Selena

 Selena Quintanilla Perez (Spanish pronunciation; [se’lena kinta’nija ‘peres] April 16, 1971 - March 31, 1995), was an American Tejano singer. Her name is the "Queen of Tejano music", her contribution to fashion and music led her to be one of the most well-known Mexican-American entertainers in the latter half of the 20th century. Billboard magazine placed her at third place in the year 2020, in their "Greatest Latino Artists List of All Time", which was based on Latin songs as well as Latin albums. Her clothing choices have earned her the moniker "Tejano Madonna". She also is among the most influential Latin musicians of all time . She has been credited with bringing the Tejano genre into the mainstream market.The youngest child of the Quintanilla family, she made her debut in the music industry as one of the members of the band Selena y Los Dinos, which also included her elder siblings A.B. Quintanilla, Suzette Quintanilla. In the 80s, she was often accused of being a snob and was denied bookings in venues across Texas because she performed Tejano music, which is a male-dominated genre. However, her fame grew as she was awarded the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1987. She won repeatedly. She was signed to EMI Latin in 1989. Her self-titled debut album was released in the year following. Her brother became her main music producer and the songwriter. Entre a Mi Mundo (1992) hit the top of the charts at one on the US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums Chart for eight months in a row. The album's success in the commercial market led music critics to call it the "breakthrough" album of her career. One of the singles, "Como la Flor" was a smash and was her most-loved track. Live! (1993) won Best Mexican/American Album at the 1994 Grammy Awards, becoming the first female Tejano artist to do so. In 1994, she came out with Amor Prohibido, which became one of the top-selling Latin albums in the United States. The album was widely acclaimed for being the first Tejano music album that was commercially viable, and it quickly became one the most loved Latin subgenres of Latin music in the era of.