Jay Perez born in San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

 is an American Tejano

Tejano

Tejano or Texano is a term used to identify a Texan of Mexican heritage.Historically, the Spanish term Tejano has been used to identify different groups of people...

 musician, notable for his blending of Rhythm and Blues

Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...

 with traditional Tejano music . Initially a backing musician and leading vocalist for Latin Breed and then David Lee Garza y los Musicales, Perez began a solo career in the early 1990s. He has released several solo albums. He has also won several Tejano Music Awards

Tejano Music Awards

The Tejano Music Awards had been launched in 1980 by former art teacher and music veteran Rudy Trevino and the leader of the Latin Breed Band, Gilbert Escobedo. Only 1,500 fans turned out for the first Tejano Music Awards. Over the years, San Antonio evolved into the Nashville of Tejano music...

. To his fan base, he is known or referred to as "The Voice".

Discography

• Te Llevo en Mi 1993
• Steel Rain 1994
• The Voice 1995
• No Limits 1996
• Todo Mi Vida 1998
• Siempre Contigo 1999
• Mi Estrella 2000
• Always and Forever 2000
• De Mi Cora-Soul 2001
• Hombre en la Luna 2002
• Mi Destino 2003
• Jay Perez Christmas 2004
• Together 2004
• Solo Lo Nuestro: 20 Éxitos 2005
• All of Me 2006 Tejano Music Awards
  Tejano Music Awards
  The Tejano Music Awards had been launched in 1980 by former art teacher and music veteran Rudy Trevino and the leader of the Latin Breed Band, Gilbert Escobedo. Only 1,500 fans turned out for the first Tejano Music Awards. Over the years, San Antonio evolved into the Nashville of Tejano music...
  
   Album of the Year 2006 http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/winners.html
• La Voz del 2008 2007
• All The Way Live 2009
• The Voice Of Authority 2011

has a daughter

Awards

• Tejano Music Award Male Vocalist of the Year 2008 http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/winners.html
• Tejano Music Award Male Vocalist of the Year 2007 http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/winners.html
• Tejano Music Award Male Vocalist of the Year 2006 http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/winners.html
• Tejano Music Award Male Vocalist of the Year 2005 http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/winners.html
• Tejano Music Award Male Vocalist of the Year 2004 http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/winners.html
• Tejano Music Award Male Vocalist of the Year 2003 http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/winners.html
• Tejano Music Award Male Vocalist of the Year 2000 http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/winners.html
• Tejano Music Award Entertainer of the Year 2008 http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/winners.html
• Tejano Music Award Male Vocalist of the Year 2010 http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/winners.html
• Tejano Music Male Vocalist of the Decade Award (2000-2010) for 2010 http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/winners.html

External links

• Official Jay Perez website