Selena Marie Gomez is an American singer, actress, producer, and businesswoman.
145 Facts About Selena Gomez
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Alongside her television career, Selena Gomez appeared in the films Another Cinderella Story, Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, Ramona and Beezus, Monte Carlo, Spring Breakers, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, and The Dead Don't Die, and voiced Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise.
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Selena Gomez has received various accolades and was named Billboard Woman of the Year in 2017, and she broke 16 Guinness World Records.
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Selena Gomez has a large following on social media and is the most followed woman on Instagram and has over 400 million followers as of 2023.
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Selena Gomez has worked with many charitable organizations and served as a UNICEF ambassador since age 17.
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Selena Marie Gomez was born on July 22,1992, in Grand Prairie, Texas, to Ricardo Joel Gomez and Texas-born former stage actress Mandy Teefey.
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Selena Gomez was named after Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla, who died in 1995.
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Selena Gomez's father is of Mexican descent, while her mother, who was adopted, has Italian ancestry.
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Selena Gomez's parents divorced when she was five years old, and she remained with her mother.
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Selena Gomez has two younger half-sisters and a younger stepbrother: Gracie Elliot Teefey, through Mandy and her second husband, Brian Teefey, and Victoria "Tori" and Marcus Selena Gomez, through Ricardo and his second wife, Sara.
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Selena Gomez earned her high-school diploma through homeschooling in May 2010.
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At one point, Selena Gomez recalls that they had to search for quarters just to get gas for their car.
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Selena Gomez gave up everything for me, had three jobs, supported me, sacrificed her life for me.
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Selena Gomez first gained an interest in pursuing a career in entertainment watching her mother prepare for stage productions.
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Selena Gomez was given a recurring role on the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana in 2007 as pop star Mikayla.
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Selena Gomez later auditioned for a role in the network's series Wizards of Waverly Place, ultimately winning the lead role of Alex Russo.
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Wizards of Waverly Place saw Selena Gomez playing a teenage girl in a family of wizards who own a restaurant in New York City.
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Selena Gomez had a leading role as an aspiring dancer Mary Santiago in Another Cinderella Story, the second installment of the A Cinderella Story series, released on direct-to-video.
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Selena Gomez contributed three songs to the soundtrack, including the single "Tell Me Something I Don't Know", which was her first ever entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Selena Gomez recorded the original song "Fly to Your Heart" for the soundtrack of the animated film Tinker Bell.
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At age 16, Selena Gomez signed a record deal with Hollywood Records.
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Selena Gomez formed her own production company in 2008, which she called July Moon Productions.
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Selena Gomez partnered with XYZ Films for the project, allowing Gomez to option articles, hire writers and create talent packages to shop to studios.
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Selena Gomez was slated to release two films under the company.
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Selena Gomez later announced a film adaptation of the novel Thirteen Reasons Why, in which she was to play a young girl who commits suicide; ultimately, neither film was made, but Gomez would later executive produce a television adaptation of Thirteen Reasons Why.
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Selena Gomez continued to enjoy mainstream success throughout the following year, appearing as Alex Russo in a crossover episode of the Disney Channel series The Suite Life on Deck in 2009.
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Selena Gomez guest starred as herself on the Disney Channel series Sonny with a Chance.
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In July 2010, Selena Gomez starred alongside Joey King in Ramona and Beezus, a film adaptation of the children's novel series by Beverly Cleary, in which she portrayed Beezus Quimby.
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Selena Gomez later reprised the voice role of Princess Selenia in Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds.
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Selena Gomez starred in the comedy film Monte Carlo, with Leighton Meester and Katie Cassidy; she played the lead role of Grace, a teenager "mistaken for a socialite", Cordelia, "while on a trip to Paris".
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In preparation for the role, she learned to play polo and received dialect coaching to speak in two different British accents; Selena Gomez's accent was described as "unconvincing".
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That year, Selena Gomez appeared in a cameo role in the film The Muppets.
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Selena Gomez was part of the ensemble cast of the controversial exploitation Harmony Korine-directed Spring Breakers, starring James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine.
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Selena Gomez was cast as Mavis in the animated film Hotel Transylvania, which premiered at the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival, and released in theaters the same month to mixed reviews.
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In 2013, Selena Gomez starred alongside Ethan Hawke in the action thriller Getaway, in which she played a young hacker.
