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Lake Jackson TX, United States (1987 – 1995)
Two artists have recorded as Selena: one Mexican-American, the other Dutch.
1. Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16, 1971 Lake Jackson, Texas – March 31, 1995 Corpus Christi, Texas) best known as Selena, was a Mexican American singer who has been called “The Queen of Tejano music”. The youngest child of a Mexican-American couple, Selena released her first album at the age of twelve. She won Female Vocalist of the Year at the 1987 Tejano Music Awards and landed a recording contract with EMI a few years later. Her fame grew throughout the early 1990s, especially in Spanish-speaking countries.
Selena attained further notability in North America after she was murdered at the age of 23 by Yolanda Saldívar, the president of her fan club. On April 16, 1995, two weeks after her death, George W. Bush, governor of Texas at the time, declared her birthday “Selena Day” in Texas. Warner Bros. produced Selena, a film based on her life starring Jennifer Lopez in 1997. Selena’s life was also the basis of the musical Selena Forever starring Veronica Vazquez as Selena. As of June 2006, Selena was commemorated with a museum and a bronze life-sized statue (Mirador de la Flor in Corpus Christi, Texas), which are visited by hundreds of fans each week.
Selena was born in Lake Jackson, Texas, to a Mexican father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr. and a Mexican-American mother, Marcella Ofelia Samora,and was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness. She began singing at the age of six; when she was nine her father founded the singing group Selena y Los Dinos, which she fronted. They initially performed at the Quintanilla family’s restaurant, PappaGayo’s, but the restaurant failed shortly afterwards.
1. Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16, 1971 Lake Jackson, Texas – March 31, 1995 Corpus Christi, Texas) best known as Selena, was a Mexican American singer who has been called “The Queen of Tejano music”. The youngest child of a Mexican-American couple, Selena released her first album at the age of twelve. She won Female Vocalist of the Year at the 1987 Tejano Music Awards and landed a recording contract with EMI a few years later. Her fame grew throughout the early 1990s, especially in Spanish-speaking countries.
Selena attained further notability in North America after she was murdered at the age of 23 by Yolanda Saldívar, the president of her fan club. On April 16, 1995, two weeks after her death, George W. Bush, governor of Texas at the time, declared her birthday “Selena Day” in Texas. Warner Bros. produced Selena, a film based on her life starring Jennifer Lopez in 1997. Selena’s life was also the basis of the musical Selena Forever starring Veronica Vazquez as Selena. As of June 2006, Selena was commemorated with a museum and a bronze life-sized statue (Mirador de la Flor in Corpus Christi, Texas), which are visited by hundreds of fans each week.
Selena was born in Lake Jackson, Texas, to a Mexican father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr. and a Mexican-American mother, Marcella Ofelia Samora,and was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness. She began singing at the age of six; when she was nine her father founded the singing group Selena y Los Dinos, which she fronted. They initially performed at the Quintanilla family’s restaurant, PappaGayo’s, but the restaurant failed shortly afterwards.
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SoraNelly4Eva wrote:
La Reina <3 [2]
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ex0ticalien wrote:
Selena was a big part of my childhood. No one can be as good as her...[2]
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ItsGuiinho wrote:
La Reina <3
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MJRocker1987 wrote:
I notice a lot of her songs are mistyped and are missing correct Spanish characters. I will be scrobbling Selena's songs with all correct Spanish characters in place as best as I can. For example, I'm quite sure "Yo Te Dare" should be "Yo Te Daré".
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HappyAmputee wrote:
Selena was a big part of my childhood. No one can be as good as her...
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MJRocker1987 wrote:
Corazón Abandonado <3
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bigollo wrote:
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BellaPyper wrote:
I love Selena! her music is priceless!!!
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gendervariant wrote:
She seriously deserves more plays/listeners.
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infant-tango wrote:
cómo me duele
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HeitorFernandes wrote:
"Vuelve a Mi, porque mis dias sao muy tristes sin ti" WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE U SEL
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DrunkBy6 wrote:
Reyna.
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Rafolino wrote:
Selena é mais um caso de "4ever young". *-*
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igorzampolo wrote:
Não consigo baixar um álbum dela em lugar nenhum,só aparece selena gomez,nem o filme! :(
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Soulezzz wrote:
★★★
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Soulezzz wrote:
Play Day now started in Russia! Selena we love you!
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lykeitsbrittany wrote:
This Selena > Selena Gomez. Since i was a baby i grew up listening to her <3 [4]
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lightningmonkey wrote:
It's been 16 years, and the music world is still missing something without her in it.
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Ariues wrote:
u cant go wrong with any picture of her. she's fine as fuck
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blustarent wrote:
This Selena > Selena Gomez. Since i was a baby i grew up listening to her <3 [3]
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