Giselle Tavera | |
Birth Name: | Giselle Tavera Madera |
Birth Date: | 1993 7, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Esperanza, Dominican Republic |
Origin: | Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
Occupation: | Singer |
Instrument: | Vocals |
Years Active: | 2010–present |
Giselle Tavera Madera (born July 14, 1993), known professionally as Giselle Tavera, is a Dominican singer.[1]
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]
Tavera sings in both English and Spanish. Five of her songs were ranked on Billboards 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.
In 2013, Tavera sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" for a Philadelphia Eagles game. 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]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |
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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 |
|-| 2015| Giselle Tavera| Tropical Female Artist (Premio Lo Nuestro 2015)| |-| 2017| Giselle Tavera| Urban Batacha (Premio Latino Edición Urbana)|