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In 1989 Selena joined EMI Records. She suddenly had a major record company supporting her. José Behar, the head of the company's new Latin music division, knew that she could appeal to a very wide audience, not just Tejano fans. In 1991 her song with Alvaro Torres, called "Buenos Amigos," became a hit. The song went to number one on Billboard 's Latin chart and introduced her to audiences throughout the United States. With her next hit song, "Donde Quiero Que Estes," Selena continued to grow in popularity and reach wider and wider markets for her music.
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Selena became the first recording artist ever to have five Spanish albums on the Billboard top 200 simultaneously. She recorded two gold albums, and her 1994 release Amor Prohibido was certified platinum(3) . Selena's rise to the top climaxed as she drew a record crowd to Houston's Astrodome for a concert. The show sold out as 61,000 adoring fans came to see Selena perform. She was finally "crossing over". She was the number one Latina artist in both the United States and in Mexico. Her much-anticipated English album was awaiting release as her stardom swept across America.
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In 1989, Selena was signed to EMI Records and suddenly she had the weight and distribution system behind her to make her a giant star. She was spotted by the head of the label's new Latin music division, Jose Behar, as she performed at the Tejano Music Awards. Upon first spotting Selena, Behar knew that she could be a great cross-over artist, appealing not only to traditional fans of Tejano music, but ... to the larger pop music market in the rest of the United States. Selena would be the first artist signed by Behar and in 1991, her duet with Alvaro Torres, Buenos Amigos, became her breakthrough hit. The song went to number one on Billboard's Latin chart and introduced her to audiences throughout the United States. Her next hit song, Donde Quiero Que Estes, would also be a duet, this time with the Latin group the Barrio Boyzz.
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The Selena exhibit was curated by Special Collections assistant Steve Davis, with help from student worker Olga Garza. The exhibit will run through August 7, and it is located on the first floor of the Albert B. Alkek library at Texas State University-San Marcos. Call 512-245-2187 for library hours.
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Selena became very popular with Tejano music fans and won Best Female Vocalist of the Year and Performer of the Year at the 1987 Tejano Music Awards. Her album Ven Conmigo (1990) was the first Tejano record to achieve gold record status, meaning it sold more than 500,000 copies. In 1992, Selena took enough of a break from her hectic schedule to marry Chris Perez, the band's lead guitarist in April.
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When Selena: como la flor was published, Quintanilla issued a statement condemning Patoski's book. Quintanilla's angry denunciation, ironically, helped spur sales. In the end, the commercial success of Selena: como la flor benefitted both Patoski and the Quintanilla family-Patoski donated 25% of his income to the Selena foundation.
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