Graciela Beltrán (born December 29, 1974) is an American singer. She began singing in the Los Angeles area at the age of six at restaurants and parties. According to MTV she is "widely known as one of regional Mexican music's most influential female voices. Beltran is credited with helping to form the genre, as well as solidifying a woman's place in it."
Beltrán was included on the album Las Reinas del Pueblo, with famous Mexican-American singer Selena, which has sold over five million copies worldwide.
Early life
While some sources give her place of birth as Sinaloa, in a small town called Costa Rica, Beltrán stated in an interview that she was born on U.S. soil. She began her music career entertaining the neighbors, who were her first followers. She has faced various family tragedies including the kidnapping of her brother whose body was never found, the murder of her brother-in-law and was even a witness to her step-father's killing when she was nine.
It was in Los Angeles where Beltrán's music career took off when she first stepped onto a professional stage. Under the name Gracielita Beltran, she began recording albums of norteño, banda and mariachi music with local musicians. Four years later, Beltran was noticed by record execs at EMI, who offered to produce her next record. "Baraja de Oro" was one of the first singles from the six albums Beltran recorded with EMI. At the 8th and 9th Lo Nuestro Awards, Beltran was nominated for Regional Mexican Female Singer of the Year.
Career
Aside from the many awards, Graciela Beltrán is also proud of the many professional collaborations she has participated in during her career.[citation needed] These include duets with Ednita Nazario, Emilio Navaira, Los Tucanes de Tijuana, Chalino Sánchez, Adán Sánchez, Banda Machos, Grupo Modelo, Conjunto Primavera and recently with El Chapo de Sinaloa. Her compilation album with Selena, 'La Reina Del TexMex', titled Las Reinas Del Pueblo has sold 5 million copies worldwide. She has also worked with well-known and respected producers such as Juan Carlos Calderon, K.C. Porter, Bebu Silvetti, Los Cuates Omar y Adolfo Valenzuela and Joan Sebastian. She has shared the stage with Vicente Fernández among many other successful artists. In 2006, Graciela was the special guest for the Cinco de Mayo celebrations that year after year are held at the White House, in this occasion, she shared her talent and music in front of the President of the United States George W. Bush. She has racked up five film appearances and a discography with 20 original titles, the latter half of them with the Mexican Univision label. Her career consists of appearances in Sábado Gigante, Siempre en Domingo and various shows around the world.[dead link]
After nearly four years of absence in the Recording Industry Graciela Beltran returned in 2014 with her own record label and three new productions One Album Excitos with Mariachi "Homenaje A La Voz Ranchera, Another Album with Banda Sinaloense with All new songs and finally a CD/DVD with Live Banda Sinaloense, Mariachi and Pop/Rock group.[citation needed]
Currently, 2013-2014 Promoting her New Upcoming Albums in her Extensive Tour in the U.S. and Mexico has been Accompanied by her Banda Sinaloense and Mariachi.[citation needed]
2004 Premio Las Palmas de Oro como "La mejor cantante de música de Banda en México".[clarification needed]
2004 Premio Micrófono de Oro como "Cantante juvenil más destacada en música de Banda", otorgado por la Asociación Nacional de Locutores en México y La Fundación Guillermo Romo.[clarification needed]
Cintas Acuario Records
2007 Premio Lo Nuestro A La Trayectoria por sus 20 años en la música Regional Mexicana.
As of 2017, Beltrán has released 26 albums throughout her career.
Discography
Albums
1987: Gracielita Beltrán
1988: Gracielita Beltrán – 16 exitos'
1989: La Estrellita de Sinaloa
1989: Revelación Ranchero
1989: La Pochita de Sinaloa
1990: Gracielita Beltrán con la Banda Culiacán
1991: Graciela Beltrán - Voy a morir por ti - con Mariachi
1992: Juntos Cantan a México con Mariachi con Chalino Sánchez
