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Latin Grammy Celebration Shatters Language Barrier

Aired September 19, 2002 - 10:56   ET

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KRIS OSBORN, CNN ANCHOR: Well, we're going to talk a little music.
If love is an international language, then there was little need for translation at the Latin Grammys. Some of the world's best known Spanish speaking recording artists gathered for a night of celebration and salutes as well.

CNN's Anna Maria Montero has the highlights.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ANNA MARIA MONTERO, CNN REPORTER (voice-over): Celia Cruz showed us how it's done.

Mexican beauty Felia (ph) turned up the heat.

And Colombian Juanez (ph) was joined on stage by Canadian Nelly Furtado for a little rock n roll duet.

NELLY FURTADO, SINGER: Juanez is just so lovely. And his music speaks to my heart and I think to everybody else's who listens to it. Because it's pop music but it's really special. It has so much musical integrity. And that's something I value a lot in my music that I listen to. So for me, it's just like, I get to celebrate with him on stage.

MONTERO: The first Latin Grammy of the evening went to veteran Roberta Celia Cruz (ph) in the best salsa album category, a prize she received from none other than N'SYNC's Justin Timberlake.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, SINGER: I love Marc Anthony, I think he is a wonderful songwriter, great voice. I enjoy -- actually, I love Marc Anthony's voice and I actually enjoy it more when I don't understand what he's saying.

No, I mean his Latin -- his pronunciation comes through and you can you tell that it's more -- that you can tell how heartfelt it is when he actually sings in spanish.

MONTERO: Colombian "It girl" Shakira picked up the award for this year's best video, the Spanish version of her hit, "Whenever, Wherever."

While her compatriot and multi-nominated Carlos Virez (ph) took home two in the tropical music category. This evening's big winner, two years in a row, was Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz. Sanz's "MTV Unplugged" album garnered him three awards to put beside the four trophies he received last year.

And finally, the best new artist Latin Grammy went to a Cuban- American off of Madonna's Maverick Musica label, Jorge Moreno (ph).

Anna Maria Montero, CNN Hollywood.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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Aired September 19, 2002 - 10:56   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KRIS OSBORN, CNN ANCHOR: Well, we're going to talk a little music.
If love is an international language, then there was little need for translation at the Latin Grammys. Some of the world's best known Spanish speaking recording artists gathered for a night of celebration and salutes as well.

CNN's Anna Maria Montero has the highlights.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ANNA MARIA MONTERO, CNN REPORTER (voice-over): Celia Cruz showed us how it's done.

Mexican beauty Felia (ph) turned up the heat.

And Colombian Juanez (ph) was joined on stage by Canadian Nelly Furtado for a little rock n roll duet.

NELLY FURTADO, SINGER: Juanez is just so lovely. And his music speaks to my heart and I think to everybody else's who listens to it. Because it's pop music but it's really special. It has so much musical integrity. And that's something I value a lot in my music that I listen to. So for me, it's just like, I get to celebrate with him on stage.

MONTERO: The first Latin Grammy of the evening went to veteran Roberta Celia Cruz (ph) in the best salsa album category, a prize she received from none other than N'SYNC's Justin Timberlake.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, SINGER: I love Marc Anthony, I think he is a wonderful songwriter, great voice. I enjoy -- actually, I love Marc Anthony's voice and I actually enjoy it more when I don't understand what he's saying.

No, I mean his Latin -- his pronunciation comes through and you can you tell that it's more -- that you can tell how heartfelt it is when he actually sings in spanish.

MONTERO: Colombian "It girl" Shakira picked up the award for this year's best video, the Spanish version of her hit, "Whenever, Wherever."

While her compatriot and multi-nominated Carlos Virez (ph) took home two in the tropical music category. This evening's big winner, two years in a row, was Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz. Sanz's "MTV Unplugged" album garnered him three awards to put beside the four trophies he received last year.

And finally, the best new artist Latin Grammy went to a Cuban- American off of Madonna's Maverick Musica label, Jorge Moreno (ph).

Anna Maria Montero, CNN Hollywood.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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