Selena,Queen of Tejano Tejano music is a genre that combines polka, country-western and traditional Mexican music that has it roots in the 19th century, but it saw its peak in the 20th century thanks to the barrier-breaking Mexican American singer Selena. Selena Quintanilla-Perez was born on the 16th of April 1971 in Lake Jackson,Texas and debuted on the music scene at the age of 10. She is called the Queen of Tejano music and is was the best selling Latin artist of the 90s. Her tragic death in 1995 has raised to international fame and is now celebrated all over the world.In this essay I will be approaching Selena’s music, her music genres and artistry and the musical legacy she left behind.

Selena is credited with elevating the Tejano music genre into the mainstream music scene. She released five studio albums and three live one and a wide range of compilations and remixes. She still is the best-selling Tejano artist with her posthumous releases surpassing those of living artists. She has 27 official singles and 7 promotional ones and different guest vocal appearances. Her first entry in the Billboard chart was with the cover La Bamba, which peaked at number 19. The singles Baila esta Cumbia and Como la …show more content…
Her vocal range was soprano and she has been described as a cross between Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson in her style,feel and vocals. The Dallas Morning News’ Mario Tarradell said that Selena merges Tejano's infectious cumbia rhythm with street-savvy R&B, old-school soul, dancehall reggae, sizzling salsa, and trippy, loopy funk. The Tejano music genre had always been a predominantly male scene and Selena succes’ is even more awe-inspiring because of that. She recorded songs of female empowerment such as Si La Quieres, ¿Que Creías? and Ya No, which explored themes of domestic violence and recovery from