Tejano Music Award for Female Entertainer of the Year

The Tejano Music Award for Female Entertainer 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 performers of Tejano music—a subgenre of regional Mexican music. The nominees were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors and disc jockeys of Spanish-language radio stations in Texas. Originally, winners were chosen by Tejano radio station KIWW listeners, and later by fans of Tejano musicians in the Southwest of the United States. Winners are selected through a survey of 50,000 Texas households with Hispanic surnames. By 1987, the award ceremony was broadcast through 32 radio stations and 25 local television channels in Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. The awards ceremony were originally held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, then to the San Antonio Convention Center until 1994, and the Alamodome until 1999. As of 2015, the ceremony is held annually at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio, Texas.

The award was first presented to Lisa Lopez for two consecutive years. Lopez was credited to have become the first female Tejano singer to have a number one single on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart in 1982. Tejano music's "first leading lady", Laura Canales won the award for four consecutive times. The "Queen of Tejano Music" Selena, dominated the awards for nine consecutive years and dominated the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year for much of the 1990s decade. In 1997, Jennifer Peña won the award, the first time since 1988 that a new recipient won. Pena dominated the award until Elida Reyna won in 2000; she became the second participant to only win the award once, behind Patsy Torres' win in 1987. In 2002, Shelly Lares won for the first time since she was nominated in 1990. Lares won the award three more times until the honor was disestablished following the 2006 Tejano Music Awards along with the Tejano Music Award for Male Entertainer of the Year and were merged into the Tejano Music Award for Entertainer of the Year beginning at the 2007 awards ceremony.

Winners and nominees Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees. Key Meaning Indicates the winner Year PerformerRef 1981 (1st) Lisa Lopez 1982 (2nd) Lisa Lopez 1983 (3rd) Laura Canales 1984 (4th) Laura Canales Janie Ramirez Patsy Torres 1985 (5th) Laura Canales 1986 (6th) Laura Canales 1987 (7th) Patsy Torres 1988 (8th) Selena 1989 (9th) Selena 1990 (10th) Selena Shelly Lares Cathy Chavez Patsy Torres Laura Canales Agnes Torres Elsa Garcia Jean Le Grand 1991 (11th) Selena Laura Canales Shelly Lares 1992 (12th) Selena Laura Canales Shelly Lares 1993 (13th) Selena Shelly Lares Esmeralda 1994 (14th) Selena Shelly Lares Elsa Garcia 1995 (15th) Selena Shelly Lares Stephanie Lynn 1996 (16th) Selena Stephanie Lynn Stefani Montiel Shelly Lares Rhonda Lee Letty Guval Elsa Garcia Elida Reyna Delia Gonzales Davette Esparza Annette Arrendondo Agnes Torres 1997 (17th) Jennifer Peña Shelly Lares Elsa Garcia 1998 (18th) Jennifer Peña 1999 (19th) Jennifer Peña Shelly Lares Elida Reyna 2000 (20th) Elida Reyna Shelly Lares Jennifer Peña 2001 (21st) Jennifer Peña Shelly Lares Elida Reyna 2002 (22nd) Shelly Lares Jennifer Peña Elida Reyna 2003 (23rd) Jennifer Peña Shelly Lares Elida Reyna Laura Canales Margarita 2004 (24th) Shelly Lares 2005 (25th) Shelly Lares Yvette Stefani Montiel Megan Leyva Machy De La Garza Linna Martinez Kacy Zavala Julia Pizano Elida Reyna Delia Gonzales 2006 (26th) Shelly Lares Elida Reyna Jessica and Vanessa Maito (Las Florecitas) Stefani Montiel Tracy Perez

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Tejano Music Award for Female Entertainer of the Year

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