Selena

 Selena Quintanilla Perez (Spanish pronunciation"se'lena kinta'nija'peres 16 April 1971 until March 31, 1995) was known by her mononym, Selena, was an American Tejano singer. The "Queen Tejano music", her contributions to music and fashion have made her one of the most famous Mexican-American entertainers ever. Billboard magazine placed her at third in 2020 in their "Greatest Latino Artists List of All Time", which was based on Latin songs and Latin albums. In her selection of clothes media outlets have dubbed her the Tejano Madonna. Her choices in clothing also makes her one of the most prominent Latin artists. Quintanilla Quintanilla. In the 1980s, she was regularly criticized for singing Tejano music that was a male-dominated musical genre. Also, she was denied bookings at Texas venues. Her popularity grew when she received the Tejano Music Award as Female Vocalist of the year in 1987. The award was won nine times. She signed with EMI Latin in 1989 and made her debut album with her own name the same year, while her brother became her main music producer as well as songwriter.Selena released Entre a Mi Mundo (1992) which reached number one on the US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart for eight months in a row. It was described by critics for being the "breakthrough" album of her musical career. "Como la Flor" was one of the album's singles became her most beloved signature song. Live! (1993) was nominated for Best Mexican/American Album at the 1994 Grammy Awards. It was the first Tejano album to be awarded this prize. In 1994 she came out with Amor Prohibido, which became one of the best-selling Latin albums sold in the United States. The album was widely praised for being responsible for Tejano music's debut as a marketable genre as it became one of the most popular Latin music subgenres at the time.