Selena Gomez

Selena Marie Gomez born July 22 1992 is an American singer actress and producer She has been regarded as a triple threat Born and raised in Texas Gomez began her acting career on the childrens television series Barney Friends 20022004 In her teenage years she rose to prominence for her lead role as Alex Russo in the Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place 20072012 Alongside her television career Gomez appeared in the films Another Cinderella Story 2008 Princess Protection Program 2009 Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie 2009 Ramona and Beezus 2010 Monte Carlo 2011 Spring Breakers 2012 Getaway 2013 The Fundamentals of Caring 2016 The Dead Dont Die 2019 and A Rainy Day in New York 2019 She voiced the character Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise 20122022 Gomez executive produced the Netflix television series 13 Reasons Why 20172020 and Living Undocumented 2019 through her production company July Moonhead Productions She also executive produces and stars in the HBO Max cooking series Selena Chef and the Hulu mysterycomedy series Only Murders in the Building The latter earned Gomez critical praise and a nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy series at the Critics Choice Television Awards Gomez released three albums with her former band Selena Gomez the Scene all of which reached the top ten of the US Billboard 200 and were certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America Kiss Tell 2009 A Year Without Rain 2010 and When the Sun Goes Down 2011 Additionally Gomezs three solo studio albumsStars Dance 2013 Revival 2015 and Rare 2020each debuted atop the Billboard 200 She also released the Spanishlanguage EP Revelación 2021 for which she received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album A number of Gomezs singles have charted inside the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100 including Come Get It The Heart Wants What It Wants Good for You Same Old Love Hands to Myself We Dont Talk Anymore It Aint Me and her first numberone song Lose You to Love Me Her music is known for its hushed vocal styles As of 2017 Gomez has sold over seven million albums and 22 million singles worldwide according to Billboard She has received various accolades and was named Billboards Woman of the Year in 2017 Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020 She has a large following on social media and is the most followed musician and actress on Instagram Gomezs other ventures include makeup clothing handbag and fragrance lines She has worked with many charitable organizations and served as a UNICEF ambassador since age 17 Description above from the Wikipedia article Selena Gomez licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia