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Selena
Timeline |
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1971 |
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April 16th - born in Lake Jackson, Texas |
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1975 |
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With her father, Selena forms the band "Selena y Los Dinos"
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Selena Y Los Dinos make their first recording (on a tape recorder) |
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1980 |
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Selena makes her musical debut in her father's restaurant Papa Gayos |
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1984 |
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Selena y Los Dinos records
'Selena Y Los Dinos' on
the Freddie Label. The album is not released until
1995 as 'Mis
Primeras Grabaciones'
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1986 |
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Selena y Los Dinos' first record is released 'Muñequito
Ee Trapo'
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1987 |
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Won for the first time Female Vocalist of the Year at the Tejano Music
Awards.
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1988 |
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In 1988, Selena met a guitarist named Chris Perez. |
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1989 |
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Signed by EMI Latin.
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The Quintanilla family hires Chris Perez to be in the band (late 1989) |
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1990 |
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Her first EMI-Latin album, "Selena" is released. |
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1991 |
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First female Tejano recording artist to score a Gold Record with "Ven
Conmigo".
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Selena has her first #1 song, "Buenos Amigos" a duet with Alvaro Torres |
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1992 |
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April 2nd - marries Chris Perez |
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1993 |
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Selena Etc. clothing manufacturing business is launched.
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Selena holds her first Mexican press conference in Monterrey
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Selena appears in the Mexican Soap Opera "Dos mujeres, un camino"
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1994 |
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Selena receives a Double Platinum award for "Selena Live"
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Selena receives a Quadruple Platinum award for "Amor Prohibido" which
reached #1 on the Billboard Latin chart
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Grammy for best Mexican American performance for "Selena Live"
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Won a role as singer in the film "Don Juan DeMarco"
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Band debuted in New York, Los Angeles, Argentina & Puerto Rico
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Becomes the first female crossover Latin artist signed to SBK, sister label
to EMI Latin
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November: Introduced an educational video for students at Cunningham Middle
School, sponsored by Dep Corp |
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1995 |
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Was in process of recording her first English language album that was
expected to launch her into a crossover career
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Won six Tejano Music Awards, including top female vocalist for the eighth
time
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Nominated for a second Grammy for "Amor Prohibido"
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Selena performs before a record-breaking crowd of more than 61,000 fans at
the Houston Astrodome (February 26th)
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Selena is murdered by her associate Yolanda Saldivar on Friday, March 31st |