Selena

 Selena Quintanilla Perez (Spanish pronunciation"se'lena kinta'nija'peres; April 16, 1971 - - March 31, 1995) was known by her mononym, Selena, was an American Tejano singer. Her contributions to music and fashion made Selena the "Queen" of Tejano music. She was among the most prominent Mexican-American entertainers of the 20th century. Billboard magazine placed her third on their 2020 list of "Greatest Latino Artists" based on Latin albums and Latin songs charts. Some media outlets described her as the "Tejano Madonna" for her clothing choices. Her clothes choices have earned her the nickname "Tejano Madonna" by media outlets. Quintanilla, Suzette Quintanilla. In the 1980s, she often was accused of being a snob and was denied bookings in venues across Texas for performing Tejano music--a male-dominated music genre. Her fame grew when she won the Tejano Music Award as Female Vocalist of the Year in 1987. She was awarded the award nine times. She was signed to EMI Latin in 1989. The album, titled self-titled, was released in the year following. Her brother became her principal music producer and the songwriter. Entre a Mi Mundo (1992) reached the top spot at 1 in the US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums Chart for eight consecutive months. Many music critics referred to it as"the "breakthrough record" of her career because of its commercial success. One of the songs on it, "Como la Flor" was one of her most popular famous songs. Live! (1993) was awarded Best Mexican/American Album at the 1994 Grammy Awards, becoming the first female Tejano artist to be awarded this distinction. Amor Prohibido became one the most popular Latin albums in the United States in 1994. Critically, it was credited as the catalyst for Tejano music's very first commercial era. It was one of Latin music's most popular subgenres.