Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is a singer, actress, and producer from the United States. 30-year-old Gomez made her acting debut on the children's television show Barney & Friends (2002–2004). She rose to prominence as a teenager for her role as Alex Russo in the Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012). In addition to her television work, Gomez has appeared in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), Monte Carlo (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019), as well as voiced Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise (2012–2022).
Through her production company, July Moon Productions, Gomez executive produced the Netflix television series 13 Reasons Why (2017-2020) and Living Undocumented (2019). She also executive produces and stars in the HBO Max cooking series Selena + Chef (2020-present) and the Hulu mystery-comedy series Only Murders in the Building (2020-present) (2021–present). The latter earned Gomez critical acclaim as well as nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for her work as a producer.
Selena Gomez & the Scene released three albums, all of which charted in the top ten on the US Billboard 200 and were certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA): Kiss & Tell (2009), A Year Without Rain (2010), and When the Sun Goes Down (2012). (2011). Stars Dance (2013), her debut solo album, topped the US Billboard 200, and its lead single, "Come & Get It," reached the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100. Gomez's second studio album Revival (2015), debuted at number one in the US, was certified platinum by the RIAA, and spawned three US top-ten entries: "Good for You", "Same Old Love", "Hands to Myself". Rare (2020), her third studio album, became her third consecutive number-one in the United States, and its lead single, "Lose You to Love Me," became her first number-one song in the United States and Canada. She released the Spanish-language EP Revelación in 2021, for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.
She has received numerous honours, including being named Billboard's Woman of the Year in 2017, and she has broken 15 Guinness World Records. Time magazine named her one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2020. She has a large social media following and is the most followed musician and actress on Instagram. Gomez also has makeup, clothing, handbag, and fragrance lines. She has worked with numerous charitable organizations and has been a UNICEF ambassador since the age of 17.
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Early years
Selena Marie Gomez was born in Grand Prairie, Texas, on July 22, 1992, to Ricardo Joel Gomez and Texas-born former stage actress Mandy Teefey. Selena Quintanilla, a Tejano singer who died in 1995, inspired her name. Her father is of Mexican descent, and her adopted mother is of Italian ancestry. In the 1970s, Gomez's paternal grandparents moved to Texas from Monterrey, Mexico. Gomez has stated that she is proud of her heritage "a proud third-generation American-Mexican" and "My family does have quinceañeras, and we go to the communion church. We do everything Catholic, but we don't do anything traditional, other than go to the park and have barbecues after church on Sundays." Gomez spoke Spanish fluently until the age of seven. When she was five years old, her parents divorced, and she stayed with her mother. Gracie Elliot Teefey, through Mandy and her second husband, Brian Teefey, and Victoria "Tori" and Marcus Gomez, through Ricardo and his second wife, Sara, are Gomez's two younger half-sisters and stepbrothers. In May 2010, she graduated from high school after homeschooling.
Gomez was born when her mother was sixteen. Throughout Gomez's childhood, the family struggled financially, with her mother struggling to provide for the couple. Gomez recalls having to look for quarters just to get gas for their car at one point. Her mother later recalled the two frequently walking to their neighbourhood dollar store to buy spaghetti for dinner. According to Gomez, "I was angry because my parents weren't together, and I never saw the light at the end of the tunnel, where my mother was working hard to provide a better life for me. I'm afraid of who I'd become if I'd stayed [in Texas]." Her mother, she later added "was extremely powerful around me. Having me at the age of 16 must have been a big responsibility. She gave up everything for me, worked three jobs, supported me, and even gave up her life for me." As a child, Gomez had a close relationship with her grandparents and competed in various pageants. Her grandparents frequently looked after her while her parents finished their education, and she has stated that they "raised her" until she achieved success in show business.
2002-2006: Beginnings of a career
Gomez became interested in pursuing a career in entertainment after witnessing her mother prepare for stage productions. She debuted on the children's television show Barney & Friends in 2002, playing the character Gianna. Her first acting role was in the show. Gomez recalled the incident, "I was very shy as a child and had no idea what 'camera right' meant. I had no idea what blocking was. Barney taught me everything." Between 2002 and 2004, Gomez appeared in thirteen episodes of the show; the show's producers let her go because she was "too old" for the series. Gomez appeared in the film Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and the made-for-television film Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire while working on Barney & Friends (2005). She appeared as a guest star in an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody on the Disney Channel in 2006.
2007-2012: Disney and Selena Gomez & the Scene Breakthrough
In 2007, Gomez was cast as pop star Mikayla in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana. During this time, Gomez filmed pilot episodes for two potential Disney Channel shows: Arwin!, a Suite Life spin-off, and What's Stevie Thinking?, a Lizzie McGuire spin-off. She later auditioned for the role of Alex Russo in the network's series Wizards of Waverly Place, which she eventually won. Gomez and her mother later relocated to Los Angeles. In Wizards of Waverly Place, Gomez portrayed a teenage girl from a wizard family who owns a restaurant in New York City. The series quickly became a hit for the Disney Channel, and it marked Gomez's break into the mainstream. It received numerous awards and nominations, as well as positive reviews, with Gomez's comic timing and sarcastic delivery receiving special praise.
Gomez voiced Helga in the animated film Horton Hears a Who! while working on the second season of Wizards of Waverly Place (2008). The film was a box office and critical success, grossing nearly $300 million worldwide. Gomez starred as aspiring dancer Mary Santiago in Another Cinderella Story (2008), the second installment of the A Cinderella Story series, which was released on DVD. For the role, she received the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Special - Leading Young Actress. She contributed three songs to the soundtrack, including the single "Tell Me Something I Don't Know," which became her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. She also recorded "Fly to Your Heart," an original song, for the soundtrack of the animated film Tinker Bell (2008).
