Name: Selena GomezBirth name: Selena Marie Gomez
Date of birth: July 22, 1992
Birthplace: Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S.
Genre(s): Pop rock, teen pop, dance
Occupation: Actress, singer
Instrument(s): Vocals, guitar
Selena Marie Gomez was born on July 22, 1992. She is an American actress and singer best known for playing Alex Russo on the Disney Channel Original Series, Wizards of Waverly Place. In 2008 she signed with Hollywood Records; her debut album is tentatively set to be released in the summer of 2009. Gomez began her acting career at the age of seven, where she spent her birthday at an open casting call competing with thousands of others for a role in the hit children's television series Barney & Friends.
