She is an American actress and singer, born in July 1992 in Texas. Gomez is the only child in her family.
Selena's mother has performed at local theaters in Dallas. Selena's acting talent, who always watched her mother's rehearsals in her childhood, comes from her mother. Selena Gomez is discovered by an agency in Dallas. Her first role was as Gianna in Barney & Friends when she was 7 years old. She is best known for her role as Alex Russo in the Emmy-winning Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly.
She was discovered by Disney Channel in 2004 and her rise began. In 2007, she became known all over the world with the series "Wizards of Waverly Place" in which she played the leading role. In 2008, she started her music career by founding the group of which she is the lead singer.
Selena, who also acted in television movies, played the character of Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place for Disney Channel since October 2007. In 2007, Gomez played the character of Mikayla in three episodes of the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana. One of these episodes became the most watched episode of Hannah Montana.
During these years, Gomez began dating Nick Jonas. She was also featured in Nick's band Jonas Brothers music video she. Selena continued her music career with the soundtrack she made for Tinker Bell (Fly To Your Heart).
In 2008, Selena Gomez was appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and received the title of "the world's youngest UNICEF goodwill ambassador".
In 2009, Selena resumed her acting career. Appeared as 'Alex Russo' in Zack and Cody On Deck. She also starred in Demi Lovato's series Sonny's Star, where she is her best friend.
Selena Gomez's relationship with the famous Canadian singer Justin Bieber, which lasted for 2 years, ended in January 2013.
In this process, Gomez experienced her most striking love with The Weeknd. However, the relationship of the duo lasted only 10 months.
In April 2013, Selena released the single Come & Get It. The song reached number 2 on 6 Billboard Pop Songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and won the MTV Video Music Award for best pop video. Stars Dance album peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200. She made $38 million in revenue with her Stars Dance Tour to support the album.
Gomez left Hollywood Records and released her first album from her new label, Revival, on October 9, 2015. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
The lead single, Good For You, peaked at number one on iTunes in 72 countries and reached the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was Gomez's highest charting success in America. She accompanied A$AP Rocky in the single.
The second single, Same Old Love, reached the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100. Gomez signed with Apple Music for the first time and released the music video for the single on Apple Music before VEVO. The third single of the album was Hands To Myself. Gomez first released the music video again on Apple Music and added it to VEVO a month later. It also reached the top 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 with Hands To Myself.
In 2016, Gomez played Madison in Neighbors 2, Dot in The Fundamentals of Caring, and Lisa London in In Dubious Battle. She also starred in The Big Short she.
The one-sentence summary of Selena Gomez's life philosophy is: “Love yourself first!" The philosophy of Gomez, who has this sentence tattooed on her shoulders, should not be perceived as selfish. She does not believe that people who do not love themselves can love others.
Selena Gomez, who declared her queenship with the title of the most followed celebrity on Instagram for a while, lost her throne, but her influence did not lose. The star, who has recently come to the fore with social media detoxes, draws attention to the negative effects of Instagram on young people.