Awards & Recognitions

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Year

Award

Category

1983

Texas Association of Spanish Announcers (TASA) Zenzontli Award: "New Female Vocalist" (10-13-83)
Awarded Plaque "Outstanding Performer" from Maximo's in Corpus Christi

1984

Appreciation Award Movida Band Productions for work with Toys for Tots (12-17-84)

1985

Tejano Music Awards Nominated "Female Entertainer of the Year"
Nominated "Female Vocalist of the Year"
Los Dinos nominated "Most Promising Band"

1986

Tejano Music Awards Nominated "Female Entertainer of the Year"
WON "Female Vocalist of the Year"
West Texas Hispanic Music Awards WON "Female Vocalist of the Year"
''Alpha' nominated "Album of the Year"
Dame Un Beso' nominated "Hit song of the Year"
Selena y Los Dinos nominated "Best showband of the year"
KFLZ Music Awards WON "Female Vocalist of the Year"

1987

Tejano Music Awards

(02-25-87)

'Alpha' nominated "Album of the Year" in the group category
'Dame Un Beso' nominated "Song of the Year"
'Dame Un Beso' nominated "Single of the Year"
WON "Female Vocalist of the Year"
Nominated "Female Entertainer of the Year"
Selena y Los Dinos finalist "Most Promising Band of the Year"
KUNO Awards WON KUNO's People's Choice Awards
KFLZ Music Awards Selena WON "Female Vocalist of the Year"
Mike Chavez Awards* WON "Female Vocalist of the Year"
Selena y Los Dinos nominated "Most Promising Band"
Selena y Los Dinos nominated "Keyboard Group of the Year"
'A Million to One' nominated "Keyboard Album of the Year"
'A Million to One' nominated "Keyboard Single of the Year"
'Munequito De Trapo' nominated "Keyboard Single of the Year"
*Out of 21 categories in the Mike Chavez Music Awards - Selena was the only female artist to win an award in a male dominated sweep. In fact, with the exception of composer Maria Luisa Ramirez who does not record, Selena was the only female vocalist to be nominated for any category outside of Female Vocalist of the Year.

1988

Tejano Music Awards

(03-12-88)

"Terco Corazon" nominated for "Single of the Year"
'And the Winner is...' nominated for "Album of the Year"
Abe Quintanilla III nominated for "Songwriter of the Year"
finalist for "Female Vocalist of the Year"
WON "Female Entertainer of the Year"

1989

Tejano Music Awards WON "Female Entertainer of the Year" (03-17-89)
"Female Vocalist of the Year"

1990

Tejano Music Awards

(03-09-90)

WON "Female Entertainer of the Year"
WON "Female Vocalist of the Year"

1991

Tejano Music Awards

(03-01-91)

WON "Female Entertainer of the Year"
WON "Female Vocalist of the Year"

1992

Tejano Music Awards

(03-06-92)

WON "Female Entertainer of the Year"
WON "Female Vocalist of the Year"
Citation of Achievement presented to FIVE CANDLE MUSIC by BMI "Como la Flor" in recognition of the great national popularity as measured by broadcast performances
"La Carcacha"
"Que Creias"
Abraham Quintanilla III by BMI for "Como La Flor" in recognition of the great national popularity as measured by broadcast performances
Abraham Quintanilla III by BMI for "La Carcacha"
Abraham Quintanilla III by BMI for "Que Creias"

1993

Billboard's Premio Lo Nuestro WON Female Artist of the Year in the "Top Regional Mexican Latin Artists" category
"Entre a Mi Mundo" WON "Album of the Year"
"Como La Flor" WON "Song of the Year"
A.B. Quintanilla III & Pete Astudillo WON "Songwriters of the Year"
ACE Awards in New York WON "Female Vocalist of the Year"
Tejano Music Awards

(03-12-93)

WON "Female Entertainer of the Year"
WON "Female Vocalist of the Year"
"Entre A Mi Mundo" WON "Orchestra Album of the Year"
Along with David Lee Garza, Selena y Los Dinos performed at the Houston Astrodome
Billboards Number One Latin Artist: Selena
Album: "Entre A Mi Mundo"

1994

Selena became the first Tejano artist to be signed to a WORLDWIDE RECORDING Deal with SBK Records
The GRAMMY Awards

(03-01-94)

WON "Selena Live" "Best Mexican American Performance" category for 1993
NARAS awarded

(03-01-94)

Certificate to ABRAHAM QUINTANILLA III recognizing him as PRODUCER on the GRAMMY AWARD WINNING "Live" album
Tejano Music Awards

(03-13-94)

WON "Female Entertainer of the Year"
WON "Female Vocalist of the Year"
"Selena Live" WON "Orchestra Album of the Year"

1995

Tejano Music Awards

(02-11-95)

WON "Female Vocalist of the Year"
"Amor Prohibido" WON "Orchestra Album of the Year"
"Amor Prohibido" WON "Record of the Year"
"Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" WON "Song of the Year"
"Techno Cumbia" WON "Tejano Crossover Song of the Year"
Selena's "Amor Prohibido" nominated for a Grammy
Performed before a RECORD CROWD of 61,000 at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
Proclaimed SELENA DAY by Governor George Bush of Texas (04-16-95) Selena's Birthday

RIAA Status

Album Status

Status

Date

ALBUM TITLE

4x Multi-Platinum Status December 17, 2002 DREAMING OF YOU
3x Multi-Platinum Status December 17, 2002 ENTRE A MI MUNDO
ANTHOLOGY
ALL MY HITS/TODOS MIS EXITOS
January 31, 2003 MIS MEJORES CANCIONES: 17 SUPER EXITOS
2x Multi-Platinum Status October 11, 2002 AMOR PROHIBIDO
December 17, 2002 "SELENA" SOUNDTRACK
Platinum Status October 11, 2002 VEN CONMIGO
December 17, 2002 93 LIVE
SIEMPRE SELENA
ALL MY HITS/TODOS MIS EXITOS 2
Gold Status October 11, 2002 12 SUPER EXITOS
October 26, 2001 LIVE: THE LAST CONCERT
January 23, 2003 ONES
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