Jenni Rivera
Jenni Rivera
Dolores Janney "Jenni" Riverawas a Mexican-American singer, songwriter, actress, television producer, spokesperson, and entrepreneur known for her work within the Banda and ranchera music genres. In life and death, several media outlets including CNN, Billboard, Fox News, and The New York Times have labeled her as the most important female figure and top selling female artist in the Mexican music genre. Billboard magazine named her the "top Latin artist of 2013", the "best selling Latin artist of 2013"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth2 July 1969
CityLong Beach, CA
CountryUnited States of America
The key to success in life is getting up early.
I'm just being myself. To me, that people are interested in Jenni, not necessarily the artist, but the woman it amazes me still.
Being a mother by far is my favorite and most important career.
Whenever I took a step forward, it seemed as though life was pushing me five steps back.
Mexican music runs through my veins. I loved it. Growing up, my father didn't allow us to listen to English music at home. That's all I heard. I had no choice.
When I started getting so many haters and closed doors, I decided to prove that it could be done. I was a divorced single mother of three at the time and a size 12 - not your typical model artist that labels feel work for the music industry.
It doesn't bother me at all that some people think I am too outspoken.
If I had the opportunity to speak to a young immigrant girl that just arrived to the U.S. the advice I would have for her would be: ask, speak, search; because there are opportunities out there. And, know that you aren't the only immigrant or the last to come to this country. Many that have come before you have succeeded. It is possible.
My mother never let on that anything was wrong. She kept her chin up and acted as if everything were just fine. So we did too.
I am the same as the public as my fans.
I made a living out of singing Mexican music.
When somebody elses happiness makes you happy, it means you are a person with a big heart.
Usually, when a young girl is pregnant, she drops out of school and concentrates on being a mother. I thought thats what I had to do, but my counselors told me there was no way they would let me drop out. I had too much promise.
No one else has ever opened doors for me. I opened them myself.