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On April 16, 1971 Selena was born
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Selenas dad started a band with Selena and her siblings called "Selena y los dinos"
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Selena and her family moved to Corpus Christi, Texas so they could perform whenever they want
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Selena makes her first debut at her father's restaurant called "Papas Gayos"
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Selena launches her first clothing line business and she appears in the Mexican Soap Opera, "Dos Mujeres, un Camino".
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14 year old Selena recorded her first album for a record company
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Selenas won the award for the best female vocalist at age 15
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By 1988, Selena had released five other LP records, namely ‘Alpha,’ ‘And the Winner Is…,’ ‘Munequito de Trapo,’ ‘Dulce Amor,’ and ‘Preciosa.’
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Selena was signed by EMI latin records
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Selena attended American School of Correspondence
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Selena's album, "Ven Conmigo" was released and it was the first Tejano album written by a female singer to win golds.
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Selena's album, "Ven Conmigo" was released and it was the first Tejano album written by a female singer to win golds.
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Selena had her first tour and sang cover versions of songs from well known artists
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Her 1991 album ‘Nada Se Compara Contigo’ featured a duet titled ‘Buenos Amigos’ by Selena and Álvaro Torres. The song not only topped the ‘U.S. Billboard Top Latin Songs’ chart, but also increased her airplay on popular radio channels.
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On April 2, Selena marries her boyfriend Chris Perez
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On April 2, Selena marries her boyfriend Chris Perez. Her dad wasn't very fond of them at first because Chris was their guitar player and he thought it would be weird.
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Selena launches her first clothing line business and she appears in the Mexican Soap Opera, "Dos Mujeres, un Camino".
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Selena won her first Grammy award
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‘Amor Prohibido’ won ‘Record of the Year’ at the 1995 ‘Tejano Music Awards.’ It also won the ‘Regional/Mexican Album of the Year’ at the 1995 ‘Lo Nuestro Awards.’
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Her album ‘Dreaming of You’, which released after her death, created a record by selling 175,000 copies on the first day of its release.
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Her last performance, just a little less than a month before her death, took place at the Houston Astrodome in Texas in front of thousands of people.
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On March 31, Selena lost her life due to losing a lot of blood from getting shot by her manager
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The movie "Selena" was made to honor her. Jennifer Lopez played her role
