Some 30, people filed past her coffin when it was displayed at the Bayfront Plaza Convention Center in Corpus Christi. On Oct. See also:. Trending Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Is Vatican City a Country? They had no children. Selena attended Oran M. In she finished high school through the American School, a correspondence school for artists, and enrolled at Pacific Western University in business administration correspondence courses.
Her career began when she was eight. From to her father played with Los Dinos, a Tejano band. He taught his children to sing and play in the family band and taught Selena to sing in Spanish. They performed at the family restaurant, Pappagallo, and at weddings in Lake Jackson. After the band became a professional act. In the group moved to Corpus Christi and played in rural dance halls and urban nightclubs, where Tejano music flourishes.
In her late teens Selena adopted fashions sported by Madonna. Preceded by Lydia Mendoza and Chelo Silva , Mexican-American star vocalists of the s, and by pioneer orchestra singer Laura Canales in the s, Selena became a star in Tejano music. By the late s Selena was known as "la Reina de la Onda Tejana" "the Queen of Tejano music" and "una mujer del pueblo. The band's popularity surged with Ven Conmigo. Entre a Mi Mundo made Selena the first Tejana to sell more than , albums. In she signed with SBK Records to produce an all-English album, but it was eventually replaced with the bilingual Dreaming of You.
Despite her success in the Spanish-language market, mainstream society largely ignored Selena until around Also in and , Lo Nuestro Billboard gave the band awards in four categories. Selena y Los Dinos was a cross-over act in Tejano, romance, cumbia, tropical, pop, rap, and salsa in Spanish and English; Selena was not only bilingual but biethnic. Before her death, the band sold more than 1. Even though i didn't know about Selena, it seems like she was a lovig caring person and for her dieing like that just seems wrong.
She was only 24!! So young! I don't get it! Why would the President of her fan club shoot her? I think selena was a very good singer,and I loved her music!!!!!!! Love you selena Nicole spencer. After 16 years I cant believe how much Selenas death still affects me. What a loss. She should be here making music, enjoying her family and being adored by her fans.
Selena With your beautiful angelic voice so missed by all. A Beacon to all to reach for the stars. To believe in the beauty of the world not the evil.
May you look down on us as a caring angel who's light will never go out. Your music always puts a smile on my face. Thank you. I love you selena! I am 16 years old and i love your music. I look up to you. Thank you for all the music you made, it makes me think of you because you are my fav.
I remember when Selena died, I remember seeing the stand off with Yolanda on the news. It was so sad, I still cry when I watch the movie. I loved her cross over album. She died way before her time, so sad. She was a crazy bright shooting star. Selena was a very good artiist me and my mother listen to her songs everyday because we love her so much and we wish that she was still alive to be here with us and be happy all the time.
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