Ven Conmigo

out of school in eighth grade according to Biography of Selena. Even though she didn’t attend school she got a degree in a school at Chicago. Selena was raised in her home with the english language, but as she continued learning lyrics that her father composed she slowly continued learning spanish as well until she began to speak spanish fluently (Biography.com). Selena began to grow as a Tejano artists and she became very popular, increasing her number of fans rapidly; In 1987 Selena received the “Best Female vocalist of the year” award, and the “Performer of the year” award as well (Biography.com). According to Biography.com, there is no doubt that Selena was truly the soul of Tejano music, because in 1980 she created an album named “Ven Conmigo” and sold an outstanding 500,000 copies and perhaps more. Once Selena reached a gold record with her album married the lead guitarist of her band; the lucky man that married Selena that year was named Chris Perez (Biography.com). Biography.com explained, once she returned back to her music, Selena created more albums that ended up going gold as well. According to the biography.com, when Selena met her first love her dad opposed to it. Selena loved him since the first time she met him,but her dad did not approve of the relationship. Selena then sat down with her mom and talked to her about her relationship with Chris. Her mom then approved it, but her dad was still opposing to it. Selena was threatened by her father if she had…

today. She is her to give us some motivational words, and to motivate us to never give and do our best now that we are about to graduate. In this lovely afternoon our speaker here will be Selena Quintanilla a singer that has such great success, but has also had some people tell her she could not do it, but look where she is now. Selena began her singing career at the age, ten when she became the lead singer in her family’s band with her sister and brother. From there she began to gain…

Quintanilla-Pérez was an American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, model, actress, and fashion designer. She was born April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson,TX Her father who was a musician who realized the beautiful voice that she possessed and focused on putting her it in the life of music. When she was in adolescence she would participate in various shows until her life changed in 1989. In that year the Latin sign of EMI emerged, the president (Behar) saw one of her presentations while he was…

and others help popularize the style by mixing in the sounds of pop, country and western, and Caribbean music. According to Rick Lazemen, author of 100 Hispanic Americans Who Changed the American History, “She added her own sex appeal in the early 1990s, when she became known as the ‘Tex-Mex Madonna’ for her bustiers and provocative looks”. She became a world sensation as a Tejano singer with beauty, charm, and a soaring soprano voice. As the new decade swept in, Selena was ready to take her…

Tejano is a type of Mexican music that incorporates forms of folk and pop originating in Central and Southern Texas. She was one of the reasons behind its growing audience in the 20th century. Not only did she become known as the “Queen of Tajano,” Selena was also referred to as “Mexican Madonna.” Selena Quintanilla’s sexy outfits and dance moves represented those of the pop legend. (Fun fact: Selena actually grew up speaking English. Her father taught her Spanish, which she later became fluent…

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