Gomez signed a record deal with Hollywood Records when she was 16 years old. In 2008, Gomez founded her own production company, July Moon Productions. She collaborated on the project with XYZ Films, which allowed Gomez to option articles, hire writers, and create talent packages to pitch to studios. Gomez had planned to release two films through the company. The first, titled What Boys Want, would cast Gomez as a girl who can hear men's thoughts. Later, she announced a film adaptation of the novel Thirteen Reasons Why in which she would play a young girl who commits suicide; neither film was produced, but Gomez would later executive produce a television adaptation of Thirteen Reasons Why.
Gomez's mainstream success continued the following year, with her appearance as Alex Russo in a crossover episode of the Disney Channel series The Suite Life on Deck in 2009. She also appeared in the Disney Channel series Sonny with a Chance as herself. Gomez and Demi Lovato co-starred in the June 2009 Disney Channel film Princess Protection Program. During its premiere, the film received 8.5 million viewers. Following that, she starred in Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, a television film based on the show. The film debuted in August to 11.4 million viewers, becoming cable's number-one scripted telecast of the year and the second-most watched TV movie on cable, trailing only High School Musical 2. Roxana Hadadi of The Washington Post credited all three performers—Gomez, David Henrie and Jake T. Austin—for their "acting skills that carry the film". At the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, the film won the series its second consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program. Gomez recorded three songs on the television series and film's soundtrack, including the single "Magic". She later played Princess Selenia in Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard, an English-language French animated/live-action film (2009).
Gomez formed the pop-rock band Selena Gomez & the Scene through her record deal with Hollywood Records in the hopes of breaking into the music industry. The name of the band is a "ironic jab" at the people who called Gomez a "want to be scene". Kiss & Tell, the group's first studio album, was released in August 2009 and debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States, selling 66,000 copies in its first week. Some critics praised the album for its "fun" nature, while others criticized Gomez's vocal performance. Despite the fact that the first single was not commercially successful, the second single, "Naturally," peaked at number twenty-nine in the United States and number seven in the United Kingdom. In July 2010, Gomez co-starred with Joey King in Ramona and Beezus, a film adaptation of Beverly Cleary's children's novel series in which she played Beezus Quimby. The film was well received by critics; Roger Ebert described it as "a sweet salute," and found both actresses "appealing". That same year, Selena Gomez and the Scene released their second studio album, A Year Without Rain, which debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with over 66,000 sales. The album received mixed to positive reviews, with some critics dismissing Gomez's Auto-Tuned vocals. The singles from the album, "Round & Round" and "A Year Without Rain," were both moderately successful. In Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds, Gomez reprised her role as Princess Selenia.
When the Sun Goes Down, Selena Gomez & the Scene's third and final studio album, was released in June 2011 to mixed reviews. It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, selling 78,000 copies in its first week, and peaked at number three the following week. "Who Says," the album's lead single, was the band's highest charting effort, peaking at number twenty-one in the United States. Its second single, "Love You Like a Love Song," went on to become the band's best-selling single in the United States, peaking at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 38 weeks and reaching the top ten in Canada. Billboard ranked the song as the biggest song in 2022, peaking at number twenty-two. Gomez starred in the comedy film Monte Carlo (2011), with Leighton Meester and Katie Cassidy; she played the lead role of Grace, a teenager "mistaken for a socialite", Cordelia (also Gomez), "while on a trip to Paris". In preparation for the role, she learned to play polo and received dialect coaching to speak in two different British accents; Gomez's accent was described as "unconvincing". Critics gave the film mixed reviews. Gomez was described as "cute, but too bland to lend the proceedings any vivid character, except for the few scenes that allow her to indulge her cold, sarcastic, nasty side as Cordelia" by Nick Schager of Slant Magazine. That same year, Gomez made a cameo appearance in the film The Muppets. She hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in November.
Stars Dance and Films 2012-2014
In January 2012, Gomez announced that she would be taking a break from music, putting Selena Gomez & the Scene on hiatus. Wizards of Waverly Place ended its four-season run on the Disney Channel that year. Gomez starred as Mavis in Hotel Transylvania, which premiered at the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival in September 2012 and was released in theatres the following month to mixed reviews. The film was a financial success, grossing $358 million globally. Gomez appeared in Harmony Korine's controversial exploitation film Spring Breakers (2012), alongside James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine. The film premiered in September at the 69th Venice International Film Festival and was released the following year. The plot revolved around four college-aged girls who decide to rob a fast food restaurant to fund their spring break. Gomez reportedly had a "bit of a meltdown on set" after playing a more mature character than she had previously. Spring Breakers divided audiences; the film received mostly positive reviews from critics and was named one of the BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the Twenty-First Century. Gomez co-starred with Ethan Hawke in the 2013 action thriller Getaway, in which she played a young hacker. The film was a commercial and critical flop, earning Gomez a nomination for Worst Actress at the 34th Golden Raspberry Awards. Christopher Orr of The Atlantic described her as "a kid trying desperately to act like a grownup, but with no real idea what that might entail". Gomez also served as executive producer and starred in The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex, a Disney Channel special (2013).
Despite earlier claims that she would be taking a break from music, Gomez announced the release of her solo debut album in March 2013. As the lead single, Gomez released "Come & Get It" in April 2013. It was Gomez's first top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number six. The song also charted in the top ten in Canada and the United Kingdom. The second single, "Slow Down," reached number 27 in the United States. Stars Dance was released in July 2013. Musically, the album is rooted in EDM and electropop. It was her first number-one album in the United States, selling 97,000 copies in its first week, and it also reached number one in Canada. Music critics gave it mixed reviews, with some pointing out her inability to forge her own musical identity and dismissing her vocal abilities. Gomez, who was inspired by artists such as Janet Jackson and Britney Spears, incorporated choreographed dance routines into the album's music videos and her promotional live performances. At the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, the video for "Come & Get It" won Best Pop Video.
