What is "selena"

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez ( or ) (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, actress, and fashion designer. Called the Queen of Tejano music, her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century. Billboard magazine named her the "top Latin artist of the '90s", the "best selling Latin artist of the decade". She was called the "Tejano Madonna" for her clothing choices, by media outlets. She also ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all-time and is credited for catapulting a music genre into the mainstream market.

The youngest child of the Quintanilla family, she debuted on the music scene in 1980 as a member of the band Selena y Los Dinos, which also included her elder siblings A.B. Quintanilla and Suzette Quintanilla. Selena began recording professionally in 1982. In the 1980s, she was often criticized and was refused bookings at venues across Texas for performing Tejano music—a male-dominated music genre. However, her popularity grew after she won the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1986, which she won nine consecutive times. Selena signed with EMI Latin in 1989 and released her self-titled debut album the same year, while her brother became her principal music producer and songwriter.

Selena released Entre a Mi Mundo (1992), which peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart for 19 nonconsecutive weeks. The album's commercial success led music critics to call the album the "breakthrough" recording of her musical career. One of its singles, " Como La Flor", became one of her most popular signature songs. Live! (1993) won Best Mexican/American Album at the 1994 Grammy Awards, becoming the first recording by a Tejano artist to do so. In 1994, Selena released Amor Prohibido, which became one of the best-selling Latin albums in the United States. It was critically acclaimed as being responsible for Tejano music's first marketable era as it became one of the most popular Latin music subgenres at the time. Selena began recording English-language songs for her crossover album.

Aside from music, Selena was active in her community and donated her time to civic causes. Coca-Cola appointed her its spokesperson in Texas. Selena became a sex icon; she was often criticized for wearing suggestive outfits in light of her comments about being a role model for young women. Selena and her guitarist, Chris Pérez, eloped in April 1992 after her father raised concerns over their relationship. On March 31, 1995, Selena was shot dead by Yolanda Saldívar, her friend and former employee of her Selena Etc. boutiques. Two weeks after her death, George W. Bush—governor of Texas at the time—declared her birthday Selena Day in Texas. Her posthumous crossover album, Dreaming of You (1995), debuted atop the Billboard 200, making Selena the first Latin artist to accomplish this feat. In 1997, Warner Bros. released Selena, a film about her life and career, which starred Jennifer Lopez as Selena. As of 2012, Selena has sold over 60 million albums worldwide.

Selena is a 1997 American biographical musical drama film about the life and career of the late Tejano music star Selena, a recording artist well known in the Mexican American and Hispanic communities in the United States and Mexico before she was murdered by Yolanda Saldívar, the president of her fan club, at the age of 23.

The film stars Jennifer Lopez in her breakout role as Selena. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., is played by Edward James Olmos and Constance Marie plays Marcella Quintanilla.

Selena: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the film Selena, starring Jennifer Lopez and featuring unreleased songs by Selena, including " Where Did the Feeling Go?", "Only Love", " Is It the Beat?" and "Disco Medley". Although this is the official soundtrack of the film, it does not feature most of the songs heard throughout the film from artists like Depeche Mode, Guns N' Roses, John Waite and Yuri.

Selena (Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, 1971–1995) was an American singer.

Selena may also refer to:

Sabina Brons, stage name Selena (born 9 August 1965) is a Dutch singer. She released the album Timebomb in 1989, and had three hit singles in her homeland with "Shotgun", "Timebomb" and "So Far Away".

Selena is the self-titled debut studio album by American Tejano singer Selena, released on October 17, 1989 by EMI Latin. Its music incorporates a range of contemporary genres with a mix of cumbia and regional styles of Mexican music. The album was released after EMI Latin president Jose Behar's request for a crossover album was denied by the heads of EMI Records' pop division. The majority of the recordings were composed by A.B. Quintanilla—Selena's brother and principal record producer and songwriter. Aside from A.B., Selena worked with two Mexican songwriters, Alejandro Montealegre and Reinaldo Ornelas. Selena peaked at number seven on the U.S. Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart.

The recording lead Selena to win Female Vocalist of the Year and Female Entertainer of the Year at the 1990 Tejano Music Awards. The album was more successful than her local independent label albums. It outsold other female Tejano singers albums at the time of its release, and as a result increased the singer's popularity. Selena became a sex icon after the album's release. Selena had a mixture of music genres, which became her trademark. The lead single " Contigo Quiero Estar" peaked at number eight on the U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks. Two other singles released from the album—"Mentiras" and " Sukiyaki"—were commercially less successful.

Selena is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Selena (Selena Quintanilla-Pérez; 1971–1995), American Tejano singer
• Selena (Dutch singer) (Selena Brons; born 1965), Dutch singer
• Selena Barajas (born 1982), Mexican female volleyball player
• Selena Sloan Butler (1872–1964) American founder and president of parent-teacher organizations
• Selena Coppa (born 1983), military intelligence Sergeant in the United States Army
• Selena Cuffe (born 1975), African-American businesswoman
• Selena Fox (born 1949), Wiccan priestess and activist
• Selena Gomez (born 1992), American singer and actress
• Selena Li (born 1981), Hong Kong actress and beauty contestant
• Selena Millares (born 1963), Spanish writer and professor
• Selena Piek (born 1991), Dutch badminton player
• Selena Roberts (born 1966), American sponsors and sportswriter
• Selena Royle (1904–1983), American actress
• Selena M. Salcedo, American soldier convicted of assaulting an Afghan prisoner who later died
• Selena Steele (born 1961), American exotic dancer and pornographic actress
• Selena Tan, Singaporean actress
• Selena Zhao (born 1998), Canadian competitive figure skater