Selena Gomez Biography

Biography forSelena Gomez

Date of Birth

22 July 1992, Grand Prairie, Texas, USA 

Birth Name

Selena Marie Gomez 

Nickname

Sel 
Selly 
Selenita 
Conchita

Height

5' 5" (1.65 m)

Selena Gomez Biography

Selena Gomez was born to Ricardo Gomez and Mandy Teefy on July 22, 1992 in New York City. Soon after, her family moved to Grand Prairie, Texas where Selena spent most of her childhood. Her namesake comes from none other than the famous Mexican-American singer, Selena Quintanilla-Perez. Selena’s father is from Mexico, and her mother, a former stage actress, is of Italian descent. Selena claims that she became interested in acting while watching her mother perform. Selena is an only child; her parents split up when she was a mere five-years-old.

Film and Television Career
Selena Gomez’s acting debut came when she was only 7-years-old. She landed a role on the famous children’s program, Barney & Friends.

In 2003, Selena’ experience earned her a cameo appearance in Spy Kids 3 and Brain Zapped. She also had roles in Walker, Texas Ranger and Trial By Fire. Disney soon caught wind of this blossoming beauty with the outstanding talent, and in 2004, she landed roles inThe Suite Life of Zack and Cody and Hannah Montana. She was also given roles in two Disney spin-off shows which, unfortunately, were not picked up until 2007 when Selena landed the starring role of Alex Russo in the Disney Original Series, The Wizards of Waverly Place.

During 2008, Selena Gomez starred in Another Cinderella Story, and also recorded a voice-over for the animated film, Horton Hears a Who. She has starred in Princess Protection Program (2009) with real-life best friend, Demi Lovato. Filming for the movie rendition of The Wizards of Waverly Place began in February 2009 and is set to be released in August of the same year.

Other projects
Selena Gomez has also broken into the music industry and already has quite a few recordings under her belt. Signed to Hollywood Records, it is reported that Selena has an album in the works which is due to come out in the summer of 2009.

Interested in philanthropy, Selena is currently an ambassador for a charity group on Do Something.org, an organization that helps dogs in Puerto Rico. She is also a spokesperson for State Farm Insurance and has appeared in several of the company’s television commercials.

Awards
During her short career, Selena Gomez has already been nominated for several awards. She took home the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite TV Actress for her role on the Wizards of Waverly Place. She won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special for Another Cinderella Story, and earned nominations for Best Performance in a TV Series for The Wizards of Waverly Place, and Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role for Horton Hears a Who. 

The Musical Styles of Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez is not only a talented actress who has appeared in several films and Disney Channel programs, but she is also a remarkable singer with outstanding vocal abilities.

Starting her career on Barney & Friends, Selena had a lot of practice belting out the tunes along with her co-stars and the big purple host. She also performed several songs in the films and television programs in which she starred.

Selena has been signed to Hollywood Records (also Miley Cyrus’ label) and is rumoured to be working on her debut studio album which is set to be released in August of 2009. Claiming that the album has a pop-rock-techno flavour, Selena is hoping that the lyrics she has selected, which deal mostly with life, heartache and friendships, will help her fans to get to know her better. She has also contributed lyrics to a track entitled Beautifully Disturbed, which will supposedly appear on the upcoming album.

Recordings
Selena Gomez recorded Everything is Not What it Seems and Make It Happen for The Wizards of Waverly Place, and contributed a cover of Cruella De Vil for the platinum DVD of101 Dalmatians. The cover song was also featured on theDisneymania 6 album.

In 2008, Selena Gomez scored the chance to record Tell Me Something I Don’t Know, New Classic and Bang a Drum for the Another Cinderella Story, sequel to A Cinderella Story featuring another Disney starlet, Hilary Duff. She also recorded Fly to Your Heart for the film Tinker Bell.

Selena works well with others, which led her to do a duet with best friend Demi Lovato entitled One and The Same for Princess Protection Program. Another duet called Whoa-oh with the band Forever the Sickest Kids was produced.

The theme song for the Disney show Wizards of Waverly Place is performed by Selena Gomez.

Musical Projects
As Selena Gomez’s favourite band is Paramore, she enjoys singing covers of their songs in her spare time. Doing music videos will not require a big effort from Selena because she has already appeared in music videos for Tell Me Something I Don’t Know and Fly To Your Heart, as well asBurnin’ Up for the Jonas Brothers.

Selena has been quoted saying that she wishes to learn to play the drums, piano and guitar so that she can eventually be part of a band. However, the upcoming album is supposedly a solo one.

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