Jay Perez (born September 21, 1963) is an American
Tejano
Tejanos ( , ) are descendants of Texas Creoles and Mestizos who settled in Texas before its admission as an American state. The term is also sometimes applied to Texans of Mexican descent.
Etymology
The word ''Tejano'', with a ''J'' instead ...
musician, who is known for mixing
rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predomina ...
with traditional Tejano Music and Regional Mexican.
Career
Perez was born in
San Antonio
San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...
on September 21, 1963. He attended
John Jay High School and dropped out during his junior year to work and provide for his brother and sister. Initially a drummer for
Mysterio Band with
Albert Castaneda, he then became a lead vocalist for
Latin Breed and
David Lee Garza y los Musicales. Perez began a solo career in the early 1990s, and has released several solo albums.
He has won several
Tejano Music Awards
The Tejano Music Awards (TMA) is an accolade created by former arts teacher and musician Rudy Trevino in 1980. The accolade recognizes outstanding performers of Tejano music, a German polka music, polka-based Latin music (genre), Latin music genre ...
, including Male Vocalist of the Year in 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010, Entertainer of the Year in 2008, and Male Vocalist of the Decade Award (2000–2010) for 2010.
Discography
* ''Breakin' The Rules'' (with The Latin Breed) 1989
* ''Con El Tiempo'' with (David Lee Garza Y Los Musicales) 1991
* ''13/92'' (with David Lee Garza Y Los Musicales) 1992
* ''
Te Llevo En Mi'' 1993
* ''
Steel Rain'' 1994
* ''
The Voice'' 1995
* ''
No Limits'' 1996
* ''
Toda Mi Vida'' 1998
* ''Siempre Contigo'' 1999
* ''
Mi Estrella'' 2000
* ''Always & Forever'' 2000
* ''De Mi Cora-Soul'' 2001
* ''Hombre en la Luna'' 2002
* ''Mi Destino'' 2003
* ''Jay Perez Christmas'' 2004
* ''Live in Concert'' 2005
* ''All of Me'' 2006
* ''La Voz del 2008'' 2007
* ''All The Way Live'' 2009
* ''The Voice Of Authority'' 2011
* ''New Horizons'' 2012
* ''Anthology-Back in the Day'' 2013
* ''
Un Amigo Tendras'' 2016
* ''Contigo-25th Anniversary'' 2019
* ''El Maestro'' 2021
* ''El Patron'' 2023
DVD
''Jay Perez Up Close and Personal'' 2005
References
External links
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American male singers
Hispanic and Latino American musicians
Living people
Singers from Texas
American musicians of Mexican descent
Tejano musicians
Musicians from San Antonio
Latin music songwriters
1963 births