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Selena Quintanilla Perez

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Selena Quintanilla Perez was a Latin singer, known as the "Queen of Tejano Music". Selena was born and raised in Lake Jackson, Texas, where she grew up speaking English. She was later taught Spanish at the age of ten and became fluent.

Selena's passing shocked the world on March 31st, 1995. At twenty-three years old, she was shot and killed by Yolanda Saldivar who was the president of her fan club in Corpus, Christi Texas. Selena’s murder sent shockwaves through the Latino (Hispanic) community, and her fans around the world mourned the singer’s passing.

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Selena has a long variety of accomplishments. She was nominated for eighty-six awards throughout her career, with sixty-seven wins. She also won thirty-six Tejano music awards, fourteen Billboard Latin Music Awards, Ten Lo Nuestro Awards, five BMI Awards, and one award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. 1995 she was inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame.

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Besides Selena's many accomplishments, she also faced some struggles. She was discriminated against due to her race or gender. She also had financial issues growing up, which many people could relate to.

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Selena had an impact on Latino/ Hispanic culture due to the fact she inspired many Mexican-Americans. It must have been really hard being in the music industry while being a Mexican-American woman in a male-dominated genre but Selena did the impossible. She also became the first female Tejano Music artist to win a Grammy.

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Music executive José Behar, who had just opened the Latin division of EMI Records, watched Selena perform at the 1989 Tejano Music Awards. Soon after the concert, he signed Selena as a solo artist to the EMI label. She released her self-titled album that year. Between 1989 and 1995, Selena released five studio albums and one live album.

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Selena saw seven songs hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart, with 14 more songs ranking in the top 10. “Tu Solo Tu” topped the chart for 10 weeks, and “Amor Prohibido” earned No. 1 for nine weeks. “No Me Queda Mas,” “Fotos Y Recuerdos (Back On The Chain Gang),” and “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” were among Selena’s other hits that led the Hot Latin Songs chart.

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Selena’s most successful song, “Dreaming of You” peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Some facts about Selena! Her favorite colors were purple and black. Selena opened two boutiques in 1994. Selena Etc. Inc., one in Corpus Christi, Texas (January 27th) and another in San Antonio, Texas. Selena was a spokesperson for Coca-Cola from 1989 till the time of her death (1995).

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More facts: Selena designed all her stage outfits herself and Selena's favorite restaurants were Pizza Hut and Olive Garden.

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Selena was religious, therefore she was raised as a Jehovah's Witness. In 1989 she finished high school through the American School, a correspondence school for artists, and enrolled at Pacific Western University in business administration correspondence courses. Her career began when she was eight. From 1957 to 1971 her father played with Los Dinos, a Tejano band.

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Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr., was a former musician. Her mother, Marcella Ofelia Samora, was a homemaker. The couple had two older children and eventually opened a restaurant.

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Selena was born the youngest of three children to Abraham, Jr., and Marcela Quintanilla.

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