The Queen of Tejano music, everything about her just so incredible until tragedy strikes. On March 31,1995 the rising star was shot and killed by her fan club president. Everything about Selena Quintanilla Perez.
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The song "Amor Prohibido" (Forbidden Love) was released on April 13, 1994.
Selena want to write and record a song about her grandparents who fell in love. Amor Prohibido's lyrical themes have been analyzed by authors, musicologists, and journalists.
The song was acclaimed by the music critics, who cited as one of Selena's most popular singles.
It was topped the United States Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart for nine consecutive weeks, her first number one as a solo artist, and became the most successful US Latin single of 1994.
It's been certified 7x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, making sales of 420,000 copies.
Amor Prohibido was received the Tejano Music Award for Single of the Year and the Regional Mexican Song of the Year at the Lo Nuestro and Billboard Latin Music Awards.
Amor Prohibido was the first Spanish language song to receive a Broadcast Music Award in the pop category in 1996.
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