Giselle Tavera

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Giselle Tavera
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Tavera in November 2014
Background information
Birth nameGiselle Tavera Madera
Born (1993-07-14) July 14, 1993 (age 32)
Esperanza, Dominican Republic
Origin Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Genres
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active2010–present
Labels
  • LGT Latin Music LLC
Website giselletavera.com

Giselle Tavera Madera (born July 14, 1993), known professionally as Giselle Tavera, is a Dominican singer. [1]

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Early life

Tavera was born in Esperanza, Dominican Republic, and later immigrated to Cherry Hill, New Jersey, at the age of seven. [2] Tavera states that she grew up surrounded by Dominican and Mexican cultures. [3]

Career

Tavera sings in both English and Spanish. [2] Five of her songs were ranked on Billboard's Tropical Airplay chart. [4] [5] Examples of her songs include a bachata version of "All I Want for Christmas Is You and a cover of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time". Her album Somos Más which has bilingual songs. [2]

In 2013, Tavera sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" for a Philadelphia Eagles game. [2] In preparation for an album, Tavera recorded songs with Tito Nieves and Luis Vargas. [6] At the 2017 Golden Latin Awards in Pennsylvania, Tavera performed a collection of bachata songs dedicated to Puerto Rican singer Sophy Hernández. [7]

Selected discography

TitleYearPeak chart positions
US Tropical Songs

[8]

"El"201432
"Dejame Volar"201513
"Sola Vivire Mejor"14
"All I Want for Christmas Is You"32
"Lo Mejor Para Mi"201618

Awards and nominations

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2015Giselle TaveraTropical Female Artist (Premio Lo Nuestro 2015)Nominated
2017Giselle TaveraUrban Batacha (Premio Latino Edición Urbana)Won

References

  1. ↑ "Cantante Giselle Tavera festeja cumpleaños número 23 – EduarEspinal". eduarespinal.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Giselle Tavera, con el arte en la piel – Periodico Identidad Latina". Periodico Identidad Latina (in European Spanish). December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Giselle trabaja su segundo álbum". dominicanoshoy.com (in European Spanish). July 30, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Giselle Tavera". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Giselle Tavera entre las mejores vestidas en Latin Billboard – Media Force Global Brands". mediaforceglobalbrands.com. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Giselle Tavera graba con Tito Nieves y Luis Vargas". El Día (in European Spanish). July 7, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ Vásquez, Polón. "Golden Latín Awards 2017 premia a hispanos más sobresalientes de Pennsylvania". EL JAYA (in European Spanish). Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Tropical Music: Top Tropical Songs Charts". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2017.


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