Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known mononymously as Selena, was an American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits.[1] Selena had the most successful singles of 1994 and 1995, "Amor Prohibido" and "No Me Queda Más".[2] She was called "The Queen of Tejano music"[3] and the Mexican equivalent of Madonna.[4] Selena released her first album, Selena y Los Dinos, at the age of twelve. She won Female Vocalist of the Year at the 1987 Tejano Music Awards and landed a recording contract with EMI a few years later. Her fame grew throughout the early 1990s, especially in Spanish-speaking countries, and she had begun recording in English as well.

Selena was murdered at the age of 23 on March 31, 1995 by Yolanda Saldívar, the former president of her fan club. On April 12, 1995, two weeks after her death, George W. Bush, governor of Texas at the time, declared her birthday "Selena Day" in Texas.[5] 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. In June 2006 Selena was commemorated with a life-sized bronze statue (Mirador de la Flor) in Corpus Christi, Texas, and a Selena museum opened there. She has sold over 60 million albums worldwide, making her one of the best-selling artists of all time. She is also the only female artist to have five albums in U.S. Billboard 200 at the same time.[6]

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Early life

Selena was born in Lake Jackson, Texas,[7] as the youngest of three children born to a Mexican American[8] father, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. and a half-Cherokee Native American mother,[9] Marcella Ofelia (née Samora).[10] She was raised as a Jehovah's Witness.[11] Selena began singing at age three. When she was nine years old, her father launched a vocal group consisting of several of his children, Selena y Los Dinos.[4] They initially performed at a restaurant the family operated,[5] but went bankrupt soon thereafter. They moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, where they performed wherever they could - street corners, weddings, quinceañeras, and fairs.[12] As Selena grew more popular, the demands of her performance and travel schedule began to interfere with her education. Her father took her out of school when she was in the eighth grade.[3] At seventeen, she earned a high school diploma by the American School Program.[13]

The band's efforts paid off in 1985, when fourteen-year-old Selena recorded her first album for a record company. Her father bought all of the original copies.[14] It was re-released in 1995 as Mis Primeras Grabaciones.[15] Over the next three years, not under a recording contract, she released six more albums.
Success

At the 1987 Tejano Music Awards, Selena won Best Female Vocalist, an award she would dominate for the rest of her life.[3][16] In 1989, José Behar, the former head of Sony Music Latin, signed Selena with Capitol/EMI. Behar later explained signed her because he thought he had discovered the next Gloria Estefan.[3] In 1988, she met Chris Pérez, who had his own band. Two years later, the Quintanilla family hired him to play in Selena's band and they began dating. At first her father opposed their relationship and went as far as firing Pérez from the band. He eventually came to accept the relationship.[17] On April 2, 1992, Selena and Pérez were married in Nueces County, Texas.[4]

In 1990, her debut album Ven Conmigo was released, written by her brother and main songwriter Abraham Quintanilla III. This recording was the first Tejano album recorded by a female artist to achieve gold status. Around the same time, a registered nurse and fan named Yolanda Saldívar approached Selena's father with the idea of starting a fan club. He approved and Saldívar became the club's president; later, she worked as the manager of Selena's retail enterprises.[4] In 1992, Selena’s stardom got a big boost with the song, "Como La Flor" off a new album, Entre a Mi Mundo. The next album, Selena Live! won Best Mexican-American Album at the 36th Grammy Awards.[4]

"Como La Flor" (1993)
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The album Amor Prohibido was released in 1994. It was nominated for a Grammy award for Mexican-American Album of the Year. Selena and her band received yet more accolades in 1994. Billboard's Premio Lo Nuestro awarded them six awards, including Best Latin Artist and Song of the Year for "Como La Flor". Meanwhile, her duet with the Barrio Boyzz, "Donde Quiera Que Estés", reached number one in the Billboard Latin Charts. This prompted Selena to tour in Latin America.[18] She performed a duet with Salvadoran singer Álvaro Torres, "Buenos Amigos". By fall of 1994, Amor Prohibido was a commercial success in Mexico and made four number one Latin hits, replacing Gloria Estefan's Mi Tierra on the chart's number one spot. It sold over 400,000 copies by late 1994 in the U.S. and another 50,000 copies in Mexico, reaching gold status.[4]

