Premios Texas

Premios Texas
Awarded forOutstanding Achievements in the Latin Music Industry
LocationAustin, Texas
CountryUnited States
Presented byKAKW Univision 62 [1]
First awarded2005
Websitehttp://www.PremiosTexas.com/

Premios Texas (Texas Latin Awards) is a Latin music awards celebration.

Produced by KAKW Univision 62 Austin, "Premios Texas" bestows awards annually to the winners from the five most popular Latin music genres including - Pop, Tropical, Regional Mexican, Rock and Urban - as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award, given to a performer who, during their lifetime, has made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to Latin music.

History

Premios Texas is an annual people's choice award ceremony honoring the best in the Latin music industry. Based in Austin, Texas, the show debuted in 2005 at The One World Theatre to a local audience of 200 spectators.[citation needed]

Hosts and celebrity attendees include:

2013

Hosted by: Carlos Calderon & Alejandra Espinoza

Attendees/Winners Included:

2012

Hosted by: Cynthia Urias & Jose Ron

Attendees/Winners Included:

2011

Hosted by: Marissa Del Portillo & Diego Shoenig

Attendees/Winners Included:

2010

Hosted by: Jackie Guerrido & Raul Brindis

Attendees/Winners included:

Past winners of prestigious people’s choice awards include:

Lifetime achievement award

The following list includes past recipients of the grand award, Lifetime Achievement.[verification needed]

2005:Flaco Jimenez

2006:Ruben Ramos

2007:Little Joe

2008:A.B. Quintanilla III

2009:Olga Tañon

2010:Aleks Syntek

2011:Pedro Fernandez

2012:Diego Verdaguer

2013:Gloria Trevi