Although october 17 specifically marks the date of selena's first studio album release with capitol emi (self-titled selena), we are taking the day to celebrate her life and continued impact on various. Selena quintanilla was born in 1971 in lake jackson, texas, and she was performing tejano music with her mexican-american family around the state at a very young age. By her teens she was on the rise.

Her legacy is as vibrant as ever, inspiring new generations and reminding Two weeks after selena's murder, texas governor george w. Bush declared april 16 as selena day in texas. Her posthumous crossover album, dreaming of you (1995), debuted atop the billboard 200,.