Aside from music, she began designing and manufacturing a clothing line in 1994 and opened two boutiques called Selena Etc., one in Corpus Christi and the other in San Antonio. Both were equipped with in-house beauty salons.[19] Hispanic Business magazine reported that the singer earned over five million dollars from these boutiques.[20] Selena briefly played opposite Erik Estrada in a Mexican telenovela titled Dos Mujeres, Un Camino.[21] In 1995 she entered negotiations to star in another telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa.[21]

At the peak of her career, Selena visited local schools to talk to students about the importance of education. She also donated her time to civic organizations such as D.A.R.E.. These demonstrations of community involvement won her loyalty from her fan base.[22] Selena scheduled her English album for release in the summer of 1995.
Murder
Main article: Murder of Selena

In early 1995, the Quintanillas discovered that Yolanda Saldívar was embezzling money from the fan club and decided to fire her.[4] Three weeks later, Selena agreed to meet Saldívar at a Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi[23] to retrieve financial records Saldívar had been refusing to turn over. Saldívar once again delayed the handover by claiming she had been raped in Mexico.[3] Selena then drove Saldívar to a local hospital, where doctors found no evidence of rape.[24] They returned to the motel, where Selena again demanded the missing financial papers.[4] Saldívar drew a pistol from her purse and pointed it at Selena. Selena tried to flee, but Saldívar shot her once in her right shoulder, severing an artery. Critically wounded, Selena ran towards the lobby for help. She collapsed on the floor as the clerk called 911, with Saldívar still chasing her and calling her a "bitch".[25] Selena died in a hospital from loss of blood at 1:05 p.m. on March 31, 1995, 16 days before her 24th birthday.[26]

Selena was buried at Seaside Memorial Park, in Corpus Christi, Texas.[27]
Impact

Selena's murder had a widespread impact. Major networks interrupted their regular programming to break the news; Tom Brokaw referred to Selena as "The Mexican Madonna".[28] It was front page news on The New York Times for two days after her death.[29] Numerous vigils and memorials were held in her honor, and radio stations in Texas played her music non-stop.[30] Her funeral drew 60,000 mourners, many of whom traveled from outside the United States.[30] Among the celebrities who were reported to have phoned the Quintanilla family to express their condolences were Gloria Estefan, Celia Cruz, Julio Iglesias, and Madonna.[31] People published a commemorative issue in honor of Selena's memory and musical career, titled Selena 1971–1995, Her Life in Pictures.[30] This issue sold nearly 450,000 copies. Two weeks later, the company released a special issue for Selena, which sold more than 600,000 copies.[32] A few days later, Howard Stern mocked Selena's murder and burial, poked fun at her mourners, and criticized her music. Stern said, "This music does absolutely nothing for me. Alvin and the Chipmunks have more soul ... Spanish people have the worst taste in music. They have no depth." Stern's comments outraged and infuriated the Hispanic community in Texas.[33] After a disorderly conduct arrest warrant was issued in his name, Stern made an on-air statement, in Spanish, for his comments that he stressed were not made to cause "more anguish to her family, friends and those who loved her."[34][35] On April 12, 1995, George W. Bush, then Governor of Texas, declared Selena's birthday April 16 as "Selena Day" in Texas.[5] Selena was inducted into the "Latin Music Hall of Fame" that same year.[32]

