Short Biography: Selena

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Selena was born on 16 April 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas, USA to Abraham Quintanilla jr and Marcella quintanilla.Selena's father opened a Mexican restaurant in lake jackson.Selena was 9 years old when her father notice her gift of singing. He formed a band using only Selena’s vocals, her brother AB on bass, and her sister Suzette on drums. The group was called LOS DINOS [the damage] frequently performed at the restaurant. In 1981 the family moved to Corpus Christi where Abraham started setting his band up for weddings and parties. Selena and Los Dino's biggest surprise came in 1987, when the then 15 year old Selena won the Tejano Music Award for Female Entertainer of the Year. That award led Selena to a major record label contract with Capitol…show more content…
That same year she opened her first boutique in Corpus Christi, Texas. Then on March 31, 1995 Selena was murdered by Yolanda Saldivar, her best friend and president of her fan club. Following the weeks after Selena's death, "People" magazine released a commemorative issue covering Selena's death, one in English and the other in Spanish. Within a matter of days after it first appeared on the newsstand, the Spanish-language edition sold out everywhere that "People" had to go into 6 more reprint sessions. After six successful reprints of the Spanish-issue, "People" decided to release a Spanish-language version of their magazine, "People en Española" which became a popular selling magazine. Selena had many nicknames as a child including preciosa, and la Rena de tex-mex. Her trademarks were her sequin purple jumpsuit, silky pure black hair, and her shiny red lip-gloss. Selena was working on her first English album at the time she was killed. Sources say she was on her way to the studio when she was murdered. Before her death Selena and Chris were planning to renew their vows on their 5th anniversary since she never had a real

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