Emilio H Navaira III was an American singer-songwriter of Tejano and country music.
17 Facts About Emilio Navaira
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Emilio Navaira is the winner of one Grammy Award and one Latin Grammy Award.
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Emilio Navaira was one of the few Tejano artists to have significant success in both the United States and Mexico, and was called the "Garth Brooks of Tejano".
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In 1983 at age 21, Emilio Navaira began his performing career by singing lead vocals for David Lee Garza y Los Musicales.
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That same year Emilio Navaira signed with Columbia Records.
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Between 1989 and 1996, Emilio Navaira had released seven Spanish albums with cumulative sales of about 2 million.
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Emilio Navaira had gained a sponsorship with Miller Lite beer, who had persuaded him to use their slogan at the time, "Life is good," as the title of his first country album.
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Emilio Navaira signed with Capitol Records and released his first country music single called "It's Not the End of the World" which reached the Top 30 on the country charts in 1995.
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Emilio Navaira's album was a surprise success as well reaching No 13 on the country charts and a high placing on the Top 200.
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Two more minor country singles followed and gradually Emilio Navaira faded from country music and increasingly came back to Tejano music.
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Emilio Navaira IV plays drums, and Diego Navaira plays guitar and daughter Emely.
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Emilio Navaira has two children from his second marriage to Maru Navaira,.
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Emilio Navaira was hospitalized in critical condition after his tour bus crashed early in the morning on March 23,2008, in Bellaire.
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Emilio Navaira was taken by Life Flight to Memorial Hermann Hospital where a blood clot in his head was removed; Emilio Navaira's initial treatment included being kept in a medically induced coma and induced hypothermia to minimize brain swelling.
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On September 24,2008, Emilio Navaira was involved in another car accident in San Antonio as a passenger while his wife was driving.
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Emilio Navaira was found dead by his wife in his New Braunfels home on May 16,2016, at 53 Emilio Navaira performed his last known concert in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, on May 11,2016, as part of a concert celebrating Mother's Day in that city.
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Authorities said their investigation into the death of Emilio Navaira showed that he died of natural causes because of cardiovascular disease, and found no sign of foul play.