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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez April 16 1971 - March 31 1995 Known Mononymously As Selena Was An American Singer Who Is Regarded As One Of The Biggest Stars Of The Tejano Genre Of Music. She Was Born In Lake Jackson Texas And Grew Up In Corpus Christi Texas Where She Began Her Musical Career. Her Father Abraham Quintanilla Jr. Was A Singer With The Original Los Dinos From 1957-1972 And Nurtured The Burgeoning Musical Talent Of His Children. Selena Her Brother Abe III Bass And Their Sister Suzette Drums Were A Second Generation Of Los Dinos. Its Other Two Members Who Started In The Band Were Ricky Vela On Keyboards And Roger Garcia On Guitar. Selena Made Her First Public Appearance At Her Father's Mexican Restaurant In Lake Jackson At Eight And Recorded Her First Record At Nine. Throughout Her Adolescence Selena Was Constantly On Tour. She Completed Her Education Via Correspondence Courses. The Singer Signed With Capitol EMI In 1989 And Released Several Albums With That Label Including 1994's Wildly Popular 'Amor Prohibido'. Chris Perez Replaced Roger Garcia As Guitar Player. A Romance Budded Between Perez And Selena And The Two Married On April 2 1992. Even As Selena's Career Skyrocketed She Remained Very Close To Her Family Choosing To Live Next Door To Them In Corpus Christi. Selena Holds The Record Of Drawing The Biggest Concert Crowd In The History Of The Houston Astrodome For Her February 1995 Performance At The Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo. The Greatest Irony In Selena's Musical Career Is That She Became A Star Singing In Her Second Language. Her First Language Was English Not Spanish. Aside From Her Singing Selena Was An Avid Clothing Designer. Boutique Shops With The Selena Name Opened In Corpus Christi And San Antonio In 1994. She Also Dabbled In Acting Making A Cameo In The Johnny Depp Film 'Don Juan De Marco'. A Woman Named Yolanda Saldívar Worked Her Way Into The Singer's Inner Circle Becoming President Of Selena's Fan Club And Manager Of The Boutiques. In 1995 The Quintanillas Found Out Saldivar Had Embezzled Money From These Ventures And Decided To Fire Her. Selena Agreed To Meet Saldivar At A Corpus Christi Days Inn On The Morning Of March 31 1995 In Order To Retrieve Paperwork For Tax Purposes. At The Motel An Argument Ensued Over The Embezzlement And Saldivar Shot The Singer Once In The Back. Selena Died Within Hours At A Local Hospital. Selena's Death Shocked And Saddened Tejano Fans In Latin Communities Throughout The United States And In Mexico. Numerous Vigils And Memorials Were Held In The Singer's Honor. That Summer Her Album 'Dreaming Of You' A Combination Of Spanish Language Hits And New English Language Tracks Debuted At #1 On The Billboard Music Charts In The US. In October Of 1995 A Houston Jury Convicted Saldívar Of Murder And Sentenced Her To Life In Prison With Parole Eligibility In Thirty Years. There Is A Museum To Honor Selena's Memory And A Bronze Life-Sized Statue Of Her On Ocean Drive In Corpus Christi. In 1997 Jennifer Lopez Played Selena In The Movie Of The Same Name. The Movie Became The Basis In Which Lopez Rose To Superstardom. In December 2020 Netflix Released "Selena The Series" Together With Selena's Family In Production Based On Her Life In Childhood Before Fame Her Space In The Music Industry And Her Importance For The Latin Scenary Played By Christian Serratos. The Series Contains 2 Parts With 18 Episodes In Total. The Second And Final Part Was Released In May 2021.
