The life of Selena Quintanilla
Introduction
Born in April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas, would soon be one of the best Texan singers among the Hispanic community. Considered the Queen of Tejana and Mexican Music Madonna for her beautiful costumes and her unique dances. Starting to sing in the age of 10, his dad, Abraham Quintanilla, formed a group with all his children called Selena and the Dinos. Selena being the main singer and her brothers playing guitar and drums. Although she grew up learning English, her dad taught her Spanish for what she could sing to everyone in Spanish. First learning to sing and then talking fluently.
Developing
She graduated from the American School of Correspondence, and enrolled at Pacific Western University at the age of 17. In 1984, the group recorded their first record LP. And in 1987 they were discovered by the founder of Tejano Music Awards, who was Rick Trevi. Selena Quintanilla’s career was a success, auque took time for everything to recognize her. In 1989, Selena came out with her first debut album, Selena. The album was recorded in Amen Texas studies and produced by Emi Latin Records.
When Selena came out with her album, come with me the song dances this cumbia became very popular. In 1991, his album was not compared a duet, called good friends made by Selena and Álvaro Torres. This song was not just his number one in the top ee. UU. Billboard of Latin Music, but also increased its popularity on the radio.
Then later in the next year, she left with her album was ‘revolutionary advance called between my world. He stayed at number one position in the Billboard graphic for 19 weeks. In 1993, he left with his album ‘Live!, Grammy Award Winner. At this time she began to appear in Camafe papers.
After the Grammys she began her own clothing line called Selena etc., that were opened in Corpus Christi and San Antonio. Later in that year, Selena came out with her fourth forbidden love album that became one of the best -selling Latin albums in the United States.
conclusion
All Selena projects together were a success, the album among my world became the first Texan Album of a female artist to sell more than 300,000 copies, while forbidden love became the second Album Texano to sell 500.000 copies. In her life as a singer, she received many awards and achieved a lot through her life.
In 1994 the Cantane won the Mexican Regional Women’s Artist Award and the title of Women’s Vocalist of the Year for her album Sé Selena. In that same year she won the Grammy Award for her ‘Live album!’. The album ‘Forbidden Love’ Gano Record of the year in 1995 Tejano Music Awards and Regional Mexican Awards.
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