just curious. i could fall in love and dreaming of you are great songs but i remember after she died and the album came out people i knew who never heard of her or her music bought that album. so im curious how it would've done if she hadn't died. would it still have sold well?
shareProbably I'm sure. Would it be as big as mega as it turned out not so sure.
shareHas Selena not crossed paths with Yolanda SaldÃvar and lived, it's within reason to believe that she could've crossed over into the English speaking world (keep in mind that English was actually her first language to begin with) sooner or later. Other than maybe, Gloria Estefan, there weren't that many predominate mainstream Latin singers. And even then, Gloria was pushing 40 (in comparison, Selena was only about 23 when she died) and she was never really considered top tier like Madonna, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, or Mariah Carey.
And unlike those four women that I mentioned, Selena you could say was the "total package". Madonna and Janet could dance but they weren't really renowned for their singing abilities. And while Whitney and Mariah had tremendous voices, they weren't dancers. Selena however could not only "sing" but she could "dance". Plus, Selena didn't at least publicly, come across as being too standoffish, cold, and diva-like. She had a very personable, humble, playful personality that maybe the others didn't.
I just recently saw the movie for the first time, although I'm practically Selena's age if she were living, but I was looking around, watching a couple interviews with her siblings. Her sister had said how humble Selena really was. I think they were a very close family, supportive of each other, doesn't seem to be any jealousy between them, and Selena was concerned with being a good role model for children as she had acknowledged many of her fans were so, so no explicit lyrics. I think the parents also had a big impact on their moral codes.
I also saw some live performances. I, too, think she was the total package, her voice was really incredible. I don't know if she had any formal training to get there or just naturally gifted. She talked in the movie how she didn't exercise and ate a lot of pizza, but I don't think she realized how much exercise she got with all that dancing combined with her young age's metabolism.
I will say, the style of the English album songs is not my taste at all, seems like the bland generic love songs, but right in line for what got a lot of radio play. I think their Tejano music is more interesting and fun, at least some of the popular songs.