Selena

 Selena Quintanilla Perez (Spanish pronunciation: [se'lena kinta'nija 'peres]; April 16, 1971 - March 31, 1995), known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer. Her contributions to music and fashion have made her the "Queen" of Tejano music. She was among the most prominent Mexican-American entertainers of the 20th century. In 2020, Billboard magazine put her in third position on their list of "Greatest Latino Artists of All Time", based on both Latin albums and the Latin charts of songs. For her choice of clothing the media referred to her as the Tejano Madonna. Her choices in clothing are what brought her the title "Tejano Madonna" from media outlets. Quintanilla and Suzette Quintanilla. The singer was frequently criticized during the 1980s and she was refused bookings at Texas venues due to her performances of Tejano music, which is a largely male-dominated genre. After being awarded the Tejano Music Award in 1987 for Female Vocalist, she began to gain the attention of her peers. In 1989, she signed with EMI Latin and released her debut album entitled Entre a Mi Mundo (1992). Her brother was her chief music producer and the songwriter. Entre a Mi Mundo made it to the top spot on the US Billboard Regional Mexican Albums charts for eight consecutive months. The album's popularity in the marketplace was praised by music critics as making it the "breakthrough" record of her musical career. One of the songs, "Como la Flor" was a huge hit and became her signature tune. Live! (1993) was nominated as the best Mexican/American album at the 1994 Grammy Awards. It was the first Tejano album to be awarded this award. In 1994 she came out with Amor Prohibido, which became one of the most popular Latin albums sold in the United States. It was widely praised as being the reason behind Tejano music's first marketable era as it became one of the most well-known Latin music subgenres of the time.