Selena singer biography
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Selena
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| Birth name | Selena Quintanilla Perez |
| Also known as | Selena, Selena Perez, The Queen of Latin Music |
| Born | ()April 16, Lake Jackson, Texas, USA |
| Died | March 31, () (aged&#;23) Corpus Christi, Texas, USA |
| Genres | Tejano, Latin pop, pop, ranchera, cumbia |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actress, fashiondesigner |
| Years active | &#;()—&#;() |
| Labels | EMI Latin, Q-Productions, SBK Records |
| Formerly of | Selena y Los Dinos |
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Selena Quintanilla-Perez (April 16, – March 31, ), known mononymously as Selena, was an American singer and songwriter. She was named the "Queen of Tejano music" and was also known as the "MexicanMadonna". She was born as the youngest child of a Mexican-American father. She released her first LP record at the age of 12 with her band Selena y Los Dinos. At the Tejano Music Awards, she won the kvinna Vocalist of the Year award. She won this award eight times in a row. Selena signed a record agreement with EMI
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Selena
American singer (–)
This article is about the American singer. For other uses, see Selena (disambiguation).
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| Born | Selena Quintanilla ()April 16, Freeport, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | March 31, () (aged&#;23) Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| Cause&#;of death | Murder (gunshot wound) |
| Burial place | Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| Monuments | Mirador de la Flor |
| Other&#;names | Selena Quintanilla-Pérez |
| Alma&#;mater | Pacific Western University (BBA) |
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| Years&#;active | – |
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| Awards | Full list |
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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (Latin American Spanish pronunciation:[seˈlenakintaˈniʝaˈpeɾes]; née&#;Quintanilla; April 16, – March 31, ) was an American singer. Referred to as the "Queen of Tejano Music", he
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Selena's Early Start
Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, , in Lake Jackson, Texas, and by the time she was 6 years old, she was already a gifted singer.
"Her timing, her pitch were perfect," Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla told PEOPLE in "I could see it from day one."
Starting at a young age, Selena began performing at her family's restaurant, Papagayo's. It wasn't long before her father decided to put his three kids together and create a new iteration of Los Diños — a band he had previously been recording with.
That's when Selena y Los Diños was born, made up of Selena, her sister Suzette on the drums and her brother A.B. on bass.
In , when the family lost their restaurant and home amid a recession in the state, they took their band on the road, playing weddings, quinceañeras and nightclubs.
"That's when we began our musical career," Selena recalled in "We had no alternativ