Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, model, actress, and fashion designer. Referred to as the "Queen of Tejano music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century. "Billboard" magazine named her the top-selling Latin artist of the 1990s decade, while her posthumous collaboration with MAC cosmetics became the best-selling celebrity collection in cosmetics history. Media outlets called her the "Tejano Madonna" for her clothing choices. She also ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all time and is credited for catapulting a music genre into the mainstream market.
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Selena | Introduction
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selena if i could fall in love with you
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is 'i could fall in love' a song?
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Yes, It is a song recorded by American Tejano singer Selena.
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who is the composer?
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Sandy Masuo of the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" wrote the song.
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when was it released?
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26 June 1995.
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how was it received?
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It received a generally positive response from music critics.
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who are the critics?
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Ed Morales of "Vibe", an editor from the "Star-News" and Larry Flick of "Billboard".
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how did it perform on the charts?
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It debuted at number four on the Hot Latin Tracks chart on 1 July 1995 and peaked at number two the following week.
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which other songs has the singer sang?
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Entre a Mi Mundo, Como la Flor, Amor Prohibido.
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what's her full name?
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EMI Latin chose Full Force's version of "Missing My Baby" (instead of Selena's solo version of the song) for the album.
Entre a Mi Mundo | Writing and recording
Sabina Brons, stage name Selena (born 9 August 1965) is a Dutch singer. She released the album "Timebomb" in 1989, and had three hit singles in her homeland with "Shotgun", "Timebomb" and "So Far Away".
Selena (Dutch singer) | Introduction
"Como la Flor" () is a song by American singer Selena, from her third studio album, "Entre a Mi Mundo" (1992). Credited to the band Selena y Los Dinos, the song was remixed in 1995 for Selena's posthumous album "Dreaming of You".
Como la Flor | Introduction
Selena (Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, 1971–1995) was an American singer. Selena may also refer to:
Selena (disambiguation) | Introduction
The song was covered by Selena's singing group in 1988, Selena y Los Dinos, on their album "Preciosa" (Precious). Selena re-recorded the song with a more beat-to-beat pop style in 1990, for their first greatest hits album, "16 Super Exitos Originales". After Selena's death, the song appeared as a Mariachi song for the album "Siempre Selena" in 1996. Again the song appeared on Selena's greatest hits album, "All My Hits/Todos Mis Exitos Vol. 2" in 2000. This song has extensive history dating back to Javier Solis and Pedro Infante
Cien Años | Background information
He explained in a 2002 interview how one of those songs included the original version of "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom," which was later released on "Amor Prohibido" in 1994 .
Selena Live! | Synopsis
Their aim was to update Selena's music for the modern music industry. They intended to take vocals from five previously unreleased songs that Selena had recorded before signing a recording contract with Capitol Latin (then EMI Latin) in 1989. The vocals would then be combined into new songs to create a full-length album, as if Selena were still alive. They announced their forthcoming project in the Spanish media, stating that they were choosing ten songs for the album and that it would be released in the fall of 2011 or early in 2012. In the end they created several more songs than they had planned.
Enamorada de Ti | Quintanilla family project
Selena is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Selena (given name) | Introduction
"A Selena Tribute" is a tribute song performed by American singer and actress Jennifer Lopez. The track was performed live during the 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards as a homage for American singer Selena, backed by her former band Los Dinos. It was released the following day on 3 May 2015 as a digital download. The single consists of a medley of six Selena's songs: "Como la Flor", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "Amor Prohibido", "I Could Fall in Love" and "No Me Queda Mas".
A Selena Tribute | Introduction
She further added that Selena's "teardrop vocal chords" are present in "Como la Flor", adding that the recording contains a "residue of materiality". Paredez said that, with its melodic shifts, "Como la Flor" successfully "evokes Selena's presence in the elegy marking her absence".
Entre a Mi Mundo | Composition
Selena's voice was admired for being powerful and emotive, while her vocals were found to have been subdued and solemn and was sung in a desperate and emotional way. "Hispanic" magazine praised Selena's vocal interpretations in "No Me Queda Más", citing the singer's ability to tackle such a song reserved for established musicians twice her age.
Amor Prohibido | Composition
The newspapers found her to be a refreshing change from Mexican telenovela actors "who were fair-skinned, blond-haired, and green-eyed." After her publicity press, Selena was booked to play at several concerts throughout Mexico, including a performance at Festival Acapulco in May 1993, which garnered her critical acclaim. Her performance in Nuevo Leon on September 17, 1993 was attended by 70,000 people, garnering her the title of the biggest Tejano act in Mexico. The album produced four singles; "Como la Flor", "¿Qué Creías?", "La Carcacha", and "Amame". "Como la Flor" became Selena's signature recording; it was critically acclaimed by music critics as a career launcher for Selena.
Selena | 1992–1993: Elopement, "Entre a Mi Mundo", and "Selena Live"
The result? Well ... vivacious. She gets all soft-focus and limpid-eyed with a trio of other mid-career stars ("Con Los Años Que Me Quedan"), she salsas with Gilberto Santa Rosa ("Dime Si Ahora") and even gets her brassy classic crooner on with Michael Bublé. This is a lady who was made for a sobbing, throbbing "Bésame Mucho"".
Habítame Siempre | Critical response
All My Hits/Todos Mis Exitos Vol. 1 is a compilation of Selena's greatest songs. It also features a commemorative gold rose pin with her name on it.
