#Fact1She wasn't born on Easter Sunday Selena was actually born after Easter in 1971 Easter fell on April 11th.2Selena Gomez was named after her.3Pictured on one of five nondenominated USA commemorative stamps honoring Latin Music Legends, issued on 16 March 2011; price on day of issue was 44¢. The other stamps honored Tito Puente, Carmen Miranda, Carlos Gardel, and Celia Cruz.4Had an extensive shoe and hat collection. Her closet was and still is to this day, filled with hundreds of shoes.5In middle school, she was in honors classes and made As and Bs.6As a teenager, she liked to do Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown songs during her concerts.7Even though her English Album wasn't released until 1995, she was signed to SBK records in November of 1993 to make the album.8The songs "Where Did The Feeling Go?", "Is It The Beat?" and "Only Love" were recorded a few months after Selena singed on with EMI Latin in 1989. They remained unreleased until 1996 and 1997.9Selena was always writing songs. What she wrote was never put to music. She used to sit around the house and jot down lyrics impulsively in notebooks and then leave the notebooks lying all over the house causing Chris to have to go around and collect them. A.B. hinted once that the most complete set of lyrics might be put to music one day as the final Selena song.10Selena had an extensive Faberge egg collection. In her living room, she had big glass cabinets in which she kept more than 500 designer eggs. She had everything from gold to diamond, every size. If it looked like an egg she bought it. Her friends and family related this hobby to the fact that she was born on Easter Sunday. According to Suzette, each egg tells a story. There's one that Chris bought her a week before she died and then there's one Selena bought at Universal City in Los Angeles. All of the eggs are on display in their original cases at the Q-Production's Selena Museum. In the display case, they're arranged exactly the way they were in Selena's living room.11Once Selena was late for an 8:00 p.m. gig at the Tejano Rodeo in Dallas because her plane was delayed by a snowstorm. When she showed up at 10:00 instead of canceling like many stars would do she walked out on stage apologizing heavily and then sang and danced all night so her fans wouldn't feel shortchanged.12Her actual last performance was made a few days before her death for a children's charity.13Was the first Tejano artist ever to win a Grammy Award.14She never refused to sign an autograph.15In middle school Selena was asked to try out for the cheer leading squad but because of her touring with the band she didn't have time for it.16In 1994 to commemorate her 5 years with the company, Coca-Cola issued special Selena coke bottles that sold out rapidly. One was and might still be displayed in the San Antonio Hard Rock Cafe with her signature on it.17As a teenager, Selena's favorite TV show was the 80s hit Moonlighting (1985), which starred Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd.18Mayor of Corpus Christi proclaimed March 31, 2005, as "Selena - A Day of Remembrance" honoring the 10th anniversary of her death.19Her final performance was March 19, 1995 in Bryan, Texas.20When Marcela was pregnant with Selena, her parents were convinced they were having a boy. The name they had chosen was Marc Anthony. Selena's name was chosen when her mother's roommate had chosen that name for a girl she was gonna have, but she had a boy, thus Selena's name was born.21The song 'No Me Queda Más' was written by Ricky Vela about Suzette. He has a crush on her, but she met her now husband Billy, and that's when he wrote the song.22Her 1994 concert in Houston's Astrodome took place in front of 61,000 fans, the largest crowd in Tejano music history and in Astrodome history, second only to Garth Brooks. After her death, the self-designed purple jumpsuit she wore at the record-setting concert was donated to the Smithsonian.23In September 1994 she played Mexico City, where front-page stories proclaimed her "La Reina Tejana."24In April 1994, she released "Amor Prohibido", her last album. It included the hit singles, "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", and the reworked The Pretenders' song, "Fotos y Recuerdos". In May, while promoting the album, Selena performed at Randy's Rodeo in San Antonio where, 16 years earlier, The Sex Pistols had played their second-to-last concert. "Amor Prohibido" went triple platinum by the end of the year.25On her 1985 appearance on the Johnny Canales Show (a sort of Chicano Ed Sullivan), she asked to be interviewed in English. By the end of her life, Selena spoke the language fluently.26Was a huge fan of Bonnie Raitt, Garth Brooks and Janet Jackson.27As a child, she loved Donna Summer, R&B duo A Taste of Honey and rock group Air Supply.28Loved the music of Gloria Estefan, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Luis Enrique, The Barrio Boys, Emilio, Roberto Pulido, La Mafia, Amanda Miguel, 'Rocio Durcal', and Mexican singers Maria Mendoza, 'Lola Beltran' and Lucha Villa.29Watched Soul Train (1971) to practice new dance moves.30In the months following her death, more than 600 baby girls throughout south Texas were named after Selena.31Received "Key of the City" in Houston on April 16, 1994. It was proclaimed Selena Day.32Was nominated for a second Grammy for her album "Amor Prohibido".33Was named by Billboard Magazine 