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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez April 16 1971 - March 31 1995 Known Mononymously As Selena Was An American Singer Who Is Regarded As One Of The Biggest Stars Of The Tejano Genre Of Music. She Was Born In Lake Jackson Texas And Grew Up In Corpus Christi Texas Where She Began Her Musical Career. Her Father Abraham Quintanilla Jr. Was A Singer With The Original Los Dinos From 1957-1972 And Nurtured The Burgeoning Musical Talent Of His Children. Selena Her Brother Abe III Bass And Their Sister Suzette Drums Were A Second Generation Of Los Dinos. Its Other Two Members Who Started In The Band Were Ricky Vela On Keyboards And Roger Garcia On Guitar. Selena Made Her First Public Appearance At Her Father's Mexican Restaurant In Lake Jackson At Eight And Recorded Her First Record At Nine. Throughout Her Adolescence Selena Was Constantly On Tour. She Completed Her Education Via Correspondence Courses. The Singer Signed With Capitol EMI In 1989 And Released Several Albums With That Label Including 1994's Wildly Popular 'Amor Prohibido'. Chris Perez Replaced Roger Garcia As Guitar Player. A Romance Budded Between Perez And Selena And The Two Married On April 2 1992. Even As Selena's Career Skyrocketed She Remained Very Close To Her Family Choosing To Live Next Door To Them In Corpus Christi. Selena Holds The Record Of Drawing The Biggest Concert Crowd In The History Of The Houston Astrodome For Her February 1995 Performance At The Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo. The Greatest Irony In Selena's Musical Career Is That She Became A Star Singing In Her Second Language. Her First Language Was English Not Spanish. Aside From Her Singing Selena Was An Avid Clothing Designer. Boutique Shops With The Selena Name Opened In Corpus Christi And San Antonio In 1994. She Also Dabbled In Acting Making A Cameo In The Johnny Depp Film 'Don Juan De Marco'. A Woman Named Yolanda Saldívar Worked Her Way Into The Singer's Inner Circle Becoming President Of Selena's Fan Club And Manager Of The Boutiques. In 1995 The Quintanillas Found Out Saldivar Had Embezzled Money From These Ventures And Decided To Fire Her. Selena Agreed To Meet Saldivar At A Corpus Christi Days Inn On The Morning Of March 31 1995 In Order To Retrieve Paperwork For Tax Purposes. At The Motel An Argument Ensued Over The Embezzlement And Saldivar Shot The Singer Once In The Back. Selena Died Within Hours At A Local Hospital. Selena's Death Shocked And Saddened Tejano Fans In Latin Communities Throughout The United States And In Mexico. Numerous Vigils And Memorials Were Held In The Singer's Honor. That Summer Her Album 'Dreaming Of You' A Combination Of Spanish Language Hits And New English Language Tracks Debuted At #1 On The Billboard Music Charts In The US. In October Of 1995 A Houston Jury Convicted Saldívar Of Murder And Sentenced Her To Life In Prison With Parole Eligibility In Thirty Years. There Is A Museum To Honor Selena's Memory And A Bronze Life-Sized Statue Of Her On Ocean Drive In Corpus Christi. In 1997 Jennifer Lopez Played Selena In The Movie Of The Same Name. The Movie Became The Basis In Which Lopez Rose To Superstardom. In December 2020 Netflix Released "Selena The Series" Together With Selena's Family In Production Based On Her Life In Childhood Before Fame Her Space In The Music Industry And Her Importance For The Latin Scenary Played By Christian Serratos. The Series Contains 2 Parts With 18 Episodes In Total. The Second And Final Part Was Released In May 2021.
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Dreaming Of You Was To Be The First English-Language Album By Selena The Spanish-Singing Superstar She Sang Primarily In Spanish Though She Was A Native English Speaker Who Had Dominated The Spanish Music Charts. The Album Was Planned As The Vehicle That Would Introduce Selena To The Mainstream Market Which Had Been A Major Goal Throughout Her Musical Career. The Album Was Released By EMI In 1995 In 39 Countries Around The World. For This Album Selena Collaborated With Some Of The Biggest Producers And Songwriters In The English Music Market. Songs Like "Dreaming Of You" Written By Franne Golde And Tom Snow Along With "I Could Fall In Love" Which Both Became Modest Hits On Mainstream And Latin Radio Stations All Over The U.S. And Latin America. Dreaming Of You Sold 175 000 Copies On Its First Day Of Release July 18 1995. It Debuted At Number One On Billboard's 200 Chart Selling More Than 331 000 Copies In Its First Week And Knocking The Pocahontas Soundtrack And Michael Jackson Off The Top Spot. EMI Latin's President