All My Hits Vol. 1 | Introduction
Selena wrote "My Love" and wanted the song to be included on the album. Her brother A.B., became Selena's principal record producer and songwriter for most of her musical career, though did not write the tracks "Sukiyaki", "Contigo Quiero Estar", and "No Te Vayas". "Sukiyaki" was originally recorded in Japanese in the 1960s by Kyu Sakamoto; Selena used a translation into Spanish of an English version of the song by Janice Marie Johnson. "Selena" peaked at number seven on the US "Billboard" Regional Mexican Albums chart, becoming Selena's first recording to debut on a national music chart. The album performed better than other recordings from other contemporaneous female Tejano singers.
Selena | 1989–1991: "Selena", "Ven Conmigo", and relationship with Pérez
The result enhanced Selena's pop-radio success and was included in late 1994 reissues of "Amor Prohibido", subsequently replacing the original album version. Behar said in a "Billboard" interview that the song was "internalized" without affecting the originality of its recording.
No Me Queda Más | Inspiration, writing and production
Pérez was asked to perform "Las Cadenas" in a rock style by A.B., who later changed his mind, deciding that the song should be in a conjunto (small band) style instead. Pérez was nonetheless overjoyed to record the song, due of the conjunto nature of the track, which brought back memories of his childhood. Pérez added that Selena's vocals would greatly complement the song, a conjunto song about a jubilant protagonist who regains control of her life after feeling trapped in a relationship. The song made use of the squeezebox, and according to Mario Tarradell of the "Dallas Morning News", was "well-crafted, catchy and proficiently played".
Entre a Mi Mundo | Composition
The duet "Buenos Amigos" was then performed by newcomer Mariana Seoane and Pablo Montero. Singer Alicia Villarreal ended the segment with "Si Una Vez". Following another video recalling Selena's international success, Mexican singer Ana Gabriel dedicated her performance of Selena's "Tú, Sólo Tú" to her memory. She then introduced Pepe Aguilar, who dedicated his rendition of "No Me Queda Más." After a video depicting Selena's origins in Texas, the song "Fotos Y Recuerdos" by Paulina Rubio was performed.
Selena ¡VIVE! | Concert synopsis
Her performance in Nuevo Leon on September 17, 1993 was attended by 70,000 people, garnering her the title of the biggest Tejano act in Mexico. During her live renditions to "Como la Flor", Selena performed her signature move: a flamenco-inspired "floreo" hand gesture "turning her wrist in three waves, elbow to fingertips twisting in serpentine motion, fingers elongated" as she "languorously croons" the title of the song. Selena often performed the chorus to "Como la Flor" first in a downtempo "mournful attenuated cadenza", then in an upbeat cumbia. During the singer's performances for "¿Qué Creias?", she would often ask a male attendee to play her "ex-boyfriend" as she sang to him.
Entre a Mi Mundo | Promotion
Millie Corretjer recorded a slight Spanish cover of Selena's rendition of the song called "Solo Tu" and released it on her 1995 album "Sola".
Only Love (Engelbert Humperdinck/Selena song) | Tribute Covers
Carey later mentioned on her website that she would no longer record Spanish versions of her songs until she could verify the correct lyrics and pronunciation. "Mi Todo" was remixed as well, however only being released as a promotional single in Mexico.
My All | Remixes and other versions
Dora María Pérez Vidal (born 30 August 1933), known by her stage name Dora María and her nickname "La Chaparrita de Oro" (The Golden Short Woman), is a Mexican singer of folk music. She is a native of Tamulté de las Barrancas, a neighborhood of, Villahermosa, the capital of Tabasco, Mexico.
Dora María | Introduction
"Siempre Hace Frio", which is a "soulful mariachi song." lyrically describes a woman who wants her boyfriend back, though he is with another girl. Riemenschneider called the track a "lazy, mournful mariachi" that finds Selena "belting her own special borderland blues, but she leaves little to cry at the end." He added how "Selena's doubters who think she was more about image than talent" should listen to "Siempre Hace Frio". He wrote shock jock Howard Stern—who poke fun of the singer's death and her mourners—as one of those "Selena's doubters". Songs such as "No Quiero Saber", "Ya No", and "Tu Robaste Mi Corazon" have all been remixed.
Siempre Selena | Music and lyrics
In 2017, NPR ranked "Amor Prohibido" at number 19 on their list of the 150 greatest albums made by women. Sales of the album and its titular single represented Tejano music's first commercial success in Puerto Rico. Selena recorded a duet titled "Donde Quiera Que Estés" with the Barrio Boyzz, which was released on their album of the same name in 1994. The song reached number one on the Top Latin Songs chart, which enabled Selena to tour in New York City, Argentina, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Central America, where she was not well known. In late 1994, EMI chairman Charles Koppelman decided Selena had achieved her goals in the Spanish-speaking market.
Selena | 1994–1995: Fashion venture, film debut, and "Amor Prohibido"
Enriqueta "Queta" Jiménez Chabolla (born 4 July 1933), known by her stage name La Prieta Linda ("The Beautiful Dark-skinned Woman"), is a Mexican singer and actress.
La Prieta Linda | Introduction
Mexican singers Cristian Castro, Samo, American singers Don Omar, Carlos Santana, Selena Gomez (who was named after Selena), and Spanish singer Juan Magan lent their voices for the duet/remix style album. The project—named "Enamorada de Ti"—was released in April 2012 and debuted and peaked at number one on the U.S. Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums chart. "Lo Mejor de...Selena" followed the commercial success of "Enamorada de Ti", released on the twentieth anniversary of Selena's death. It was also made available for digital download and released as a double disc.
Lo Mejor de...Selena | Background
Jennifer Lopez is featured in the video as "Selena", though her entire body was covered with charoma key. "No quiero saber" (remix version) was released in December 1996 and featured Selena performing the song in various concerts.
