Selena Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's television series "Barney & Friends" (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series "Wizards of Waverly Place", which aired from 2007 until 2012. Gomez also starred in the films "Another Cinderella Story" (2008), "Princess Protection Program" (2009), "Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie" (2009), "Ramona and Beezus" (2010), and "Monte Carlo" (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in "Spring Breakers" (2012), "Getaway" (2013), "The Fundamentals of Caring" (2016), and "The Dead Don't Die" (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the "Hotel Transylvania" film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series "13 Reasons Why" (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series "Living Undocumented" (2019).
She voices Mavis Dracula in the Hotel Transylvania movie series.
Biography[]
With her former band Selena Gomez & the Scene, she attained the gold certified top-ten albums "Kiss & Tell" (2009), "A Year Without Rain" (2010), and "When the Sun Goes Down" (2011) on the US Billboard 200. In 2012, the band went on hiatus, and Gomez focused work on her debut album as a solo artist. The pop and dance influenced “Stars Dance” (2013) became her first number-one album on the Billboard 200, and included "Come & Get It", which became her first top-ten entry on the US Billboard Hot 100. To finish out her contract with Hollywood Records, she released the compilation album "For You" (2014). It included the single "The Heart Wants What It Wants", which became her second top-ten entry.
After signing with Interscope Records in late 2014, she released her second studio album, "Revival" (2015). It became her second consecutive number-one regular album on the Billboard 200, with the highest first week sales of her career. The album was well-received by music critics, who praised the album's production and lyrical content and became Gomez's first album to achieve platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The first three singles, "Good for You" with ASAP Rocky, "Same Old Love", and "Hands to Myself", all became top-ten entries on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached number one on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. Since then, she was featured on several collaborations, including "We Don't Talk Anymore" with Charlie Puth, "It Ain't Me" with Kygo, "Wolves" with Marshmello, and "Taki Taki" with DJ Snake. After a short absence from the music scene, Gomez returned with new music, including "Lose You to Love Me" from her third album Rare, which became her first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Rare also debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200, becoming her third consecutive number-one album.
In 2017, Billboard reported that Gomez has sold over 7 million albums and 22 million singles worldwide. Gomez has earned numerous awards throughout her career, and was recognized as the Billboard Woman of the Year in 2017. She has a large following on social media, and was at one time the most followed individual on Instagram, before being surpassed by athlete Cristiano Ronaldo. Gomez's other ventures include a makeup line, a clothing line, a handbag line, a fragrance line, and a production company named July Moonhead Productions. She has worked with various charitable organizations and became a UNICEF ambassador at the age of seventeen.
1992–2006: Early life and career beginnings[]
Selena Marie Gomez was born in Grand Prairie, Texas on July 22, 1992 to Ricardo Gomez and former stage actress Mandy Cornett. Gomez was named after Tejano singer and actress Selena Quintanilla Pérez, who died in 1995. Her father is of Mexican descent while her mother, who was adopted, has some Italian ancestry. Regarding her Hispanic heritage, Gomez has stated, "My family does have Quinceañeras, and we go to the communion church. We do everything that's Catholic, but we don't really have anything traditional except [that we] go to the park and have barbecues on Sundays after church." Gomez's parents divorced when she was five years old, and she remained with her mother. Selena has two younger half-sisters: Gracie Elliot Teefey, through Amanda and her second husband Brian Teefey, and Victoria "Tori" Gomez, through her father and his wife Sara. She earned her high-school diploma through homeschooling in May 2010.
When Gomez was born, her mother was 16 years old. The family had financial troubles during Gomez's childhood, with her mother struggling to provide for the pair. At one point, Gomez recalled, they had to search for quarters just to get gas for their car. Her mother later recalled that the two would frequently walk to their local dollar store to purchase spaghetti for dinner. Gomez stated, "I was frustrated that my parents weren't together, and never saw the light at the end of the tunnel where my mom was working hard to provide a better life for me. I'm terrified of what I would have become if I'd stayed [in Texas]." She later added that "[My mom] was really strong around me. Having me at 16 had to have been a big responsibility. She gave up everything for me, had three jobs, supported me, sacrificed her life for me." Gomez had a close relationship with her grandparents as a child, and appeared in various pageants growing up. Her grandparents often took care of her while her parents finished their schooling, and the pair went as far as stating that they "raised her" up until she found success in the entertainment industry.
Gomez first gained an interest in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry watching her mother prepare for stage productions. She began auditioning for various roles, meeting Demi Lovato during an audition for Barney & Friends. Both Selena and singer Demi Lovato were later selected to appear on the series in 2002, with Gomez portraying the character of Gianna.The show was her first experience in acting, with Gomez recalling, "I was very shy when I was little [...] I didn't know what 'camera right' was. I didn't know what blocking was. I learned everything from Barney." Gomez appeared in thirteen episodes of the show between 2002 and 2004, though the show's producers released her as she was getting "too old" for the series. While working on the series, Gomez had a cameo role in the film Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and the made-for-television film Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005). Gomez made a guest appearance in a 2006 episode of the Disney series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
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- She voiced Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania movie series.
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Selena Gomez on IMDb- Selena Gomez on Twitter
- Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) on Instagram
- Selena Gomez (@selena) on Facebook
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