...BEGINNING Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971 into a Mexican American family. She first started singing around the age of 10 when her father created a band called, “Selena y Los Dinos” who she was the lead singer of. They performed at weddings, her father’s restaurant and other events. Selena’s father taught how to sing in Spanish which she later learned how to speak. Selena enjoyed singing and performing. Her determination was what got her father to help her become a successful singer. CAREER Selena y Los Dinos recorded their first album in 1983 after they appeared on an L.A radio show which wasn’t released until 1995. They released their first record which was called “Muñequito Ee Trapo” in 1986. Later in 1987 she won the award...
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...SINGLE SPACED -1 Selena Quintanilla Pérez was a singer and dancer. Selena's Life was filled with family and happiness. Unfortunately, Selena was shot at the age of 23. Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Selena was the youngest child of Mexican American parents, Abraham Quintanilla Jr. and Marcella Ofelia Samora. Selena had a brother, Abraham and a sister, Suzette. Selena's father, Abraham, started his own group when he was in his 20’s called Los Dino's. The Los Dino's weren't successful because the group was Mexican American and it was during the 50’s and 60’s. Which was the segregation time period and club members wouldn't let them perform because they weren't white. Selena went to the elementary...
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...Selena Quintanilla grew up to be an american singer, songwriter, spokesperson, model, and fashion designer.She was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas and died March 31, 1995, in Corpus Christi, Texas. She married in 1992 to Christopher Perez, the lead guitarist of her band. Her life was soon cut short when she was murdered by the founder of her fan club. She became an icon in the Hispanic community, a figure that was beloved to Mexican-Americans. Around the age of 10, selena became the lead singer in her family's band, Selena Y Los Dinos. Her brother Abraham played the bass and composed most of her songs, while her sister Suzette played the drums. They started out playing at weddings and clubs in Texas. She grew up knowing english...
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...“The goal isn’t to live forever but to create something that will.”(Selena Quintanilla). This amazing singer lived by this quote, she believed that it was true if you put your effort in following your dreams. This woman was amazing at what she did, her voice was one of a kind. She reached for her dreams till her last breath. Without a doubt, Selena Quintanilla was ambitious, caring, and always happy. Selena Quintanilla was three years old when she first began singing. She would sing with her father all the time, which is when her father realized that was what she loved. As she grew older she began to sing more publicly. Selena first sang at her family restaurant with her siblings, they named themselves Los Dinos. Selena was 10 years old when...
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...Selena Quintanilla-Perez was born on April 16th, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. She grew up in a Mexican-American environment, you can probably tell that in her music. Her talent had risen when her father heard her singing around the house one day. That my friends is how "Selena y Los Dinos" was formed! The band consisted of family and friends, not to mention Selena's boyfriend Chris Perez! Selena and her boyfriend Chris actually got married in April of 1992, a few years before her death. Before her death, Selena was at the top of the charts with singles like "Amor Prohibo" (Forbidden love), and “No Me Queda Más” (I Have Nothing Left). While alive, she won six of the 15 categories at the 1995 Tejano Music Awards and received a Grammy for best...
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...Selena Quintanilla Pérez was a tejano singer, songwriter and dancer, she was also a fashion designer and actress. Her life was filled with music, dance, and joy. Unfortunately, her life ended at a young age of 23. Her death was caused by being shot by the president of her fan club. Throughout her career, she was loved by many, therefore she won quite a few awards. In her short 23 years, Selena was nominated for 86 awards total, winning 67 of those. She won 36 Tejano Music Awards, 14 Billboard Latin Music Awards, 10 Lo Nuestro Awards, 5 BMI Awards and 1 award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. The Spirit of Hope Award was even created in her honor in 1996, it was awarded to Latin artists who participated in humanitarian and civic causes. In 1998, she became one of the first artists to have won a Billboard Latin Music Award in two different genres....
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...NOT DOUBLE-SPACED -1 Selena Quintanilla Pérez was a famous musician who sung Mexican and American music. She was one of the first famous female singers, because before that rarely anyone listened to female singers because it was a change and male groups and singers were popular. Unfortunately, short after she made her first number one hit song she was murdered by her fan club president. Selena started her musical career by force, not a choice. She like singing, but her father Abraham made her and her siblings practice performing music. They started out being pretty bad, to then mastering certain songs and sounded good. They started practicing on their own because they enjoyed it and this pleased Abraham. Soon, Selena’s father...
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...Selena Quintanilla is known as the “Queen of Tejano Music” a type of Mexican music that included other styles, such as country. Selena began performing as a child. Selena was a Latin recording artist. Selena Quintanilla made her recording introduction in the '80s, where she is going to develop into an award-winning recording artist in the Latin music scene with albums like Amor Prohibido and Selena Live. Selena was killed by Yolanda Saldivar the president of her fan club. Selena’s last album was Dreaming of You, it was released posthumously in 1995. Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971 she was the daughter of Abraham Jr. and Marcella Quintanilla. She was born in Lake Jackson, Texas. Selena’s father led a band that played early rock and roll songs that were also mixed with traditional Mexican music during the 1950 and 1960s. This typed of music would later be known as Tejano music. It later became very popular throughout the southwest United States and Mexico. Selena’s dad eventually gave up his music career to start a family. Selena was the...
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