Spirit of Hope | |
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Awarded for | "philanthropic and humanitarian contributions beyond their musical work"[1] |
Presented by | Billboard |
First awarded | 1996 |
Currently held by | Karol G (2023) |
Website | billboard.com/latin |
The Billboard Spirit of Hope is an honor that is presented by Billboard magazine to an artist or a group in recognition of their extraordinary philanthropic and humanitarian contributions beyond their musical work."[1] The accolade was established in 1996 in honor of Selena, who died a year earlier.[2] The recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award is decided by the Billboard editorial committee.[3] The Spirit of Hope Award was first given to Cuban American singer Gloria Estefan.[2]
Since 1996, the Lifetime Achievement Award has been presented during the Billboard Latin Music Awards.[4] The award was not presented in 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2021.
Year | Image | Recipient | Nationality | Ref. |
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1996 | ![]() |
Gloria Estefan | Cuba United States |
[2] |
1997 | ![]() |
Emmanuel | United States | [5] |
1998 | ![]() |
Willy Chirino | Cuba United States |
[6] |
1999 | ![]() |
Olga Tañón | Puerto Rico | [7] |
2000 | ![]() |
Maná | Mexico | [8] |
2001 | ![]() |
Los Tigres del Norte | United States | [9] |
2002 | ![]() |
Ricky Martin | Puerto Rico | [10] |
2003 | — | El General | Mexico | [11] |
2004 | — | Soraya | Colombia | [12] |
2005 | ![]() |
Juan Luis Guerra | Dominican Republic | [13] |
2006 | ![]() |
Shakira | Colombia | [14] |
2007 | ![]() |
Ricardo Montaner | Venezuela | [15] |
2008 | ![]() |
Juanes | Colombia | [16] |
2009 | ![]() |
Daddy Yankee | Mexico United States |
[17] |
2010 | ![]() |
Marc Anthony | United States | [3] |
2011 | ![]() |
Gloria Estefan | Cuba | [18] |
2012 |
No award
|
[19] | ||
2013 | ![]() |
Maná | Mexico | [20] |
2014 | ![]() |
Carlos Vives | Colombia | [21] |
2015 | ![]() |
Carlos Santana | United States | [22] |
2016 |
No award
|
[23] | ||
2017 | Luis Fonsi | Puerto Rico United States |
[24] | |
2018 |
No award
|
[25] | ||
2019 | [26] | |||
2020 | ![]() |
Maluma | Colombia | [27] |
2021 |
No award
| |||
2022 | ![]() |
Christina Aguilera | United States | [1] |
2023 | ![]() |
Karol G | Colombia | [28] |