In August 2013, Gomez launched her Stars Dance Tour. After performing in North America and Europe, Gomez cancelled the tour's Australian and Asian legs in December 2013, claiming she would be taking a break to spend time with her family. Gomez was reported to have spent two weeks at Dawn at The Meadows, a treatment centre in Wickenburg, Arizona that specialises in treating addiction and trauma in young people, in January 2014. Her representative stated that she had spent time there "voluntarily but not for substance abuse". Gomez revealed in 2015 that she had been diagnosed with lupus and that she had entered rehab to undergo chemotherapy after cancelling her tour. In Behaving Badly, Gomez portrayed Nina Pennington, a sweet straight-A student (2014). The film, which was shot prior to Gomez's stint in rehab, was released in August to generally negative critical and commercial reviews. The author of the original autobiographical novel has spoken out against the film. However, critics deemed Gomez's performance superior to the film; Stephen Dalton from The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Gomez gives the one-dimensional Nina an emotional maturity that deserves a better movie than this". Gomez also appeared as a supporting actor in William H. Macy's directorial debut, Rudderless (2014). The independent film debuted at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival to mixed reviews from critics. Gomez received the Ultimate Choice Award for her "contributions to the entertainment world" at the 2014 Teen Choice Awards.
It was reported in April of that year that Gomez had fired her mother and stepfather, who had served as her managers since the beginning of her career. Gomez later signed contracts with WME and Brillstein to manage her career. The news of Gomez's new management fueled speculation that her contract with Hollywood Records was expiring and that she was looking for a new label. In November 2014, Gomez surprised fans by releasing her new single "The Heart Wants What It Wants," and she confirmed, after months of speculation, that she would be releasing a compilation album to finish out her contract with Hollywood Records. The song became her second top-ten hit in the United States. For You, Gomez's first solo compilation album, was released the same month. The album debuted at number twenty-four on the Billboard 200 in the United States. In December 2014, Gomez officially left Hollywood Records and signed with Interscope Records.
2015-2016: Rebirth
While working on her second studio album, Gomez collaborated with Zedd on the song "I Want You to Know," which was released in February 2015 and charted in the top twenty in the United States. She appeared in Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" music video in May. In June, Gomez released "Good for You," a collaboration with rapper ASAP Rocky, as the lead single from her second studio album. The song sold 179,000 copies in its first week of release, becoming her first top-five Billboard Hot 100 single and her first to top the Mainstream Top 40 chart. It also charted in the top ten in Australia and Canada. Gomez later reprised her role as Mavis in Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015), which was met with positive critical and commercial reception upon its initial release, grossing $474 million worldwide. At the 42nd People's Choice Awards, she was named Favorite Animated Movie Voice.
Revival, Gomez's second studio album, was released in October 2015. It's a dance-pop and electropop record with R&B undertones. Critics praised the album's production and lyrical content, and it received positive reviews. Brittany Spanos wrote for Rolling Stone that "Revival is an audacious name for a 23-year-old singer's second album, but Gomez earns it from start to finish," adding that "his is the sound of a newly empowered pop artist growing into her strengths like never before." Billboard's Kristen S.Hé called it "one of the most influential pop albums of the late 2010s." The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States, selling 117,000 album units in its first week, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. It is Gomez's best-selling first week to date. "Same Old Love," the album's second single, topped the Mainstream Top 40 chart. It also reached number five in the United States, tying "Good for You" as Gomez's highest-charting single at the time. "Hands to Myself" was the album's third single and Gomez's third consecutive number one on the Mainstream Top 40, making her one of only six female artists to have three singles from the same album reach the top of the chart. The single also charted in the top ten in the United States. Gomez received the Chart-Topper Award at the 2015 Billboard Women in Music event for her performance on Billboard's music charts.
Gomez appeared in Adam McKay's film The Big Short as a cameo (2015). She then co-starred with Paul Rudd in the comedy-drama The Fundamentals of Caring, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in January and was released on Netflix five months later. The film received a positive critical response; Tristram Fane Saunders of The Daily Telegraph described Gomez's performance as "impressive" and "mature". In January 2016, Gomez appeared as a musical guest on an episode of the NBC late-night sketch comedy Saturday Night Live. Four months later, "Kill Em with Kindness" was released as the Revival's fourth and final single. In the comedy Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Gomez played the president of a sorority; the film received mixed to positive reviews.
In May 2016, Gomez began her worldwide Revival Tour. She claimed that the tour would be solely about her as an artist, with less choreography and effects than her previous tour. During her Revival Tour, Gomez began working on her third studio album and added a new song titled "Feel Me" to the setlist. Due to popular demand, the song was later released in February 2020. After touring in North America, Asia, and Oceania, she canceled the European and South American legs in August 2016 due to lupus-related anxiety, panic attacks, and depression. Charlie Puth's single "We Don't Talk Anymore" featured Gomez. The song was a worldwide success, reaching the top ten in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, and topping the charts in Italy; it was certified 5 Platinum by the RIAA. The music video had more than 2.9 billion views on YouTube as of December 2022, making it the 37th most-viewed video and the most-viewed music video published on the site in 2016. Gomez appeared as a supporting actor in James Franco's In Dubious Battle (2016). The film had its world premiere at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, where it received lukewarm reviews. The Norwegian DJ Cashmere Cat's single "Trust Nobody" featured Gomez and Canadian singer Tory Lanez.