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Selena Gomez served as executive producer and starred on the Disney Channel special The Wizards Return: Alex vs Alex.
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Selena Gomez incorporated choreographed dance routines into the album's music videos and her promotional live performances, having been inspired by artists such as Janet Jackson and Britney Spears.
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In January 2014, it was reported that Selena Gomez had spent two weeks at Dawn at The Meadows, which is a treatment center in Wickenburg, Arizona that specializes in treating addiction and trauma in young people.
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Selena Gomez confirmed in 2015 that she had been diagnosed with lupus and that after canceling the tour she entered rehab to undergo chemotherapy.
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Selena Gomez played Nina Pennington, an innocent straight-A student, in Behaving Badly.
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Selena Gomez recorded the song "Hold On" with Ben Kweller for the film's soundtrack.
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At the 2014 Teen Choice Awards, Selena Gomez was honored with the Ultimate Choice Award for her "contributions to the entertainment world".
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Selena Gomez later signed with the WME and Brillstein companies to manage her career.
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Selena Gomez surprise-released her new single "The Heart Wants What It Wants" in November 2014, and confirmed after months of speculation that she would be releasing a compilation album as a means of finishing out her contract with Hollywood Records.
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The single became her second top-ten hit in the US That same month, Selena Gomez released her first solo compilation album, For You.
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Selena Gomez officially parted ways with Hollywood Records and later signed with Interscope Records in December 2014.
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Selena Gomez later reprised the voice role of Mavis in Hotel Transylvania 2 ; the film was met with a positive critical reception and commercial success upon release, grossing $474 million worldwide.
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Selena Gomez was awarded Favorite Animated Movie Voice at the 42nd People's Choice Awards.
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Selena Gomez released her second studio album, Revival, in October 2015.
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The single peaked within the top ten in the US For her performance on Billboard's music charts, Selena Gomez received the Chart-Topper Award at the 2015 Billboard Women in Music event.
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Selena Gomez was a key advisor during the ninth season of the reality singing competition The Voice.
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Selena Gomez made a cameo appearance in Adam McKay's film The Big Short.
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Selena Gomez then starred as Dot, a young runaway hitchhiker, in the comedy-drama The Fundamentals of Caring with Paul Rudd, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in January, and was released on Netflix five months later.
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Selena Gomez performed as the musical guest on an episode of the NBC late-night sketch comedy Saturday Night Live in January 2016.
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Selena Gomez played the president of a sorority in the comedy Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising ; the film received mixed to positive reviews.
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Selena Gomez embarked on her worldwide Revival Tour in May 2016.
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Selena Gomez claimed that the tour would focus solely on her as an artist and would feature less choreography and fewer effects than her previous tour.
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Selena Gomez began working on her third studio album while touring and added a new song titled "Feel Me" to the setlist of her Revival Tour.
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Selena Gomez featured on Charlie Puth's single, "We Don't Talk Anymore".
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Selena Gomez had a supporting role in In Dubious Battle starring and directed by James Franco.
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Selena Gomez guest starred in the Comedy Central variety sketch series Inside Amy Schumer.
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Selena Gomez won Biggest Triple Threat at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards, and was nominated for two awards at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, including Top Female Artist.
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Selena Gomez was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list in the music category, and again in 2020 in its "All-Star Alumni" category.
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Selena Gomez served as executive producer for the series adaptation of the novel Thirteen Reasons Why.
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Selena Gomez recorded a cover version of the song "Only You" for the series' first season soundtrack.
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In May 2017, Selena Gomez released the single "Bad Liar", alongside a vertical music video which was available for streaming only through Spotify; it was the first-ever music video to premiere on Spotify.
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Selena Gomez released the single "Fetish" featuring rapper Gucci Mane two month later.
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In May 2018, Selena Gomez released the single "Back to You", from the 13 Reasons Why Season 2 Soundtrack.
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Selena Gomez featured on DJ Snake's song "Taki Taki" alongside Ozuna and Cardi B, released in September 2018.
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From 2011 to 2018, Selena Gomez had a streak of 16 consecutive top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, which is the longest active run of any artist according to Billboard.
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Selena Gomez featured on Julia Michaels's single "Anxiety", released in January 2019, and released the following month a collaboration with Tainy, Benny Blanco and J Balvin, titled "I Can't Get Enough".
