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![]() Selena and her guitarist, Chris Pérez, eloped in April 1992 after Quintanilla, Jr. Coca-Cola named her their spokesperson in Texas, and Selena became a sex icon, despite her comments on being a role model for young women, which she was often criticized for wearing suggestive outfits. Selena began recording English-language songs for her crossover album.Īside from music, Selena was active in her community and donated her time to civic causes. The album was critically acclaim as being responsible for Tejano music's first marketable era in its history as it became one of the most popular Latin music genre at the time. In 1994 Selena released Amor Prohibido, which became one of the best-selling Latin albums in the United States. Her Live! (1993) album won Best Mexican/American Album at the 1994 Grammy Awards, becoming the first recording by a Tejano artist to do so. One of its singles, "Como La Flor", became one of her signature and most popular songs. The album's commercial success led music critics to name the album as her "breakthrough" recording of her musical career. Selena released Entre a Mi Mundo (1992), which peaked at number one on the US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart for eight consecutive months. Her 1990 album Ven Conmigo became the first recording by a female Tejano artist to achieve gold status by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Selena signed with Capitol EMI Latin in 1989, and released her self-titled debut album that same year, while her brother became her principal music producer and songwriter. However, her popularity grew after she won the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1986, which she won nine consecutive times. In the 1980s, Selena was often criticized and was turned down at venues across Texas for performing Tejano music-a male-dominated music genre. Quintanilla III and Suzette Quintanilla as a member of Selena y Los Dinos in 1980, and began recording professionally in 1982. The youngest child of the Quintanilla family, she debuted on the music scene along with her elder siblings A.B. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard magazine, as well as the "Mexican equivalent" of Madonna. ![]() Called the Queen of Tejano music, her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican American entertainers of the end of the 20th century as Hispanics elevated her into sainthood. ![]() Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (ApMarch 31, 1995), known by the mononym Selena, was an American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, actress, and fashion designer.
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