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'''Victoria Galvan''' (born 1986) is a singer and musician from [[Corpus Christi, Texas]], US.<ref>Candelaria, C., ed. (2004): ''Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture''. Greenwood: 823. {{ISBN|0-313-32215-5}}</ref> She performs in the [[Tejano music|Tejano]] style as part of the ensemble Victoria y Sus Chikos (Victoria and Her Boys).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/victoria-y-sus-chikos-mn0000219050 |title=Victoria y Sus Chikos - Biography |first=Drago |last=Bonacich |work=[[AllMusic]] |date=2001 |access-date=2009-09-04 }}</ref> She records on the Hacienda Records label.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haciendarecords.com/artists/victoria_%20chikos/main.html |title=Victoria y Sus Chikos |work=Hacienda Records |access-date=2009-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909212149/http://www.haciendarecords.com/artists/victoria_%20chikos/main.html |archive-date=2012-09-09}}</ref>
'''Victoria Galvan''' (born 1986) is a singer and musician from [[Corpus Christi, Texas]], US.<ref>Candelaria, C., ed. (2004): ''Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture''. Greenwood: 823. {{ISBN|0-313-32215-5}}</ref> She performs in the [[Tejano music|Tejano]] style as part of the ensemble Victoria Sus Chikos (Victoria and Her Boys).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/victoria-y-sus-chikos-mn0000219050 |title=Victoria y Sus Chikos - Biography |first=Drago |last=Bonacich |work=[[AllMusic]] |date=2001 |access-date=2009-09-04 }}</ref> She records on the Hacienda Records label.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haciendarecords.com/artists/victoria_%20chikos/main.html |title=Victoria y Sus Chikos |work=Hacienda Records |access-date=2009-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909212149/http://www.haciendarecords.com/artists/victoria_%20chikos/main.html |archive-date=2012-09-09}}</ref>


Galvan is one of the few female Tejano vocalists to play the accordion herself as well as being the lead vocalist.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WhEEAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+Ramiro+Burr+Latin+Music+Iv%3A+Fresh+Sound%2C+Fresh+Looks+tejano&pg=PA24-IA1 |title=Fresh Sound, Fresh Looks: Regional Mexican Gets Hip To More Youthful Audience |first=Ramiro |last=Burr |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=LM-4 |date=2003-07-19 |access-date=2020-07-03}}</ref>{{Failed verification|reason=None of this is in the reference, which only says "Victoria y Sus Chikos, which features the biculturally inspired accordian stylings of 17-year old Victoria Glavan"|date=July 2020}} She prefers and plays a Gabbanelli accordion. Victoria y Sus Chikos performed at the Tejano Conjunto Festival in [[San Antonio]], Texas, in May 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2001-04-27|title=Accordion Dreams|url=https://www.texasobserver.org/55-accordion-dreams/|access-date=2020-07-17|website=The Texas Observer|language=en-US}}</ref> She was featured in the 2001 documentary film ''Accordion Dreams'', directed by Hector Galán, which explored the history of Tejano music.
Galvan is one of the few female Tejano vocalists to play the accordion herself as well as being the lead vocalist.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WhEEAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+Ramiro+Burr+Latin+Music+Iv%3A+Fresh+Sound%2C+Fresh+Looks+tejano&pg=PA24-IA1 |title=Fresh Sound, Fresh Looks: Regional Mexican Gets Hip To More Youthful Audience |first=Ramiro |last=Burr |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=LM-4 |date=2003-07-19 |access-date=2020-07-03}}</ref>{{Failed verification|reason=None of this is in the reference, which only says "Victoria y Sus Chikos, which features the biculturally inspired accordian stylings of 17-year old Victoria Glavan"|date=July 2020}} She prefers and plays a Gabbanelli accordion. Victoria y Sus Chikos performed at the Tejano Conjunto Festival in [[San Antonio]], Texas, in May 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2001-04-27|title=Accordion Dreams|url=https://www.texasobserver.org/55-accordion-dreams/|access-date=2020-07-17|website=The Texas Observer|language=en-US}}</ref> She was featured in the 2001 documentary film ''Accordion Dreams'', directed by Hector Galán, which explored the history of Tejano music.


Galvan received the Female Rising Star of the Year award at the Tejano Music Industry Awards in 2002.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}} 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|date=July 2020}}
Galvan received the Female Rising Star of the Year award at the Tejano Music Industry Awards in 2002.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}} 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|date=July 2020}}


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 12:04, 26 May 2024

Victoria Galvan
Background information
Born (1986-07-18) July 18, 1986 (age 37)
InstrumentsAccordion

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.

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

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

  1. ^ Candelaria, C., ed. (2004): Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture. Greenwood: 823. ISBN 0-313-32215-5
  2. ^ Bonacich, Drago (2001). "Victoria y Sus Chikos - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
  3. ^ "Victoria y Sus Chikos". Hacienda Records. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Accordion Dreams". The Texas Observer. 2001-04-27. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  6. ^ "Victoria y Sus Chikos - Albums / Singles". Real.com. Retrieved 2009-09-04.[permanent dead link]

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