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Selena Gomez is an American actress, singer, songwriter, businesswoman and producer. She first became a teen idol as Alex Russo on Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place, and today stars in and executive produces Hulu's Only Murders in the Building. She also founded the cosmetics brand Rare Beauty, launched in 2020.
Selena Gomez, born July 22, 1992, in Grand Prairie, Texas, is an actress, singer, songwriter, producer and beauty founder, and the most-followed woman on Instagram, according to Wikipedia.
Gomez started out as a child actress on Barney & Friends (2002-2004) and became a teen idol as Alex Russo on Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place (2007-2012). Her films include Another Cinderella Story, Monte Carlo, Spring Breakers, the Hotel Transylvania franchise and Emilia Pérez (2024). Since 2021 she has starred in Hulu's Only Murders in the Building, and as a producer she has backed 13 Reasons Why and Selena + Chef.
With her band Selena Gomez & the Scene she released three albums between 2009 and 2011. Solo, she released Stars Dance (2013), Revival (2015) and Rare (2020), whose "Lose You to Love Me" became her first US No. 1. She followed with the Spanish EP Revelación (2021) and, in 2025, I Said I Love You First with her husband, producer Benny Blanco. Her hit collaborations include "We Don't Talk Anymore," "It Ain't Me," "Wolves," "Taki Taki" and "Calm Down."
Gomez founded Rare Beauty, launched in 2020 and valued at $2 billion, plus the Rare Impact Fund, which aims to raise $100 million over ten years for mental health. She also co-founded the mental health platform Wondermind in 2021 and is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. She has spoken openly about living with lupus and, since 2020, about her bipolar disorder diagnosis. Billboard named her Woman of the Year in 2017.
In October 2026 she revealed that vaping changed her voice and said she has finally quit, as reported by Variety. Every new Selena Gomez story lands on this page first.
Our newest Selena Gomez story, from October 19, 2026, is "Selena Gomez Reveals Vaping Changed Her Voice Forever, and Says She Has Finally Quit": In a raw Instagram Story, the Only Murders in the Building star owned up to a heavy nicotine habit, said it changed the way she sounds and told fans she has stopped.
Selena Gomez was born on July 22, 1992, in Grand Prairie, Texas, so she is 34 (Wikipedia).
Producer Benny Blanco, her collaborator on the 2025 album I Said I Love You First (Wikipedia).
The cosmetics company Selena Gomez founded and launched in 2020. Wikipedia reports it has been valued at $2 billion (Wikipedia).
