuel Abud, CEO of The Latin Recording Academy.
The Italian artist has also spoken: “I feel extremely honored to receive this incredible recognition from The Latin Recording Academy. Being Person of the Year when I'm celebrating 30 years of my career is something that I still can't describe, I can only feel a deep gratitude for The Academy, for my colleagues, but, above all, for my dear audience that has made a dream born in my town in Italy a beautiful reality, and that has taken me to places that I never dreamed I would reach with my music”.
The artist's second language is Spanish and that inextricably connects her to the Latin world: “Spanish has opened doors for me from a very young age, it has made me feel at home, it has inspired me to keep going and to explore and live music without barriers or limits”.
