Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year

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Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year
Current: 2016 Tejano Music Awards
Awarded forFemale Vocalist of the Year
CountryUnited States
Presented byLocal television and radio stations
First awarded1981
Currently held byElida Reyna (2016)
Most awardsSelena (11), Elida Reyna (11)
WebsiteTejano Music Awards

The Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year is an honor presented to female

regional Mexican music, with roots in the music of early European settlers in Texas.[1] The awards are presented by the Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA), to "promote excellence in the Tejano music industry" using the popular vote method to select the winner of the female vocalist of the year. Historically, female musicians fared less favorably in the male-dominated genre and were seen as inferior to their male counterparts. The award was established by Rick Trevino
, a male Tejano performer, who founded the Awards in 1981.

The award was first presented to American singer

golden age in the 1990s. Selena holds the record for most wins, winning 11 of her 12 nominations. The singer has been called the Queen of Tejano Music and is credited with catapulting the genre into the mainstream market. Following her death in March 1995, the genre suffered and its popularity waned. In 1998 Shelly Lares won for the first time since she was initially nominated in 1986. She holds the record for most nominations at 28. The following year Jennifer Peña won the award; the first time the award was won by two different participants since 1982. The current award holder is Elida Reyna
who has the record for most consecutive wins - ten.

Background and nomination process

Tejano music is a blend of

synthesizers.[1] Historically, female musicians were seen as inferior and less successful commercially than their male counterparts, and were often turned down by music concert organizers who wanted sellouts.[4] The female vocalist category was introduced at the first awards ceremony which was pioneered by Rick Trevino, a male Tejano musician, in 1981.[5]

Nominees were originally selected by a voting poll conducted by program directors and disc jockeys at Spanish-language radio stations in Texas.[6] Winners were previously chosen by Tejano radio station KIWW listeners in the 1980s,[7] and later by fans of Tejano musicians in the Southwest of the United States.[8] Currently, winners are selected through a survey of 50,000 Texas households with Hispanic surnames,[9] though anyone with Internet access is eligible to vote on the official website page.

By 1987, the awards ceremony was broadcast by 32 radio stations and 25 local television channels in Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

San Antonio Convention Center until 1994,[10] and the Alamodome until 1999.[11] As of 2015, the ceremony is held annually at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio, Texas.[12]

Recipients

Tejano singer Jennifer Peña, winner in 1999, 2001, and 2003.

The award was first presented to American singer

golden age in the 1990s.[15] At the sixth Tejano Music Awards (1986), Female Vocalist of the Year nominees included newcomers Shelly Lares and Selena who were up against veteran winner Canales.[16][17] Selena won the award and won again at the seventh Tejano Music Awards in 1987; Canales won the honor in 1988.[14] Beginning in 1989, Selena won the award for seven consecutive years.[14]

Elida Reyna currently holds the title of Female Vocalist of the Year as of 2015.

At the

2003 before retiring from the music industry.[14][28]

In

2007, Reyna dominated the award and remains the title holder as of 2015.[14]

See also

References

General

  • "Past Winners of the Tejano Music Awards". Texas Talent Musicians Association. Retrieved June 3, 2016.

Specific

  1. ^ a b San Miguel 2002, p. 4.
  2. ^ San Miguel 2002, p. 3.
  3. ^ Campbell 2012, p. 283.
  4. ^ a b c San Miguel 2002, p. 116.
  5. ^ San Miguel 2002, p. 173.
  6. ^ Fernandez, Enrique (May 25, 1985). "Latin Notas". Billboard. 91 (19): 61.
  7. ^ Fernandez, Enrique (January 29, 1983). "Top Talent At Tejano Awards". Billboard.
  8. ^ a b Burr, Ramiro (April 11, 1987). "Tejano Awards Honor Southwest Artists". Billboard.
  9. ^ Burr 1999, p. 238.
  10. ^ Burr, Ramiro (March 12, 1988). "Ramiro Herrera, Mazz Are Top Tejano Nominees". Billboard.
  11. ^ Burr 1999, p. 29.
  12. ^ "Tejano Music Awards 2015". Tejanomusicawards.com. Texas Talent Music Association. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  13. ^ San Miguel 2002, p. 85.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Past Award Winners". Tejanomusicawards.com. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  15. ^ "Tejano Legend Laura Canales Dead At 50". Billboard. April 20, 2005. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  16. ^ Burr 1999, p. 128.
  17. ^ Burr, Ramiro (February 20, 1986). "Mazz named in four categories for sixth Tejano Music Awards". Brownsville Herald. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  18. Del Rio News Herald
    . Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  19. ^ "1991 Tejano Music Award Finalists". Colorado Springs Hispania News. February 21, 1991. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  20. ^ King, Ben Tavera (January 31, 1992). "Tejano 1992 Tejano Music Awards Leading nominees announced". San Antonio Express-News.
  21. ^ Burr, Ramiro (February 20, 1993). "Tejano contest finalists named". San Antonio Express-News.
  22. ^ Burr, Ramiro (February 20, 1994). "Navaira paces Tejano nominees". San Antonio Express-News.
  23. ^ Flores, Daniel (March 28, 2015). "Selena's Legacy: Queen of Tejano still reigns". Valley Star News. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  24. ^ "The 30 Most Influential Latin Artists of All-Time". Billboard.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  25. ^ Patoski, Joe Nick (May 2000). "Tuned Out". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  26. ^ Acosta, Belinda (17 Feb 2006). "Outlaw Onda If you don't hear Tejano music on the radio, does it exist?". The Austin Chronicle. Nick Barbaro. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  27. ^ Burr, Ramiro (March 21, 1998). "Tejano Awards". Billboard. 110 (12): 14, 121. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  28. ^ a b Guerra, Joey (October 9, 2015). "Whatever happened to Jennifer Peña?". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  29. ^ "The 16th Annual Tejano Music Awards Nominees". Laonda.net. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  30. ^ "22nd Annual Tejano Music Awards - Top 3 Finalists". Laonda.net. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  31. ^ Hinojosa, Cassandra (March 11, 2004). "Freddie Records leads Tejano nominations - Label gets 12, while Q Productions has 4 and 3 for Hacienda". Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
  32. ^ "25th Silver Anniversary Tejano Music Awards Nominees". La Prensa. March 19, 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  33. ^ "25th Annual Tejano Music Awards Winners". Hispanicad.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  34. ^ Burr, Ramiro (March 11, 2006). "Tejano nominee list kicks off FanFair". San Antonio Express-News.

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