Stefani Melissa Sullivan (born December 23, 1972), professionally known as Stefani Montiel is a

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singer. In the early 1990s, she emerged as one of the new acts in Tejano who reinvigorated the genre. Montiel is known for her fusion of various genres into her Tejano sound. The singer has been inducted into the Tejano Roots Hall of Fame and New Mexico Music Hall of Fame, and has been nominated for a

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. In 2006, as part of Las 3 Divas with Shelly Lares and

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, Montiel received a nomination for a

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. Her husband and musician, Gabriel Zavala, produces her music. Montiel released her first album at the age of nine before signing with

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and then with

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. She is considered to be one of the most popular Tejano singers. Montiel performed at the inaugural

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in 2015. She received the

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, Female Entertainer of the Year, while her album, ''La Dueña'', received the Tejano Music Award for Tejano Album of the Year at the 2017 Tejano Music Awards. Montiel has been nominated for the

, Album of the Year for ''Amor Supernatural'', Song of the Year for "La Comadre", while her collaboration with

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and Zavala on "Sol, Arena, Ron Y Mar", was nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year at the 2019 Tejano Music Awards. Her collaboration with La Calma on "Echame La Culpa", peaked at number one on the Tejano Gold Top 20 chart. In 2020, Montiel partnered with Música Ford to bring awareness to Tejano music and its culture, becoming the first Tejano woman to partner with Ford. Her song, "Quedate Con El", received the nomination for Song of the Year at the 2022 Tejano Music Awards.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montiel, Stefani 1972 births 20th-century American singers 21st-century American singers American Latin pop singers American mariachi musicians American musicians of Mexican descent American philanthropists Cumbia musicians EMI Latin artists Hispanic and Latino American musicians Latin music songwriters Living people Musicians from Albuquerque, New Mexico Singers from San Antonio Record producers from Texas Sony Discos artists Songwriters from Texas Spanish-language singers of the United States Tejano musicians

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