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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known simply as Selena, was an American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by ''Billboard'' for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits. She was called "The Queen of Tejano music" and the Mexican equivalent of Madonna. Selena released her first album, ''Selena y Los Dinos'', at the age of twelve. She won Female Vocalist of the Year at the 1987 Tejano Music Awards and landed a recording contract with EMI a few years later. Her fame grew throughout the early 1990s, especially in Spanish-speaking countries, and she had begun recording in English as well. Selena was murdered at the age of 23 on March 31, 1995 by Yolanda Saldívar, the former president of her fan club. On April 12, 1995, two weeks after her death, George W. Bush, governor of Texas at the time, declared her birthday "Selena Day" in Texas. Warner Bros. produced ''Selena'', a film based on her life starring Jennifer Lopez, in 1997. Selena's life was also the basis of the musical ''Selena Forever'' starring Veronica Vazquez as Selena. In June 2006 Selena was commemorated with a life-sized bronze statue (Mirador de la Flor in Corpus Christi, Texas) and a Selena museum opened there. She has sold over 60 million albums worldwide, making her one of the best-selling artists of all time. She is also the only female artist to have five albums in U.S. Billboard 200 at the same time.

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Enamorada de ti Album 2012-04-03 itunes amazon
10 Great Songs Album 2011 itunes amazon
Unforgettable: The Studio Album Live 2005-04-05 itunes amazon
Remembered Compilation 2005-01-25 itunes amazon
Momentos intimos Album 2004-03-23 itunes amazon
Selena's Greatest Hits Album 2003 itunes amazon
Ones Album 2002-10-01 itunes amazon
Dreaming of You Album 2002 itunes amazon
Ven Conmigo Album 2002 itunes amazon
Amor Prohibido Album 2002 itunes amazon
Y Sus Inicios, Volumen 1 Compilation 2001-02-21 itunes amazon
Live, The Last Concert Live 2001 itunes amazon
All My Hits (Todos Mis Exitos) Volume… Compilation 2000 itunes amazon
All My Hits: Todos Mis Exitos Compilation 1999 itunes amazon
Anthology Compilation 1998-04-07 itunes amazon
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