Selena Gomez biography (photo)

Selena Gomez Biography

Selena Marie Gomez who was born on July 22, 1992 is an American singer,
actress and producer.

After appearing on the children's television series Barney & Friends as a child, she received wider recognition for her act as Alex Russo on the Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired for 4 seasons from 2007 until 2012. Selena has also starred 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) and The Fundamentals of Caring (2016). She voiced the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and was the executive producer of the Netflix television series 13 Reasons Why.

She had a former band called Selena Gomez & the Scene and she attained the top-ten albums Kiss & Tell (2009), A Year Without Rain (2010) and When the Sun Goes Down (2011) on the US Billboard 200.

As a solo artist, Gomez has released two number-one albums: Stars Dance (2013) and Revival (2015). She has also earned seven top-ten entries on the US Billboard Hot 100 with "Come & Get It", "The Heart Wants What It Wants", "Good for You" with ASAP Rocky, "Same Old Love", "Hands to Myself", "We Don't Talk Anymore" with Charlie Puth, and "It Ain't Me" with Kygo. In 2017, Billboard reported that Gomez has sold over 12 million albums and 27 million singles worldwide.