Emilio Navaira

Emilio Navaira, along with his brother Raul, were one of the hottest Tejano/Country Duo's of the 90's, earning numerous awards, achievements and top record sales. Emilio, who grew up in San Antonio, Texas, dreamed of becoming a singer since he was a small child. At the young age of four, he received his first guitar. Even though he had no idea how to play, he strummed along and sang at family gatherings. Emilio went on to sing in his elementarys' school choir. In high school, he entered singing competitions and acted in school plays. Emilio graduated from high school and attended Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos on a voice scholarship. He wanted to be a music teacher or choir director, but after his third year and against his parents' wishes, he left school.

In the mid 80's, Emilio tried out for David Lee Garza's Tejano band and landed the position of lead singer. He gained experience as a performer while he toured with Garza Y Los Musicales for five years. In 1990, he decided to leave Los Musicales and start his own band, Grupo Rio. EMI Latin picked up Emilio and released his self-titled debut album that year. In 1991 Emilio then released a quick succession of albums starting with "Sensaciones", "Unsung Highways" and "Shoot It' and agreed to include at least one country song on each of his new albums.

By 1992, Emilio had cut his "Emilio Live" album and was gaining popularity in both the Tejano and Country music scenes. In 1993, he released "Southern Exposure" and in 1994 "Sound Life" was released. Emilio released his most popular album "Life is Good" in 1995. This was his first cross-over country album.

He started gaining the attention of many great artists. Alan Jackson, a popular country music artist, liked Emilio's music and asked him to open for his 1996 tour. Emilio learned useful techniques on Jackson's tour. While touring, Emilio made time to release two more albums, "It's on the House" and "A Mi Gente" came out in 1997.

Emilio's career took off like a skyrocket in the early nineties and continued to soar. He released his last album of the 90's, "10th Anniversary" in 1999. Emilio has won Male Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Showband of the Year, all from the Tejano Music Awards.

In 2000, Emilio changed record labels and released his first CD, "El Rey Del Rodeo", on BMG U.S. Latin. Emilio Navaira continues to make his mark in Tejano and Country music as his devoted fans can attest to. Look for new and exciting things to happen with Emilio Y Grupo Rio in 2000/2001.

TEJANO MUSIC AWARDS (Emilio)
10th: Album of the year-Conjunto (Emilio), Male Entertainer of the Year, Most Promising Band of the year
11th: Album of the Year-Conjunto (Sensaciones)
12th: Album of the Year-Conjunto (Shoot It)
13th: Vocal Duo of the Year, Album of the Year-Progressive (Unsung Highways), Male Entertainer of the Year
14th: Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year-Progressive (Southern Exposure), Male Entertainer of the Year
15th: Male Vocalist of the Year, Vocal Duo of the Year, Male Entertainer of the Year
16th: Male Vocalist of the Year, Vocal Duo of the Year, Album of the Year-Progressive (Sound Life), Male Entertainer of the Year, Tejano Country (Its not the end of the World)
17th: Vocal Duo of the Year
18th: Humanitarian of the Year  
 

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