Giselle Tavera

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

Giselle Tavera
Tavera in November 2014
Background information
Birth name	Giselle Tavera Madera
Born	July 14, 1993 Esperanza, Dominican Republic
Origin	Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Genres	Latin pop bachata
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2010–present
Labels	LGT Latin Music LLC
Website	giselletavera.com

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] She has several songs that have ranked on Billboard charts.[4][5] Examples of her songs include a bachata version of the song All I Want for Christmas Is You, Time After Time, and 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 her next album, Tavera recorded songs with Tito Nieves and Luis Vargas.[6] Tavera performed a collection of bachata songs dedicated to Puerto Rican singer, Sophy Hernández at the 2017 Golden Latin Awards in Pennsylvania.[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 Spanish). Retrieved December 5, 2017.
2. "Giselle Tavera, con el arte en la piel – Periodico Identidad Latina". Periodico Identidad Latina (in Spanish). December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
3. "Giselle trabaja su segundo álbum". dominicanoshoy.com (in 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 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 Spanish). Retrieved December 23, 2017.
8. "Tropical Music: Top Tropical Songs Charts". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2017.