Selena videography | Introduction
"Lo Mejor de...Selena" contains six "Billboard" Hot Latin Songs chart number one singles by the singer—"Buenos Amigos", "Donde Quiera Que Estés", "Amor Prohibido", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "No Me Queda Más", "Fotos y Recuerdos", and "I Could Fall in Love"—the latter of which peaked at number one on the "Billboard" Latin Pop Airplay chart. "Como la Flor", Selena's signature song, and "La Carcacha" are both originally on 1992's "Entre a Mi Mundo". "Como la Flor" launched her on the Latin music scene, according to journalists. The song was acclaimed by music critics and was credited as Selena's first solo number one single in popular culture despite "Billboard"s official record of the single peaking at number six.
Lo Mejor de...Selena | Songs
Velazquez is described as a pop/rock ballad singer. As growing up she really loved Cher, but Fiona Apple is one of her favorites. She goes from Led Zeppelin and Alice in Chains to Future, Drake, Laura Pausini and Shakira, but when it comes to Latin music, she always loved Amanda Miguel that her parents showed her when she started singing Spanish ballads. Velazquez's first original composition, the alternative/pop-rock break-up song "Nothing Like You", was released January 23, 2015. A Spanish version titled "Nada Como Tu" followed.
Jamila Velazquez | Music
Before the song begins Selena welcomes everyone to the show and asks the audience for help singing the song.
Like a Champion | Live performances
Selena released "Entre a Mi Mundo" (1992), which peaked at number one on the US "Billboard" Regional Mexican Albums chart for eight consecutive months. The album's commercial success led music critics to call it the "breakthrough" recording of her musical career. One of its singles, "Como la Flor", became one of her most popular signature songs. "Live!" (1993) won Best Mexican/American Album at the 1994 Grammy Awards, becoming the first recording by a female Tejano artist to do so. In 1994, she released "Amor Prohibido", which became one of the best-selling Latin albums in the United States. It was critically acclaimed as being responsible for Tejano music's first marketable era as it became one of the most popular Latin music subgenres at the time.
Selena | Introduction
The single has enjoyed international success, and Selena's dominance on the Latin music charts in the '90s is credited to it. Following Selena's death, Cathy Ragland of the "Austin American Statesman" compared the "Como la Flor" to the singer as being "a metaphor for her life- a beautiful, delicate creature".
Entre a Mi Mundo | Singles
Selena began releasing her albums with her new logo titled after her name, while the band Los Dinos was still beside Selena in concerts.
Selena y Los Dinos | Mainstream success (1981–1988)
The fear of being rejected and unloved leads her to keep her feelings to herself, and she begins to believe that her love is "not right". She continues, "and I guess I should try / to do what I should do / but I could fall in love / fall in love with you". During the midpoint break, Selena sings in Spanish that she is always dreaming about him, imagining that he loves her. She sings the chorus twice before the song comes to an end without her ever having come to terms with her loved one.
I Could Fall in Love | Composition and lyrics
The soundtrack album to the biopic film "Selena", included songs written by her band, Norman Saleet, Pamela Phillips Oland, Frederick Perren, Dino Fekaris, Steve Greenberg, Paul Jabara, Van McCoy, Donna Summer, and Giorgio Moroder. Selena's charity effort, "A Boy Like That" was posthumously released to help raise funds for HIV/AIDS patients. "Con Tanto Amor Medley", a mash-up of "Como la Flor", "Amor Prohibido", and "Si Una Vez", was released as a single in 2002. Selena's last recording, "Puede Ser", was released in 2004 and is a duet with Nando "Guero" Dominguez, which was written by Selena's widower Chris Perez. , some songs recorded by Selena remain unreleased or were unofficially digitally released by her family.
List of songs recorded by Selena | Introduction
The singer's self-titled debut album was excluded from the tracklisting. The first of Selena's number ones to be featured on the album was her duet with Álvaro Torres on "Buenos Amigos". The song became the singer's first number one single in her career when it peaked at number one on the US "Billboard" Hot Latin Songs chart in June 1991. Two other songs were included from her second studio album "Ven Conmigo" (1990), of them were "No Quiero Saber" and "Baila Esta Cumbia". "Como la Flor", which became a career-launching single and the singer's signature song, was included on "Ones", and together with "La Carcacha" were taken from "Entre a Mi Mundo" (1992).
Ones (album) | Songs
True crime documentaries
Selena | Biographical programming
Foster felt similarly, adding "It's not the idea that she is having sex, or singing about sex or wearing sexy clothes that bothers me. It's the fact that she sings quite proudly about being a total doormat with the notion that THAT is sexy."
Come &amp; Get It (Selena Gomez song) | Composition
She also recorded independently driven, female-empowerment-themed compositions; "Si La Quieres", "¿Qué Creías?", "Ya Ves" and "Ya No", which centered around inappropriate relationships and recovery from domestic violence. Peter Watrous of "The New York Times" said Selena's voice "sometimes quivered", and that she "roughed it up a bit". He continued, "[a]t its best, it had a coolness, a type of unadorned passion". Ilan Stavans called her music "cursi-melodramatic, cheesy, overemotional, not too far from Juan Gabriel and a relative of Iglesias". Richard Corliss of "Time" magazine said her songs "are perky, cheerful rather than soulful", and that earlier recordings, "with their tinny, Tijuana Brass charts, and keyboards that evoke calliopes are ideal for the fairground or merry-go-round".
