Selena Gomez: her career, her music and evolution of her style
From 'Disney girl to fashion icon, producer and philanthropist. Vogue reviews the biography of Selena Gomez, one of the celebrities of the moment.
Who is Selena Gomez?
Selena Gomez was born in Grand Prairie, Texas, in 1992. Daughter of a Mexican father and an American mother, she was inclined towards acting and music thanks to the latter, since in her childhood she dedicated herself to carefully observe the plays of it. She was named after her in honor of the tex-mex singer, Selena Quintanilla and has expressed great admiration for her.
In what series and movies has she participated?
She began her career at age 10 on the Barney & Friends' program alongside Demi Lovato, but it was until 2007 when Selena Gomez gained popularity by becoming a Disney girl starring in the series' The Wizards of Waverly Place ', which earned Emmy Award nominations three times.
At Disney, Selena Gomez performed some songs from her own series and later formed her own group, Selena Gomez & The Scene, in 2009. It was there when she released great hits such as Naturally and 'Love you Like a Love Song', the most successful of the band with 2.6 million copies sold in the United States.
For her acting career, the leap to adulthood occurred with the film 'Spring Breakers' in 2012. Already away from her image of 'Disney girl', she made her first solo album, 'Stars Dance', with which she reached the position number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Much has been said about her personal life. She has been mainly related to Justin Bieber and later to Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd.
Her beginnings in fashion ...
Since then, the actress and singer Selena Gomez has not only positioned herself as one of the great figures of pop, she has also become an it girl, with a youthful and sexy style, which she has created in collaboration with her stylist Kate Young , who has revealed Armani and Stella McCartney as some of Gomez's favorites. She has been the image for the Coach firm and served as a designer with her own collection for Puma.
Like other celebrities, she will take her first steps as an entrepreneur in the beauty world.She will soon launch her own beauty line.
Philanthropy and revival
In addition to her brilliant musical career, Selena Gomez has performed philaropic work as an ambassador for UNICEF (at the age of 17 she became the youngest of the organization), performing work such as charity concerts and donations for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis after participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge.
What illness does Selena Gomez suffer from?
Despite suffering from Lupus and going through emotional crises that have caused her to be admitted to psychiatric centers, Selena Gomez has resurfaced and reinvented herself on multiple occasions with an unstoppable trajectory. His most recent comeback occurred during the 2019 American Fashion Awards, where he presented his most recent single 'Look At Her Now', after achieving the greatest success in his career with 'Lose You To Love Me' with which he positioned himself in the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number one.
Selena Gomez's style on the red carpets through time
Selena Gomez has evolved. Not only regarding her musical and acting career, her styles have changed over the years. We went from seeing a woman with a taste for romantic and tender dresses to another whose style screams 'girl power'. That is why Vogue reviews her best looks from 2006 to 2009, placing special emphasis on her appearances at the MET Gala, where her arrival is one of the most anticipated since her first presentation at 2014.
Selena Gomez stars on the cover of Vogue Mexico and Latin America for December 2020 -January 2021
Selena Gomez is an artist who during 2020 showed us that she still has great challenges to achieve, one of them is to recognize herself as a woman with Mexican-American roots, raising her voice for all the causes that matter, something she shared with us for the December 2020 - January 2021 cover of Vogue Mexico and Latin America.
Selena Gomez on the cover of Vogue US for April 2021
The actress, singer and businesswoman conquers more covers this year, now for the American edition of Vogue, with which she arrives to talk about all kinds of topics as part of her cover interview for the April 2021 edition. One of the most important it was the reason why he became a singer and pursued a career in music, as well as his perception of politics. Her photoshoot was taken at her home, bearing different signatures, evoking the mood that she has when she is at her home. This year is a great milestone for her because she will release her first album in Spanish: Revelación, available on all platforms from March 12, 2021.
Selena Gomez's Spanish album
It's called Revelation and it's out on March 12, 2021. This album has several collaborations and will be made up of 7 songs. Some of the ones that have already reached the popularity charts are De una vez, Selfish Love and Baila Conmigo.
