Selena Quintanilla Pérez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), best known as Selena, was a Mexican-American singer, who, at the time of her death, was considered a budding superstar, and had been referred to as the queen of Tejano music. Selena was born as the youngest child of a Mexican immigrant couple, and released her first album by the age of 12. At the Tejano Music Awards in 1987, she took the award for Female Vocalist of the Year, which jump started her career and landed her a contract with EMI. In the early 1990s she rose to stardom in Spanish-speaking countries such as Mexico with albums such as Selena Live! which won her a Grammy award for best Mexican-American album in 1993 and Amor Prohibido, which was released in 1994 and spawned four number one Spanish hits.
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