Angela Alvarez, a Cuban-born singer and songwriter who, at age 95, became the oldest performer to win the Latin Grammy Award for best new artist, died on Friday in Baton Rouge, La., where she had settled after immigrating to the United States in the early 1960s.

Angela Alvarez, winner of the 2022 Latin Grammy best new artist award, died on Friday per her grandson, composer and producer Carlos José Alvarez, who shared the news with an obituary published by Billboard Español.

Angela Alvarez, the Cuban singer-songwriter who made history in 2022 by winning the Latin Grammy for best new artist as a nonagenarian, died Thursday night (Dec. 5), her grandson, composer and producer Carlos Alvarez,

Angela Álvarez, the Cuban-born singer who — as a 95-year-old — won Best New Artist at the 2022 Latin Grammys, has died at the age of 97. The singer’s death was confirmed by her grandson Carlos Jose Álvarez,

Cuban artist Ángela Álvarez, who inspired the world in 2022 by winning her first Latin Grammy, passed away at 97. She was surrounded by family and loved ones, her grandson Carlos José Álvarez said. "I feel so fortunate to have shared our grandmother with the world.