After her tour was canceled, Gomez checked back into rehab to focus on her mental health and was noticeably absent from social media. She was the most followed person on Instagram at the time, and she was the first person to reach 100 million followers. She is currently the platform's most followed musician and actress. Gomez made her first public appearance since completing treatment at the 2016 American Music Awards, where she was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Artist of the Year, the latter of which she won. Gomez was also nominated for two Billboard Music Awards, including Top Female Artist, and won Biggest Triple Threat at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
2017-2019: Solo releases and 13 Reasons Why Gomez and Norwegian DJ Kygo collaborated on a single, "It Ain't Me," in February 2017. The collaboration peaked in the top ten of most major music charts worldwide, including the United States and the United Kingdom, and reached the top five in Australia, Canada, Germany, and many European countries. The song was nominated for several major awards worldwide, including Top Dance/Electronic Song at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.
Gomez served as executive producer on the Thirteen Reasons Why television adaptation. The series debuted on Netflix in March 2017. The series drew criticism from mental health charities and suicide prevention groups for its "dangerous content," with some viewers believing it glamorised suicide. Gomez addressed the debate, stating that "We stayed very true to the book, which was originally a beautifully tragic, complicated, yet suspenseful story, and I believe that's what we wanted to do. We wanted to do it right, and, yes, [the backlash] was inevitable. It's not an easy subject to broach, but I'm pleased with how things are going. Despite the controversy, the first season was widely regarded as a success. The other three seasons, on the other hand, received generally negative reviews. The most-watched original streaming series in 2018 was 13 Reasons Why. With 496.1 million hours viewed within 28 days of release, its second season is the ninth most watched English-language television series on Netflix. In June 2020, the series concluded after four seasons.
Gomez released the single "Bad Liar" in May 2017, along with a vertical music video that was only available for streaming on Spotify; it was the first music video to premiere on Spotify. Music critics praised the song universally, with some calling it Gomez's best song to date; Billboard named it the best song of 2017. "Bad Liar" was ranked 39th on Rolling Stone's 2019 list of the best songs of the decade. Winston Cook-Wilson of Spin magazine found Gomez's vocals pristine and the track "charmingly weird", calling its lyrics and sample usage "harebrained but ultimately brilliant". He praised "Bad Liar" for eschewing current radio trends, concluding that "It mostly just sounds like itself, and there's no higher compliment. Two months later, Gomez released the single "Fetish," which featured rapper Gucci Mane. Gomez and EDM producer Marshmello released the single "Wolves" in October 2017. The song was a commercial success, reaching the top ten on charts in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and several European countries, as well as peaking at number twenty in the United States. Later that year, Gomez was named Billboard's Woman of the Year in recognition of her commercial success and influence.
Gomez released the single "Back to You" from the 13 Reasons Why Season 2 Soundtrack in May 2018. The song peaked at number eighteen in the United States and reached the top five in Australia and Canada. Gomez reprised her role as Mavis in Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, which was released in July of that year. The film was a commercial success, grossing $528 million at the box office, and received mixed to positive reviews. Gomez appeared alongside Ozuna and Cardi B on DJ Snake's song "Taki Taki," which was released in September 2018. The single was a global success, reaching the top ten in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, as well as topping the charts in several Latin American countries. It also peaked at number eleven in the United States. The song was nominated for a Billboard Music Award and an iHeartRadio Music Award for Latin Song of the Year, but it was ultimately named Song of the Year at the 2019 Latin American Music Awards. According to Billboard, Gomez had the longest active streak of any artist, with 16 consecutive top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 from 2011 to 2018. Gomez also appeared on Julia Michaels' single "Anxiety," which was released in January 2019, and the following month, she released "I Can't Get Enough," a collaboration with Tainy, Benny Blanco, and J Balvin.
Gomez made an appearance in Jim Jarmusch's comedy horror film The Dead Don't Die (2019). The film premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it received mixed reviews. She co-starred in Woody Allen's romantic comedy A Rainy Day in New York that year, alongside Timothée Chalamet and Elle Fanning. Due to the resurgence of the 1992 sexual abuse allegation against Allen, prompted by the Me Too movement, Gomez donated more than $1 million to the Time's Up initiative, exceeding her salary from the film. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but Variety's Jessica Kiang praised Gomez's performance, writing, "Gomez comes out the best of the younger cast, husking her way through some of the film's better lines." Gomez was an executive producer on the Netflix docuseries Living Undocumented, which premiered in October 2019 and follows eight undocumented families in America. The docuseries was critically acclaimed.
2020-Present: Only Murders in the Building, Revelación, and Rare Murders
The lead single from Gomez's third studio album, "Lose You to Love Me," was released in October 2019. The next day, she dropped the album's second single, "Look at Her Now," as a surprise. "Lose You to Love Me" became her first number-one single in the United States and Canada, and it also reached the top five on several national charts around the world, including Australia and the United Kingdom. Rare debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 in January 2020, earning 112,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. It was her third consecutive number-one album in the United States, and it also topped the charts in Australia, Canada, and several other countries, peaking at number two in the United Kingdom. The album received positive reviews from music critics, who praised its production and cohesiveness, with many calling it Gomez's best album to date; Jem Aswad of Variety labelled Rare "one of the best pop albums to be released in recent memory" and described it as "sophisticated, precisely written and expertly produced music". "Rare" and "Boyfriend" are two other singles from the album.
In January 2020, Gomez played a giraffe in Stephen Gaghan's adventure film Dolittle. The film, starring Robert Downey Jr., was a box office flop and received mixed reviews from critics, who called it "too long lifeless." Gomez hosted and executive produced the HBO Max cooking show Selena + Chef, in which she is joined each episode remotely by a different chef due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each episode focuses on a food-related charity. The show premiered in August 2020 and received positive reviews from critics. Gomez appeared in a remix of Trevor Daniel's song "Past Life" in June. She executive produced two films this year: the romantic comedy The Broken Hearts Gallery, which was released to positive reviews in September 2020, and the teen comedy-drama This Is the Year. Gomez collaborated with South Korean girl group Blackpink on "Ice Cream" in August. The song reached number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and received 79.08 million views in its first 24 hours, making it the third most popular 24-hour debut for a music video on YouTube at the time. That same year, Gomez was named one of The Latin Recording Academy's Leading Ladies of Entertainment. Time magazine also named her one of the world's 100 most influential people.
