Victoria Galvan
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Victoria Galvan | |
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| Born | July 18, 1986 |
| Instruments | Accordion |
Victoria Galvan (born 1986) is a singer and musician from Corpus Christi, Texas, US.[1] She performs in the Tejano style as part of the ensemble Victoria Sus Chikos (Victoria and Her Boys).[2] She records on the Hacienda Records label.[3]
Galvan is one of the few female Tejano vocalists to play the accordion herself as well as being the lead vocalist.[4][failed verification] She prefers and plays a Gabbanelli accordion. Victoria y Sus Chikos performed at the Tejano Conjunto Festival in San Antonio, Texas, in May 2000.[5] She was featured in the 2001 documentary film Accordion Dreams, directed by Hector Galán, which explored the history of Tejano music.[citation needed]
Galvan received the Female Rising Star of the Year award at the Tejano Music Industry Awards in 2002.[citation needed] Since then, she has released her third studio album, Cada Día Que Pasa. In April 2003, Victoria was a panelist on the subject "The Current Generation of Musica Tejana", at the Annual Conference of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Houston.[citation needed]
Discography
[edit]All records are credited to Victoria y Sus Chikos, and released by Hacienda Records:[6]
- Preparate (2000)
- Que Rico (2001)
- Cada Día Que Pasa (2003)
References
[edit]- ↑ Candelaria, C., ed. (2004): Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture. Greenwood: 823. ISBN 0-313-32215-5
- ↑ Bonacich, Drago (2001). "Victoria y Sus Chikos - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ↑ "Victoria y Sus Chikos". Hacienda Records. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Burr, Ramiro (2003-07-19). "Fresh Sound, Fresh Looks: Regional Mexican Gets Hip To More Youthful Audience". Billboard. p. LM-4. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ↑ "Accordion Dreams". The Texas Observer. 2001-04-27. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ↑ "Victoria y Sus Chikos - Albums / Singles". Real.com. Retrieved 2009-09-04.[permanent dead link]
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