Selena Gomez

Birthday: 22 July 1992, Grand Prairie, Texas, USA

Birth Name: Selena Marie Gomez

Height: 165 cm

Selena Marie Gomez was born and raised in Grand Prairie, Texas, to Mandy Teefey, who is of part Italian descent, and Ricardo Gomez, who is of Mexican descent and originally from New Mexico. Her parents divorced in 1997. Giving birth to Selena at 16, her mom Mandy recalls living "paycheck-to-paycheck". Selena started out on Barney & Friends (1992) as "Gianna" in 2001 where she really discovered her talent. Unfortunately, they dropped her from the series after just two years. In 2003, she had a very small role in the movie Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and a bit part in 2005 when she played "Julie" in Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005) with Mitchel Musso and in 2006 as "Emily Grace Garcia" in Brain Zapped (2006) when she recorded a song for the movie. She she guest starred as "Gwen" in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (2005) and as Hannah's rival, the 'evil' "Mikayla", in Hannah Montana (2006). Selena's amazing talent landed her roles in two Disney series, both spin-offs. Unfortunately, neither show was picked up until 2007 when she got the role of "Alex Russo" in the magical series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007) which she auditioned for three times. In March 2008, she made her first animated movie Horton Hears a Who! (2008) and later starred in Another Cinderella Story (2008) with Disney Channel star Drew Seeley for ABC Family. Her two Disney Channel Original Movies Princess Protection Program (2009), with real-life BFF Demi Lovato, and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009) will both air Summer 2009. Show less «

[on revealing she would prefer to date someone who is not famous] You kind of can't help who you'll ...Show more »

[on revealing she would prefer to date someone who is not famous] You kind of can't help who you'll fall in love with. I'd date someone who isn't in the business in a heartbeat. Show less «

[on Demi Lovato] I love her. I completely love her and her whole family to death. I will always talk...Show more »

[on Demi Lovato] I love her. I completely love her and her whole family to death. I will always talk extremely highly of her and I always have. Show less «

I wanted to be like my friends. I hung out with girls who had blue eyes and blond hair and I thought...Show more »

I wanted to be like my friends. I hung out with girls who had blue eyes and blond hair and I thought, "I want to look like them!". Show less «

[on having her own band] I'm going to be in a band--no Selena Gomez stuff. I'm not going to be a sol...Show more »

[on having her own band] I'm going to be in a band--no Selena Gomez stuff. I'm not going to be a solo artist. I think that I don't want my name attached to it. I basically want to make music that is fun and that parents and kids can jump around to and have a good time to. Show less «

[on declaring she will remain a virgin until marriage] I said, "Dad, I want a promise ring". He went...Show more »

[on declaring she will remain a virgin until marriage] I said, "Dad, I want a promise ring". He went to the church and got it blessed. He actually used me as an example for other kids. I'm going to keep my promise to myself, to my family and to God. Show less «

[on performing songs from Britney Spears during a tribute concert] I'm not going to even touch Britn...Show more »

[on performing songs from Britney Spears during a tribute concert] I'm not going to even touch Britney! She's so good. I wouldn't want to butcher it. I'm just going to pay tribute to her! I'm gonna say she's awesome. Show less «

[on Justin Bieber] I love Justin. When he first started to come over from Canada his manager contact...Show more »

[on Justin Bieber] I love Justin. When he first started to come over from Canada his manager contacted me and he just said that he would like to meet me and he was just such a good kid. Show less «

Everyone wants songs written by Katy Perry. I asked her and she was so nice--she just said, "Yeah, y...Show more »

Everyone wants songs written by Katy Perry. I asked her and she was so nice--she just said, "Yeah, you can have it". She was very kind. Show less «

Be yourself always, there's no one better!

I love Nicki Minaj, Eminem, Katy Perry. They are all about being themselves and I love that.

For me, the person that I really admire because they came from this Disney world would be Shia LaBeo...Show more »

For me, the person that I really admire because they came from this Disney world would be Shia LaBeouf. He had his own show on Disney Channel. He was really funny and I loved his show. Then he started to do films. Now he is doing really great films and he is respected as an actor. I really like him a lot as an actor. I think he is cute, too, so that helps. I feel that I can relate to him the most. Show less «

I love Katy Perry! She gave me a song for my second album.

[on Rebecca Black's song "Friday"] I love it! Total guilty pleasure! I totally admire her, I think i...Show more »

[on Rebecca Black's song "Friday"] I love it! Total guilty pleasure! I totally admire her, I think it's awesome that she hasn't taken that downward spiral that other child stars have taken. Show less «

[on Lindsay Lohan and her time in rehab] I don't think anybody should be mean because you never unde...Show more »

[on Lindsay Lohan and her time in rehab] I don't think anybody should be mean because you never understand what's someone is going through. And it is partly [this] business, because it is crazy and hectic. So I think that nobody should be rude. If this were a normal person, you wouldn't be so judgmental. I feel like people shouldn't judge as much, they should give their sympathy. Show less «

I don't actually like dates. I get awkward as I never know what to do.

I'm going to be Katy Perry for Halloween. I'm going to have the blue hair and the ice cream outfit s...Show more »

I'm going to be Katy Perry for Halloween. I'm going to have the blue hair and the ice cream outfit she did. It's going to be awesome. Show less «

[on her boyfriend, Justin Bieber] Yeah, he is romantic. He gave me a bottle of his new perfume the o...Show more »

[on her boyfriend, Justin Bieber] Yeah, he is romantic. He gave me a bottle of his new perfume the other day. (2011) Show less «

[on going to her firs concert--a Britney Spears show] We were in the nosebleeds with my cousin. I go...Show more »

[on going to her firs concert--a Britney Spears show] We were in the nosebleeds with my cousin. I got the T-shirt and glow sticks and I just remember it being the highlight of my life! I felt like I was on cloud nine! Show less «

[on working with Katy Perry] It is so much fun. It's very soulful and it's kind of got her flair mix...Show more »

[on working with Katy Perry] It is so much fun. It's very soulful and it's kind of got her flair mixed in with my dance kind-of-a-little techno vibe. So it was really amazing and I really loved it. I was extremely honored, cause I'm a huge fan of hers. Show less «

[on reports that she and friend Demi Lovato had a feud] You can't care [about reports like that], It...Show more »

[on reports that she and friend Demi Lovato had a feud] You can't care [about reports like that], It's really toxic what they do to the girls in the industry. Show less «

I was never the girl who thought I need to make sure I look like all the other girls. I think you lo...Show more »

I was never the girl who thought I need to make sure I look like all the other girls. I think you look best when you stand out. Show less «

[on wearing a purity ring] I've had my ring since I was 12 years old. But for me it's not something ...Show more »

[on wearing a purity ring] I've had my ring since I was 12 years old. But for me it's not something I want to go around saying, "Hey, look what I have". It's a promise I made to myself and God. I think some people misinterpret that as a trend and think everyone's getting one. Show less «

[on doing a Britney Spears tribute for her concert] We are working on a Britney tribute, which I'm s...Show more »

[on doing a Britney Spears tribute for her concert] We are working on a Britney tribute, which I'm so stoked about, 'cause I love Britney. I was like, "I have to do it". I wanna do a mash-up of all her songs and just go for it. We're gonna do a little tribute. We're gonna do her hits . . . "Baby One More Time", and then I think we're going to try to incorporate "Toxic" and that phase. And then we might do some of her recent, new stuff. Show less «

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