In March 2021, Gomez released her first Spanish-language project, an EP titled Revelación. It debuted at number 22 in the United States, selling 23,000 equivalent album units in its first week, the highest sales week for a Latin album by a woman since Shakira's El Dorado in 2017. It also debuted at the top of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, making it the first album by a woman to do so since El Dorado in 2017. According to Metacritic, a website that collects professional music critics' reviews, the EP received universal acclaim and was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. It was also nominated for Latin Pop Album of the Year at the Billboard Latin Music, Latin American Music, and Lo Nuestro award ceremonies. The record combines reggaeton, Latin pop, R&B, and urbano elements, departing from the dance-pop sound of its predecessor, Rare. Gomez's expansion of her artistry was praised; AllMusic's Matt Collar found her remaining "artistically fearless". Entertainment Weekly's Marcus Jones called her "a far more versatile musician than she's been given credit for". Three singles were released from the album: "De Una Vez," "Baila Conmigo" with Rauw Alejandro, and "Selfish Love" with DJ Snake. With this EP and the single "Baila Conmigo," she became the first female act in over a decade to simultaneously top the US Latin Albums and Latin Airplay charts. At the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the music video for "De Una Vez" was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video. In May, Gomez performed at the opening ceremony of the 2021 UEFA Champions League Final. She later recorded a song called "999" with Colombian singer Camilo.
Along with Steve Martin and Martin Short, Gomez starred in and executive produced the Hulu mystery-comedy series Only Murders in the Building, which premiered on Hulu in August 2021 and set the record for the most-watched comedy premiere in Hulu history. Prior to the series' official premiere, Gomez stated that she was pleased to have played a character who matched her current actual age, claiming that she "signed her life away" to The Walt Disney Company at the start of her career and "did not know what she was doing." The series has received widespread praise and critical acclaim. Critics praised the main trio's performances and chemistry, writing in the Chicago Sun-Times, "Gomez is a true co-star in the series and does a superb job of meshing with Martin and Short to form one of the more entertaining albeit unlikely friendship trios in recent memory." Gomez was nominated for several awards, including the Critics' Choice Television Award, the Golden Globe Award, the Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She won the People's Choice Award for Comedy TV Star of the Year twice. She was nominated as a producer for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, marking only the third time in the awards' history that a Latina was among the producing nominees for a comedy series. Several journalists expressed disappointment that she was not nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Steve Martin and Martin Short, her co-stars, issued a statement saying, "We're disappointed that Selena was not nominated because she's so important to the trio and the show. She acts as a counterbalance to us."
In 2022, Gomez reprised her role as Mavis and served as an executive producer for Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, the fourth and final instalment in the Hotel Transylvania franchise. Sony Pictures cancelled the film's theatrical release due to an increase in SARS-CoV-2 Delta cases in the United States. In January 2022, the film was released on Amazon Prime Video to mixed reviews. Gomez was nominated for a Children's and Family Emmy Award for her work as an executive producer. She collaborated with Coldplay on "Let Somebody Go," which was released as a single in February. She was nominated for Album of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for her work as a featured artist on Coldplay's ninth studio album, Music of the Spheres. Gomez hosted an episode of NBC's late-night sketch comedy Saturday Night Live in May. She later appeared as a guest on the show in December. Gomez appeared in a remix of Rema's song "Calm Down" in August. The song was a global hit, reaching number four on the Billboard Global 200.
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, directed by Alek Keshishian, was a "raw and intimate" documentary film about Gomez. The film debuted at the AFI Fest in November 2022 and was released two days later on Apple TV+ and in select theatres. When it was released, it received a positive critical response; the documentary was praised for its mental health transparency. Chris Azzopardi from The New York Times described it as "honest portrait study of stardom and mental illness". The Critics Choice Association awarded the film the Seal of Female Empowerment in Entertainment. Gomez released the song "My Mind & Me" to coincide with the documentary's release. Variety named the song "Film Song of the Year" in 2022.
In January 2023, Gomez will begin filming Season 3 of Only Murders in the Building.
Projects in the works
It was announced in October 2020 that Gomez will produce and possibly star in the horror thriller film Dollhouse. In November 2020, Gomez was announced as the executive producer and star of the biographical film In the Shadow of the Mountain, directed by Elgin James and based on the memoir of Silvia Vasquez-Lavado, the first openly gay woman to complete the Seven Summits. Gomez was also set to appear in the psychological thriller Spiral in April 2021. 15 Candles, a project inspired by Sixteen Candles, began development for Peacock in March 2022, with Gomez serving as executive producer. It was announced in August that Gomez is in talks to produce a Working Girl reboot for Hulu. Gomez revealed in November that she will be taking Spanish lessons in preparation for a "Spanish-language movie" she will begin filming in the summer of 2023; the film is rumoured to be Emila Perez, directed by Jacques Audiard. She also stated that she was hard at work on her next album. Gomez was named producer of the music documentary Won't Be Silent in December.
Musical style Artistry
Gomez is a pop singer with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Her work is primarily dance-pop and EDM; however, she has experimented with other music genres. Her debut album with the Scene was influenced by electronic rock and pop rock, whereas her subsequent albums with the band focused on dance-pop. When the Sun Goes Down featured a more electropop and electro-disco musical direction, while A Year Without Rain featured synth-pop characteristics. Stars Dance, her debut solo album, was rooted in the EDM-pop genre—Gomez described it as "baby dubstep"—drawing elements from electronic, disco, techno, and dancehall. Her songs "The Heart Wants What It Wants" and "Good for You" have been described as "minimalistic" and "grown-up," respectively, as they introduce a more adult pop sound into her repertoire.
