About Selena y Los Dinos
Hometown
Freeport, TX, United States
Born
April 16, 1971
Genre
Pop
Tejano singer Selena is one of the most iconic figures in Latin music history, but before she broke big as a solo act, she recorded several albums with her band as Selena y Los Dinos.
∙ Los Dinos’ roots go back to the 1950s, when Selena’s father joined a group with that name; after they disbanded in the ’70s, he revived the moniker in 1981 for his family’s music.
∙ Selena y Los Dinos started out playing at weddings, parties, fairs, and other local events around Texas, and they released their first album, Mis Primeras Grabaciones, in 1984.
∙ In 1986 and 1987, Selena was named Female Vocalist of the Year at the Tejano Music Awards; she won again in 1989, kicking off an unparalleled run of nine straight victories in the category.
∙ After she signed a major label deal as a solo artist in 1989, she began to release music under her own name, although Los Dinos continued to serve as her backing band for live concerts.
∙ Ten years after Selena’s tragic death, Los Dinos reunited in 2005 for a massive tribute concert called Selena ¡VIVE!, which became the highest-rated Spanish-language TV special ever.
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