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).
Watch Selena Gomez Break Down Her Song 'Boyfriend' in 'Beat x Beat' Video
billboard.com"It wasn't really any sort of inspiration other than, 'all right, let have fun,'" Selena Gomez explains at the beginning of her deep-dive into the making of the Rare song "Boyfriend" in the latest Beats by Dre series Beat x Beat: Inside Out.
Joined by two of the song's co-writers, Justin Tranter and Julia Michaels, and producers The Roommates -- via FaceTime, of course -- Gomez describes Michaels asking her what mood she was going for that day.
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