and made Selena sing more Tejano and Mexican songs which followed their roots in order to gain more recognition in the Tejano world. In 1987, Abraham Quintanilla Jr., who was proud of the band's winnings and awards, released And the Winner Is. The band as well received and won awards separately. Selena won best 'Female Vocalist of The Year', which she then won eight consecutive times. In 1987, '' ( Rag Doll) was released and an increase in sales began to spread the news about the band, which was promoted and showcased in the Tejano Music Awards. That same year, Selena y Los Dinos recorded their second full-length album Alpha (A in the Greek alphabet), which was the first album to be released without legal actions or threats. Selena y Los Dinos were in the recording studio soon after the agreement.

In 1987, GP Productions, which discovered Selena y Los Dinos performing, signed the group for a yearly record contract. On this album is the song Encontré El Amor that was sold as a promotional single in 1983. The rumored album The New Girl in Town was never stored in stores, but singles from Cara Records were sold separately and promotionally around the state of Texas. While still under the record deal, Selena's father came upon another small local Texas record company called Cara Records. Undeterred, Abraham dropped the record deal with Freddie Records and walked out. When the album was completed, the president and owner of Freddie Records told Abraham that his band, Selena y Los Dinos, were not professionally ready to record and release a full-length album. In 1984, Freddie released the band's very first full-length album entitled Selena y Los Dinos – Mis Primeras Grabaciones. Selena y Los Dinos began to perform more frequently in local Texas clubs and fairs as their name began to spread around Texas. By 1981, the label began promoting the yet-to-be-released debut album by selling singles from tracks off the album in local stores. In 1981, Corpus Christi, Texas-based Freddie Records signed Selena y Los Dinos to a recording contract. On one occasion while performing at a wedding, the band was booed and then food was thrown on stage. At some places, the band began to gain a lot of appreciation, while at other performances, where Mexican Americans were not accepted, it was booed. The band then performed wherever they could, including weddings, street corners, fairs, Events, and Quinceañeras. Within a year, the family's restaurant went bankrupt and the family was forced to move in with relatives, as Abraham had quit his job to manage the restaurant full-time. There, Selena began to gain popularity and respect as a child singer. Soon after the restaurant's closure, Selena's family moved their musical aspirations to Corpus Christi, Texas. However, the restaurant began to lose its customers when the recession of 1981 hit South Texas, and the restaurant was forced into foreclosure. While her parents took care of the restaurant, Selena performed for the first time in public at the age of nine with her older siblings to entertain the diners. The family first showcased their band on street corners, at quinceañeras, and at other family gatherings until Selena's father opened up a Mexican restaurant in Lake Jackson, Texas called Papágayos (English: Parrots) in 1981. He formed a family band around her with his two older children: Abraham III (A.B.), was put on the bass guitar, and Suzette, was put on drums. Selena's father discovered her amazing voice. Selena not only sang in some concerts that her father arranged, but she also sang in school whenever she asked. Selena herself joined the family band at the age of ten, and they turned professional two years later. Although she initially complained she didn't want to, she later found that she actually loved to play.

He loved to play music and persuaded Selena to play music. Before Selena was signed with EMI, the band had sold more than 80,000 copies in the state of Texas.īand history Beginning (1957–1981) īetween 19, Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla, played with Los Dinos.

When Selena was signed with EMI Latin, EMI president José Behar told Selena that 'the world wanted Selena, not Selena y Los Dinos.' Selena then began releasing her solo studio albums under her name and her own logo title Selena instead of Selena y Los Dinos. The band remained together until the murder of Selena in 1995, which caused the dissolution of the band in the same year. Selena y Los Dinos (English: Selena and the Guys) was an American Tejano band formed in 1981 by Tejano singer Selena and her father Abraham Quintanilla.

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