Selena Marie Gomez (/slin mri o mz/ s-LEE-nm-REE GOH-mez;[3] Spanish pronunciation: [se

lena omes];[4]born July 22, 1992) is an American actress and singer. Having appeared as a child in
the children's television series Barney & Friends, Gomez rose to fame as the leading role in
the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place (200712). Due to the success of the series,
Gomez worked on various films, television shows, and musical collaborations for the network in the
following years. Gomez also formed her own production company in 2008, titled July Moon
Productions; she is set to produce the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why. She signed a
recording contract with Hollywood Records in 2008 and subsequently formed her band Selena
Gomez & the Scene the following year. The band released three studio albums by 2011.

Gomez hoped to focus on her acting career by transitioning into film work, earning starring roles in
films such as Ramona and Beezus (2010) and the romantic comedy Monte Carlo (2011). Gomez
hoped to achieve a more mature image with a role in the exploitation film Spring Breakers (2013), as
well as with the release of her solo debut album Stars Dance (2013). The album debuted atop
the Billboard 200 in the United States, and included the top ten single "Come & Get It". Gomez
embarked on her Stars Dance Tour (2013), though it was later canceled due to personal and medical
struggles.

In 2014, Gomez fired her parents as her managers and signed with the WME and Brillstein
companies. During this time, she signed a new recording contract with Interscope Records,
releasing a compilation album as her fifth and final release through Hollywood Records. Gomez
released her second studio album, Revival, in October 2015. The album debuted at number one on
the Billboard 200, while the first three singles "Good for You", "Same Old Love" and, "Hands to
Myself" all topped the Mainstream Top 40 chart in the United States. She embarked on her
worldwide Revival Tour in 2016; like her previous tour, it was also canceled due to personal and
medical struggles. Gomez is currently working on her third solo studio album.

Outside of entertainment, Gomez released her own clothing line through Kmart in 2010 and a self-
titled fragrance in 2013. She has worked with various charitable organizations for years and became
a UNICEF ambassador at the age of seventeen. Since the start of her career, Gomez has gone on
to sell over 7 million albums and 22 million singles worldwide, according to Billboard.[5] As of
November 2016, Gomez is the most-followed Instagram user in the world. [6] Gomez has earned a
number of awards and nominations for her work as an actress and singer and has won an ALMA
Award, a Billboard Women in Music award, an MTV Video Music Award, an American Music Award,
a People's Choice Award, two Young Hollywood Awards, and fifteen Teen Choice Awards.