SELENA QUINTANILLA'S FAMILY RELEASES A STATEMENT FOLLOWING YOLANDA SALDIVAR BEING DENIED PAROLE
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Selena Quintanilla, famously referred to as the “Queen of Tejano” was fatally shot and killed by Yolanda Saldivar. She was popular since her music expanded the audience for Texan – Mexican music. Selena's album, Selena Live! Won a Grammy in 1994, making her the first Tejano artist to win such a prestigious award. Selena became a global sensation despite Tejano being a male dominated space and at the time, promoters thought a female artist could not attract huge crowds like the men do.