Selena

 Selena Quintanilla Perez (Spanish pronunciation"se'lenakinta'nija'peres," 16th, 1971 - March 31st, 1995) Also known as Selena is a famous American Tejano singer. She was dubbed the "Queen of Tejano music", her contribution to fashion and music helped make her one of most well-known Mexican-American entertainers in the latter half of the 20th century. Billboard magazine placed her third on their list of "Greatest Latino Artists" based on Latin album releases and Latin charts of songs. For her choice of clothing, media outlets called her the Tejano Madonna. She is also among the most famous Latin artists of all time . She is credited for catapulting the Tejano genre into the mainstream market.The youngest of the Quintanilla family, she made her debut on the scene of music as part of the group Selena y Los Dinos, which included her elder siblings A.B. Quintanilla, Suzette Quintanilla. In the 80s, she was often criticized for singing Tejano music, which was a male-dominated music genre. She was also refused bookings at Texas venues. However, her popularity grew as she was awarded the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1987, and she was awarded nine times consecutively. She was signed to EMI Latin in 1989 and released her debut album self-titled in the same year. At the time, her brother was her primary music producer as well as songwriter.Selena has released Entre a Mi Mundo (1992) which reached number one on the US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart for eight months in a row. Many music critics referred to it as the "breakthrough recording" of her musical career due to its commercial success. "Como la Flor" was one of the album's singles, became her beloved signature song. Live! Live! Amor Prohibido became one the most sought-after Latin albums in the United States in 1994. The album was widely acclaimed for being the first Tejano music album to be commercially viable, and it quickly became one of the most loved Latin subgenres of Latin music in the early days of.