List of Selena awards

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List of Selena awards
Award Won Nominated
ACE Awards
1 0
Grammy Awards
1 2
KFLZ Awards
3 0
Lo Nuestro Awards
5 0
Tejano Music Awards
34 44
Totals
Awards won: 44
Nominated: 46

This is a comprehensive list of awards received by Selena, a Mexican American singer.

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[edit] ACE Awards

The ACE Awards (Award for Cable Excellence) were given from 1978 to 1997 to honor excellence in American cable television programming. Selena received one award.

Year Nominated work Award Result
1993 Selena Female Vocalist of the Year Won

[edit] Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Selena received one award from two nominations.[1]

Year Nominated work Award Result
1994 Selena Live! Best Mexican-American Album Won
1995 "Amor Prohibido" Best Mexican-American Performance Nominated

[edit] KFLZ Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
1986 Selena Female Vocalist of the Year Won
1987 Selena Female Vocalist of the Year Won
Selena Kuno's People's Choice Won

[edit] Lo Nuestro Awards

The Lo Nuestro awards honor the best of Latin music. Selena received five awards.

Year Nominated work Award Result
1993 Entre a Mi Mundo Album of the Year Won
"Como La Flor" Song of the Year Won
1995 "Como La Flor" Female Pop Artist of the Year Won
"Como La Flor" Regional/Mexican Female Artist of the Year Won
Amor Prohibido Regional/Mexican Album of the Year Won

[edit] Tejano Music Awards

The Tejano Music Awards were launched in 1980 to create greater awareness and appreciation for Tejano music. Selena received thirty-four awards from forty-four nominations.[2] Starting with the 21st Tejano Music Awards, a new award was added in memory of Selena called "The Selena Lifetime Achievement Award". Her brother, A.B. Quintanilla, was the first recipient. The award was presented to him by Texas Governor Rick Perry.

Year Nominated work Award Result
1985 Selena Female Entertainer of the Year Nominated
Selena Female Vocalist of the Year Nominated
Selena Most Promising Band Nominated
1986 Selena Female Vocalist of the Year Won
1987 Alpha Album of the Year Nominated
"Dame Un Beso" Song of the Year Nominated
"Dame Un Beso" Single of the Year Nominated
Selena Female Vocalist of the Year Won
"Dame Un Beso" Female Entertainer of the Year Nominated
"Dame Un Beso" Most Promising Band of the Year Nominated
1988 "Terco Corazón" Single of the Year Nominated
And the Winner Is... Album of the Year Nominated
Selena Female Entertainer of the Year Won
1989 Selena Female Entertainer of the Year Won
Selena Female Vocalist of the Year Won
1990 Selena Female Entertainer of the Year Won
Selena Female Vocalist of the Year Won
1991 Selena Female Entertainer of the Year Won
Selena Female Vocalist of the Year Won
1992 Selena Female Entertainer of the Year Won
Selena Female Vocalist of the Year Won
1993 Selena Female Entertainer of the Year Won
Selena Female Vocalist of the Year Won
Entre a Mi Mundo Album of the Year - Orchestra Won
1994 Selena Female Entertainer of the Year Won
Selena Female Vocalist of the Year Won
Selena Live! Album of the Year - Orchestra Won
1995 Selena Female Entertainer of the Year Won
Selena Female Vocalist of the Year Won
Amor Prohibido Album of the Year - Orchestra Won
Amor Prohibido Record of the Year Won
"Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" Song of the Year Won
"Techno Cumbia" Tejano Crossover Song of the Year Won
1996 Selena Female Entertainer of the Year Won
Selena Female Vocalist of the Year Won
Dreaming of You Album of the Year - Overall Won
"Tú, Solo Tú" Song of the Year Won
Selena y Los Dinos Showband of the Year Won
"I Could Fall In Love" Tejano Crossover of the Year Won
"Amor Prohibido" Single of the Year Won
1997 Selena Female Vocalist of the Year Won
"Siempre Hace Frio" Song of the Year Won
"No Quiero Saber" Tejano Crossover of the Year Won
2001 Selena Lifetime Achievement Won

[edit] Other awards and accolades

1983

Texas Association of Spanish Announcers (TASA) Zenzontli Award: New Female Vocalist

Awarded plaque for "Outstanding Performer" from Maximo's in Corpus Christi

1984

Appreciation Award: Movida Band Productions for work with Toys For Tots

1987

  • Mike Chavez Awards
    • Won, Female Vocalist of the Year
    • Nominated (as Los Dinos), Most Promising Band
    • Nominated (as Los Dinos), Keyboard Group of the Year
    • Nominated, Keyboard Album of the Year, for A Million to One
    • Nominated, Keyboard Single of the Year, for "A Million to One"
    • Nominated, Keyboard Single of the Year, for "Muñequito de Trapo"

1992

  • Citation of Achievement presented to Five Candle Music by BMI
    • For "Como La Flor," "La Carcacha," and "Qué Creías" in recognition of her great national popularity as measured by broadcast performers
    • A.B. Quintanilla III for "Como La Flor," "La Carcacha," and "Que Creías" in recognition of the great national popularity as measured by broadcast performers
  • Billboard's Number One
    • Latin Artist
    • Latin Album, Entre a Mi Mundo
  • Citation of Achievement by BMI
    • Presented to A.B. Quintanilla III for "Que Creías"

1995

  • Texas state Senate declared Selena's birthday as a holiday, when she would have turned twenty-four.

[edit] References

  1. ^ 36th Grammy Awards - 1994. Rock on the Net. Accessed December 14, 2007.
  2. ^ Past Tekano Music Award Winners. tejanomusicawards.com. Accessed December 14, 2007.