One true amazing singer and songwriter was indeed Selena Quintanilla Perez. Selena was the youngest of three and was the most talented. Her first vocal group was with both her older brother and sister. She started her own fashion line in 1994. Although Selena had a great future ahead for herself, it ended unexpectedly.
Selena was born on April 16, 1971 in lake Jackson, Texas. Selena’s talent didn’t just come out of the blue. It came from her father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr. He noticed her talent at the early age of six. Abraham was teaching his oldest sone how to play the guitar when she started singing. This was no laughing matter; Abraham thought and formed a band.
Selena y Los Dinos was Selena’s first band. It consisted of selena, A.B. her brother, on bass guitar, and suzette her sister as drummer. The band would play at their fathers restaurant on the weekends, but tragically the restaurant failed and was closed down. The band traveled all over the state and continued playing their music. Selena took the stage by storm at age 11 opening for the Tejano act called Mazz.
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Two years later Selena won Best Female Vocalist at the Tejano Music Awards. Selena’s 1990 album, Ven Conmigo, was the first Tejano Album to reach gold record status. This meaning that that single record sold over 500,000 copies.
While on tour they searched for a lead guitarist. They found Chris perez who had his own band at this time. Abraham saw potential, but Selena saw more than that. Chris and her started dating. Although Abraham did not approve of the love birds, Selena did not care. He eventually budged and the happy couple got married on April 2, 1992 in Neuces County,