A legend misplaced. Selena Quintanilla, born April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas, was the “Queen Of Tejano Music”, so well-known she grew to become recognized by simply “Selena”. The Texas-born expertise first rose to prominence within the late 80s earlier than being signed to a serious Latin label within the late 80s. From there, hits started to pour out of her. Songs like “Como la Flor”, “Amor Prohibido”, and “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” nonetheless play on the radio at the moment.
In 1994 she received Finest Mexican/American Album on the Grammy Awards, turning into the primary recording by a feminine Tejano artist to take action. Tragedy adopted not lengthy after, nonetheless. Selena was shot and killed by her pal and former worker Yolanda Saldívar in 1995, at age 23. Her posthumous English crossover album ‘Dreaming of You’ (1995), debuted atop the Billboard 200. Right now Selena is remembered by followers across the globe.
Right here is a photograph of the late Selena Quintanilla-Pérez selling an LA live performance date. For extra, try the gallery.
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Selena Quintanilla: Images
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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez On Stage
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Selena Quintanilla Dazzles
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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez Seems to be Fierce
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Selena Quintanilla Smiles
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Selena Quintanilla Glows
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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez Seems to be Radiant
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Selena Quintanilla In Pink Lipstick
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Selena Quintanilla Hugs Bamboo
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Selena Quintanilla Smolders
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Selena Quintanilla Will get Sassy
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Selena Quintanilla Seems to be Candy
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Portrait Of Selena At The Grammys
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Portrait Of Selena At The Grammys
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