Nicky Jam, Enrique Iglesias & Juan Gabriel Top Winners at BILLBOARD LATIN MUSIC AWARDS

In a first in its history, Telemundo presented the 2016 Billboard Latin Music Awards "Billboard Duets," a unique awards show exclusively showcasing never-before-seen duets and collaborations between music performers. The evening offered its worldwide audience unforgettable moments, from the entertaining fashion display of TV and music stars on the red carpet, to spectacular performances, world premieres and passionate acceptance speeches. Nicky Jam and Enrique Iglesias tied atop the winners list with seven awards each, both winning six for their collaboration "El Perdón" including Hot Latin Song of the Year; Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event; Airplay Song of the Year; Digital Song of the Year; Streaming Song of the Year and Latin Rhythm Song of the Year. Additionally, Enrique Iglesias won Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Solo; while Nicky Jam won Latin Rhythm Songs Artist of the Year, Solo. Juan Gabriel won five awards including Tour of the Year, Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male and Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Solo. His album "Los Dúo" won for Top Latin Album of the Year, Latin and Pop Album of the Year. In addition, he was also honored with the special Billboard Star Award.

The complete list of winners of the 2016 Billboard Latin Music Awards can be found at www.Telemundo.com/PremiosBillboard.

The three-hour show featured duets and collaborations by the biggest names in Latin music. It began with a spectacular and electrifying opening by Gente de Zona, Farruko, Papayo and El Dasa in their rendition of "Algo Contigo." In a memorable performance, iconic singer Juan Gabriel performed "No Discutamos" with Paty Cantu, followed by his performance of "Querida" with Juanes, and ending the set singing "Te Quise Olvidar" alongside Alejandro Fernandez. Exploding the stage with their staple rhythmic music, Daddy Yankee and Don Omar performed a historic medley of their respective hit songs, ending the set in a duet singing "Hasta Abajo." Both artists were honored this year with the Billboard Leadership Award, presented this year for the first time, for breaking boundaries and revolutionizing the Latin music industry. Daddy Yankee and Don Omar not only broke reggaeton at a massive commercial level, they forever changed the sound of Latin music as we know it.

Gerardo Ortiz joined Alejandra Guzman onstage for a contrasting but harmonious sound of Regional Mexican and rock with the performance of "Fuiste Mia," while Paulina Rubio and Alexis y Fido performed "Si Te Vas." During a very emotional moment, Alejandro Fernandez, who was honored with the Billboard Hall of Fame Award, was joined onstage by his daughter Camila Fernandez for the performance of "El Ciclo Sin Fin," showcasing to the world that THE FAMILY tradition is alive in its next generation. Marco Antonio Solis, who received the Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award, performed "Estare Contigo" with Natalia Jimenez and his classic "Si No Te Hubieras Ido" with Marc Anthony. J Balvin dazzled the stage with merengue singer Fuego for a performance of "Ginza," the longest-leading No. 1, song by a solo artist on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. A touch of salsa music was masterfully added to Yandel's "Imaginar" when he performed the song with Victor Manuelle. Banda Sinaloense MS De Sergio Lizarraga was joined on stage by renowned singer and actress Lucero to perform "Solo Con Verte." The event featured many other surprise collaborating performances, and culminated with the urban sound of Jencarlos and Lennox singing "Baby."

The spectacular awards show was hosted by the beautiful and talented actress and TV host Gaby Espino and renowned Mexican singer, actor and "La Voz Kids" Coach, Pedro Fernandez.

Photo by: John Parra/Telemundo