Salute America Names Latina Melinda Del Toro ‘Best in Show’ at Olvera Street Salute Los Angeles Day

“Today, Salute America announced that Latino singer Melinda Del Toro won Best in Show at the July 4, 2006 Salute Los Angeles Day festival held on July 4th at historic Olvera Street. According to an event producer, Ms. Del Toro “Wowed” the crowd with her powerful heartfelt vocals and stylistic stage presence. The crowd did not want her to leave the stage. She had to do two encores.

Easily ranging from Ranchera & Mariachi, to R & B to Soul to Latin Rock, Melinda credits her father for her early musical inspiration, and her close-knit family for giving her love and strong encouragement. According to Melinda, now 16, “I come from a large, proud family whose roots are from Mexico. Even though I was born in La Palma, California, my father, uncles, and aunts all sang or played instruments and raised me on Mexican Mariachi and Ranchera music ever since I can remember, always inviting me to sing, and encouraging me every step of the way.”"

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