Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz surprised everyone by winning the recording of the year award for the song ‘Palmeras en el jardín’, during the 26th edition of the Latin Grammy Awards held in Las Vegas.
Upon receiving the award, Sanz noted that this project had been his heartfelt return to music. “Music has been my life so after so many years I have fallen in love with it,” he said.
The Madrid native defeated the night’s favorites such as Bad Bunny, who had two songs nominated in this category, as well as Argentinians Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso.
Alejandro Sanz and his speech
“Benito, I stole it from you, forgive me,” said Sanz to the Puerto Rican superstar, who was the favorite of the night, while holding the golden gramophone in his hand.
Palmeras en el jardín’ is part of the album ‘¿Y ahora qué?’, which Sanz released in May and is a personal project that came four years after his last album, after going through professional changes, such as a change of record label, and personal experiences, including a public love breakup.
In addition to this award, reported Agencia EFE, the Spaniard also won the Latin Grammy for best contemporary pop album.
Here is the video of Alejandro Sanz’s triumph at the Latin Grammy Awards.
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