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Selena
Born Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, 1971, Lake Jackson, Texas, USA, Died 31 March 1995.
Embraced by Hispanic communities the world over for her singing talent and
endearing personality (she was hailed as a 'goodwill ambassador' by the critics),
Selena's tragic life produced at least one major landmark when Dreaming Of You
shot to number 1 in the Billboard charts in July 1995 - a huge achievement given that it
was sung predominantly in Spanish. In the process it became the best-selling chart
debut by a female artist and among the 10 best-selling debuts of all time. She had
recorded three previous albums, of which two ( Entre A Mi Mundo and Amor
Prohibido ) had earned gold awards, the third ( Live! ) securing platinum sales.
Her success in the singles charts (especially Billboard 's Hot Latin Tracks) was
considerable too, with 'Tú Solo Tú' and 'I Could Fall In Love' among her many hits.
In her short career Selena became the popular figurehead for the growth in popularity of
Tejano and Latino music, and following her death in 1995 a major commercial movie of her life story was released in 1997, with
Jenifer Lopez as Selena.
A brief look back at Selena's life:
1971
Born Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, 1971, Lake Jackson, Texas, USA.
1975
With her father, Selena forms the band "Selena y Loas Dinos".
In that same year Selena Y Los Dinos make their first recording.
1992
Selena is married to Chritopher Perez, a guitarist in her band.
1993
Selena holds her first Mexican press conference in Monteray.
In that same year Selena creates her own clothing line and opens the Selena Etc. Boutique.
1994
Selena receives a Double Platinum award for "Selena Live" and a Quadruple Platinum award for "Amor Prohibido" which reached #1 on the Billboard latin chart.
That same year Selena's album "Selena Live" wins a Grammy for Best Mexican-American Album.
1995
Selena performs before a record-breaking crowd of more than 61,000 fans at the Houston Astrodome. Selena then heads back to the studio and records her cross-over album "Dreaming of You".
Very sadly, March 31, 1995, Selena is Murdered by associate Yolanda Salvidar.
In her short career Selena has left behind a wealth of creative music and will always be remebered and missed by her many fans worldwide.
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Selena's
Discography
Volume 2 - All My Hits
2000
All My Hits - Todo Mis Exitos
1999
Anthology
1998
Exitos & Recuerdos
1997
Selena
1997
The Movie Sountrack
1997
Siempre Selena
1996
Dreaming Of You
1995
12 Super Exitos
1994
Amor Prohibido
1994
Live
1993
Entre A Mi Mundo
1992
Ven Conmigo
1990
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