Selena Gomez is a gorgeous American singer and actress. She is mainly known for Disney Channel Original Series ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ playing as Alex Russo. She also came to fame because of her singing talent.
Early Life (Childhood)She was born to Ricardo Joel Gomez and Amanda Dawn "Mandy" Cornett. She studied at Danny Jones Middle School, Texas, USA. She received her high school diploma via homeschooling in May 2014.
Interesting FactsHer birth name is Selena Marie Gomez. She is also called by her nick name as Sel, Selly etc. Her zodiac sign is Cancer. While she was studying at Danny Jones Middle School she used to be bullied daily. Her hair is brunette in color.
Personal LifeIn November 2010 she started dating pop star Justin Bieber. She also dated Austin Mahone. In July 2014 she dated Tommaso Chiabra. She is currently dating Zedd. They were seen at Golden Globes 2015 party holding hands.
NETWORTH And ACHIEVEMENTAccording to IMDb she have won 34 awards and 33 nominations. In 2010 she won Gracie Allen Awards and Blimp Award. In 2011 she won Imagen Award and Blimp Award. In 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 she was awarded with Blimp Award.
RumorShe was rumored of dating Romeo Miller and Orlando Bloom.
The American Mega pop star and a teen heart throb, Selena Gomez was born in Texas USA on July 22, 1992 . She started her TV career in children's TV show, Barney & Friends in 2001. This show gave her the recognition and the momentum which would follow throughout her career. Her major breakthrough however was in the Disney channel TV series, Wizard Of Waverly Place where she got massive applauds and brought her into the lime light.
Selena Gomez initially played in small roles in movies like Spy Kids 3D:Game Over(2003), Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005), Brain Zapped (2006), The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (2005), and Hannah Montana (2006) before featuring in the films like Ramona and Beezus (2010), Monte Carlo (2011), and Hotel Transylvania (2012).
Although her film career was considered mediocre and bland by the critics, her singing career had relatively positive response among the teenage listeners.Her band, Selena Gomez & the Scene, released three studio albums Kiss & Tell (2009), A Year Without Rain (2010) and When the Sun Goes Down (2011). She began her solo singing career from 2013 and released the album Stars Dance in 2013. Her single "Come and Get It" reached top 10 if Billboard Charts in USA an UK.
Apart from the glits and glamour, she have been actively involved in various activities of UNICEF. She was named spokesperson for the Trick-Or-Treat Campaign of UNICEF to collect funds from children at Halloween in 2008. She became the youngest UNICEF ambassador ever at the age of just 17 and worked in Ghana in 2009 to observe the conditions of the children there. Till date, she have done numerous charity and fund raising campaigns with UNICEF and many other charity organisation. Actor, Singer and a Humanitarian, she is considered as a role model by the teenagers all over the world for the talent and charity works she has been involved in.