Influences
Gomez cited Bruno Mars as an early influence for "his style of music, his style in general, the way he performs, the way he carries himself" early in her career. Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift have also been mentioned as influences by Gomez. Stars Dance (2013), Gomez's debut solo album, was heavily influenced by Spears, Swift, and EDM producer Skrillex; Revival, her second album, was heavily influenced by Aguilera's album Stripped (2002), as well as Janet Jackson and Spears.
Products and recommendations
Gomez appeared in television commercials for Sears' back-to-school fashion campaign in 2009. She hosted the "Sears Arrive Air Band Casting Call," in which five winners were chosen for the first-ever "Sears Air Band," which performed at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. She also became the Borden Milk spokesperson, appearing in print advertisements and television commercials for the brand.
Gomez released the Dream Out Loud collection in 2010, after previously announcing plans to launch a fashion line. It featured bohemian dresses, floral tops, jeans, skirts, jackets, scarves, and hats made of recycled or eco-friendly materials. According to Gomez, "With my line, I really want to give customers options for how they can put their own looks together. I want pieces that can be dressed up or down, and the fabrics to be eco-friendly and organic. In addition, the tags will all include some of my inspirational quotes. I just want to send a positive message." For the project, Gomez collaborated with designers Tony Melillo and Sandra Campos, both of whom had previously worked with well-known fashion houses. Melillo and Campos collaborated with New York-based Adjmi Apparel to create the brand, which was formed by Adjmi CH Brands LLC, the brand's holding company. Gomez collaborated with retailer Kmart to launch the clothing line from 2010 to 2014.
Gomez signed a licence agreement with Adrenalina, an extreme sports and adventure-themed lifestyle brand, on July 14, 2011, to develop, manufacture, and distribute her own fragrance. "We are incredibly excited to be working with Ms. Gomez and will reveal more details about the fragrance as we get closer to the launch date," said Ilia Lekach, Chairman and CEO of Adrenalina. In May of 2012, the perfume was released. Vivamore by Selena Gomez, her second fragrance, was released in 2013. She also designed her own line of Nicole by OPI nail polish colours.
Gomez was a spokesperson and partner for Neo by Adidas from 2013 to 2015. Pantene signed Gomez to a $3 million endorsement deal in 2015. Gomez appeared in a fashion campaign for the luxury brand Louis Vuitton in 2016. She also appeared in advertisements for Coca-"Share Cola's a Coke" campaign, and campaign advertisements and lyrics from two of her songs were featured on Coca-Cola packaging across the country. Gomez confirmed her collaboration with Coach in 2017, beginning with their fall collection. The "Selena Grace" line was a limited-edition handbag collection. On March 29, 2018, Gomez posted photos from the handbag line to her Instagram account, including a black and brown Coach bag with the numbers "3 29 '98," a reference to a date 20 years earlier. She also became a brand ambassador for the athletic brand Puma, appearing in campaigns such as those for the Phenom Lux sneakers, which were released in March 2018. Her collaboration with Puma, dubbed the SG x PUMA Strong Girl collection, debuted on December 12, that year, and included items ranging from sneakers to athleisure wear. In 2018, it was also reported that Gomez was earning $800,000 for each sponsored Instagram post.
Gomez became an owner and investor in the ice cream brand Serendipity in April 2020. She debuted her own makeup line, "Rare Beauty," in September. At the 2020 WWD Beauty Inc Awards, the makeup line was named Startup of the Year. Gomez cofounded the mental health media platform "Wondermind" in November 2021. She also has a stake in the food delivery service Gopuff. She also collaborated with Our Place on a cookware line in May 2022.
Philanthropy sUNICEF
Gomez took part in St. Jude's Children's Hospital's "Runway For Life" benefit in October 2008. That same month, Gomez was named UNICEF's spokesperson for the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, which encouraged children to raise money for UNICEF by trick-or-treating on Halloween. Gomez, then 17, became UNICEF's youngest ambassador in August 2009. (Millie Bobby Brown later surpassed this record). Gomez travelled to Ghana for one week in September 2009 on her first official field mission to witness firsthand the harsh conditions of vulnerable children who lack essential necessities such as clean water, nourishment, education, and healthcare. Gomez explained to Associated Press correspondents that she wanted to use her celebrity to raise awareness about Ghana: "That is why I consider myself very fortunate to have a voice that children listen to and consider. People on my tour asked me where Ghana was, so I Googled it, and they now know where Ghana is because I went there. So it's pretty amazing." Gomez stated about her role as an ambassador, "Every day, 25,000 children die as a result of avoidable causes. I agree with UNICEF that we can reduce that figure from 25,000 to zero. I am confident that we can achieve this because UNICEF is constantly on the ground providing children with the lifesaving assistance required to make zero a reality."
For the second year in a row, Gomez was named spokesperson for UNICEF's 2009 Trick-or-Treat campaign. In 2008, she raised over $700,000 for the charity and stated that she hopes to raise $1 million in 2009. In support of the Trick-or-Treat campaign, Gomez took part in a celebrity auction and hosted a live web cast series on Facebook.
