Selena

 Selena Quintanilla Perez (Spanish pronunciation"se'lena, kinta'nija,  16 April 1971 - - March 31, 1995) popularly referred to as Selena was an American Tejano singer. Called"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 last decade of the 20th century. In the year 2020, Billboard magazine put her in third position on their list of "Greatest Latino artists of All Time", based on both Latin albums and Latin charts for songs. For her choice of clothing media outlets dubbed her the Tejano Madonna. Her clothing choices makes her one of the most prominent Latin artists. Quintanilla, Suzette Quintanilla. In the 80s, she often was accused of being a snob and was denied bookings at various venues in Texas for her performance of Tejano music--a male-dominated music genre. But her popularity increased when she was awarded the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1987, which she won nine times consecutively. The singer was signed to EMI Latin in 1989. Her debut album was self-titled and released the following year. Her brother was her primary music producer and the songwriter. Entre a Mi Mundo (1992) was a top album, reaching number 1 in the US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums Chart for eight consecutive month. The album's commercial success has led critics to label it the "breakthrough" album of her musical career. One of its songs, "Como la Flor", became one of her most popular signature songs. Live! (1993) won Best Mexican/American Album at the 1994 Grammy Awards, becoming the first female Tejano artist to win this award. Amor Prohibido became one the most sought-after Latin albums in the United States in 1994. It was praised by critics for being the first Tejano music album to be commercially viable, and it quickly became one of the most well-known Latin subgenres of Latin music in the era of.