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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez [1] (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [seˈlena kintaˈniʝa ˈpeɾes]; née Quintanilla; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer. Referred to as the " Queen of Tejano Music ", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late ...
Most of these songs were written by the singer's father and manager Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. and from local Tejano music songwriters. [2] Selena's brother, A.B. Quintanilla became her principal record producer and songwriter by 1989, [ 3 ] though he fought to remain in this position with the release of Selena's self-titled debut album with EMI ...
Selena's first live album, Live (1993), contained three studio tracks and produced two top-five U.S. singles, "No Debes Jugar" and "La Llamada". After her collaboration with the Barrio Boyzz on the single "Donde Quiera Que Estés" peaked at number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart, Selena released her fourth studio album, Amor Prohibido (1994).
Selena's posthumous honor receiving the Medal of the Arts shows the Queen of Tejano's enduring legacy as a musical and cultural Latina icon 30 years after her death.
On March 31, 1995, Selena’s former friend and manager of Quintanilla’s Selena Etc. boutiques, Yolanda Saldívar, shot and killed Selena after being caught stealing funds from Quintanilla’s ...
The Bandamax Music Awards are a 24-hour cable television music channel owned by Televisa under Televisa Networks. It is available in Mexico, United States, and Latin America. This channel focuses on Mexican and Southern US group music: Banda, Duranguense, Norteña, and Mariachi. Selena has received 1 nomination. [14]
It took a decade for A. B. Quintanilla (pictured) to write "Como la Flor", after conceptualizing the idea in 1982.. The recording of Entre a Mi Mundo transpired at the San Antonio studio owned by Tejano music producer Manny Guerra, with Brian "Red" Moore, Guerra's in-house music engineer, supervising the process as A. B. assumed the roles of producer and arranger, directing the operation. [14]
[nb 1] In 1992, Selena released her "breakthrough album", [16] [17] [18] Entre a Mi Mundo, which helped launch the singer's career in Mexico along with its single "Como la Flor". [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Entre a Mi Mundo became the first Tejano recording by a female artist to sell over 300,000 copies, [ nb 2 ] and was the best-selling Regional Mexican ...