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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Sylvia Tapia |
| Born | Silvia Tapia Alcázar (1948-11-08) 8 November 1948 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Genres | Latin pop |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1966–1990s |
| Labels | Peerless Records |
| Formerly of | Trío Juventud Realízate |
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Silvia Tapia Alcázar (born 8 November 1948), better known by her stage name Prisma and also known as Sylvia Tapia, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, and music teacher. She developed her artistic career mainly during the 1980s and 1990s. She represented Mexico in the OTI Festival 1986, placing second with the song "De color de rosa".
In addition to her career as a performer and songwriter, she has developed activities and projects related to music education and children's reading. In 1993, she received the Children's Theatre Award of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura for her work Leer es mágico.
Background
Silvia Tapia is the daughter of Spanish musician and educator Simón Tapia Colman and Mexican teacher, historian, and educator Esperanza Alcázar Montenegro. In 1966, she began composing and singing jingles for television and radio commercials. In 1969, she crated the musical group Trío Juventud, and in 1977, the musical group Realízate. On 16 August 1980, she made her solo debut under the name Prisma.[1]
Discography
Albums
- Quiéreme otra vez (1980)
- Esas cosas del amor (1981)
- Venganza de amor (1982)
- Con las alas rotas (1983)
- Se me cansó el corazón (1984)
- Tómalo, tómalo (1985)
- Desde la intimidad (1986)
- Prohibido (1987)
Works
In addition to her career as a performer and songwriter, she has developed activities and projects related to music education and children's reading, publishing several works.
- Leer es mágico: musical theatre work for children.
- Sistema solar musical: didactic method for teaching piano to children.
- La ola musical: An early stimulation program consisting of 121 children's songs, designed as a tool for cognitive and musical development.
In 1993, Leer es mágico received the Children's Theatre Award of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura.[2]
At the OTI Festival
Tapia participated twelve times in the Mexican national selection for the OTI Festival both as a singer and a songwriter; winning the 15th edition with her song "De color de rosa", and thus representing Mexico in the OTI Festival 1986, where she placed second.[3]
| Year | Song | Performer | Songwriter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "Tarde" | Prisma | Sylvia Tapia | Eliminated in the qualifying rounds |
| 1981 | "Silencio" | Prisma | Sylvia Tapia | Eliminated in the qualifying rounds |
| "Madre" | Alondra | Sylvia Tapia | Eliminated in the qualifying rounds | |
| 1982 | "Y hablando de nostalgia" | Prisma | Candelario Macedo | Eliminated in the qualifying rounds |
| 1984 | "Se me cansó el corazón" | Prisma | Sylvia Tapia | 4th in the final |
| 1985 | "El amor es amor" | Prisma | Sylvia Tapia | Eliminated in the first semi-final |
| "Te quiero para mí" | Morenita | Sylvia Tapia | Eliminated in the first qualifying round | |
| 1986 | "De color de rosa" | Prisma | Sylvia Tapia | 1st in the final |
| "¡Ay, quiéreme!" | Jaime Santini | Sylvia Tapia | Eliminated in the third qualifying round | |
| 1987 | "Hazlo todo tú" | Hernán Visetti | Sylvia Tapia | Eliminated in the first qualifying round |
| 1988 | "Seré, será" | Prisma | Sylvia Tapia | Eliminated in the fourth qualifying round |
| "Borrón y cuenta nueva" | Rosenda Bernal | Sylvia Tapia | Eliminated in the second qualifying round |
| Year | Country | Song | Performer | Songwriter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  Mexico
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"De color de rosa" | Prisma | Sylvia Tapia | 2nd |
References
- ^ "Biografía de Silvia Tapia Alcázar" (in Spanish). Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México.
- ^ "Premio Bellas Artes de Obra de Teatro para Niñas, Niños y Jóvenes Perla Szuchmacher – Lista de ganadores" (in Spanish). INBAL literatura.
- ^ Montecinos, Yolanda (17 November 1986). "Tres merecidos triunfadores y un disparate: La Pérgola". La Nación (in Spanish). p. 30 – via Internet Archive.
