Born Selena Quintanilla on April 16, 1971, she was best known as Selena. The youngest child of a Mexican-American couple, she released her first album at the age of 12. She won Female Vocalist of the Year at the 1987 and landed a recording contract with EMI. Her fame grew throughout the early 1990s across Latin-America. Hersecond album “Ven Conmigo” was the first Tejano record to achieve gold status.
Selena was murdered on March 31, 1995 at the age of 23 by Yolanda Saldívar. Selena, a film based on her life starring Jennifer Lopez in 1997 sky rocketed her popularity in the United States . Selena was commemorated with a museum by her family in Corpus Christi, TX which is visited regularly by fans each week. Selena has achieved critical and commercial success selling over 65 million records worldwide after her death.
Here is a video of one of her beautiful songs “No Me Queda Mas.” Rest in Peace Selena!
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Selena was a good singer. She had everything her heart wanted her husbend Chirs Perez suppordid her dreams her sister Susie did not want to be the drumer.
selena siempre la mejor…
Selena is and forever will be the best the music world has ever known. May she rest in peace. SELENA PARA SIEMPRE!!!
i love the song wtf when i her the song i feel im gana cry butI LOVE THE SONGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
I absolutely adore Selena, but I think we should give the woman a rest already.
R.I.P Princess…
she well always be rembered she was the best lation female singer forever selena
your so right grl
Soy su fan número 1.
i love you
i liove her she was a big inseration to me every time i think about her i feel like i can do any thing she was a great person and she didnt deserve to die so young but her memory will live on forever
RIP……<3
<3
Selenas
Legend!
Anything for Salinas…
Miss her beautiful voice.
I was in sixth grade when she died! She’s still my fave latnia singer! although I’m puerto rican and she mexican, she shares common interst with me, the love of fmaily and music, kindness, and BEING LATINO!
Grammar check on some of my words LOL!
I believe that Selena was one of the most beautiful human beings! She embodied a pure sense of sincerity and generosity.
17 yrs ago a single a bullet turned off the light that this beautiful star was shining us with for an eternity, but her brightness will live in our hearts for eternity SELENA VIVE! #ComoLaFlor
She is honored in http://www.latinheritagecards.com
Que tristeza a pesar los años! Sorprendente voz que tenía, uno de los pocos artistas!!!!!
Latina Icon for sure! <3
Selena, the best forever!!!Latin icon!!!