{"id":153255,"date":"2025-04-25T00:06:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T04:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/04\/25\/olga-tanon-ivy-queen-la-india-pay-vibrant-tribute-to-celia-cruz-at-billboard-latin-women-in-music-2025-2\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T00:06:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T04:06:05","slug":"olga-tanon-ivy-queen-la-india-pay-vibrant-tribute-to-celia-cruz-at-billboard-latin-women-in-music-2025-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/04\/25\/olga-tanon-ivy-queen-la-india-pay-vibrant-tribute-to-celia-cruz-at-billboard-latin-women-in-music-2025-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Olga Ta\u00f1\u00f3n, Ivy Queen & La India Pay Vibrant Tribute to Celia Cruz at Billboard Latin Women in Music\u00a02025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tThree superstars of Latin music \u2014 reggaet\u00f3n icon Ivy Queen, salsa legend La India and merengue star Olga Ta\u00f1\u00f3n \u2014 paid vibrant tribute to Celia Cruz<\/a> during the third edition of Billboard Latin Women in Music<\/a>, broadcast live on Thursday (April 24) via Telemundo.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a colorful number very much in the style of the Queen of Salsa, with background visuals that went from a tropical jungle to a colorful carnival, Ta\u00f1\u00f3n opened the set with a fiery version of \u201cYerbero Moderno,\u201d Ivy Queen followed with a vibrant rendition of \u201cLa Negra Tiene Tumbao,\u201d and La India honored her godmother Celia with the dazzling classic \u201cQuimbara,\u201d before all three united in a masterful final chorus.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t‘The Goddess Of Goddesses’: Queen Of Salsa Celia Cruz Remembered By Emilio Estefan, La India, Randy\u2026\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n

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\n\tIn honor of the centennial of Cruz\u2019s birth, which is being celebrated this year, Cruz \u2014 born in 1925 and passing away in 2003 due to a brain tumor \u2014 was posthumously awarded the Legend Award. The honor was presented by Cuban singer Goyo, who spoke about how, as a child, she had the opportunity to meet the Queen of Salsa and sing for her. A video featured scenes from Celia\u2019s life and impact, with testimonies from Gloria Estefan, Ivy Queen, Olga Ta\u00f1\u00f3n, and La India about the influence the \u201cGuarachera de Am\u00e9rica\u201d had on their lives and careers.<\/p>\n

\n\tCruz was also celebrated this week by Billboard Espa\u00f1ol<\/em> with a cover story<\/a> featuring testimonials from Emilio Estefan, La India, Randy Malcom, and Goyo.<\/p>\n

\n\tKnown for timeless tropical hits like \u201cLa Vida Es un Carnaval,\u201d \u201cLa Negra Tiene Tumbao,\u201d and \u201cR\u00ede y Llora\u201d \u2014 and celebrated for her iconic \u201c\u00a1Az\u00facar!\u201d catchphrase, her vibrant personality, and her flamboyant outfits \u2014 the Cuban superstar is recognized as a cultural icon and one of the most influential vocalists in history, with nearly 40 albums recorded.<\/p>\n

\n\tEach of the artists in Thursday\u2019s tribute has been honored at Latin Women in Music: Ivy Queen received the Icon Award in 2023, La India was recognized with the Pioneer Award in 2024, and Ta\u00f1\u00f3n received the Lifetime Achievement Award this year.<\/p>\n

\n\tHosted by 2024 honoree Ana B\u00e1rbara, the third annual edition of the Billboard Latin Women in Music special is broadcasted live exclusively on Telemundo, Universo, Peacock, and the Telemundo app, and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean via Telemundo Internacional.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 2025 honorees also include Selena Gomez as Woman of the Year, as well as Belinda (Evolution Award), Natti Natasha (Unstoppable Artist Award), Anitta (Vanguard Award), Chiquis (Impact Award), and Ha*Ash (Unbreakable Award).<\/p>\n

\n\tFor<\/em>\u00a0Billboard\u2019s\u00a0Latin Women In Music 2025 executives list, click\u00a0here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Three superstars of Latin music \u2014 reggaet\u00f3n icon Ivy Queen, salsa legend La India and merengue star Olga Ta\u00f1\u00f3n \u2014 paid vibrant tribute to Celia Cruz during the third edition of Billboard Latin Women in Music, broadcast live on Thursday (April 24) via Telemundo. In a colorful number very much in the style of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-153255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153255\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}