Victoria Galvan (born 1986) is a singer and musician from

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, US. She performs in the

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style as part of the ensemble Victoria y Sus Chikos (Victoria and Her Boys). She records on the Hacienda Records label. Galvan is one of the few female Tejano vocalists to play the accordion herself as well as being the lead vocalist. She prefers and plays a Gabbanelli accordion. Victoria y Sus Chikos performed at the Tejano Conjunto Festival in

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, Texas, in May 2000. She was featured in the 2001 documentary film ''Accordion Dreams'', directed by Hector Galán, which explored the history of Tejano music. Galvan received the Female Rising Star of the Year award at the Tejano Music Industry Awards in 2002. Since then she has released her third studio album, ''Cada Día Que Pasa''. In April 2003, Victoria was a panelist on the subject "The Current Generation of Musica Tejana", at the Annual Conference of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the

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Discography

All records are credited to Victoria y Sus Chikos, and released by Hacienda Records: * ''Preparate'' (2000) * ''Que Rico'' (2001) * ''Cada Día Que Pasa'' (2003)

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* American musicians of Mexican descent Musicians from Corpus Christi, Texas 1986 births Living people Tejano pop musicians Tejano accordionists 21st-century accordionists 21st-century American women musicians 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Hispanic and Latino American musicians Hispanic and Latino American women singers {{US-singer-stub