In this essay, I will be going over the musical career of Selena Quintanilla in great detail. This will include her start in music, her songs, her albums, and awards, though I'll be more focused on the first three. Selena led an extraordinary music career because of her music style and stage presence. She had an extraordinary fan base that continues to support her and her music even after death. Her music has made such an impact that people continue to love and listen to it to this day. Selena experienced music from a very young age. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla, was in a music group called Los Dinos. He had always had a fondness for music, so it's no surprise that he was very excited when he discovered Selena could sing. He went out and bought secondhand instruments and made Selena and her siblings play songs. Eventually, the children warmed up to it. Abraham opened a Mexican restaurant, Papagayo, in Lake Jackson, Texas. The children started doing gigs at the restaurant and provided entertainment to the dining guests under the name “Selena y Los Dinos” . When the restaurant closed down, the children's band didn't. They started doing gigs at other locations like fairs and community gatherings. They continued to prosper. …show more content…
Her band had gathered a crew and a lot more members compared to the original gang. She found herself becoming a rising star who also had to embrace family traditions. Selena started to emphasize her stage presence and focus on other types of music. She started playing Mexican based music and songs. She also blended together American music with the elements of Spanish and Mexican tunes and made a never before seen type of music that attracted thousands. She started broadening her tour area, even going to Monterrey, Mexico. She wooed the press in Mexico, gaining approval and more fans than