Artist description Singer, Songwriter originally from Las Vegas, NM Nominated for 6 NMHEA Awards, including: Male Vocalist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year Awards to be held on 11/10/2001 in Albuquerque

Music Style Tejano, Conjunto, Pop-cumbia

Musical Influences La Mafia, Ramon Ayala, Beatles

Similar Artists La Mafia, Limite, Mazz

Group Members Michael Marquez - Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Accordion Phil Fernandez - Guitar, Bajo Sexto, Background Vocals Andrew Gallegos - Bass, Background Vocals James Gallegos - Drums

Press Reviews OndaMan's Puro Tejano CD Releases Newsletter #3 APRIL 2001 EDITION Dear Tejano Music Fans, I bring you the 3rd Edition of the "Puro Tejano CD Releases Newsletter". The newsletter contains quite a few Tejano releases. It's been picking up on the Tejano music releases, thanks to you, the fans who support buying Tejano music. I would like to thank you all for the support, because without your interest, I wouldn't be highly motivated to type this letter. Special thanks, also, to Mark Bejarano, over at Southwest Wholesale for the CD releases info. He supplies with me. Also, thanks goes out to Encarnacion Fuentes, from www.tejanoclassics.com, for bringing back several great Tejano classic re-issue CD's & for providing us with an official online CD music store, strictly dedicated to classic & new Tejano music. Please support these merchants, solely dedicated to Tejano music, so that they can keep bringing us great Tejano music for years to come. Anything you'd like to see, on future newsletters, let me know. I will also send back issues, only at your request. You can email me at: ondaman@hotmail.com Enjoy the newsletter. Gracias!!! MICHAEL MARQUEZ - "DESEOS": Another most promising Tejano artist, Michael Marquez, out of Las Vegas, NM, delivers us his debut solo CD. This guy was backed up with some of the finest musicians in La Onda, with names such as Jay Perez, Gabriel Zavala, Chente Barrera, and Gilbert Velasquez. The cumbia "Deseos" has radio hit written all over it. It contains many other good songs with a great potential. CD contains a mix of keyboard-driven rancheras, accordion-driven rancheras, cumbias, & ballads. Available at www.tejanoclassics.com

Location Las Vegas, NM - USA

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