La Oreja de Van Gogh to receive Agent of Change award
Leire Martinez, from the Spanish group La Oreja de Van Gogh, performs during the Mexico 2022 Tour, at the National Auditorium, in Mexico City2in March 2022. File Photo by Isaac Esquivel/EPA
Aug. 20 (UPI) — Spanish band La Oreja de Van Gogh will receive the Agent of Change award for three decades of commitment to social causes during Premios Juventud, which will hold its first European edition Sept. 3 in Marbella, Spain, TelevisaUnivision announced.
The group will also make its performance debut at the awards show with “Rosas,” one of its best-known songs. The track surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify in February, according to their record label, Sony Music.
Organizers said the award recognizes the band’s participation in initiatives including “Guitarras Solidarias,” which helped people affected by flooding in Spain, as well as the anti-cancer campaign “Cadena 100 Por Ellas” and “Ay Haití,” which was created to raise money after the 2010 earthquake.
La Oreja de Van Gogh is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year following the return of original lead singer Amaia Montero, who rejoined the band in 2025 after nearly two decades. The group began a tour of Spain titled “Tantas cosas que contar” in May.
Montero is joined in the band’s latest chapter by Xabi San Martín, Álvaro Fuentes and Haritz Garde. Founding guitarist Pablo Benegas announced he would not participate in the tour to devote more time to his family and other projects, although he has not permanently left the group, El País reported.
The band is also nominated for Favorite Group or Duo of the Year and Best Euro-Song.
TelevisaUnivision also announced that Alleh, Camila Fernández, Eladio Carrión, Elena Rose and Silvestre Dangond have joined the ceremony’s lineup.
Alleh and Rose will perform their collaboration “Tututu” on television for the first time. Rose will also perform “Quién Contra Mí” and join Dangond for the first live performance of “Efectos Secundarios.”
Carrión will perform “Polaroid” and “Body,” while Fernández will perform “Suéltame.” Dangond will also sing “Cásate Conmigo.”
Premios Juventud will air live from Starlite Marbella on Univision, UNIMÁS, Galavisión, ViX and YouTube at 7 p.m. EDT, 6 p.m. CDT and 4 p.m. PDT. In Mexico, Canal 5 will broadcast the ceremony at 5 p.m. local time.