"Success is nothing if you don't have..." - Selena Gomez

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February 23, 2017 9:39 PM

Having appeared as a child in the children's television series Barney & Friends, Gomez rose to fame as the leading role in the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–12).

Selena Gomez sipping from a bottle of Coca-Cola.

"Success is nothing if you don't have the right people to share it with; you're just gonna end up lonely." - Selena Gomez.

Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American actress and singer. Having appeared as a child in the children's television series Barney & Friends, Gomez rose to fame as the leading role in the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–12).

Due to the success of the series, Gomez worked on various films, television shows, and musical collaborations for the network in the following years.

Gomez also formed her own production company in 2008, titled July Moon Productions; she is set to produce the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why.

She signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records in 2008 and subsequently formed her band Selena Gomez & the Scene the following year. The band released three studio albums by 2011.

Gomez hoped to achieve a more mature image with a role in the exploitation film Spring Breakers (2013), as well as with the release of her solo debut album Stars Dance (2013). The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 in the United States, and included the top ten single "Come & Get It". Gomez embarked on her Stars Dance Tour (2013), though it was later canceled due to personal and medical struggles.

Gomez released her second studio album, Revival, in October 2015. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, while the first three singles "Good for You", "Same Old Love" and, "Hands to Myself" all topped the Mainstream Top 40 chart in the United States.

Gomez is currently working on her third solo studio album. The lead single titled It Ain't Me was released on 16 February 2017.

Outside of entertainment, Gomez released her own clothing line through Kmart in 2010 and a self-titled fragrance in 2013.

Since the start of her career, Gomez has gone on to sell over 7 million albums and 22 million singles worldwide, according to Billboard.

As of November 2016, Gomez is the most-followed Instagram user in the world and has earned a number of awards and nominations for her work as an actress and singer and has won an ALMA Award, a Billboard Women in Music award, an MTV Video Music Award, an American Music Award, a People's Choice Award, two Young Hollywood Awards, and fifteen Teen Choice Awards.