Selena
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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16, 1971 - March 31, 1995), is best known mononymously as Selena, was a Mexican-American pop singer who has been called "The Queen of Tejano Music", she was even called the "International Queen of Tejano Music" from a special that aired on the VH1 channel.
The youngest of a Mexican-American couple, Selena released her first album "Mis Primeras Grabaciones" in 1984, a small Texas record company singed the group a year before. She won the "Tejano Music Awards Female Vocalist of the Year" award during the 1987 Tejano Music Awards; she would then begin to win the award for eight consecutive years. The success of her record sales began to boost major record companies to sign Selena, who choose to be the very first artist to be signed with EMI Latin than to be with Sony Records who had a couple of Tejano groups already. Her fame grew largely throughout the early 1990s, especially in Spanish-speaking countries. Selena’s album "Ven Conmigo" became the very first Tejano album to be certified as Gold by the RIAA. The song "Como La Flor" became an international success when the track appeared on Selena's album "Entre A Mi Mundo" the song became Selena's signature song and charted #1 on Billboard Latin Regional Airplay in 1992. Selena won her first Grammy award for her 1993 album "Live!" which sold 500,000 copies. In 1994, "Amor Prohibido" became Latins best selling album of all time ,the album sold 2,000,000 copies the first year and eight singles of which reached Billboard Latin Regional Charts. Selena spent more time on Billboard than any other Latin artist at the time of her death
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 12, 1995, two weeks after her death, George W. Bush, the governors of Texas, at the time, declared her birthday "April 16 as Selena Day" in Texas. On July 18, 1995 the crossover English album that Selena began working on before her death was released and sold 175,000 copies the first day, it would later sell 6,000,000. 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 sculpture life-sized statue (Mirador de la Flor in Corpus Christi, Texas, which are visited by hundreds of fans each week. Since Selena's death her father Abraham Quintanilla Jr, re-releases his daughters records with different styles and tunes. Since her death Selena sold more than 100 million records; the largest sales in Latin History.
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Awards & Certifications
For further information see: List of Awards achieved by Selena
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | Hot Latin | Hot 100 Airplay | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Encontre El Amor | 13 | — | The New Girl In Town |
| 1986 | Dame Un Amor | 6 | — | Alpha |
| 1989 | Contigo Quiero Estar | 8 | — | Selena |
| 1991 | Buenos Amigos | 1 | — | Nada Se Compara Contigo |
| 1992 | Como La Flor | 6 | 1 | Entre A Mi Mundo |
| 1993 | ¿Qué Creias? | 14 | — | |
| Amame | 27 | — | ||
| No Debes Jugar | 3 | 3 | Live | |
| La Llamada | 5 | 8 | ||
| Tu Robaste Mi Corazon | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1994 | Dondequiera Que Estes | 1 | 1 | Selena/Barrio Boyzz - 10 Super Exitos |
| Amor Prohibido | 1 | 5 | Amor Prohibido | |
| No Me Queda Mas | 1 | 13 | ||
| Bidi Bidi Bom Bom | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1995 | Fotos Y Recuerdos | 1 | 12 | |
| Si Una Vez | 4 | 3 | ||
| El Chico Del Apartamento 512 | 6 | 6 | ||
| I Could Fall In Love | 2 | 8 | Dreaming Of You | |
| Tú Sólo Tú | 1 | — | ||
| Dreaming Of You | 11 | 9 | ||
| I'm Getting Used To You | — | 23 | ||
| El Toro Relajo | 24 | — | ||
| Techno Cumbia | 4 | — | ||
| 1996 | Siempre Hace Frio | 2 | — | Siempre Selena |
| No Quiero Saber | 6 | — | ||
| Costumbres | 15 | — | ||
| 1997 | Disco Medley: Last Dance/The Hustle/On The Radio | 25 | — | The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Discography
Albums
 July 16, 1984 Freddie Records |
 1985 Cara Records |
 1986 GP Productions |
 1986 GP Productions |
 1987 GP Productions |
 1988 RP Productions |
 1988 RP Productions |
 October 16, 1989 Capitol/EMI Latin |
 January 1, 1990 Capitol/EMI Latin |
 November 12, 1990 Capitol/EMI Latin |
 May 5, 1992 Capitol/EMI Latin |
 1992 Capitol/EMI Mexico |
 May 4, 1993 Capitol/EMI Latin |
 1993 Capitol/EMI Mexico |
 March 22, 1994 EMI Latin |
 1994 Capitol/EMI Venezuela |
 July 18, 1995 EMI Latin/EMI Records |
1995 Freddie Records |
 March 27, 2001 EMI Latin/Q-Productions |
 August 27, 2002 EMI Latin |
 August 27, 2002 EMI Latin |
 August 27, 2002 EMI Latin |
 August 27, 2002 EMI Latin |
 August 27, 2002 EMI Latin |
 September 24, 2002 EMI Latin |
 September 24, 2002 EMI Latin |
 September 24, 2002 EMI Latin |
 June 10, 2003 Freddie Records |
March 15, 2005 EMI Latin/Q Productions |
Compilations
Recordings
For further information see: List of Selena songs
Videography
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Don Juan DeMarco | - |
| 1997 | Selena | - |
| 1997 | Selena Remembered: Her Life - Her Music - Her Dream | EMI Latin & Q-Productions |
| 1999 | All My Hits - Todos Mis Exitos on video | EMI Latin |
| 2002 | Ones | EMI Latin |
| 2003 | Greatest Hits | EMI Latin |
| 2003 | Live The Last Concert | Image Entertainment & Q-Productions |
| 2005 | Selena Remembered: Her Life - Her Music - Her Dream | EMI Latin & Q-Productions |
| 2005 | Selena Vive | EMI Latin & Univision |
| 2007 | Through The Years - A Traves De Los Anos | EMI Latin |
| 2007 | Selena - 10th Anniversary Edition | - |
Unreleased Material
Albums
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The New Girl In Town | Cara Records |
| 1986 | Alpha | GP LP-1002 |
| Munequito De Trapo | GP C-1005 | |
| 1987 | And The Winner Is... | GP LP-1009 |
| 1988 | Preciosa | RP LP-8801 |
| Dulce Amor | RP LP-8803 |
Songs
Music Videos
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "No Debes Jugar" | Telemundo |
| 1995 | "Fotos Y Recuerdos" | Telemundo |
| 1996 | "I'm Getting Used To You" | EMI Latin |
| 1996 | "A Boy Like That" | RCA Victor |
| 1997 | "Viviras Selena (A Tribute To Selena) | EMI Latin & Q-Productions |
| 1998 | "Missing My Baby" | VH1 |
| 1998 | "Last Dance/The Hustle/On The Radio" | VH1 |
| 2001 | "No Me Queda Mas" w/Los Tres Reyes | Q-Productions |
| 2005 | "Baila Esta Kumbia" w/Kumbia Kings | EMI Latin |
External Links
- Official Selena YouTube Channel
- Official Selena Music Label
- Official Selena Fan Site
- Official Selena MySpace
- Official Selena Twitter
