The Life Of Selena
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The Life of Selena
Selena was born in 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. She was also raised and went to school in Lake Jackson, Texas. By the year 1975, Selena had begun to sing, and with the help of her father she formed her own band. They were called “Selena Y Los Dinos”. During that time of year, Selena Y Los Dinos made their first recording.
Selena had no time for dating because of all of her tours. However, she fell in love with the guitarist from her band. His name is Christopher Perez. In 1992, Selena and Christopher got married.
Selena became a very famous singer. In 1993, she held her first Mexican Press Conference in Monterrey Mexico. During the year 1993, she also had her own line of clothing and she opened her own clothing store by the name of “Selena etc. Boutique”. Selena became so famous that in the year 1994 she received a Double Platinum award for her album “Selena Live”, and she also received a Quadruple Platinum award for her album “Amor Prohibido”. “Amor Prohibido” reached the #1 song on the Billboard Latin Chart. Also in the year 1994, “Selena Live” won a Grammy for the Best Mexican-American Album.
Selena had a record-braking crowd of more than 61,000 fans when she performed at the Houston Astrodome in the year 1995. During that year, she also recorded her crossover album “Dreaming of You”. After so much success in her life at such an early age, Selena was shot and killed by her own associate Yolanda Saldivar on March 31, 1995.