Tejano Music Award for Female Entertainer of the Year

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Tejano Music Award for Female Entertainer of the Year
Current: 2006 Tejano Music Awards
Awarded forFemale Entertainer of the Year
CountryUnited States
Presented byLocal television and radio stations
First awarded1981
Currently held byShelly Lares (2006)
Most awardsSelena (9)
WebsiteTejano Music Awards

The Tejano Music Award for Male Entertainer of the Year is an honor presented annually by the Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA). The Tejano Music Awards were first awarded in 1981 and was established to recognize the most talented performers of Tejano music—a subgenre of regional Mexican music.[1] The nominees were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors and disc jockeys of Spanish-language radio stations in Texas.[2] Originally, winners were chosen by Tejano radio station KIWW listeners,[3] and later by fans of Tejano musicians in the Southwest of the United States.[4] Winners are selected through a survey of 50,000 Texas households with Hispanic surnames.[5] By 1987, the award ceremony was broadcast through 32 radio stations and 25 local television channels in Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.[4] The awards ceremony were originally held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, then to the San Antonio Convention Center until 1994,[6] and the Alamodome until 1999.[7] As of 2015, the ceremony is held annually at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio, Texas.[8]

The award was first presented to Lisa Lopez for two consecutive years. Lopez was credited to have become the first female Tejano singer to have a number one single on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart in 1982. Tejano music's "first leading lady", Laura Canales won the award for four consecutive times. The "Queen of Tejano music" Selena, dominated the awards for nine consecutive years and dominated the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year for much of the 1990s decade. In 1997, Jennifer Peña won the award, the first time since 1988 that a new recipient won. Pena dominated the award until Elida Reyna won in 2000; she became the second participant to only win the award once, behind Patsy Torres' win in 1987. In 2002, Shelly Lares won for the first time since she was nominated in 1990. Lares won the award three more times until the honor was disestablished following the 2006 Tejano Music Awards along with the Tejano Music Award for Male Entertainer of the Year and were merged into the Tejano Music Award for Entertainer of the Year beginning at the 2007 awards ceremony.

Winners and nominees[]

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.

Key Meaning
double-dagger Indicates the winner
Year Performer Ref
1981
Lisa LopezAward winner [9]
1982
Lisa LopezAward winner [9]
1983
Laura CanalesAward winner [9]
1984
Laura CanalesAward winner [9][10]
Janie Ramirez
Patsy Torres
1985
Laura CanalesAward winner [9]
1986
Laura CanalesAward winner [9]
1987
Patsy TorresAward winner [9]
1988
(8th) 		SelenaAward winner [9]
1989
(9th) 		SelenaAward winner [9]
1990
(10th) 		SelenaAward winner [9][11]
Shelly Lares
Cathy Chavez
Patsy Torres
Laura Canales
Agnes Torres
Elsa Garcia
Jean Le Grand
1991
(11th) 		SelenaAward winner [9][12]
Laura Canales
Shelly Lares
1992
(12th) 		SelenaAward winner [9][13]
Laura Canales
Shelly Lares
1993
(13th) 		SelenaAward winner [9][14]
Shelly Lares
Esmeralda
1994
(14th) 		SelenaAward winner [9][15]
Shelly Lares
Elsa Garcia
1995
(15th) 		SelenaAward winner [9][16]
Shelly Lares
Stephanie Lynn
1996
(16th) 		SelenaAward winner [9][17]
Stephanie Lynn
Stefani Montiel
Shelly Lares
Rhonda Lee
Letty Guval
Elsa Garcia
Elida Reyna
Delia Gonzales
Davette Esparza
Annette Arrendondo
Agnes Torres
1997
(17th) 		Jennifer PeñaAward winner [9][18]
Shelly Lares
Elsa Garcia
1998
Jennifer PeñaAward winner [9]
1999
(19th) 		Jennifer PeñaAward winner [9][19]
Shelly Lares
Elida Reyna
2000
(20th) 		Elida ReynaAward winner [9][20]
Shelly Lares
Jennifer Peña
2001
Jennifer PeñaAward winner [9]
Shelly Lares
Elida Reyna
2002
Shelly LaresAward winner [9][21]
Jennifer Peña
Elida Reyna
2003
(23rd) 		Jennifer PeñaAward winner [9][22]
Shelly Lares
Elida Reyna
Laura Canales
Margarita
2004
Shelly LaresAward winner [9]
2005
Shelly LaresAward winner [9][23]
Yvette
Stefani Montiel
Megan Leyva
Machy De La Garza
Linna Martinez
Kacy Zavala
Julia Pizano
Elida Reyna
Delia Gonzales
2006
(26th) 		Shelly LaresAward winner [9][24][25]
Elida Reyna
Jessica and Vanessa Maito (Las Florecitas)
Stefani Montiel
Tracy Perez

References[]

  1. ^ San Miguel 2002, p. 4.
  2. ^ Fernandez, Enrique (May 25, 1985). "Latin Notas". Billboard. 91 (19): 61.
  3. ^ Fernandez, Enrique (January 29, 1983). "Top Talent At Tejano Awards". Billboard.
  4. ^ a b Burr, Ramiro (April 11, 1987). "Tejano Awards Honor Southwest Artists". Billboard.
  5. ^ Burr 1999a, p. 238.
  6. ^ Burr, Ramiro (March 12, 1988). "Ramiro Herrera, Mazz Are Top Tejano Nominees". Billboard.
  7. ^ Burr 1999a, p. 29.
  8. ^ "Tejano Music Awards 2015". Tejanomusicawards.com. Texas Talent Music Association. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Past Award Winners". Tejanomusicawards.com. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Local Artists Vie for Tejano Awards". Brownsville Herald. February 26, 1984. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  11. ^ Flores Jr, Adolfo (December 9, 1990). "Tejano Music Celebrates in Awards Show". Del Rio News Herald. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  12. ^ "1991 Tejano Music Award Finalists". Colorado Springs Hispania News. February 21, 1991. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  13. ^ King, Ben Tavera (January 31, 1992). "Tejano 1992 Tejano Music Awards Leading nominees announced". San Antonio Express-News.
  14. ^ Burr, Ramiro (February 20, 1993). "Tejano contest finalists named". San Antonio Express-News.
  15. ^ Burr, Ramiro (February 20, 1994). "Navaira paces Tejano nominees". San Antonio Express-News.
  16. ^ Catherine Bach, Laura Harring, Edward James Olmos, Xavier Ramirez (March 1995). 1995 Tejano Music Awards (VHS). San Antonio, Texas: The Texas Talent Musicians Association.
  17. ^ "The 16th Annual Tejano Music Awards Nominees". Laonda.net. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  18. ^ Burr, Ramiro (February 28, 1997). "Tejano's big event - Awards may go to more than the usual names Saturday night". San Antonio Express-News.
  19. ^ Burr, Ramiro (January 24, 1999). "Tejano music nominations bring new faces to light". San Antonio Express-News.
  20. ^ "20th Annual Tejano Music Awards Final Nominees". Laonda.net. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  21. ^ "22nd Annual Tejano Music Awards - Top 3 Finalists". Laonda.net. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  22. ^ "2003 Tejano Music Awards Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  23. ^ "25th Silver Anniversary Tejano Music Awards Nominees". La Prensa. March 19, 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  24. ^ "25th Annual Tejano Music Awards Winners". Hispanicad.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  25. ^ Burr, Ramiro (March 11, 2006). "Tejano nominee list kicks off FanFair". San Antonio Express-News.

See also[]

  • List of music awards honoring women

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