SELENA
WOW I am not even sure where to start to describe this artist's appeal's and cross over ability’s.
Selena was so very talented, she was picked and manicured by her father . Imbedded deep in her heart she had a desire to perform.
Ironically she was English speaking by birth. She actually had to learn Spanish and the proper way to articulate the words and phrases. She struggled with this because she wanted to know the meaning of everything she was singing about.
Selena dreamed big. She set her sights high. With her families support and her fathers dream. Her band and her finally made it. All of his children were members of this band but his little girl Selena was the true artist.
Selena was beautiful. Her beauty was overwhelming, her long brown hair her cute little face with her beautiful brown eyes that were mesmerizing, this coupled with an amazing body and beautiful voice all played a part in her success.
She started off at local fairs and carnivals. Well actually she started in restaurants that her father owned or worked at. This gave her the experience that she was going to need to crossover.
She was only making Spanish songs, her first tour was in Mexico. She won the hearts of the Spanish speaking world. English speaking at heart she wanted to take over the world.
Selena started her crossover and was very successful. 1 of her biggest hits was Dreaming of you. In my opinion it still is. I would have to say one of my favorite of hers that is in Spanish is BITI BITI BUM BUM, I know that is not the name of the song but, I like it.
Another artist that had a great cross over appeal that come to my mind is Kelly Clarkston. She started her career on American Idol. She immediately went into a country career. Shortly after her first album Keri Underwood, took American Idol over with a whirl wind of talent. With her winning she also chose a country appeal. Soon after this Kelly Clarkston changed her style to a more Rock mode.
Her reasoning behind choosing a rock like style, who knows. Maybe it was because of Kerri Underwood or maybe it was Kelly had it in her all along what ever the reason, Kelly Clarkston did a good job of it this allowing herself to remain in the spotlight with Kerri Underwood.
I think that there is an element of beauty in the cross over world in music. It shows us the volume of success and talent this artist truly posses. It also enlighten us to the size of their pocket books. Cross overs I feel should get a little more respect than the rest. I mean at a concert they are asked to perform both styles that is extra work. They are now faced with the challenge of entertain both audiences, it’s almost as if they have to blen both techniques into one. That is remarkable, and shows I feel true talent.
I had no idea that Selena was taught Spanish, that was a first for me. It is interesting how you learn something new every day. I never realized how much cross-over appeal she had. I had forgotten about her music, it has been a long time since her passing. It is so sad what happened to her, she really was such a talented artist. I also liked the song you mentioned, there is something about Tex-Mex that I liked because of hearing her music. When I heard “Dreaming of You”, I was mesmerized by her voice, it was just so soft and relaxing. She was pretty and her voice was so amazing that when she crossed over to the English speaking music world, it took people by surprise. She really hit those beats and lyrics so well. I used to hear her music on all kinds of radio channels and was like wow, she is getting out there. But then her death was so sudden that people appreciated her more for her musical talent after she had died. After her death, I think the radio stations over played her music a little too much, but I did not care as I enjoyed listening to her so much.
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