Dolores Janney Rivera, better known as Jenni Rivera, was a Mexican-American Latin Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, actress, television producer, and entrepreneur known for her work within the banda, norte�a and mariachi music genres. She has won two Premios Oye!. The equivalent of Mexico's Oye! Awards are the United States's Grammy Awards. Jenni Rivera began recording music in 1998. Her recordings often had themes of social issues, infidelity, and relationships. Her tenth studio album, Jenni became her first #1 record in the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States. In 2010, she appeared in and produced the reality TV show Jenni Rivera Presents: Chiquis & Raq-C. She also appeared in and produced I Love Jenni starting in 2011 through 2013 and Chiquis 'n Control in 2012. Her acting debut was in the film Filly Brown, which was released in 2013. Rivera is considered one of the world's bestselling Latin artists internationally. She was named the "Top Latin Artist of 2013" by Billboard magazine. Her years' long career included such honors as 50 million albums sold worldwide, making her the highest earning banda singer of all time. 

July 2nd, 1969 in Long Beach  /  Died:   Dec 9th, 2012 - plane crash