Selena

She was singer performer designer and broke barriers in the music industry. She was both traditional and modern a Mexican-American star who bound together both worlds in a singular way--and brought amazing Tejano music to a mainstream public. It was an emerging star but her sudden death broke it. And as is common with a talented, charismatic young performer dies too soon and is buried, many mourned the greatness she was yet to achieve. Through the years, her fans were motivated to do their best in order to ensure that her successes would not fade away. Selena is the Tejano performer who tragically killed in a shooting accident, sparked an Latino reaction that can be likened to the reaction to John Lennon's death. The music of Selena, the singer who was wildly successful throughout Latino communities across North America touched people young and old. An edgy, sexy stage actress frequently referred to as the Latina Madonna Selena was nonetheless thought of as a role model Off-stage, she was also a family oriented involved in anti-drug initiatives as well as AIDS awareness programmes.