Selena | Artistry
began playing a groove on his guitar, Selena started singing, coming up with lyrics "as ideas came to her." It started off with lyrics about a cheerful fish swimming freely in the ocean, which Astudillo likened to a nursery rhyme, organized around a wah-wah guitar riff using a crybaby that was improvised by Pérez. The track, then called "Bidi Bidi Bubbles", became an extended jam during the band's concerts to prevent promoters from reducing their pay for playing for a shorter time than promised. Selena performed the song at the La Feria concert in Nuevo Leon in September 1993, a day before the singer and Astudillo began "[putting] the lyrics and melody together".
Amor Prohibido | Recording
Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Siempre Selena". Vocal credits Instruments Technical and production credits Visuals and imagery
Siempre Selena | Credits and personnel
Selena wanted to record an English-language track on the album, as she believed that such a song would convince EMI Records' chairman, Charles Koppelman, that she was ready to release a crossover album. It took A.B. a week to write "Missing My Baby", which was recorded three weeks later in late 1991 at Sun Valley, Los Angeles. Record company EMI Latin wanted R&B duo Full Force to perform a remixed version of the recording. A.B. and Selena met with the group at Full Force's Brooklyn recording studio, and the group agreed to add backing vocals, which they recorded in two days.
Entre a Mi Mundo | Writing and recording
"Entre a Mi Mundo" (1992), Selena's third studio album, were written entirely by her band. It included the band's most innovative sound, at the time. "¿Qué Creias?", an unapologetic mariachi "kiss-off anthem", was written by A.B. and Astudillo, who co-wrote as a pair on most of the recordings on the album. Selena was credited as co-writer for "Amame" and "Como la Flor", the latter became the singer's signature song. In "Live!" (1993), three out of the eleven songs were new studio recordings; "No Debes Jugar", "La Llamada", and "Tú Robaste Mi Corazón" (a duet with American singer Emilio Navaira), all of which were written by the band.
List of songs recorded by Selena | Introduction
A woman who shared the room, suggested the name "Selena". One day, while Quintanilla was teaching his oldest child, A.B. to play a guitar, Selena came in the room and began singing along with her father. Quintanilla noticed that Selena had a gift and wasted no time, and began working to develop her vocal talents. Quintanilla formed a new group, based on his childhood band; Selena y Los Dinos ("Selena And The Guys"). Quintanilla, with the help of his former recording studio manager and friend, began recording songs with Selena and began building a foundation of awareness for his children.
Abraham Quintanilla | With Selena y Los Dinos
Selena recorded a cover version with the Anglicized spelling "Tu Solo Tu". It is the second single (first in Spanish) released from the album "Dreaming of You". Her version was originally recorded for the 1995 film "Don Juan DeMarco". It was the first Spanish-language single to be released following Selena's death.
Tú, sólo tú | Selena version
The compilation includes songs from her soap operas, such as "¡Amigos X Siempre!", "Aventuras En El Tiempo" and "Cómplices Al Rescate". It is known that Belinda was not involved in the releasing of this compilation as the song "Alcanzar La Libertad" is a version not made by her.
Total (Belinda Peregrín album) | Album information
On 31 March 2010, Teresa Jusino of Popmatters expressed the view that English-speaking music fans no longer remember Selena's name, saying that on playing "Dreaming of You" or "I Could Fall in Love", many would say "I remember that song!"" or ""I love that one!". Randi Bergman of "Fashion" magazine, called the number an "epic ballad".
I Could Fall in Love | Critical reception
Italian essayist Gaetano Prampolini wrote that "Selena's voice projected a sonorous warmth and joyfulness" during her review of Selena's cumbia recordings. In his review of the remix album "Enamorada de Ti" (2012), Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that Selena's songs were "rooted in the '90s and sound that way".
Selena | Artistry
She further went on to win the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist.
Selena Gomez | 2015–2016: "Revival" and personal struggles
Guerra described it as a "gentle pop-rock arrangement", possibly as it was originally intended. Nilan Lovelace of "Reporter Magazine" called the duet version an "album favorite" and the type of music Selena would record today. Other artists who covered "Amor Prohibido" include Latin singer Shoshana and American entertainer Keke Palmer. On 1 May 2015 Jennifer Lopez performed "A Selena Tribute" at the 2015 Latin Billboard Music Awards, which included "Amor Prohibido". Lopez was praised by music critics, who appreciated the singer's Selena-esque costumes. The recording debuted and peaked at number 33 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.
Amor Prohibido (song) | Cover versions
The album contains the songs that Myriam performed during "La Academia". All of the songs had previously been released on the show-related albums that contained the songs by all contestants for each concert. The album does not contain the songs that Myriam performed as a duet: "Believe" with Wendolee; "Suavemente" with Nadia; and "A Dios le Pido" with Victor. It also does not contain five of the six songs performed during the 3 final shows where she was already one of the finalists: "Te Quedo Grande la Yegua" and "Donde Estan" for the first semi-final; "Sombras" and "No Huyas de Mi" for the second semi-final; and "The Rose" on the final show.
Mi historia en la Academia | Album information
Exitos y Recuerdos (English: "Hits and Memories") is a greatest hits collection by Selena, released a year after she was killed. This album has been released with different covers and also with the name "Exitos del Recuerdos" the titles were "Madacy", "Rain", "Pink", "Sun", and "Special Markets". The release with the flower shirt picture has a misspelling on the back. It reads 'Come la Flor' instead of 'Como La Flor'.
