''Mi Estrella'' (''My Star'') is the eighth studio album by American
Tejano music
Tejano music ( es, música tejana), also known as Tex-Mex music, is a popular music style fusing Mexican and US influences. Typically, Tejano combines Mexican Spanish vocal styles with dance rhythms from Czech and German genres – particular ...
singer
Jay Perez
Jay Perez (born September 23, 1963) is an American Tejano musician, who is known for his mixing of rhythm and blues with traditional Tejano music.
Career
Jay was born in San Antonio on September 21, 1963. He was raised by his mother, Janie Na ...
. The album peaked at number 13 on the US
''Billboard'' Regional Mexican Albums
Regional Mexican Albums is a genre-specific record chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. The chart was established in June 1985 and originally listed the top twenty-five best-selling albums of mariachi, tejano, no ...
chart. The song "Senorita Tequila" received a nomination for Crossover Song of the Year at the
2001 Tejano Music Awards, while the album garnered Perez his first win for the
Tejano Music Award for Male Vocalist of the Year
The Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of The Year is an honor presented annually by the Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA). The Tejano Music Awards were first awarded in 1981 and was established to recognize the most talented performe ...
after being nominated for five years.
Track listing
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Mi Estrella''.
Charts
See also
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2000 in Latin music
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Latin American music in the United States
Latin American music in the United States has long influenced popular music. Within the industry, "Latin music" influenced jazz, rhythm and blues, and country music, even giving rise to unique US styles of music including salsa, New Mexico, Teja ...
References
Works cited
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2000 albums
Sony Discos albums
Spanish-language albums
Jay Perez albums