Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Selena Gomez Celebrates 30th Birthday With Taylor Swift: ’30, Nerdy And Worthy’
etcanada.comSelena Gomez marked her 30th birthday with one of her longtime besties. On Friday, the “Only Murders in the Building” star shared photos on Instagram from her birthday outing with her friend, Taylor Swift. READ MORE: Hear Selena Gomez’s Nana Hilariously Interrupt Her TikTok To Get The Scoop On A Breakup “30, nerdy and worthy,” Gomez wrote on the caption. “Selena and Taylor looked so cute together celebrating,” an onlooker told Just Jared. “They were eating at the this really beautiful rustic elegant restaurant in Topanga called Inn of the Seventh Ray.” Gomez and Swift first met early in their careers in the mid 2000s and quickly became friends.
They have since appeared together numerous times in public, as well as sharing photos together on social media over the years. READ MORE: Taylor Swift And Haim Do A Mashup Of ‘Love Story’ And ‘Gasoline’ In Surprise Performance In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Gomez also opened up about turning 30. “I am happy getting older,” she said. “I find that my toleration for any sort of discomfort, usually disrespect or whatever, even just unnecessary stuff — I feel so glad that it’s not taking over me anymore.” Gomez added, “My emotions are mine and I am allowed to feel them however I want to feel them.
But I am having a party because I was like, ‘You know what? All my friends back home are married with kids, so I’m just gonna throw my own party.”
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