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Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22,
1992) is an American actress and singer. Having appeared as a child in the
children's television series Barney & Friends, Gomez rose to fame as the
leading role in the Disney channel series Wizards of Waverly Place
(2007–12). Due to the success of the series, Gomez worked on various
films, television shows, and musical collaborations for the network in the
following years. She signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records in
2008, and subsequently formed her band Selena Gomez & the Scene the
following year. The band released three studio albums by 2011.
Gomez hoped to focus on her acting career by transitioning into film work,
earning starring roles in films such as Ramona and Beezus (2010) and the
romantic comedy Monte Carlo (2011). Gomez hoped to achieve a more mature
image with a role in the exploitation film Spring Breakers (2013), as well
as with the release of her solo debut album Stars Dance (2013). The album
debuted atop the Billboard 200 in the United States, and included the top
ten single "Come & Get It". Gomez embarked on her Stars Dance Tour (2013),
though it was later cancelled due to personal and medical struggles.
In 2014, Gomez fired her parents as her managers, and signed with the WME
and Brillstein companies. During this time, she signed a new recording
contract with Interscope Records, releasing a compilation album as her
fifth and final release through Hollywood Records. Gomez released her
second studio album, Revival, in October 2015. The album debuted at number
one on the Billboard 200, while the first three singles all topped the
Mainstream Top 40 chart in the United States. She embarked on her
worldwide Revival Tour in 2016. Gomez is currently working on her third
studio album.
Gomez has branched out from entertainment, releasing her own clothing line
through Kmart in 2010 and a self-titled fragrance in 2013. Gomez formed
her own production company in 2008, titled July Moon Productions; she is
set to produce the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why. She has worked
with various charitable organizations for years, and most notably became a
UNICEF ambassador at the age of seventeen. Since the start of her career,
Gomez has went on to sell over 6.7 million albums and 22 million singles
worldwide, according to Billboard. Gomez has earned a number of awards and
nominations for her work as an actress and singer, and has won an ALMA
Award, a MTV Video Music Award, a Billboard Women in Music award, an
iHeartRadio Music Award, a People's Choice Award and fifteen Teen Choice
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Be yourself always, there's no
one better!
I was never the girl who thought I need to make sure I look like all
the other girls. I think you look best when you stand out.
[on having her own band] I'm going to be in a band--no Selena Gomez
stuff. I'm not going to be a solo artist. I think that I don't want
my name attached to it. I basically want to make music that is fun
and that parents and kids can jump around to and have a good time
to.
I wanted to be like my friends. I hung out with girls who had blue
eyes and blond hair and I thought, "I want to look like them!".
[on declaring she will remain a virgin until marriage] I said, "Dad,
I want a promise ring". He went to the church and got it blessed. He
actually used me as an example for other kids. I'm going to keep my
promise to myself, to my family and to God. |
