Selena

 Selena Quintanilla Perez (Spanish pronunciation, [se'lenakinta'nija'peres]; April 16, 1971-March 31, 1995) Also known as Selena, is a famous American Tejano performer. Selena was known as the "Queen Tejano music", her contributions to music and fashion helped make her one of the most famous Mexican-American entertainers ever. In 2020, Billboard magazine put her in third place in their ranking of "Greatest Latino Artists of All Time", based on both Latin albums and Latin charts of songs. Her style of dress earned her the title "Tejano Madonna". Her choices in clothing also makes her one of the most renowned Latin artists. Quintanilla Quintanilla. She was often criticised in the 1980s , and was barred from performances at Texas venues due to her performances of Tejano music, which was a male-dominated genre. Her popularity grew when she was awarded the Tejano Music Award as Female Vocalist of the year in 1987. It was awarded nine times. The singer was signed to EMI Latin in 1989 and released her debut album self-titled the same year, while her brother became her primary music producer and songwriter.Selena released Entre a Mi Mundo (1992) and reached top of the US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart for eight months in a row. It was hailed by music critics as the "breakthrough" album of her career. One of the singles, "Como la Flor", was a hit and was her most-loved 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 award. Amor Prohibido became one the most popular Latin albums in America in 1994. It was widely praised as having been the cause of Tejano music's first commercially viable era because it became one the most popular Latin music subgenres of the time.