Éxitos y Recuerdos (Selena album) | Introduction
EMI had wanted her to acquire a larger fan base before launching her crossover career. In spite of this, Selena included the song on "Entre a Mi Mundo". Quintanilla III wrote "Missing My Baby" in a week, and three weeks later, in late 1991, it was recorded at Sun Valley, Los Angeles. EMI Latin wanted R&B duo Full Force to perform a remixed version of the recording. Quintanilla III and Selena met with the group at their Brooklyn recording studio, and Full Force agreed to add backing vocals, which they recorded in two days. EMI Latin, the record label Selena belongs to, chose Full Force's version of "Missing My Baby" instead of Selena's solo version of the song.
Missing My Baby | Background and development
The track uses the traditional Tejano conjunto (small band) style and includes a trilling accordion motif. Perone wrote that the song showed Selena's ease with pop, Latin, and Tejano styles. Another track, "No Me Queda Más", uses the identical style of ranchera songs, with the female singer agonizing over the end of a relationship. The lyrics explore an unrequited love in which a woman wishes the best for her former lover despite her own agony. Jose Feliciano express his take on the song, noting a sense of sorrowfulness in the lyrics, while finding cognitive parallels to Selena's life, and noticed a comparison of compositions that are typically recorded by Pedro Infante.
Amor Prohibido | Composition
After the release of her first album, "La Chica de Rojo", under the name Monserrat Bustamante, she moved in 2007 to Mexico City where she began singing in nightclubs and recording cover songs. In 2009, she released a single titled "Lo Mismo Que Yo", which was to be the lead single from an upcoming album. The same year, Laferte was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, effectively putting a halt to her album. Around the time of her battle with cancer, she abandoned her original stage name and introduced the world to Mon Laferte, expressing that the name represented a new beginning for her: "My name change is not for wanting to be another person, it is that the circumstances of life have led me to change a lot and I felt that I had to start from scratch".
Desechable | Background
"Cien Años" () is a Mexican song written by Rubén Fuentes-A. Cervantes. Several artists have recorded this song, Pedro Infante in the 1950s for example, and the singer Selena made her personal cover. The song has been released in most of Selena's packages since its 1988 release.
Cien Años | Introduction
After it, she told the public that there was a very personal song for her on the album, "Spoiler", called "Con la miel en los labios". Aitana announced the release of the song through her social media on May 29, two days before its official release.
Con la miel en los labios (song) | Background
American singer Selena has recorded material for her five studio albums and has collaborated with other artists for duets and featured songs on their respective albums and charity singles. Her six indie label albums—"Selena y Los Dinos" (1984), "Alpha" (1986), "Munequito de Trapo" (1987), "And the Winner Is..." (1987), "Preciosa" (1988), and "Dulce Amor" (1988)—were released prior to signing a recording contract with EMI Latin, who billed Selena as a solo artist despite her Los Dinos band's involvement in her releases. Most of these songs were written by the singer's father and manager Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. and from local Tejano music songwriters.
List of songs recorded by Selena | Introduction
But it's no problem that these new tracks prefer perky charm over aggressive, club-savvy grooves, as there's something so straight-laced about Selena's musical persona that it would have seemed out of character for her to have attempted the kind of club-conscious material Madonna [was doing at the time]." "Hispanic Today" believed the song was "expected to launch her crossover into the pop arena". KOTV-DT called the song a "breathy, spoken Spanish aside that elevates the song from schmaltzy to sexy." On 31 March 2010, Teresa Jusino of Popmatters expressed the view that English-speaking music fans no longer remember Selena's name, saying that on playing "Dreaming of You" or "I Could Fall in Love", many would say "I remember that song!"" or ""I love that one!".
Dreaming of You (Selena song) | Critical reception
"Como Quisiera" was originally a "Tex Mex tune" and remixed into a midtempo mariachi recording, while Juan Gabriel's "Costumbres", was turned into a "feisty yet palatable cumbia style" track. Lyrically, "Como Quisiera" is about a girl who "deeply loves" a guy who broke her heart. The unreleased demo that was intended for the crossover market, "Only Love", was recorded in 1990 and was shelved. Abraham told Taradell how the song was "too adult contemporary and we wanted to go with something more pop." Taradell called it a "faceless pop ballad." while editors of the "Orlando Sentinel" called it a contemporary R&B track about "whether to go on with life without the man she loves." Taradell found "A Million to One" as being "a slightly sensuous flavor" due to the introduction of the saxophone on the recording.
Siempre Selena | Music and lyrics
In 1987, "Munequito De Trapo" (Rag Doll) was released and an increase in sales began to spread the news about the band, which was promoted and showcased in the "Tejano Music Awards". Selena won best "Female Vocalist of The Year", which she then won eight consecutive times. The band as well received and won awards separately. In 1987, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., who was proud of the band's winnings and awards, released "And the Winner Is..." and made Selena sing more Tejano and Mexican songs which followed their roots in order to gain more recognition in the Tejano world. In 1988, Selena y Los Dinos released "Preciosa" (Precious), a nickname that was given to Selena as a child, which sold 20,000 units in Texas alone.
Selena y Los Dinos | Mainstream success (1981–1988)
Astudillo performed the recording during the live televised concert, "Selena ¡VIVE!", on April 5, 2005.
Como Te Extraño | Introduction
At the 1990 Tejano Music Awards, Selena won Female Vocalist of the Year and Female Entertainer of the Year. A.B. was nominated for Songwriter of the Year. Songs from the album, "Contigo Quiero Estar" was nominated for Song of the Year, while "Amame, Quiereme" was nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year.
Selena (album) | Critical reception
Her musical influences are Shakira and Jennifer Lopez. She grew up listening to Spanish music.
