Jenni Rivera Biography

Fast Facts

• Often spoke openly about her struggles with female-related issues such as domestic violence, her struggle with weight loss and relationship troubles
• Named spokeswoman for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence in 2010 which subsequently declared August 6th as 'Jenni Rivera Day'
• Raised in a musical household along with her four brothers that spoke both Spanish and English
• Quote: "I am a woman like any other and ugly things happen to me like any other woman․ The number of times I have fallen down is the number of times I have gotten up․"
• Victim, along with six others, of a deadly plane crash December 9, 2012, the wreckage of which was found days later in rural Mexico with no apparent survivors
• Her first recorded song came as a birthday gift to her father at the age of 25
• After gaining more airplay from local California radio stations, she was signed to Capitol Records' Latin division and released her first album in 1995
• Served as a coach and judge on season two of Mexico's version of "The Voice․"
• Became pregnant with her first daughter at the age of 15 and managed to graduate valedictorian of her graduating high school class after encouragement from her guidance counselors
• First female banda artist to sell out the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California