September 17: Latin Pop/Tejano singer Jennifer Peña is 28-years-old today.

Born in San Antonio, Texas and raised in Corpus Christi, Jennifer is a three-time Grammy-nominated, Latin Pop/Tejano singer and actress who has sold over 3.5 million records internationally.

Jennifer first gained notice when she was 12 at a Selena tribute concert for the late Latin superstar Selena in 1995. Jennifer sang Bidi Bidi Bom Bom - a #1 song for the Selena. Jennifer's first studio album soon followed in 1996. 

  

Jennifer has been nominated for the following awards, winning Album of the Year in 2003:

GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

2001 Best Mexican American Performance " Abrasame Y Besame" Nominated

2003 Best Mexican American Performance " Libre" Nominated

2007 Producer Of The Year "Dicen Que El Tiempo" Nominated

2008 Best Latin Pop Album " Dicen Que El Tiempo" Nominated

BILLBOARD LATIN MUSIC AWARDS

2003Hot Latin Track of The Year ( El Dolor De Tu Presencia ) Nominated

2003 Pop Airplay Track of The Year ( El Dolor De Tu Presencia) Nominated

2003 Regional Airplay Track of The Year ( El Dolor De Tu Presencia Norteno Version) Nominated

2003 Album of The Year ( Libre) WIN

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