Selena Gomez Biography

Selena Marie Gomez (born in Grand Prairie, Texas, United States, July 22, 1992, age 19 years) is a singer, songwriter, and actress known by the United States role in Disney series Wizards of Waverly Place.

Early life

Selena Gomez was born in Grand Prairie, Texas, is the only child of the family of Ricardo Gomez and Mandy Cornett, a former stage actress who gave birth to Selena at the age of 16 years. His parents divorced when he was 5 years old, in 1997. Mandy's mother remarried in 2006 with Brian Teefy. Gomez was named after Tejano singer Selena. Her father is Mexican and mother is a descendant of Italy. Gomez said that when he was a child he developed an interest in acting from watching her mother perform in theater productions. "My mother has played in many theater shows, and I often see him practice. When he was getting ready for the stage and put on her makeup, I sat behind him. He said," You memorize the story better than me! "One day I said to my mother, "I want to be like my mother!


Career

Acting Sector

Gomez started her acting career at age seven, played Gianna on Barney & Friends. He said that he learned "everything" about how to act while on the show. Series 7 of Barney & Friends, Selena Gomez when he was at the event, held for some time. Therefore, the episodes featuring Gomez did not air until he was in grade 5. This resulted in some mild controversy / confusion about whether he was in Barney in class 5 or class 1.Ia then had a small role in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over and the TV movie Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial By Fire. In 2004, Gomez was discovered by Disney Channel in a wide scouting bangsa.Gomez appeared as a guest star on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and has appeared as a guest star - who later turned into a recurring role - Hannah Montana from two to three seasons. In early 2007 Gomez plays a role in the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place as one of the three main characters, Alex Russo.


In 2008, Gomez appeared in Another Cinderella Story, VersiDVD sequel to the 2004 Hilary Duff film, opposite Drew Seeley. He also has a small voiceover role as one of the Mayor's ninety-six daughters in Horton Hears a Who! which was released in March of that year. In April, Lacey Rose, Forbes ranked fifth on Gomez as "Eight Hot Kid Stars To Watch" list, and Rose has been described Gomez as "a multitalented teenager. In June, 2009, Gomez appeared in the made for TV Disney Channel film , Princess Protection Program with her best friend Demi Lovato. On August 28, one month after appearing in Princess Protection Program, Gomez appeared in Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, which made for-television film based on the show.


In 2009, Gomez appeared as a guest star as himself in one episode, from the Disney Channel television Lovato's Sonny With a Chance, titled "Battle of the Network Stars". Gomez, along with two members of the cast of Wizards of Waverly Place appeared on television three-way cross-over episode with Hannah Montana and The Suite Life on Deck, titled Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana. On February 2009, Gomez signed on the star as one of the two female leads in Ramona and Beezus movie adaptation of the novel the children series by Beverly Cleary. In October, 2009, it was confirmed that Gomez is attached to star as the leader in What Boys Want.


Music

In 2008, Gomez singing "Cruella de Vil" - including a music video - for the album complications DisneyMania 6. Gomez recorded three songs for the soundtrack of another Cinderella Story, which appeared in. Gomez Gomez also recorded "Fly to Your Heart" for the 2008 animated film Tinker Bell. In the month of July 2008 - before Gomez 'sixteenth birthday, she signed a recording deal with Hollywood Records, the music label owned by Disney.Pada in 2008, Gomez appeared in music videos Jonas Brothers "Burnin' Up". In an interview with Jocelyn Vena, MTV in August 2008, he said of his future musical career that: "I'll be in a band - no Selena Gomez stuff. I'm not going to be a solo artist.


I think that I do not want my name attached to it. I will sing, and I'm learning drums and playing guitar listrik.Pada in 2009, Gomez recorded "one and the same" for Princess Protection Program as a duet with Demi Lovato - they both appear in the film. Gomez recorded four songs, one of which was a cover, for the Wizards of Waverly Place soundtrack, just one single (Magic) from the album was released. In May of that year, Gomez was featured - with Kids Forever the sickest, the duet version of the non-album track "Whoa Oh".


Gomez with her band, Selena Gomez & The Scene released their debut album, Kiss and Tell on September 29, 2009. The album debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 with sales of more than 66,000 copies in it 'the first week rilis.Dalam album's first single, "Falling Down" was released on August 21, 2009, and this song music video premiere after the world premiere of Gomez' -TV movies Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie on August 28, 2009. Gomez said through her Twitter that she is currently preparing to release a second single, Of saja.Gomez confirmed that he co-wrote one song on the album, entitled "I Will not Apologize." She is currently working on House of Blues 2010 Tour.


Album Selena Gomez & The Scene
Kiss & Tell
A Year Without Rain
When the Sun Goes Down