That summer, Selena's album Dreaming of You, a combination of Spanish-language songs and new English-language tracks, debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, making her the first Hispanic singer to accomplish this feat.[36] and the second highest debut after Michael Jackson's HIStory. On its release date, the album sold over 175,000 copies, a record for a female pop singer, and it sold two million copies in its first year.[37] Dreaming of You sold more than 330,000 copies in its first week.[38][39] The album was number 75 in the List of BMG Music Club's top selling albums in the United States.[40] Songs such as "I Could Fall in Love" and "Dreaming of You" were played widely by mainstream English-language radio, with the latter reaching number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100. Meanwhile, "I Could Fall in Love", while ineligible for the Hot 100 at the time, reached number 8 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart and the top 10 on the Adult Contemporary Chart. "Dreaming of You" was certified 35× Platinum (Latin field) by the Recording Industry Association of America.[41] In October 1995, a Houston jury convicted Saldívar of first degree murder and sentenced her to life in prison, with the possibility of parole in thirty years.[42] Under a judge's order, the gun used to kill Selena was destroyed in 2002, and the pieces thrown into Corpus Christi Bay.[43][44]
Posthumous commemorations and popularity
Mirador de la Flor is a tourist attraction in Corpus Christi, Texas, that was unveiled in 1997 to honor Selena.

Jennifer Lopez portrayed Selena in a film about Selena's life. Selena was among two other Latin artists who had the best sales of records in 2001.[45] On March 16, 2011, the United States Post Office released a "Latin Legends" memorial stamp to honor Selena, Carlos Gardel, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, and Carmen Miranda.[46] She has sold over 60 million albums worldwide.[6]
Discography
Main articles: Selena albums discography, Selena singles discography, Selena videography, and List of Selena songs

    Selena (1989)
    Ven Conmigo (1990)
    Entre a Mi Mundo (1992)
    Selena Live! (1993)
    Amor Prohibido (1994)
    Dreaming of You (1995)

Filmography
Film Title Year Role Notes
Don Juan DeMarco 1995 Ranchera singer Minor role
Television Title Year Role Notes
Johnny Canales Show 1985–1994 herself
Tejano Music Awards 1987–1995 herself
Dos mujeres, un camino 1993 herself
E! True Hollywood Story: The Murder Trial of Selena 1996    
The Making of Selena the Movie 1997    
Por Siempre Selena 1998    
VH1 All Access: Selena 1999    
Para Siempre Selena 2000    
Por Siempre... Selena 2001–present    
Selena ¡VIVE! 2005 herself honoree
Biography 2008 TV series (2 episodes)
Top Trece 2008 TV series (1 episode)
Historia de una Leyenda 2009 TV series (1 episode)
Famous Crime Scene: Selena 2010 TV series (1 episode) featured
Reel Crime Story: Selena 2012 TV series (1 episode) featured

Ven Conmigo (English: Come With Me)
это  студийный альбом в стиле  техано группы Selena y Los Dinos. также там встречается стиль кумбья
и  поп
A.B. Quintanilla, является продюссаром альбона
David Lee Garza, автором трков "Ven Conmigo". The group recorded "La Tracalera
и ковер версий
"Aunque No Salga el Sol" in 1984 "Baila Esta Cumbia"

трек лист
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Ya Ves"    A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo 3:13
2. "Aunque No Salga El Sol"    Johnny Herrera 3:24
3. "Ven Conmigo"    A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo 2:26
4. "Yo Te Amo"    A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo 3:39
5. "Enamorada de Tí"    A.B
синглы
"Aunque No Salga El Sol" (Single)
    "Baila Esta Cumbia"
    "No Quiero Saber"
    "Enamorada de Tí"
    "Ya Ves/La Tracalera" (promotional). Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo 4:05
6. "La Tracalera"    Johnny Herrera 2:50
7. "Baila Esta Cumbia"    A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo 2:57
8. "Yo Me Voy"    Juan Gabriel 3:28
9. "No Quiero Saber"    A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo 2:54
10. "Después de Enero"    Johnny Herrera 2:57
2002 bonus tracks
бонусы "No Quiero Saber (2000 Mix)"
    "Enamorada de Tí (Club Remix)"
    Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Intro
    Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Ya Ves
    Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Anque No Salga el Sol
    Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Ven Conmigo
    Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Yo Te Amo
    Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Enamorada de Ti
    Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: La Tracalera
    Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Baila Esta Cumbia
    Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Yo Me Voy
    Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: No Quiero Saber
    Spoken Liner Notes by the Band and Family: Outro
    No Quiero Saber [Multimedia Track]
чарты