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Selena Gomez appeared in Jim Jarmusch's comedy horror The Dead Don't Die.
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In October 2019, Selena Gomez released "Lose You to Love Me" as the lead single from her third studio album.
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In January 2020, Selena Gomez voiced a giraffe in the adventure film Dolittle, directed by Stephen Gaghan.
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Selena Gomez executive produced two films that year; the romantic comedy The Broken Hearts Gallery, released in September 2020, to positive reviews, and the teen comedy-drama This Is the Year.
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That year, Selena Gomez was honored by The Latin Recording Academy as one of the Leading Ladies of Entertainment.
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Selena Gomez was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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Selena Gomez released her first Spanish-language project, an EP titled Revelacion, in March 2021.
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Selena Gomez performed at the 2021 UEFA Champions League Final opening ceremony in May She later collaborated with Colombian singer Camilo in a song titled "999".
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Selena Gomez starred in and executive produced the Hulu mystery-comedy series Only Murders in the Building alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short, which premiered on Hulu in August 2021, and set the record for the most-watched comedy premiere in Hulu history.
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Selena Gomez won two times the People's Choice Award for Comedy TV Star of the Year.
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Selena Gomez reprised the voice role of Mavis, and served as an executive producer, for the fourth and final installment in the Hotel Transylvania franchise, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania.
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Selena Gomez was nominated as executive producer for a Children's and Family Emmy Award.
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In March 2023, Selena Gomez guest-starred in the Apple TV+ documentary television series Dear.
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In October 2020, it was announced that Selena Gomez is set to produce, and possible star in, the horror thriller film Dollhouse.
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In November 2020, Selena Gomez was announced as executive producer and star of the Elgin James-directed biographical film In the Shadow of the Mountain, based on the memoir of Silvia Vasquez-Lavado, the first openly gay woman to complete the Seven Summits.
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In March 2022, a project inspired by Sixteen Candles titled 15 Candles entered development for Peacock, with Selena Gomez serving as executive producer.
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In November, Selena Gomez revealed that she will be taking Spanish lessons for a "Spanish-language movie" she will start filming in the summer of 2023; the film is rumored to be Emila Perez, directed by Jacques Audiard.
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Selena Gomez revealed that she was working on her next album.
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Selena Gomez is described as a pop artist with a mezzo-soprano vocal range.
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Selena Gomez's work is primarily characterised as dance-pop and EDM; however, she has experimented with different music genres.
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Early in her career, Selena Gomez cited Bruno Mars as an influence for "his style of music, his style in general, the way he performs, the way he carries himself".
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Selena Gomez has cited Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Beyonce, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift as influences.
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In 2009, Selena Gomez was part of Sears's back-to-school fashion campaign and featured in television commercials.
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Selena Gomez hosted the "Sears Arrive Air Band Casting Call" to select five winners for the first-ever "Sears Air Band" to perform at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
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Selena Gomez became the spokesperson for Borden Milk and starred in campaign's print ads and television commercials for the brand.
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From 2010 to 2014, Selena Gomez worked with retailer Kmart to release the clothing line.
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Selena Gomez created her own collection of nail polish colors for Nicole by OPI.
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From 2013 to 2015, Selena Gomez was a spokesperson and partner for Neo by Adidas.
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In 2016, Selena Gomez appeared in a fashion campaign for luxury brand Louis Vuitton.
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Selena Gomez appeared in ads for Coca-Cola's "Share a Coke" campaign, and advertisements for the campaign and lyrics from two of her songs were featured on Coca-Cola packaging nationwide.
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Gomez's second collection and "first ever ready-to-wear collection for Coach", named Coach X Selena Gomez, included clothing, outerwear, and bags.
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In November 2021, Selena Gomez cofounded the mental health media platform "Wondermind".
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Selena Gomez is an investor in the food delivery company Gopuff.
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In October 2008, Selena Gomez participated in St Jude's Children's Hospital's "Runway For Life" benefit.
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That same month, Selena Gomez was named UNICEF's spokesperson for the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, which encouraged children to raise money on Halloween to help children around the world.
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Selena Gomez was named spokesperson for UNICEF's 2009 Trick-or-Treat campaign for the second year in a row.
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Selena Gomez participated in a celebrity auction and hosted a live web cast series on Facebook in support of the Trick-or-Treat campaign.