Estimated That The Album Had Actually Sold More Than 700 000 Copies The First Week Because Billboard Did Not Include Discount Stores Or The Small Shops Specializing In Latin Music. Well Received By Critics The Album Can Be Described As Two Mini-Albums One With English Tracks And The Other With Selena's Most Memorable Hits Like "Amor Prohibido " "Como La Flor " And "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom." The Spanish Songs Had Been Remixed With More Of A Caribbean Feel Featuring Steel Drums And Reggae Beats. The Album Was In The Recording Process When Selena Was Shot And Killed On March 31 1995. That Morning Selena Was Due To Show Up At 11 AM To Record The Song "Oh No". No Recordings Of The Song Exist But A Television Interview Revealed Selena Singing A Few Seconds Of The Song During Her Interview. "Oh No" Was Later Recorded In Spanish By Her Brother's Band Kumbia Kings On The Album Amor Familia Y Respeto. The Song "Baby I'm In Heaven" Was Scheduled To Be Recorded In April 1995 But Selena Never Got A Chance To Sing And Record It. A Demo Was Being Planned But This Was Later Turned Over To Rebbie Jackson Who Sang It As A Tribute To Selena On Rebbie's Album Released In 1998. Another Song Which Was To Be Recorded In April Was "If You Only Knew". This Song Was Never Completed. The Composer Keith Thomas Who Wrote "I Could Fall In Love" Never Finished "If You Only Knew" And Revealed The Song's Fate When He Made An Appearance On The A&E Series Biography In An Episode Covering Selena's Life And Death. There Were Four English-Language Songs That Had Been Recorded But It Was Decided That They Would Not Be Released On The Dreaming Of You Album. The Songs Were "Where Did The Feeling Go?" "Only Love" "Is It The Beat?" And "A Boy Like That" From The Musical West Side Story. Recordings
Selena Was Signed By EMI Latin President Jose Behar Who Originally Signed Selena Because He Saw Crossover Potential. In 1989 He Attempted To Begin Production On An English Album With Selena But The Head Of The Company Declined The Request. Before Signing With EMI Selena Recorded The Three Songs "Where Did The Feeling Go?" "Is It The Beat?" And "Only Love". In 1992 Selena Began Telling Her Fans That There Were Plans To Record An English-Language Album. In 1993 Selena Was Still Unable To Record The Album -- Dealing With The Demanding Questions About The Release Date And The Pressure From The Press And Fans She Collapsed. In 1993 Jose Behar Went To The Studio And Told EMI That If Selena Didn't Get Signed For A Crossover Album She Would Walk And Find Another Recording Company Who Had Offered Her A Contract. In Late 1993 Selena Was Signed To EMI Partner SBK Records To Begin Recording. Selena Began Recording Her First Track "I Could Fall In Love" In Late 1994 She Later Finished The Track. Selena Then Began To Record "God's Child Baila Conmigo " A Duet With David Byrne In January 1995. In The Month Of February 1995 Selena Recorded "Captive Heart" And "I'm Getting Used To You". On March 5 1995 She Recorded Her Final English Track "Dreaming Of You". After Selena's Death The Song "Baby I'm In Heaven" Was Given To Rebbie Jackson To Record. The Song "Oh No I'll Never Fall In Love " Was Seen All Over YouTube Pages And Was Given To Selena's Brother AB. He Recorded The Song In Spanish. Keith Thomas Made An Appearance On The A&E Series Biography And Told The Story Of The Track "If You Only Knew". Selena Was Going To Record Fourteen Tracks And The Album Itself Was Being Planned For A Summer Release. Charts
Album Year Chart Position Weeks August 5 1995 Billboard 200 1 49 Weeks August 5 1995 Billboard Latin Albums 1 128 Week August 5 1995 Billboard Latin Pop Albums 1 104 Weeks
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Dreaming Of You Is The Last Studio Album Recorded By Selena. It Was First Released On July 18 1995 After Her Death And Re-Released In 2002. While Dreaming Of You Was Originally Planned To Enlist Fourteen English Tracks Only Four Tracks Were Recorded From Late 1994 Until March 14 1995 Due To Selena's Death On March 31 1995. The Rest Of The Songs Were Planned To Be Recorded From March 31 1995 Until Late April 1995 Then To Be Released Sometime In The Summer Of 1995. The Album Was A Commercial Success In The United States Where The Album Was Certified 35x Platinum Latin Type By The RIAA For Selling Over 3.5 Million Copies. The Album Also Spent 49 Weeks On Billboard Charts In North America. Also The Album Debuted At Number One On The Billboard 200 Making Selena The First Latin Artist To Have An Album Top The Chart.History