In 2010, Gomez returned as the UNICEF spokesperson to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign. Gomez and the Scene held a benefit concert in honor of the organization's 60th anniversary, with all proceeds going to the campaign. Gomez traveled to Chile in February 2011 to meet with the families of the UNICEF-supported "Programa Puente," which assisted families in better understanding and developing skills to deal with early childhood education, development, and other issues related to child-rearing. Gomez stated that "UNICEF is assisting Chilean families in escaping poverty, preventing domestic violence, and promoting education. It was truly inspiring to witness firsthand these families' struggles, as well as their hope and perseverance ". Gomez took part in the UNICEF Tap Project's "Celebrity Tap Pack" in March 2011, which featured limited-edition, custom-made water bottles filled with tap water from each celebrity advocate's home to raise funds and raise awareness for clean water and sanitation programs. She was also seen in campaign promotional videos. Gomez supported #SahelNOW, an emergency campaign to save lives in West and Central Africa's Sahel region, in April 2012. She went to UNICEF's Emergency Operation Centre and recorded an announcement encouraging people to donate $10 via text to UNICEF's Sahel relief efforts. Gomez visited Nepal in 2014 to raise awareness for orphaned children. Since becoming a UNICEF ambassador in 2009, Gomez has actively advocated for the world's "most vulnerable children" by taking part in several campaigns, events, and initiatives on behalf of the organization.
Other charitable activities
Gomez took part in the UR Votes Count campaign, which encouraged teenagers to learn more about presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain in 2008. After volunteering with the charity Island Dog, which helped dogs in Puerto Rico, Gomez became an ambassador for DoSomething the following year. She joined the cast during the filming of Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie in Puerto Rico. Gomez has also worked with the Enough Project's charity RAISE Hope For Congo to raise awareness about conflict minerals and violence against Congolese women.
Gomez was a member of "Disney's Friends for Change" from 2009 to 2012, an organization that promoted "environmentally-friendly behavior" and appeared in its public service announcements. Gomez, Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus, and the Jonas Brothers collaborated on the charity single "Send It On" as the impromptu musical group "Disney's Friends For Change," with all proceeds benefiting the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund. The song debuted at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. Gomez was named an ambassador for the Ryan Seacrest Foundation in April 2012. The previous year, Gomez visited The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for a Ryan Seacrest Foundation broadcast from the hospital's multimedia center. She was also a spokesperson for State Farm Insurance and appeared in a number of television commercials that aired on the Disney Channel to promote safe driving. Gomez narrated Girl Rising (2013), a CNN documentary film about the power of female education that followed seven girls from around the world as they sought to overcome obstacles and pursue their dreams.
In 2018 and 2019, Gomez attended the We Day California youth empowerment event in Los Angeles. Gomez introduced Nellie Mainor, a young fan with a rare kidney disease, at the 2018 event. Her appearance at We Day 2019 marked her return to the spotlight after a lengthy absence. Gomez extended her collaboration with WE Charity by visiting Kenya in December 2019 to meet the local community and visit schools built by the organisation. She established the Rare Impact Fund by Rare Beauty in 2020 with the goal of raising $100,000 to raise awareness and provide free mental health resources to young people.
Advocacy and impact
Several media outlets have dubbed Gomez the "Dance-pop Princess," and various journalists regard her as a "triple threat" due to her successful singing, performing, and acting careers. According to The Guardian, she popularised "whisper pop," a style of pop music distinguished by soft, hushed, and breathy vocals. Time magazine named her one of the "women who are changing the world" on its First Women Leaders list in 2017. Gomez received the Hispanic Heritage Foundation's Art Award in 2020 for her contribution to global culture through her music, filmography, and advocacy. People magazine named Gomez one of 15 women who are "changing the music industry today" in 2022. Because of her "multi-hyphenate" presence in music, films, television, cosmetics, and social activism, Variety considers her a key personality in global media. Gomez was also named one of the most powerful women in entertainment on The Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 list.
Gomez is an activist for a variety of causes. She is well-known for frequently raising mental health awareness. She received the McLean Award for mental health advocacy in 2019. In 2022, the Stanford Healthcare Innovation Lab bestowed upon her the first-ever Mental Health Innovations Award for Excellence in Mental Health Advocacy. The Ruderman Family Foundation also presented her with the Morton E. Ruderman Award for Inclusion that year. Gomez has expressed her support for the LGBT community. Several celebrities joined her in writing a "love letter" during Pride Month as part of Billboard's 30 Days of Pride in June 2016. She also worked on the charity single "Hands," a tribute to the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting, with 23 other artists to raise funds for Equality Florida's Pulse Victims Fund, GLAAD, and the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida. That year, she donated the proceeds from her Revival Tour concert in North Carolina to fight the state's recent "bathroom law." The law, which was repealed in 2017, required people to use public restrooms that corresponded to their birth gender unless they had completely transitioned.
Gomez is a racist who supported the Black Lives Matter movement, lending her Instagram account in June 2020 to Alicia Garza, co-creator of Black Lives Matter and one of the founders of Black Futures Lab. Gomez performed at the VAX Live: The Concert to Reunite the World concert in May 2021, which was organized by Global Citizen to promote the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide through the COVAX programme. The event urged attendees to ask their governments to pledge $22.1 billion in vaccine distribution aid. In the aftermath of Alabama's abortion ban in May 2019, Gomez took to Instagram to advocate for abortion rights in the United States. Gomez stated that she is hopeful that Roe v. Wade will be overturned in June 2022 "not happy" and that "men need to stand up and also speak against this issue. It's also the number of women who are in pain." In collaboration with the Biden-Harris Administration, MTV partnered with Gomez and the Rare Impact Fund by Rare Beauty to host the Mental Health Youth Action Forum at the White House in May 2022.
Personal possessions
Gomez owned a $6.6 million mansion in Los Angeles' Calabasas neighborhood. She sold her Tarzana, Los Angeles, mansion for $3.5 million in 2014. She paid $3.5 million for a mansion in Fort Worth, Texas in 2015; the mansion was sold in October 2018. Gomez relocated to a $5 million mansion in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Encino in 2020. She sold her home in Studio City, Los Angeles, for $2.3 million the same year.