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Selena Gomez returned as the UNICEF spokesperson for the 60th anniversary of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign in 2010.
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In February 2011, Selena Gomez traveled to Chile to meet with the families of the UNICEF-supported "Programa Puente", which helped families better understand and develop skills to deal with early childhood education, development, and other issues related to raising children.
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Selena Gomez was featured in videos that promoted the campaign.
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In 2014, Selena Gomez visited Nepal to raise awareness for children in need.
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Selena Gomez was involved in the UR Votes Count campaign, which encouraged teenagers to learn more about 2008 presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain.
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Selena Gomez has been involved with the charity RAISE Hope For Congo, an initiative of the Enough Project, to help raise awareness for conflict minerals and violence against Congolese women.
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From 2009 to 2012, Selena Gomez was involved in "Disney's Friends for Change", an organization which promoted "environmentally-friendly behavior", and appeared in its public service announcements.
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The year before, Selena Gomez made an appearance at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia during a Ryan Seacrest Foundation broadcast from the hospital's multimedia center.
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Selena Gomez was a spokesperson for State Farm Insurance and appeared in numerous television commercials, which aired on the Disney Channel, to raise awareness of being a safe driver.
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Selena Gomez provided the narration for Girl Rising, a CNN documentary film, which focused on the power of female education as it followed seven girls around the world who sought to overcome obstacles and follow their dreams.
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Selena Gomez attended the We Day California youth empowerment event in Los Angeles in 2018 and 2019.
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Selena Gomez continued her partnership with WE Charity when she traveled to Kenya in December 2019 to meet the local community and visit schools built by the organization.
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Selena Gomez has been referred to as "Dance-pop Princess" by several media outlets, and various journalists regard her as a "triple threat", owing to her successful singing, performing, and acting careers.
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In 2020, Selena Gomez received the Art Award from Hispanic Heritage Foundation for her impact on global culture via her music, filmography and advocacy.
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Selena Gomez was included in The Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 list as one of the most powerful women in entertainment.
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Selena Gomez is known for frequently raising awareness on mental health.
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Selena Gomez joined numerous celebrities to write a "love letter" during pride month, as a part of Billboards 30 Days of Pride during the month of June 2016.
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Selena Gomez collaborated with 23 other artists for the charity single "Hands", a tribute for the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting, to raise funds for Equality Florida's Pulse Victims Fund, GLAAD, and the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida.
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In May 2021, Selena Gomez participated in the VAX Live: The Concert to Reunite the World concert organized by Global Citizen to promote the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide through the COVAX program.
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Selena Gomez owned a $6.6 million mansion in Calabasas, Los Angeles.
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In 2020, Selena Gomez moved to a $5 million mansion in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Encino.
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Selena Gomez covered Hillsong Worship's song "Transfiguration" during her Revival Tour.
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Selena Gomez was diagnosed with lupus sometime between 2012 and early 2014.
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Selena Gomez has been open about her struggles with both anxiety and depression.
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Selena Gomez began pursuing therapy in her early twenties and spent time in treatment facilities.
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When she reached 100 million Instagram followers, Selena Gomez said she "sort of freaked out" and has since taken several extended breaks from social media, due in part to negative comments.
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In October 2022, Selena Gomez canceled an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Selena Gomez appeared in the music video for his band's song "Burnin' Up".
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From December 2010 to March 2018, Selena Gomez was in an on-again, off-again relationship with Canadian singer Justin Bieber.
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In January 2017, Selena Gomez began dating Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd.
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Selena Gomez received a nominations as producer at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, marking only the third time a Latina has ever been among the producing nominees for comedy series in the awards' history.
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Selena Gomez was nominated as producer for a Daytime Emmy Award.
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Selena Gomez currently holds the record for the most Kids' Choice Awards wins for an individual.
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In 2015, Selena Gomez was honored with the Chart-Topper Award at the Billboard Women in Music event.
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Selena Gomez has topped three three consecutive times the Billboard 200 and one time the Billboard Hot 100.
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Selena Gomez was honored as one of the Leading Ladies of Entertainment by The Latin Recording Academy, and received the Art Award from Hispanic Heritage Foundation for her impact on global culture via her music, filmography and advocacy.
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Selena Gomez executive produced the television series 13 Reasons Why and Living Undocumented.