Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler scooped three awards at the Latin Grammys on Thursday night in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Drexler's song "Telefonía" picked up Record of the Year and Song of the Year, two of the most sought-after awards, and also Best Singer-Songwriter Album for Salvavidas De Hielo.
The 54-year-old is the son of German Jewish refugees from Adolf Hitler. According to a New York Times profile, Drexler was an ear, nose and throat doctor until the age of the 30 when he chose to pursue music as a career.
He won an Acadamy Award in 2005 for Best Original Song. The song, "Al Otro Lado del Río," was written for The Motorcycle Diaries, a 2004 movie about Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.
Drexler has won two Latin Grammys and been nominated for many more. His music has also been nominated several times for the Grammy Awards.
Here's a full list of all the Latin Grammy winners for 2018.
Record Of The Year
TELEFONÍA - Jorge Drexler
Album Of The Year
¡MÉXICO POR SIEMPRE! - Luis Miguel
Song Of The Year
TELEFONÍA - Jorge Drexler
Best New Artist
KAROL G
Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
F.A.M.E. - Maluma
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
HAZTE SENTIR - Laura Pausini
Best Urban Fusion/Performance
MALAMENTE - Rosalía
Best Urban Music Album
VIBRAS - J Balvin
Best Urban Song
DURA - Daddy Yankee, Urbani Mota Cedeño, Juan G. Rivera Vazquez & Luis Jorge Romero
Best Rock Album
EXPECTATIVAS - Bunbury
Best Pop/Rock Album
GEOMETRÍA DEL RAYO - Manolo García
Best Rock Song
TU VIDA MI VIDA - Fito Páez
Best Alternative Music Album
CLAROSCURA - Aterciopelados
Best Alternative Song
MALAMENTE - Antón Alvarez Alfaro, Pablo Diaz-Reixa & Rosalía
Best Salsa Album
25/7 - Víctor Manuelle
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
ESTO ES VIDA - Silvestre Dangond
Best Contemporary Tropical Album
VIVES - Carlos Vives
Best Traditional Tropical Album
A MÍ QUÉ - TRIBUTO A LOS CLÁSICOS CUBANOS - José Alberto El Canario & El Septeto Santiaguero
Best Tropical Fusion Album
COMO ANILLO AL DEDO - Aymee Nuviola
Best Tropical Song
QUIERO TIEMPO - Juan Carlos Luces & Víctor Manuelle
Best Singer-Songwriter Album
SALVAVIDAS DE HIELO - Jorge Drexler
Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album
¡MÉXICO POR SIEMPRE! - Luis Miguel
Best Banda Album
LOS GUSTOS QUE ME DOY - Banda Los Recoditos
Best Tejano Album
TEX MEX FUNK - Roger Velásquez & The Latin Legendz
Best Norteño Album (tied)
GUERRA DE PODER - Calibre 50
LOS ÁNGELES EXISTEN - Pesado
Best Regional Song
PROBABLEMENTE - Christian Nodal
Best Instrumental Album
IDENTIDAD - Miguel Siso
Best Folk Album
MUSAS (UN HOMENAJE AL FOLCLORE LATINOAMERICANO EN MANOS DE LOS MACORINOS), VOL. 2 - Natalia Lafourcade
Best Tango Album
VIGOR TANGUERO - Pedro Giraudo
Best Flamenco Album
AL ESTE DEL CANTE - Arcángel
Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album
NATUREZA UNIVERSAL - Hermeto Pascoal & Big Band
Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
SETENTA VECES SIETE - Alfareros
Best Portuguese Language Christian Album
SOM DA MINHA VIDA - Fernanda Brum
Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album
NOTURNO - Anaadi
Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album
LENINE EM TRÂNSITO - Lenine
Best Samba/Pagode Album
AMOR E MÚSICA - Maria Rita
Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album
CARAVANAS - Chico Buarque
Best Sertaneja Music Album
ELAS EM EVIDÊNCIAS - Chitãozinho & Xororó
Best Portuguese Language Roots Album
+AR - Almir Sater & Renato Teixeira
Best Portuguese Language Song
AS CARAVANAS - Chico Buarque
Best Latin Children's Album
IMAGINARE - Claraluna
Best Classical Album
MÁGICA Y MISTERIOSA - Claudia Montero; José Manuel Domenech & Claudia Montero
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
LUCES Y SOMBRAS. CONCIERTO PARA GUITARRA Y ORQUESTA DE CUERDAS - Claudia Montero
Best Arrangement
SE LE VE - Milton Salcedo
Best Recording Package
DIFERENTES TIPOS DE LUZ - Carlos Sadness
Best Engineered Album
50 AÑOS TOCANDO PARA TI - Rafa Sardina, engineer; Rafa Sardina, mixer; Eric Boulanger, mastering engineer
Producer of the Year
LINDA BRICEÑO
Best Short Form Music Video
PA DENTRO - Juanes
Best Long Form Music Video
EN LETRA DE OTRO - DOCUMENTARY
This article was updated to include more information about Drexler.
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