Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992)
[1] is an American actress, singer, and
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.Website :
selenagomez.comGomez was born in
Grand Prairie, Texas to Ricardo Gomez and former stage actress Mandy Teefey (
née Cornett).
Her father is
Mexican American and her mother is of half
Italian descent.
Her birth parents divorced when she was five years old, and she was raised as an only child by her working mother.
In 2006, Mandy remarried Brian Teefey.
She is named after
Tejano singer
Selena. In a 2009 interview with
People, Gomez mentioned that she developed an early interest in acting from watching her mother prepare for and act in theater productions.
She earned a high school diploma through homeschooling in May 2010.
Selena Gomez and The SceneFormed in 2009, Selena Gomez & the Scene (aka Selena & The Scene) is a
teen pop band which consists of Selena Gomez on vocals, Ethan Roberts on guitar, Joey Clement on bass, Greg Garman on drums and Dane Forrest on keyboards.
Kiss & Tell is the band's debut studio album and was released on September 29, 2009 by
Hollywood Records. On March 5, 2010, the album was certified Gold by
RIAA. The album's single, "Naturally", was certified Platinum by the RIAA on July 15, 2010. The band's second album
A Year Without Rain was released on September 17, 2010. The record debuted on the
Billboard 200 at number 4, selling 66,000 copies. In October 2008.
Gomez was named
UNICEF's spokesperson for the
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, which encouraged children to raise money on Halloween to help children around the world.
She said that she was "extremely excited" to "encourage other kids to make a difference in the world. In August 2009, a 17-year-old Gomez became the youngest
UNICEF ambassador ever, passing fellow songstress
Hayley Westenra, who had been 18. In her first official field mission, Gomez traveled to Ghana on September 4, 2009 for a week to witness first-hand the stark conditions of vulnerable children that lack vital necessities including clean water, nourishment, education and healthcare.
Gomez began wearing a purity ring when she was 12 years old.
She is the owner of five
rescue dogs and describes herself as a "huge animal lover".
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