Selena Quintanilla Songs: Remembering Queen Of Tejano Music's Best Tunes On 20th Death Anniversary (original) (raw)

Selena Quintanilla 20th Death Anniversary Reuters

March 31 will mark the 20th anniversary of Selena Quintanilla's death. On the year of 1995, the music world mourned the loss of the Tex-Mex singer Selena after Yolanda Saldivar, president of her fan club, murdered her at the age of 23. Selena was the youngest of three siblings and began singing at the age of three. At the age of nine, her father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr. formed a musical group called Selena y Los Dinos where her two older siblings, also performed. Her rise to stardom came when she released her "Ven Conmigo" album, which was the first Tejano album recorded by a female artist to achieve gold status. In 1992 another hit came with "Como La Flor" from her "Entre A Mi Mundo" album. Selena received a Grammy for Best Mexican-American Album for "Selena Vive!". Even though Selena’s life was cut short, her music legacy lives on and to celebrate it, we've ranked her top 10 songs:

1. “Como la Flor”

2. “Amor Prohibido”

3. “Si Una Vez”

4. “Baila esta Cumbia”

5. “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom”

6. “La Llamada”

7. “El chico del apartamento 512”

8. “Carcacha”

9. “Ven Conmigo”

10. “Ya Ves”