Premios Texas is a Latin music

Latin American music

Latin American music, found within Central and South America, is a series of musical styles and genres that mixes influences from Spanish, African and indigenous sources, that has recently become very famous in the US.-Argentina:...

 awards celebration showcasing some to the most recognized artists in the industry.

Produced by KAKW Univision 62 Austin, "Premios Texas" bestow awards annually to the winners from the five most popular Latin music genres including - Pop, Tropical, Regional Mexican

Regional styles of Mexican music

Regional styles of Mexican music vary greatly vary from state to state. Norteño, banda, duranguense, and other Mexican country music genres are often known as regional Mexican music because each state produces different musical sounds and lyrics....

, 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. Based in Austin, Texas, the show first debuted in 2005 to a local audience of 200 spectators. In August 2009, Premios Texas broke records by reaching a nationwide audience on Galavision, the leading Spanish-language cable television network. Throughout Texas, viewer's watched the show on Univision.

KAKW Univision 62 Austin developed the idea to create Premios Texas upon seeing the dramatic growth of the Hispanic population throughout Central Texas

Central Texas

Central Texas , is a region in the U.S. state of Texas. It is roughly bordered by San Marcos to Fredericksburg to Waco, and to Brenham, and includes the Austin–Round Rock, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Bryan-College Station, and Waco metropolitan areas...

 Austin is named the "live music capital of the world." These two elements have made it possible to assemble an event that not only recognizes local and international artists, but also celebrates the diversity of Latin music and its culture in Texas.

Lifetime achievement award

The following list are past years recipients.

• 2005: Flaco Jimenez
  Flaco Jiménez
  Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez is a Tejano music accordionist from San Antonio, Texas. Jiménez's father, Santiago Jiménez Sr. was a pioneer of conjunto music. He began performing with his father at age seven and recording at age fifteen, as a member of Los Caporales...
  
  
• 2006: Ruben Ramos
  Ruben Ramos
  Ruben Ramos, also known as El Gato Negro, is an award-winning American Tejano music performer. Beginning his music career in the late '60s, Ruben fame as has grown throughout the years as he formed his own distinct sound of music. In March 1998, Ruben was inducted into the Tejano Music Awards Hall...
  
  
• 2007: Little Joe
  Little Joe
  Little Joe was an unmanned United States solid-fueled booster rocket used for eight launches from 1959–1960 from Wallops Island, Virginia to test the launch escape system and heat shield for Project Mercury capsules, as well as the name given to the test program using the booster...
  
  
• 2008: A.B. Quintanilla III
• 2009: Olga Tañon
  Olga Tañón
  Olga Tañón is a two-time Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy-winning Merengue and Latin Pop artist. Tañón has earned 5 Latin Grammy Awards and 19 Premios Lo Nuestro awards during her career.-Early years:...
  
  
• 2010: Aleks Syntek
  Aleks Syntek
  Raúl Alejandro Escajadillo Peña , better known as Aleks Syntek, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and producer. He is married to Karen Coronado, sister of talkshow host Ingrid Coronado.-Biography:...
  
  

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