Selena was a very well known Hispanic singer and a women know by the nickname “the queen of tejano music.” She started her career by being the lead vocalist in her family band. Selena inspires me and I hope she will inspire you. A lot of people ask why was she a legend and what where the golden records for? Selena had won a golden record and her songs sold out at 500,000 copies of her music. In 1987 she won “the best female vocalist of the year” and “performer of the year.” In the midst of her career she had to take a pause to marry her husband Chris Perez. How did Selena get into her career? Well, she grew up speaking English, but then her dad taught her how to speak spanish. Since she knew Spanish would help her thrive she took her