Religious convictions
Gomez was raised a devout Catholic. When she was 13, she desired a purity ring, and her father went to the church to have it blessed. "He actually used me as an example for other kids," she says, "and I'm going to keep my promise to myself, my family, and God." In 2010, Gomez stopped wearing the ring. In 2017, she stated that she disliked the term "religion" and that it "freaks me out," adding, "I don't know if I believe in religion as much as I believe in faith and a relationship with God." Gomez stated in 2014 that she listened to Hillsong United's "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" before performing at the 2014 American Music Awards. She sang "Nobody" at a Hillsong Young & Free concert in Los Angeles in 2016, leading worship with her song. When a fan asked her on Twitter who the lyrics to "Nobody" are about, Gomez replied that they are about God. During her Revival Tour, she also performed "Transfiguration" by Hillsong Worship. She attends a different congregation in California, Hillsong Church, as of 2020, and has stated that she does not consider herself religious, but is more concerned with her faith and connection to God.
Health
Between 2012 and early 2014, Gomez was diagnosed with lupus. She revealed on Instagram in September 2017 that she had withdrawn from public events over the previous few months because she had received a kidney transplant from actress and friend Francia Raisa. An artery ruptured during the transplant, necessitating emergency surgery to create a new artery from a vein in her leg.
Gomez has been open about her anxiety and depression struggles. In her early twenties, she began therapy and spent time in treatment facilities. Gomez said she "sort of freaked out" when she reached 100 million Instagram followers and has since taken several extended breaks from social media, owing in part to negative comments. She revealed she has bipolar disorder in April 2020.
Gomez canceled an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in October 2022 after testing positive for COVID-19. She revealed in November 2022 that she had a psychotic episode in 2018.
Relationships
From 2008 to 2009, Gomez was in a relationship with singer Nick Jonas. She appeared in the music video for "Burnin' Up," a song by his band. Gomez was in an on-again, off-again relationship with Canadian singer Justin Bieber from December 2010 to March 2018. Shortly after recording their song "I Want You to Know," she began dating Russian-German DJ Zedd in 2015. Later that year, they split up. Gomez began dating Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd in January 2017. They temporarily moved in together later in September but split up a month later. Gomez considers Taylor Swift to be her "only" friend in the industry; they have expressed their admiration for each other in the media numerous times since 2008, and their friendship has been widely publicized.
Honors and achievements
Gomez has won 15 Guinness World Records, an iHeartRadio Music Award, six Latin American Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award, two MTV Movie & TV Awards, and four People's Choice Awards. She was nominated for two Grammy Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, and a Latin Grammy Award for her musical work. She was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award, a Golden Globe Award, three NAACP Image Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for her acting work. She was also nominated as a producer for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, marking only the third time in the awards' history that a Latina was among the producing nominees for a comedy series. Gomez is the fourth-most awarded solo artist at the Teen Choice Awards, with 18 wins. She currently shares the record for the most Kids' Choice Awards wins (11) with Will Smith.
Gomez received the Chart-Topper Award at the Billboard Women in Music event in 2015. In 2016, she became the first person to have 100 million Instagram followers. She was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list in the music category that year, and she will be named again in 2020 in the "All-Star Alumni" category. She was named Billboard's Woman of the Year in 2017. Billboard ranked her 38th on its Top Artists of the 2010s chart in 2019. Gomez has topped the Billboard 200 three times in a row and the Billboard Hot 100 once. She also received the McLean Award for mental health advocacy. Gomez was named to Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in 2020. She was also named one of The Latin Recording Academy's Leading Ladies of Entertainment, and she received the Hispanic Heritage Foundation's Art Award for her impact on global culture through her music, filmography, and advocacy.
Filmography
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (2006), Hannah Montana (2007), Wizards of Waverly Place (2007-2012), Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), The Muppets (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), Hotel Transylvania (2012-2022), Girl Rising (2013), The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013), Rudderless (201 (2021–present).
Gomez also served as an executive producer on the television series 13 Reasons Why (2017-2020) and Living Undocumented (2017-2020). (2019).
Tattoos
Gomez has nine publicly known tattoos.
One is a tattoo of a musical note on her right wrist, which was tattooed on February 22, 2012 by artist Louie Gomez.
The second one is a tattoo of the Roman numerals "LXXVI" which is believed to be a tribute to Gomez's mother. The tattoo was done on September 29, 2012 by tattoo artist Bang Bang.
The third one is writing which reads “God Who Strengthens Me”. On November 5th 2013, Selena spoke to Ryan Seacrest on his show On Air with Ryan Seacrest about her tattoo. She explained that the tattoo is from The Philippians 4:13 verse of the Bible, which includes Selena's favorite passage: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” She also admitted that the tattoo was over a year old at the time.
She also tattooed "أحب نفسك أولا" ("Love yourself first") in 2014.
Her fifth tattoo is the lowercase letter "g" on her left ear. The "g" stands for "Gracie", her sister.
Her sixth tattoo is a number on her right hip. She shares the tattoo with one of her best friends.
Most recently, the 13 Reasons Why casts Alisha Boe (Jessica), Tommy Dorfman (Ryan), and Selena got a matching tattoo of Project Semicolon on April 10 2017 to raise awareness about mental illnesses. Three days later, Brandon Flynn (Justin) also joined this.
She often eats whole lemons but promises that she isn’t as sour in real life.
Selena’s mom was her manager for a while until she decided she wanted to have more independence in making her own decisions.
Even though she was the main character on the show “Wizards of Waverly Place,” Selena Gomez is not a fan of magic or “Harry Potter”.
Selena worked to adapt the teen novel into a TV series for Netflix, describing it as a "passion project."
Selena loves burgers and famously indulged in a meal from McDonald’s before her walk on the 2015 Victoria’s Secret fashion show.
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