The Amor Prohibido Tour was the final concert tour for Selena and her band "Los Dinos". The tour was the most successful tour by a Latin artist and performing more places than ever before. The tour was expected to last into mid-1995. Selena was scheduled for a mega televised concert on April 1, 1995 in Los Angeles, California Sports Arena. After the tour had finished, Selena had planned on releasing her crossover English language album Dreaming of You and going on tour to promote her English language album, with many songs on the tour from her previous albums. Selena also stated that while touring for the English album, she would also be in the studio recording her next upcoming Spanish language album.[1]
Set list

    "Amor Prohibido"
    "Baila Esta Cumbia"
    "Tus Desprecios"
    "Cobarde"
    "Techno Cumbia"
    "La Carcacha"
    "No Me Queda Mas"
    "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom"
    "Si Una Vez"
    "El Chico Del Apartamento 512"
    "Fotos Y Recuerdos"
    "Ya Ves"
    "Como La Flor"

The setlist for the tour was changed various times, but always began with "Amor Prohibido" and ended with "Como La Flor". The Disco Medley including "I Will Survive", "Funky Town", "The Hustle", "Last Dance", and "On The Radio" was only performed at the Houston Astrodome concert on February 26, 1995. The "Disco Medley" was supposed to be included on the future dates for the tour. The tour also included many songs that were requested by fans, such as “¿Qué Creias?”, "No Debes Jugar", "La Llamada", "Ven Conmigo", "Si La Quieres", and "Missing My Baby". Selena was noted to perform "Ya No" on selected dates, which is the only song from "Amor Prohibido" album not included in the main setlist.

As an example of how the setlist changed from city to city, below is the setlist Selena performed at her December 3, 1994 concert in San Antonio, Texas which also featured her 2nd fashion show displaying designs from her boutique Selena, Etc. She also came out on stage and performed the hit "Dondequiera Que Estes" with the Barrio Boyz as they opened the show along with Culturas.

    "Dondequiera Que Estes(w/Barrio Boyz)"
    "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom"
    "Cobarde"
    "Amor Prohibido/Baila Esta Cumbia"
    "Cobarde"
    "Ven Conmigo/Ya Ves"
    "La Llamada/Si Una Ves"
    "No Me Queda Mas"
    "El Chico Del Apartamento 512"
    "Cerca De Ti (performed by Fredy Correa)"
    "Como La Flor/Fotos Y Recuerdos"
    "Tus Desprecios/Si La Quieres"
    "Techno Cumbia/La Carcacha"
    "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom (w/Stephanie Lynn)"

