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Selena Gomez is an international pop sensation who is talented in both singing and acting. She was born on July 22, 1992 in Grand Prairie, Texas, United States. Her parents are named Ricardo Joel Gomez and Amanda Dawn Cornett, who was also an actress and gave birth to Selena in her early teens. Her father is Mexican while her mother is Italian American, which explains Selena’s ethnic look. Her parents separated when she was five years old and and she grew up without her father in the house. She has a sister from her mother’s second marriage named Gracie Elliot Teefey and another named Victoria Gomez from her father’s other partner.

She went to school at Danny Jones Middle School in Texas, but always had an interest in the entertainment industry. She was casted in her first role when she was seven years old on Barney and Friends. She also played small roles in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over and Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire. Her biggest roles were casted by The Disney Channel when she was a bit older. Her lead role came when she portrayed Alex Russo on the TV show Wizards of Waverly Place. In 2008 she had her first leading role in a movie, Another Cinderella Story.

In regards to music, her first album was Kiss and Tell released in 2008 which received a gold record. The most famous song from this album was “Naturally.” Her second album was published in September 2010 and was called A Year Without Rain, and a year later, When The Sun Goes Down was released which also received a gold record.

After working with Disney for many years she soon branched out to other companies to extend her career. She worked in feature films such as Monte Carlo, Hotel Transylvania, and Spring Breakers. She also won the MTV Video Music Award in the Best Video Pop category for the song,"Come and Get It" in 2013.

During the past few years, she confronted the ongoing anxiety and depression that were intertwined with lupus, the autoimmune disease she was diagnosed with in 2013. She also began "Marie Kondo-ing" her world: stripping away the superficial excesses so that only the people and things that were, in her words, “actually worth it,” remained. During that time, Gomez parted with friends and romantic partners (her 10-month relationship with The Weeknd ended in November). During this time she resorted to a one-story cottage devoid of the swirling staircases and palazzo-style overlooks in her former Calabasas compound. Concealed entirely from the street by a thick slab of hedges, it’s enveloped in the kind of silence that feels very much in sync with Gomez, who projects calm, peaceful confidence. In order to heal best, she wanted a place where she could feel entirely alone. She now is doing much better when dealing with her mental illnesses.

Her most famous relationship has been with singer Justin Bieber. The most recent public appearance of their rekindling was in February 2018 and E! News and social media platforms have been monitoring them closely ever since. Nonetheless, Selena Gomez has been in the public eye for almost her whole life.

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