Malu Trevejo | Personal life
Selena was featured on the Barrio Boyzz 1994 single "Donde Quiera Que Estés", which was written by K. C. Porter, Miguel Flores, and Desmond Child. Finding it challenging to write another successful song following "Como la Flor", A.B. enlisted Vela and Astudillo with writing "Amor Prohibido" (1994); the singer's fourth studio album. "Amor Prohibido" is considered to be Selena's best work and her band's "crowning achievement". The album was supported with the title track "Amor Prohibido", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "No Me Queda Más", and "Fotos y Recuerdos" as singles. The latter samples the Pretenders 1982 song "Back on the Chain Gang", while "Cobarde" was written by José Luis Borrego.
List of songs recorded by Selena | Introduction
Selena's brother and principal record producer, A.B. Quintanilla explained on "Biography" that Selena's wishes were for her fans to "never forget about her". Since Selena's death, her family has been criticized by fans and the media for exploiting the singer and cannibalizing on her murder by releasing more music.
Siempre Selena | Background
The youngest child of the Quintanilla family, she debuted on the music scene in 1981 as a member of the band Selena y Los Dinos, which also included her elder siblings A.B. Quintanilla and Suzette Quintanilla. She began recording professionally in 1981. In the 1980s, she was often criticized and was refused bookings at venues across Texas for performing Tejano music—a male-dominated music genre. However, her popularity grew after she won the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of The Year in 1987, which she won nine consecutive times. She signed with EMI Latin in 1989 and released her self-titled debut album the same year, while her brother became her principal music producer and songwriter.
Selena | Introduction
Siempre Selena () is the second posthumously released album by American singer Selena, released by EMI Latin on October 29, 1996. The album contained mostly unreleased recordings and remixes of previously released content. Songs on the album range from a 14-year old Selena on "Soy Amiga" (1986) to the shelved "Don Juan DeMarco" (1995) soundtrack song "Siempre Hace Frio". "Siempre Selena" was a result of the impact of Selena's death in March 1995, where the singer's father and manager Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. began receiving requests from fans of her music. Abraham rediscovered forgotten tapes of songs Selena recorded for various projects.
Siempre Selena | Introduction
He found that Selena's fan base has "not grown weary of slow-paced love songs [such as] "Como Quisiera" and "Tu Robaste Mi Corazon." Riemenschneider found the album to "[offer] a wide and impressive range of mostly unheard music from Selena's too short career." He opined that "Siempre Selena" "proves [the singer] was the queen of her domain."
Siempre Selena | Critical reception
Selena's version has the title "Siempre Hace Frio" and is the first single released from the "Siempre Selena" album. The song was recorded in late 1994 for the soundtrack of "Don Juan DeMarco" (1995). Unused on the soundtrack it was then included on the album "Siempre Selena". The song was a hit single. It stayed at #2 on the Hot Latin Tracks Chart for 8 weeks.
Siempre hace frío | Selena version
"Amor Prohibido" was recorded at a studio in San Antonio, Texas. Selena's husband, Chris Pérez wrote in his 2012 memoir that during its recording session "there was a noticeable difference between her voice on ["Amor Prohibido"] and [the songs on] "Entre a Mi Mundo" (1992), especially. I can't say that it was an improvement, exactly, because I always thought that Selena's voice sounded incredible. It's just that her voice was richer and more mature than before, and her singing was more emotional and powerful as a result." While recording the song, Selena ad-libbed "oh baby" after the track's refrain; her brother believed that the recording would "not have been the same if she had not added [that part]." A.B.
Amor Prohibido (song) | Background and production
Born in the famous quarter of Alameda de Hércules, in Seville, she started singing for the public as at the age of 8, in the Seville Spring Fair. Later, when she was singing at Café de la Marina, a café cantante in Madrid, she acquired the nickname "La Niña de los Peines" ("The Girl of the Combs", a nickname she never liked), as she usually sang a stanza in tangos style with the following lyrics: "Peinate tú con mis peines" "Mis peines son de canela" Comb with my combs My combs are made of cinnamon
La Niña de los Peines | Biography
Riemenschneider found "Only Love" and "A Million to One" to be musically similar as "jazz-light" numbers that failed to convey the singer as having mainstream potential. The producers of the soundtrack of the 1995 romantic comedy-drama film "Don Juan DeMarco"—in which Selena played a mariachi singer—decided not to include her recordings of "Tú Sólo Tú", "El Toro Relajo", and "Siempre Hace Frio". Christopher John Farley of "Time" magazine said the producers who excluded the songs regretted this move following the impact of Selena's death. The latter two were included on the "Dreaming of You" album, while "Siempre Hace Frio" was added to the "Siempre Selena" set list.
Siempre Selena | Music and lyrics
There have been posthumous compilations and a re-edition of her songs sung by famous artists like Merche Corisco, Miguel Bosé, Ana Belén, Manolo Tena, and Julio Iglesias in 1996. Some of her songs such as "Un ramito de violetas" and "Dama, dama" have been covered by many artists worldwide: Rocío Dúrcal, David Broza, Manzanita, Natalia Oreiro, Fangoria, Amaral and Pablo Milanés among many others.
Cecilia (Spanish singer) | Legacy
On May 1, 2015, Jennifer Lopez performed "A Selena Tribute" at the 2015 Latin Billboard Music Awards, which included "No Me Queda Más". Lopez was praised by music critics, who appreciated the singer's Selena-esque costumes. The recording debuted and peaked at number 33 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.