Dreaming Of You Was To Be The First English-Language Album By Selena The Spanish-Singing Superstar She Sang Primarily In Spanish Though She Was A Native English Speaker Who Had Dominated The Spanish Music Charts. The Album Was Planned As The Vehicle That Would Introduce Selena To The Mainstream Market Which Had Been A Major Goal Throughout Her Musical Career. The Album Was Released By EMI In 1995 In 39 Countries Around The World. For This Album Selena Collaborated With Some Of The Biggest Producers And Songwriters In The English Music Market. Songs Like "Dreaming Of You" Written By Franne Golde And Tom Snow Along With "I Could Fall In Love" Which Both Became Modest Hits On Mainstream And Latin Radio Stations All Over The U.S. And Latin America. Dreaming Of You Sold 175 000 Copies On Its First Day Of Release July 18 1995. It Debuted At Number One On Billboard's 200 Chart Selling More Than 331 000 Copies In Its First Week And Knocking The Pocahontas Soundtrack And Michael Jackson Off The Top Spot. EMI Latin's President Estimated That The Album Had Actually Sold More Than 700 000 Copies The First Week Because Billboard Did Not Include Discount Stores Or The Small Shops Specializing In Latin Music. Well Received By Critics The Album Can Be Described As Two Mini-Albums One With English Tracks And The Other With Selena's Most Memorable Hits Like "Amor Prohibido " "Como La Flor " And "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom." The Spanish Songs Had Been Remixed With More Of A Caribbean Feel Featuring Steel Drums And Reggae Beats. The Album Was In The Recording Process When Selena Was Shot And Killed On March 31 1995. That Morning Selena Was Due To Show Up At 11 AM To Record The Song "Oh No". No Recordings Of The Song Exist But A Television Interview Revealed Selena Singing A Few Seconds Of The Song During Her Interview. "Oh No" Was Later Recorded In Spanish By Her Brother's Band Kumbia Kings On The Album Amor Familia Y Respeto. The Song "Baby I'm In Heaven" Was Scheduled To Be Recorded In April 1995 But Selena Never Got A Chance To Sing And Record It. A Demo Was Being Planned But This Was Later Turned Over To Rebbie Jackson Who Sang It As A Tribute To Selena On Rebbie's Album Released In 1998. Another Song Which Was To Be Recorded In April Was "If You Only Knew". This Song Was Never Completed. The Composer Keith Thomas Who Wrote "I Could Fall In Love" Never Finished "If You Only Knew" And Revealed The Song's Fate When He Made An Appearance On The A&E Series Biography In An Episode Covering Selena's Life And Death. There Were Four English-Language Songs That Had Been Recorded But It Was Decided That They Would Not Be Released On The Dreaming Of You Album. The Songs Were "Where Did The Feeling Go?" "Only Love" "Is It The Beat?" And "A Boy Like That" From The Musical West Side Story. Recordings
Selena Was Signed By EMI Latin President Jose Behar Who Originally Signed Selena Because He Saw Crossover Potential. In 1989 He Attempted To Begin Production On An English Album With Selena But The Head Of The Company Declined The Request. Before Signing With EMI Selena Recorded The Three Songs "Where Did The Feeling Go?" "Is It The Beat?" And "Only Love". In 1992 Selena Began Telling Her Fans That There Were Plans To Record An English-Language Album. In 1993 Selena Was Still Unable To Record The Album -- Dealing With The Demanding Questions About The Release Date And The Pressure From The Press And Fans She Collapsed. In 1993 Jose Behar Went To The Studio And Told EMI That If Selena Didn't Get Signed For A Crossover Album She Would Walk And Find Another Recording Company Who Had Offered Her A Contract. In Late 1993 Selena Was Signed To EMI Partner SBK Records To Begin Recording. Selena Began Recording Her First Track "I Could Fall In Love" In Late 1994 She Later Finished The Track. Selena Then Began To Record "God's Child Baila Conmigo " A Duet With David Byrne In January 1995. In The Month Of February 1995 Selena Recorded "Captive Heart" And "I'm Getting Used To You". On March 5 1995 She Recorded Her Final English Track "Dreaming Of You". After Selena's Death The Song "Baby I'm In Heaven" Was Given To Rebbie Jackson To Record. The Song "Oh No I'll Never Fall In Love " Was Seen All Over YouTube Pages And Was Given To Selena's Brother AB. He Recorded The Song In Spanish. Keith Thomas Made An Appearance On The A&E Series Biography And Told The Story Of The Track "If You Only Knew". Selena Was Going To Record Fourteen Tracks And The Album Itself Was Being Planned For A Summer Release. Charts
Album Year Chart Position Weeks August 5 1995 Billboard 200 1 49 Weeks August 5 1995 Billboard Latin Albums 1 128 Week August 5 1995 Billboard Latin Pop Albums 1 104 Weeks