BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Birth name: Giselle Tavera Born: July 14th, 1993, Dominican Republic Genres: Pop Bachata, Pop Balada Occupation: Singer, Actress, College Student Year Active: 2010-Present Label: Website: giselletavera.com
EARLY LIFE From Dominican origin, came at the age of 6 years old to the US, and started studying theater, dance and music. She has her first performance at 8 years old in AMLA (Latin American Music Association) . She took modeling class at John Casablanca. She was lead dancer of the Puertorrican Arts and Cultural Center. Took dance classes with the famous ballroom dancer Brian Fortuna. She took singing classes with the late singer writer Luis “Terror” Diaz, Patricia Patino, Beth Terien, Beniza Santi Diego Correa and Robert McFarland. In her early years she took ballet, hip hop and jazz, as well as painting classes with Mike Samuels and Juan Gomez. She plays piano and the guitar and was on the choir of her High School in Cherry Hill where she actually lives with her parents and her younger sister.
ACTING CAREER
• Rigoletto
• Peter Pan
• Que Suegra Lista with the producer Jose Martin Pacheco
• Assistant of the Seabrook Opera Company
MUSIC CAREER
She has shared stage with famous music stars such as Andi Montañez, Diomedes, Ruby Pérez, Toño Rosario &, Omega.
DISCOGRAPHY • Time after Time • Sabes • Razones
PERFORMANCE
2010 • African American Museum, Philadelphia • Hotel Hytt, Philadelphia • Hotel Sheraton, Northeast • Tierra Colombiana • Atlanty City “Borgata Hotel y Casino” • Harlem Ballroom en Showboat
2011
• Twitter Center of Camden, NJ • Promotional Tour to Dominican Republic • Harrah Hotels at Chester, PA • 360 Night Club en Parx Casino en Bensalem • Trenton • Filadelfia • Marina Del Rey en New York
APPEARANCES (PARADES)
• La Gran Parada, Bronx, NY
• Gala Por Un Sueño, Bronx, NY
• 1st Latin Rally against Cancer, NY
NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES & BLOGS ARTICLES
• Sol Latino • Americano • Impacto News • El Comercial • Actualidad • Courier Post • El Especial • El Especialito • Zabala • Al Dia • Cravings Magazine • loquellegaaqui.net • soylatino.net • nuestrorinconjoven.blogspot.com • rosassinespinablogspot.com • usebonche.com • ramonanibalTV.com • NecioTV.com • santiago30caballeros.com
TV & RADIO • Actualidad Juvenil, Telemundo, a segment from the program “Actualidad Informativa” • Canal 6 ABC with Diego Castellanos • El Noticiero Del Canal 69 • El Show del Medio Día” Internacional • Universal Cable • Cadena de Galavisión • El Super Canal Caribe with Con Minerva SOS • La Actualidad con Ingrid • La Mega,Wado 1280 de la Division Univisión Radio • Quisqueya 87.9 FM • Noche de Gala with Dhario Primero & Principe Inoa • Viva FM en Boston with Miguel Miguel • El Show de los Grandes with Frank Giron • WKDM 1380 AM • Quisqueya y sus canciones, interview with “La Reyna de la Salve” Elenita Santos directed by Lissette Montolío • 1680 AM Philadelphia, “De aqui pa’lla con el Pacha” • “Encuentro Latino con Angel Salcedo” • La Kalle Mao • El Gobierno de la Linez
AWARDS & RECONIGZITION • Nominee to “Premio Latinos”, NY – New Artist Pop Balada/Bachata Pop 2011 • Nominee to Hispanic Choice-Awards, Philadelphia, PA • From the Senate and General Assembly, NJ – June 2011 • Rita Moreno Award – First Annual Hispanic Leadership Summit 2011 • The Bronx Dominican Parade and Casa Cultural Dominicana, Bronx, NY – September 2011 • Cherry Hill High School West Music 2011
THANK YOU NOTES
• King Clave • Willian F Viloria • Micky Creales • Danny Garcia • Carlos Dalmasi • Fernando Medrano • Wilberto Madera • Paolo Divaldi • Braulio Garcia • Dario Primero