No Me Queda Más | Cover versions
Selena Remembered is a DVD/CD by Mexican-American Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, released on April 1, 1997 on VHS and on January 25, 2005 on DVD. The DVD features Edward James Olmos narrating special moments and triumphs that helped Selena, and her band Selena y Los Dinos, into superstardom in North America. The DVD's logo "Her Life", "Her Music", and "Her Dream" are featured on both the DVD and CD covers.
Selena Remembered | Introduction
The lyrics to "Como la Flor" are "simple, plaintive melody and aching". They speak of a woman who witnessed her former lover with another woman and must move on; she wishes them the best, and compares her relationship with her ex-lover to a flower that has withered and died. "Como la Flor" is a "catchy" pop cumbia that depicts a "lovelorn" woman in a "pleading vocal delivery" to a "lost-love". Author Deborah Paredez said that the song signaled Selena's "self-assertion" and found that fans associated the song with "a multivalent emotional register and communal sensibility". Paredez found the recording to contain "emotive chorus to ebullient choreography", and stated that it "captures and conveys" what Roland Barthes called "the grain of Selena's voice".
Entre a Mi Mundo | Composition
"Dame un beso" (English Translation: "Give Me a Kiss") is a song written by A.B. Quintanilla and Ricky Vela who were both in the band at the time. Selena's brother "AB Quintanilla" was tired of the same old songs that his father would choose and write that AB took over and wrote almost all of Selena's songs. "Dame Un Beso" was released on Selena's third album "Alpha" in 1986 from "Manny Labels". Soon after its released, Selena then 15 appeared on the Tejano Music Awards that same year and won an award for both "Female Vocalist of the year" and "Performer of the year".
Dame Un Beso (Selena song) | Introduction
Corliss calls Selena's singing an "expert mimicry of everything from Édith Piaf's melodramatic contralto to the coloratura riffs of Mariah Carey. But the sounds are still lightly Hispanic." "Newsweek" magazine called Selena's English-language recordings "a blend of urban pop and Latin warmth". According to "Texas Monthly", Selena's brother modernized her music into a more "funk and hip hop" sound. Selena's use of emotive range during her musical career has been praised by critics as being her trademark. A.B. wrote increasingly cumbia-influenced songs for "Ven Conmigo" (1990); Ramiro Burr of "Billboard" said Selena and her band had "evolved a rhythmic style that demonstrated its increasing prowess for catchy cumbias such as 'Baila Esta Cumbia' and the title track".
Selena | Artistry
Christopher John Farley of "Time" magazine said the producers who excluded the songs regretted this move following the impact of Selena's death. According to Denise Segura and Patricia Zavella in their book "Women and Migration in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands: A Reader" (2007), "Tú Sólo Tú"—a Pedro Infante cover—and "El Toro Relajo" are about unrequited love and were recorded in a ranchera-style. Selena recorded "Tú Sólo Tú" "con ganas"—a Spanish-language aphorism that translates to a performer singing with "unapologetic emotionality"; common among ranchera singers. EMI Records, which wanted the 1992 track "Missing My Baby" and the 1994 single "Techno Cumbia" to be added to "Dreaming of You", asked Quintanilla III to meet with R&B group Full Force in Manhattan.
Dreaming of You (Selena album) | Music and lyrics
She has earned eight top-ten singles on the "Billboard" Hot 100: "Come & Get It", "The Heart Wants What It Wants", "Good for You", "Same Old Love", "Hands to Myself", "We Don't Talk Anymore" with Charlie Puth, "It Ain't Me" with Kygo, and "Lose You to Love Me", the latter being her first number-one single on the chart.
Selena Gomez | Introduction
The single entered "Billboard"s Hot Latin Tracks and peaked at number six, while the song peaked at number nine on "Billboard"s Regional Mexican Songs chart in 1992. The song became Selena's third song to be charted. The song was also the third song to be charted off of the "Entre a Mi Mundo" album, subtending the songs "Buenos Amigos", and "Amame".
Como la Flor | Chart performance
The special opened with an introduction by Jennifer Lopez, followed by Selena's original greeting to the fans of her last concert at the Houston Astrodome on February 26, 1995. The musical tribute also included a performance by Mexican singer Thalía's interpretation of one of Selena's songs, "Amor Prohibido." Thalía's performance was followed by many Latin singers, all performing a collection of Selena's songs. The group Banda el Recodo performed a rendition of "Techno Cumbia." Puerto Rican salsa group India performed "No Debes Jugar." After a short video recounting Selena's discovery, Mexican recording artist Ana Bárbara performed "La Carcacha" along with a full complement of dancers.
Selena ¡VIVE! | Concert synopsis
American singer Selena released twenty-four official singles, seven promotional singles. Her career began as the lead vocalist of Los Dinos in 1980. Her albums with Los Dinos on indie labels failed to achieve any chart success. In 1987, her remake of Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba" peaked at number 19 on the United States "Billboard" Hot Latin Songs chart, her first entry. She signed with EMI Latin nine years later as a solo artist though her band continued to tour with her. Selena appeared on "Buenos Amigos" with Salvadoran singer Álvaro Torres. The track peaked at number one on the U.S.
Selena singles discography | Introduction
It was not long after this that she became well known in the Spanish music scene. Cruz told NPR that a song must have a story. She believes that her view of songs as stories comes from her mother who was a singer and storyteller. Her mother, she said, also viewed songs as stories.
