Giselle Tavera
Tavera in November 2014
Background information
Birth nameGiselle Tavera Madera
Born (1993-07-14) July 14, 1993
Esperanza, Dominican Republic
OriginCherry Hill, New Jersey
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2010–present
Labels
  • LGT Latin Music LLC
Websitegiselletavera.com

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

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

Title Year Peak chart positions
US Tropical Songs

[8]

"El" 2014 32
"Dejame Volar" 2015 13
"Sola Vivire Mejor" 14
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" 32
"Lo Mejor Para Mi" 2016 18

Awards and nominations

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 Giselle Tavera Tropical Female Artist (Premio Lo Nuestro 2015) Nominated
2017 Giselle Tavera Urban 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). 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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