Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22,
1992) is an American singer and actress. After appearing on the children's television
series Barney & Friends (2002–04),
she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russoon the Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place,
which aired for four seasons from 2007 until 2012. Gomez has also starred in
the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection
Program (2009), Wizards of
Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), Monte Carlo (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016),
and The Dead Don't Die (2019).
She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of
the Netflix television series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present). With her former
band Selena Gomez & the
Scene, she attained the top-ten albums Kiss & Tell (2009), A Year Without Rain (2010)
and When the Sun Goes Down (2011) on the US Billboard 200. As a solo
artist, Gomez has released two number-one albums: Stars Dance (2013) and Revival (2015).
She has also earned seven top-ten entries on the US Billboard Hot 100 with
"Come &
Get It", "The Heart Wants What It
Wants", "Good for You"
with ASAP Rocky, "Same Old Love", "Hands to Myself", "We Don't
Talk Anymore" with Charlie Puth, and "It Ain't Me" with Kygo.
In 2017, Billboard reported
that Gomez has sold over 7 million albums and 22 million singles worldwide. Gomez has earned
numerous awards throughout her career, including an ALMA Award, an American Music Award,
an MTV Video Music Award,
a People's Choice Award,
two Billboard Women in Music Awards, and eighteen Teen Choice Awards. She
was the most followed Instagram user in the world before
being surpassed by athlete Cristiano Ronaldo in October 2018. Gomez released her own
clothing line through Kmart in 2010 and a self-titled
fragrance in 2013. In 2017, she released a limited-edition collection of
handbags called "Selena Grace" that she designed in collaboration
with Coach, Inc. She has worked with various charitable
organizations for years and became a UNICEF ambassador at the age of seventeen.