# List of awards and nominations received by Ricardo Arjona
The Guatemalan singer-songwriter [Ricardo Arjona](https://www.edgepedia.org/ricardo-arjona) has received one Grammy Award from six nominations, one Latin GRAMMY Award from 17 nominations, a Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award, and honors including Premios Lo Nuestro awards and the Gaviota de Oro of the Viña del Mar Festival over a recording career that began in 1985.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | 1 win from 6 nominations, all in Best Latin Pop Album[1](https://www.grammy.com/artists/ricardo-arjona/82/) |
| Grammy win | Best Latin Pop Album at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards (2007) for *Adentro*[1](https://www.grammy.com/artists/ricardo-arjona/82/) |
| Latin GRAMMY Awards | 1 win from 17 nominations through the 26th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards[2](https://www.latingrammy.com/en/artists/ricardo-arjona/18956-01) |
| Billboard honor | Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Awards, presented by Telemundo[3](https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8085651-telemundo-2017-billboard-awards-jennifer-lopez/docs/lifetime-achievement-award-1226062192.pdf) |
| Premios Lo Nuestro | Álbum Pop del Año 2004 for *Santo Pecado*; Premio a la Excelencia 2015 for an internationally recognized career[4](https://www.guatemala.com/aprende/historia/personajes/datos-curiosos-sobre-ricardo-arjona) |
| Viña del Mar Festival | First Gaviota de Oro awarded to an entertainment artist at the festival, along with multiple Gold Discs[5](https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?banda=Ricardo_Arjona&bnid=18) |
## Grammy Awards
All six of Arjona's Grammy nominations have come in the Best Latin Pop Album category, spanning nearly two decades of releases[1](https://www.grammy.com/artists/ricardo-arjona/82/):
- 2006: *Solo* (48th Annual Grammy Awards), nominee
- 2007: *Adentro* (49th Annual Grammy Awards), winner
- 2010: *5to Piso* (52nd Annual Grammy Awards), nominee
- 2011: *Poquita Ropa* (53rd Annual Grammy Awards), nominee
- 2013: *Independiente* ([55th Annual Grammy Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/55th-annual-grammy-awards)), nominee
- 2022: *Hecho A La Antigua* (64th Annual Grammy Awards), nominee
The 2007 win for *Adentro* is his only Grammy Award to date[1](https://www.grammy.com/artists/ricardo-arjona/82/). The 2022 nomination came fifteen years after the win and marked his return to the category after a nine-year gap in nominations.
## Latin GRAMMY Awards
The Latin Recording Academy's artist page credits Arjona with 1 win and 17 nominations through the 26th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards, with nominations recorded at ceremonies including the 4th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 18th editions[2](https://www.latingrammy.com/en/artists/ricardo-arjona/18956-01). Among the listed nominations is Song of the Year for "Ella" at the 18th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards[2](https://www.latingrammy.com/en/artists/ricardo-arjona/18956-01).
AllMusic's awards profile attributes his Latin Grammy win to *Santo Pecado*, the 2002 album that the site also notes made him a chart-topping [Latin pop](https://www.edgepedia.org/latin-pop) act[6](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ricardo-arjona-mn0000889126/awards).
## Billboard Latin Music Awards
Arjona's Billboard recognition includes both competitive and career honors. At the 2017 [Billboard Latin Music Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/billboard-latin-music-awards), Telemundo presented him with the Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his career, and he also performed at the ceremony[3](https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8085651-telemundo-2017-billboard-awards-jennifer-lopez/docs/lifetime-achievement-award-1226062192.pdf). Reporting on that ceremony describes his first Billboard Latin performance, accompanied only by his guitar[7](https://dca.gob.gt/noticias-guatemala-diario-centro-america/ricardo-arjona-se-roba-el-show-en-los-billboard-latin/) • [12](https://www.etonline.com/music/news/216268_billboard_latin_music_awards_2017_the_complete_winner_list).
He has also been a Tour of the Year finalist at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, in 2016[8](https://www.multivu.com/players/English/7814051-telemundo-billboard-awards-2016/docs/list-of-billboard-latin-music-award-finalists-by-category-2017449998.pdf) and again in 2026[9](https://los40.com/2026/09/10/rosalia-triunfa-en-las-nominaciones-a-los-premios-billboard-de-la-musica-latina-2026/).
## Other honors
**Premios Lo Nuestro.** Arjona won Álbum Pop del Año 2004 for *Santo Pecado* and received the Premio a la Excelencia in 2015 for an artistic career recognized internationally[4](https://www.guatemala.com/aprende/historia/personajes/datos-curiosos-sobre-ricardo-arjona).
**Viña del Mar Festival.** His recognitions include several Gold Discs and the first Gaviota de Oro awarded to an entertainment artist at the Festival de [Viña del Mar](https://www.edgepedia.org/vina-del-mar) in Chile[5](https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?banda=Ricardo_Arjona&bnid=18).
**Earlier recognition.** IMDb's awards page records a nomination for the Premio Eres in 1991[10](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm0035015/awards/), and a University of San Carlos thesis on the singer notes a "Latin Trajectory of the Year" Award at the Orgullosamente Latino awards[11](https://biblioteca.usac.edu.gt/EPS/07/07_5837.pdf).
## References
1. [All Grammy Awards and Nominations: Ricardo Arjona, GRAMMY.com](https://www.grammy.com/artists/ricardo-arjona/82/)
2. [Ricardo Arjona, Artist, LatinGRAMMY.com](https://www.latingrammy.com/en/artists/ricardo-arjona/18956-01)
3. [Telemundo to Honor Ricardo Arjona at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, press release (April 17, 2017)](https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8085651-telemundo-2017-billboard-awards-jennifer-lopez/docs/lifetime-achievement-award-1226062192.pdf)
4. [Biografía de Ricardo Arjona, Aprende Guatemala](https://www.guatemala.com/aprende/historia/personajes/datos-curiosos-sobre-ricardo-arjona)
5. [Biografía de Ricardo Arjona, CMTV](https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?banda=Ricardo_Arjona&bnid=18)
6. [Ricardo Arjona Awards, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ricardo-arjona-mn0000889126/awards)
7. [Ricardo Arjona se roba el show en los Billboard Latin, Diario de Centro América](https://dca.gob.gt/noticias-guatemala-diario-centro-america/ricardo-arjona-se-roba-el-show-en-los-billboard-latin/)
8. [2016 Billboard Latin Music Awards finalists by category, Telemundo](https://www.multivu.com/players/English/7814051-telemundo-billboard-awards-2016/docs/list-of-billboard-latin-music-award-finalists-by-category-2017449998.pdf)
9. [Nominaciones a los premios Billboard de la Música Latina 2026, LOS40](https://los40.com/2026/09/10/rosalia-triunfa-en-las-nominaciones-a-los-premios-billboard-de-la-musica-latina-2026/)
10. [Ricardo Arjona, Premios, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm0035015/awards/)
11. [Ingrid Aeylin Morataya, thesis, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala](https://biblioteca.usac.edu.gt/EPS/07/07_5837.pdf)
12. [Billboard Latin Music Awards 2017: The Complete Winner's List](https://www.etonline.com/music/news/216268_billboard_latin_music_awards_2017_the_complete_winner_list)
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