Sílvia Pérez Cruz | Background
Following the 16th anniversary of the album's release, a readers poll in "The Monitor" saw participants choosing "No Me Queda Más" and "Fotos y Recuerdos" as their top picks, saying they "loved the feeling and musicianship in those two songs." Three tracks on "Amor Prohibido" ranked among "Billboard"s Greatest Hot Latin Songs of All-Time list in 2016, including "No Me Queda Más" at number 13, "Fotos y Recuerdos" at number 29, and "Amor Prohibido" at number 46. The majority of the recordings found on "Amor Prohibido" have been named Selena's signature songs including the title track, "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "Fotos y Recuerdos", and "Si Una Vez".
Amor Prohibido | Singles
Selena was discovered by musician Rick Trevino, founder of the Tejano Music Awards, where she won the Female Vocalist of the Year award in 1987 and for nine consecutive years after. The band was often turned down by Texas music venues because of the members' ages and because Selena was their lead singer. Her father was often told by promoters that Selena would never be successful because she was a woman in a genre historically dominated by men. By 1988, Selena had released five more LP records; "Alpha" (1986), "Munequito de Trapo" (1987), "And the Winner Is..." (1987), "Preciosa" (1988), and "Dulce Amor" (1988).
Selena | 1971–1988: Early life and career beginnings
Gomez’ vocals span two octaves, from C to C.
Back to You (Selena Gomez song) | Composition
She sings that as a result, we forget about those who love us.
Chacun pense à soi | Introduction
Lo Mejor de...Selena is a double disc compilation album by American singer Selena. It was released posthumously in the United States on March 31, 2015 by Capitol Latin and Universal Music Latin Entertainment. The album was released after the commercial and chart success of "Enamorada de Ti" (2012), which featured several Latin music acts lending their voices for the remix album. The recording features six number one United States "Billboard" Hot Latin Songs chart singles by the singer—"Buenos Amigos", "Donde Quiera Que Estés", "Amor Prohibido", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "No Me Queda Más", "Fotos y Recuerdos", and the US "Billboard" Latin Pop Airplay chart single "I Could Fall in Love".
Lo Mejor de...Selena | Introduction
"¿Qué Creias?" followed in November 1992, debuting at number 38 on "Billboard"s Hot Latin Songs chart on November 28, and peaking at number 14 on February 6, 1993. The album's final single, "Amame", released in April 1993, peaked at number 27 on May 22, 1993. Following the murder of Selena on March 31, 1995, "Como la Flor" debuted and peaked at number nine on the US "Billboard" Regional Mexican Airplay chart on April 15. Critics have collectively credited "Como la Flor" as having helped launch the singer's career in Mexico; it has since been regarded as Selena's signature song and her most popular recording.
Entre a Mi Mundo | Singles
(*) = Full arrangement re-recording and vocal mix
Anthology (Selena album) | Track listing
Quiero (Spanish for "I Want") was released as a promotional single for the band Selena y Los Dinos in 1988. "Quiero" was the second out of four released singles from the album "Preciosa". A.B. Quintanilla wrote "Quiero". "Quiero" is one of 12 favorite songs from Selena in 1991 at the time.
Quiero (Selena song) | Introduction
Evangelina Sobredo Galanes, known as Cecilia, (October 11, 1948 – August 2, 1976) was a Spanish singer-songwriter. She took her stage name from the song "Cecilia" by Simon and Garfunkel.
Cecilia (Spanish singer) | Introduction
All My Hits/Todos Mis Éxitos Vol. 2 is the sixth compilation album by American Tejano music singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. The album was released posthumously as the followup to "All My Hits/Todos Mis Éxitos" (1999) on February 29, 2000 by EMI Latin. It was nominated for Best Latin Greatest Hits Album of the Year at the 2001 "Billboard" Latin Music Awards.
All My Hits Vol. 2 | Introduction
The song was also featured in the film "Selena" (1997), starred by Jennifer López.
Qué Te Pasa | Background
Selena wanted to write and record a song based on the story of her grandparents, who fell in love despite their different social classes. The singer was inspired by love letters written by her grandmother who wrote about her experiences as a maid to a wealthy family and her infatuation with their son. Her grandmother was forbidden to formulate a relationship with him because of her social class and described it as a "forbidden love". The singer suggested the idea to her brother and music producer A.B. Quintanilla, who began co-writing the track with her and Selena y Los Dinos backup vocalist Pete Astudillo.
Amor Prohibido (song) | Background and production
Acuerdate De Mi in English "Remember Me" was released as a promotional single from the band Selena y Los Dinos in 1986. Acuerdate De Mi was written by A.B. Quintanilla. "Acuerdate De Mi" was the fourth and last released single from Selena's third studio released album "And the Winner Is...". Acuerdate De Mi was sung by other artists before and after Selena recorded "Acuerdate De Mi".
Acuerdate De Mi | Introduction
Caserta was born in El Palomar, Buenos Aires. She met Pablo Romero, singer of the band Árbol, who heard her singing and invited her to make a disc of covers from different bands from El Oeste (the western zone of Greater Buenos Aires). It was there that she recorded her first song, “Mañana en el Abasto”, by Sumo. After that, they proposed that she record some demos of pop music. The process lasted two years, until they obtained five songs which they presented to producer Gustavo Santaolalla.
Flor (singer) | Biography
In the same interview Selena's sister (and drummer) Suzette Quintanilla called the recording a "Top 40 song" and "fun, that was definitely one of the fun songs on the album", with the recording "bringing out Selena's soul side". The recording is a freestyle dance-pop song in common time at a tempo of 112 beats per minute. In the lyrics, the singer is saddened and bewildered by the departure of her love interest. She tells him how much she is in love with him, and cannot live without him. The remix version featured on "Enamorada de Ti" (2012) is a merengue duet with Spanish singer Juan Magan.
Enamorada de Ti (song) | Background and development