Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez makes pop in English and Spanish, stars as Mabel in Only Murders in the Building, and brings her interest in self-acceptance to Rare Beauty and mental health advocacy.
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Known for
- I Said I Love You First2025 · Collaborative album with benny blanco
Music - Only Murders in the Building2021–present · Mabel Mora and executive producer
Hulu - Revelación2021 · Spanish-language EP
Music - Rare2020 · Solo album
Music - Lose You to Love Me2019 · Her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
YouTube - Calm Down2022 · Collaboration with Rema
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Overview
- Born
- July 22, 1992 · Grand Prairie, Texas
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, actress, producer and Rare Beauty founder
- First steps
- Barney & Friends, 2002–2004
- Breakout
- Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place, 2007–2012
- First solo album
- Stars Dance, 2013
- First US No. 1 single
- Lose You to Love Me, 2019
Mini bio
How it started.
Selena grew up in Grand Prairie, Texas, and began acting on Barney & Friends in 2002. Playing Alex Russo on Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place made her a familiar face to a generation of viewers.
Finding her sound.
She first made records with Selena Gomez & the Scene, then released her solo debut Stars Dance in 2013. Revival followed in 2015, and “Lose You to Love Me” became her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 in 2019. Rare arrived in 2020.
Singing in Spanish.
With Revelación in 2021, Selena made her first full Spanish-language project. She told GRAMMY.com she had wanted to make it for a decade and worked with a Spanish teacher on her pronunciation. The EP earned a Best Latin Pop Album Grammy nomination.
More ways to connect.
Alongside music, she plays Mabel Mora and executive produces Only Murders in the Building. She founded Rare Beauty in 2020 and the Rare Impact Fund to support young people’s access to mental health resources. Her UNICEF ambassadorship dates to 2009.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026Te Olvido (La La)Vocals with benny blanco and Becky G
- 2025I Said I Love You FirstCollaborative album with benny blanco
- 2022Calm DownVocals with Rema
- 2021RevelaciónSolo EP
- 2020RareSolo album
- 2015RevivalSolo album
Film & TV
- 2024Emilia PérezActress
- 2021–presentOnly Murders in the BuildingMabel Mora; executive producer
- 2007–2012Wizards of Waverly PlaceAlex Russo
Awards
- 2025 Screen Actors Guild AwardWinner, outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series, shared with the cast of Only Murders in the Building.
- 2024 Cannes best actress awardShared with Adriana Paz, Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón for Emilia Pérez.
- 2022 Grammy nominationRevelación was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album.
Quotes
Being rare is about being comfortable with yourself. I've stopped trying to be perfect. I just want to be me.Selena Gomez, Rare Beauty
Her founder statement introduces Rare Beauty’s focus on individuality and self-acceptance.
Trivia
- She told GRAMMY.com she has a soft spot for “Who Says” because its message of self-love still resonates with her.
- Her father’s family spoke Spanish at home. She said she was fluent as a young child before losing some of the language as she began working.
- UNICEF visits have taken her to Chile, Ghana and Nepal.
- Rare Beauty’s name was inspired by her album Rare.
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