2000 as Best Selling "Latin Artist of the Decade" selling 18,000,000 albums during that time.34Was known as the Tex-Mex Madonna (without all the controversy).35Was in the 1999 Guinness Book of Records as "Most Dominating Artist".36The song "Amor Prohibido" was based on her grandparents.37The Hardrock Cafe has a Selena star on the sidewalk in front of the restaurant, she attended the opening as a celebrity in January 1995.38Once went bungee-jumping on a dare.39In 1994, Coca Cola made a special Coke bottle in honor of Selena's 5 years with them.40"Dreaming Of You" was certified 3x platinum by selling 5,000,000 copies.417 number 1 singles: 'Buenos Amigos' which was at the top for a week, 'Dondequiera Que Estes' which was at the top for 6 weeks, 'Amor Prohibido' which topped for 9 weeks, 'Bidi Bidi Bom Bom' which topped for 4 weeks, 'No Me Queda Mas' which was number 1 for 7 weeks, 'Fotos Y Recuerdos' which was number 1 for 7 weeks, and 'Tu Solo Tu', the biggest hit of her career with 10 weeks at the top.42Sang at her father's restaurant "Papa Gayo's" in 1980.43Had been accepted to the Louisiana State University.44Was planning to work on her next Tejano album and go on tour in later '95 before her tragic death.45Her parents married on June 8, 1963.46Her father is Mexican-American, Texas native and her mother is a Mexican- American/Cherokee Indian from Washington.47Was the first recording artist to place five Spanish language albums simultaneously on the Billboard 200.48Was named "Female Artist of The Year" for 9 years in a row, at the Tejano Music Awards.49"Ven Conmigo" was the first Tejano album ever to go Gold.50Has sold approximately 20,000,000 albums in 6 years.51"Dreaming of You" went multi-platinum by selling over 5,000,000 copies surpassing Mariah Carey's sales records.52Originally 13 songs were written for the album "Dreaming of You", but only 4 songs were recorded before her death.53Began designing clothes at age 10 or 1154Was one of the three women featured in an article in "Texas Monthly" September 1994 issue titled "20 Texans You Need to Know".55Loved tobogganing, parasailing, and motorcycle riding.56Her first car, a BMW, was stolen and dumped into the ocean.57Is buried at the Seaside Memorial Park next to a Mesquite tree.58After her death, a public viewing took place in Bayfront Plaza Convention, where over 30,000-50,000 mourners attended to pay their respects for the late Tejano star.59Her funeral took place on April 3, 1995 at the Bayfront Plaza Convention Center, a day after it would have been her third anniversary of her marriage to Chris.60Was in the process of building a new home containing 10 bedrooms to be located in the lush "King Estates" south of Corpus Christi, overlooking Oso Creek near Corpus Christi Botanic Garden.61Took college correspondance courses at Pacific Western University in California.62While growing up, she had a chicken named April.63Yolanda Saldivar, her murderer, always maintained the shooting was accidental. Nevertheless on October 23, 1995 she was found guilty of first- degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.64She was known as the Queen of Tejano Music.65Had 5 dogs: a husky, a black pomeranian named Pebbles, two mastiffs named Winny and Taylor, and two miniature pinchers named Julia and Andre. She also shared a pet snake with Chris.66Her primary language was English, but later learned Spanish.67Her favorite restaurant was Olive Garden. She once paid a tab in a restaurant for an old woman who was dining alone. She felt sorry for the woman and gave her cake to take home.68Before her death, Selena and Chris were planning to renew their vows on their 5th anniversary since they didn't have a real wedding.69Weighed 5 1bs. and 10 1/2oz. at birth.70Was the first Tejano artist to make Billboard's Latin Top 200 List of All Time Best Selling Records.71Served as the spokesperson for Coca-Cola, bep corporation (Agree Shampoo), AT&T (phone service), and Southwestern Bell (call notes voice-mail system).72Took correspondence classes at American School in Chicago. Graduated with a GED.73She was born in Freeport Community Hospital in Brazosport, Texas.74Her marriage took place in Nueces County Court where they were married by the Justice of Peace, Ben Ciarza Jr.75Attended West Oso Junior High in Corpus Christi, Texas until she was 13.76Attended Oran M. Roberts Elementary School.77She was working on her first English album at the time she was killed. She was due in the studio the day of the murder.78Following the weeks after Selena's death, "People" magazine released a commemorative issue covering Selena's death, one in English and the other in Spanish. Within a matter of days after it first appeared on the newsstand, the Spanish-language edition sold out everyhwere, that "People" had to go into 6 more reprint sessions. The mass hysteria for Selena memorabilia was so intense, that after six successful reprints of the Spanish-issue, "People" decided to release a Spanish-language edition of their magazine, "People en Espanol" which became a popular selling magazine.79Won a Grammy in 199480Had two boutiques, one in San Antonio and one in Corpus Christi81She designed her own clothes82Set an attendance-record on the Houston Astrodome on a Sunday-matinée show.83Lived next door to her parents84Had a shoe collection85She drove a red porsche86Listed in "People Weekly"s "Most Intriguing People" list. (December 25, 1995/January 1, 1996 issue)