The Tejano Music Award for Song of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Tejano Music Awards, whose mission is to recognize the most talented performers of the genre. Songs nominated for the category are also eligible to be nominated for Single of the Year, and genre-specific categories Tejano Crossover, Mexican Regional Song, and Tejano Country Song of the Year. The only English-language recording to have won the award (and to be nominated) was "Oh Girl" by La Mafia in 1983, which was included on Honey, which also won Album of the Year.
Mazz is the most awarded group with nine wins, while Elida Reyna is the most awarded female singer with seven wins.
Recipients YearSongwriter(s) WorkPerforming artist(s)NomineesRef. 1981 Luévano Marentes "Senorita Cantinera" Roberto Pulido 1982 Johnny Herrera "Si Quieres Verme Llorar" Lisa Lopez 1983 Eugene Booker "Oh Girl" La Mafia 1984 Joe Hernandez "Ella" Little Joe Y La Familia 1985 Benjamin Sánchez Mota "Mi Loca Pasion" La Mafia 1986 Joe Hernandez "Las Isabeles" Little Joe Y La Familia 1987 Cornelio Reyna "Si Tu Supieras" La Mafia 1988 Luis Silva "Amor Querido" Ramiro "Ram" Herrera 1989 Homero Aguilar "Fijate" David Marez 1990 Luis Silva "Ahora Quiero Que Me Quieras" Mazz 1991 Joe Lopez "No Te Olvidare" Mazz 1992 Humberto Ramon "Que Me Lleven Canciones" Mazz 1993 Joe Lopez "Lo Voy Hacer Por Ti" Mazz 1994 Calixto Ochoa "La Charanga" Fandango USA 1995 Selena / Pete Astudillo / A.B. Quintanilla "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" Selena 1996 F. Valdes Leal "Tu Solo Tu" Selena 1997 Cuco Sánchez "Siempre Hace Frio" Selena 1998 Humberto Ramon "Mundo Sin Guitarras" La Diferenzia 1999 A.B. Quintanilla "Te Quiero Te Amo" David Lee Garza 2000 Elida Reyna / Marco Antonio Pérez "Duele" Elida Reyna 2001 Michael Salgado "Ya No Voy Aguantar" Michael Salgado 2002 Jimmy Gonzalez "Ahora Que Hago Sin Ti" Mazz 2003 Jimmy Gonzalez "Yo Te Voy A Amar" Mazz 2004 Jimmy Gonzalez "Te Llevo En Mi Alma" Mazz 2005 Pete Bustamante, Jr. / Mark Ledesma "No Puedo Estar Sin Ti" David Lee Garza 2006 Joe Lopez "Corazon De Fierro" Mazz 2007 Joe Lopez "Paloma, Piquito De Oro" Chente Barrera Y Taconazo 2008 Elida Reyna "Elida's Medley" Elida Reyna 2009 Humberto Ramon "Retrato Quebrado" Mazz 2010 Raulito Navaira "Bajo De Tu Sombra" Raulito Navaira 2011 Elida Reyna / Eulalio Reyna "Prefiero Morir" Elida Reyna Y Avante 2012 Bobby Garza "Juntos Hasta Morir" Elida Reyna and Jesse Turner 2013 Jesse Turner / Wences Romo "Mi Mundo Se Acabo" Siggno"Bailamos y Platicamos" (Jimmy Gonzalez y Mazz) "Como Amar" (Ricky Valenz) "Dejate Amar" (Elida Reyna) "No Vale La Pena" (Ricardo Castillon y La Diferenzia) 2014 Elida Reyna "Muevelo Asi" Elida Reyna Y Avante and Yeyo 2015 Arturo Leyva / Wences Romo "Te Llevare" Siggno 2016 Lalo Reyna III "Adicta" Elida Reyna Y Avante 2017 Jay Perez / Juan Trevino "Un Amigo Tendrás" Jay Perez and the Band 2018 Tirzah Joy Huerta Uecke / Jesse Eduardo Huerta Uecke / Tommy Torres "Corre" Elida Reyna Y Avante 2019 Shelly Lares "Devuélveme El Corazón" Shelly Lares 2020 Humberto Ramon "Ahora Sigo Yo" Stevie D and the All-Star Cast
See also
Music of Texas
References General
Specific
External links Official site of the Tejano Music Awards