Elida Reyna | |
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 November 11, 2010 – Elida Reyna won a LATIN Grammy Award. | |
| Born | Elida Reyna August 17, 1972 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Other names | Elida La Reina De Mágico Valle |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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Elida Reyna (born August 17, 1972), also known as Elida, is a Mexican American Tejano music singer.[1][2]
Her band Elida Reyna Y Avante, also known as Elida Y Avante (EYA), is a Latin Grammy Award winning Tejano band formed in the Rio Grande Valley in 1992. Their first two albums "Atrevete" (1994) and "Algo Entero" (1996) were qualified for gold status and produced the popular singles "Luna Llena"and "Lagrimas De Amor". They were awarded "Billboard" Magazines "Revelacion Del Año" award, and were named "Rising Group of the Year" at the TTMA Industry Awards in 1995. Their 2010 album, "Fantasia", earned them a Latin Grammy Award. Lead singer Elida Reyna was given a place in the "Tejano Roots Hall of Fame".
- ^ Cordelia Candelaria, Peter J. García, Arturo J. Aldama Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture 2004 Volume 2 p.822 "Also in her midthirties, Elida Reyna played in various bands, growing up in Mercedes, Texas, ..."
- ^ Billboard – March 20, 1999 p. 19 "Elida Reyna and Bobby Pulido were celebrated as new major forces in Tejano music at the new Tejano Entertainers and Musicians Assn. (TEMA) Awards, held Feb. 27 here. Reyna was a big winner..."