Selena Gomez Biography

Fast Facts

• Debuted in Barney & Friends at age 7
• Discovered by Disney in a nationwide talent search when she was 10
• Appeared in an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and in two episodes of Hannah Montana before landing her own show, The Wizards of Waverly Place
• Sings the theme song for The Wizards of Waverly Place, "Everything Is Not What It Seems
• " Released her first album as part of the band Selena Gomez & the Scene, Kiss & Tell, in 2009
• Was named a UNICEF Ambassador in 2009; her first field mission was a week-long trip to Ghana
• Released her first solo album, Stars Dance, in 2013
• Won a Latin American Music Award for Favorite Dance Song for "I Want to Know You" in 2015
• Donated money in 2017 to the University of Southern California for the Selena Gomez Fund for Lupus Research after she was diagnosed with the disease herself