Who is your hero and what makes them your hero? In my childhood, Michael Jackson and Selena Quintanilla are my heroes growing up and now by not letting what people said about them get to them. Both of them are very different by their style and personality, but at the same time, they are almost the same person; they both thought in their minds that they can be more than they are meant to be. Through these actions of Michael Jackson and Selena Quintanilla, they changed the music industry, opened doors for people, and changed history.
Michael Jackson changed the music industry drastically for being a man of color. In the beginning of his career, he started a group known as the Jackson 5 with his siblings. This was a big impact during his time …show more content…
Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 were a big portion of the black singers that had appeared on TV or performed in public events. In the beginning of their career with the Jackson 5, they would perform in black clubs because that was the only place they could get a gig. They were signed a music contract with Motown Records. Owner Berry Gorgy Jr., a black man, whose company is largely made up of black artists like the Contours, Funk Brothers, Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Supremes, etc. (TheFamousPeople). This shows how a black person helped another black person out and how everyone stuck to what they know. A black man wouldn't get as much publicity as a white man would. Similarly, Selena Quintanilla opened doors for people of a latin background. There was barely any Mexican singers that were popular with the American culture so when Selena had fame with people other than Mexicans, she became big hit. Selena Quintanilla recorded her music with differnt recording companies but the majority were latin based like Capitol Latin, Universcal Music Entertainment, Q-Productions (owned and operated by Abraham Quintanilla Jr. a relative of the Quintanilla family). The Quintanilla family even made a music company so they could sign people that seeked a career like Selena. Then people started to listen to people with a latin background. Not necessarily people who sang in spanish and …show more content…
His legendary moonwalk is still one of the most famous dance moves as I am still trying to master it in my 15 years of living. As I have stated, Michael Jackson's style of music has influenced many hip hop, post disco, and contemporary R&B, and rock artists. His outfits he wore during his concerts and in public was a start of the fashion world by not labeling clothes just for men or just for women but for all; with his sparkly tux-like outfit he put out a message that a man can wear a sparkles and women can wear tux even though it was made for men. With his plastic surgeries, you can see that he added feminine features to his face. He did this because he wanted to be a mixed human so you could see all of the different types of humans there. This was impossible but he tried to be the image all of the human race. He wanted to blend black and white, male, female, adult, and child (TheFamousPeople). Correspondingly, Selena Quintanilla was the first Mexican singer that later in her career incorporated english in her music that I know of. Her first english song was ¨Dreaming Of You¨, which was a big hit. This is her most well known english song. She was working on a whole album in english, but it was never released due to her assassination. Later they released the album and it was one of her biggest successes. Selena Quintanilla even changed the way people sang. Lots of
Michael Jackson changed the music industry drastically for being a man of color. In the beginning of his career, he started a group known as the Jackson 5 with his siblings. This was a big impact during his time …show more content…
Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 were a big portion of the black singers that had appeared on TV or performed in public events. In the beginning of their career with the Jackson 5, they would perform in black clubs because that was the only place they could get a gig. They were signed a music contract with Motown Records. Owner Berry Gorgy Jr., a black man, whose company is largely made up of black artists like the Contours, Funk Brothers, Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Supremes, etc. (TheFamousPeople). This shows how a black person helped another black person out and how everyone stuck to what they know. A black man wouldn't get as much publicity as a white man would. Similarly, Selena Quintanilla opened doors for people of a latin background. There was barely any Mexican singers that were popular with the American culture so when Selena had fame with people other than Mexicans, she became big hit. Selena Quintanilla recorded her music with differnt recording companies but the majority were latin based like Capitol Latin, Universcal Music Entertainment, Q-Productions (owned and operated by Abraham Quintanilla Jr. a relative of the Quintanilla family). The Quintanilla family even made a music company so they could sign people that seeked a career like Selena. Then people started to listen to people with a latin background. Not necessarily people who sang in spanish and …show more content…
His legendary moonwalk is still one of the most famous dance moves as I am still trying to master it in my 15 years of living. As I have stated, Michael Jackson's style of music has influenced many hip hop, post disco, and contemporary R&B, and rock artists. His outfits he wore during his concerts and in public was a start of the fashion world by not labeling clothes just for men or just for women but for all; with his sparkly tux-like outfit he put out a message that a man can wear a sparkles and women can wear tux even though it was made for men. With his plastic surgeries, you can see that he added feminine features to his face. He did this because he wanted to be a mixed human so you could see all of the different types of humans there. This was impossible but he tried to be the image all of the human race. He wanted to blend black and white, male, female, adult, and child (TheFamousPeople). Correspondingly, Selena Quintanilla was the first Mexican singer that later in her career incorporated english in her music that I know of. Her first english song was ¨Dreaming Of You¨, which was a big hit. This is her most well known english song. She was working on a whole album in english, but it was never released due to her assassination. Later they released the album and it was one of her biggest successes. Selena Quintanilla even changed the way people sang. Lots of