When Selena performed at the Houston Astrodome on February 26, 1995, she drew the largest crowd in history of the Astrodome. The concert drew in a total of over 61,000 fans. Many of which have said it was Selena's best performance. The concert was noted as Selena's last performance, but it was really Selena's last televised concert. Selena's last performance was on March 18, 1995, which took place in San Antonio, Texas at the Alamodome.After the performance, Selena took a small break from the tour to record more of her English album. She was scheduled to perform at the Los Angeles sports coliseum, California, on April 1, 1995, but was murdered the day before.[2]
Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
?? 1994 Denver United States Unknown
?? 1994 Stockton Unknown
?? 1994 Matamoros Mexico Unknown
?? 1994 Texas United States EMI Latin Fest
?? 1994 San Juan Puerto Rico Unknown
?? 1994 Odessa United States Unknown
?? 1994 Lubbock Unknown
?? 1994 Clovis Unknown
?? 1994 Houston EMI Latin Showcase at Club Nocturno
February 3, 1994 Austin Escape Club
February 27, 1994 Houston Houston Astrodome
February 1994 San Antonio TMA Fan Fair
March 1994 Randy's Nightclub
March 1994 Miami Noche De Carnaval
March 1994 Nuevo León Mexico Far West Rodeo
April 2, 1994 San Antonio United States Texas Live Music Festival at Hemisphere's Plaza
April 1994 Poteet Poteet Strawberry Festival
May 7, 1994 Houston Guadalupe Park (Cinco De Mayo Celebration)
June 17, 1994 Corpus Christi Texas T Night Club
July 1994 Houston AstroWorld's Southern Star Amphitheater
July 12, 1994 Corpus Christi Bayfront Plaza Auditorium (The Johnny Canales Show)
July 29, 1994 Beeville El Dorado
August 1994 Acapulco Mexico Acapulco Fest
August 6, 1994 El Paso United States El Paso County Coliseum
August 1994 Houston Guadalupe Plaza (3rd Annual Tejano Super Fest)
September 1994 Pueblo Colorado State Fair
September 4, 1994 Corpus Christi Bayfront Convention Center
September 16, 1994 New York City Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
October 8, 1994 Corpus Christi Bayfront Convention Center (Fashion Show)
October 12, 1994 Monterrey Mexico Teatro Del Pueblo (Feria De Monterrey)
October 14, 1994 Siempre En Domingo
October 23, 1994 Dallas United States Texas State Fair
November 1994 Texas International Ballroom
December 1994 San Benito The New Road House
December 3, 1994 San Antonio Hemisphere Arena (Fashion Show & Concert)
December 31, 1994 Houston George R. Brown Convention Center
January 25, 1995 San Antonio Hard Rock Cafe (Grand Opening)
February 3, 1995 McAllen Villa Real Convention Center
February 17, 1995 Austin Escape Club
February 26, 1995 Houston Houston Astrodome
March 9, 1995 Miami Noche De Carnaval
March 11, 1995 Chicago International Amphitheater
March 15, 1995 Houston El Dorado Ranch Nightclub
March 18, 1995 San Antonio Alamo dome
Personnel

на украинском , но уже с полной дискографиейСелена Кінтанілья-Перес
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Селена Кінтанілья-Перес, також відома як Селена (16 квітня 1971, Лейк-Джексон, США — 31 березня 1995, Корпус-Крісті, США) — мексиканська поп-співачка. Співачка була вбита своєю колишньою подругою та помічницею Йоландою Сальдівар. Згодом Йоланда була засуджена до довічного ув'язнення.

Дженніфер Лопес зіграла Селену в 1997 році у фільмі про її життя.
Дискографія

    Selena y Los Dinos (1984)
    Muñequito De Trapo (1986)
    Alpha
    And The Winner is… (1987)
    Preciosa (1988)
    Dulce Amor (1988)
    Selena (1989)
    Personal Best (1990)
    16 Super Exitos (1990)
    Ven Conmigo (1990)
    Entre a Mi Mundo (1992)
    Baila Esta Cumbia (1992)
    Mis Mejores Canciones — 17 Super Exitos (1993)
    Quiero… (1993)
    Live (1993)
    12 Super Exitos (1994)
    Amor Prohibido (1994)
    Mis Primeras Grabaciones (1995)
    Grandes Exitos (1995)
    Exitos Del Recuerdo (1995)
    Selena y Graciela Beltran: Las Reinas del Pueblo (1995)

Посмертні видання

    Dreaming of You (1995)
    Exitos y Recuerdos (1995)
    Siempre Selena (1996)
    Selena (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1997)
    Selena Score (1997)
    Selena Anthology (1998)
    All My Hits/Todos Mis Exitos (1999)
    All My Hits/Todos Mis Exitos vol. 2 (2000)
    Selena y Sus Inicios, Vol. 1 (2001)
    Live — The Last Concert (2001)
    Ones (2002)
    Greatest Hits (2003)
    Selena y Sus Inicios, Vol. 2 (2003)
    Momentos Intimos (2004)
    Selena y Sus Inicios, Vol. 3 (2004)
    Selena y Sus Inicios, Vol. 4 (2004)
    Selena Remembered (2005)
    Unforgettable (2005)
    Unforgettable: The Studio Album (2005)
    Unforgettable: The Live Album (2005)
    Unforgettable (2005)
    Selena Vive (2005)
    Through The Years (2006)
    Dos Historais (2007)
    Las Mas Divinas del Tejana (2008)
    Classic Series (2009)
    La Leyenda (2010)