The 20 Breakout Latino Stars of 2012!

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Carla Morrison, 26

It’s turning out to be the breakout year of Carla Morrison’s young music career. The Mexican pop-rock singer, songwriter and guitarist has earned critical acclaim for her latest album Déjenme Llorar, which led to iTunes editors naming her the Best Latin Artist of the Year. And the video to the album’s heart-wrenching title track has become a YouTube hit with nearly 12 million views. But Morrison’s biggest honors came at the end of the year, when she won two Latin Grammy Awards and earned her first Grammy nomination.