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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]
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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 ]
