Selena Marie Gomez (/səˈliːnə ˈɡoʊmɛz/ sə-LEE-nə GOH-mez; born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress, producer, and businesswoman. She began her career as a child actress, starring on the children’s television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), and rose to prominence as a teen idol, leading as Alex Russo on the Disney Channel sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012). As a singer, she signed with Hollywood Records in 2008 and formed the pop rock band Selena Gomez & the Scene. The band released three studio albums, all of which have been certified gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
As a solo musician, Gomez released three studio albums that debuted atop the US Billboard 200. Her EDM-inspired debut record, Stars Dance (2013), yielded the international top-ten single «Come & Get It». Desiring more artistic freedom, she moved to Interscope Records and released the electropop album Revival (2015), supported by the top-ten singles «Good for You», «Same Old Love», and «Hands to Myself». Its follow-up, the dance-pop-influenced Rare (2020), contained her first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single «Lose You to Love Me». She forayed into Spanish-language music with the EP Revelación (2021), which earned her nominations at the Grammys and Latin Grammy Awards. She has released various collaborative singles throughout her career, including «We Don’t Talk Anymore», «It Ain’t Me», «Wolves», «Taki Taki», and «Calm D
