Kammala wannan jumla: Kundin Selena na farko, "Live" (1993), ya ƙunshi waƙoƙi uku na studio kuma ya samar da guda biyu na biyar na Amurka, "No Debes Jugar" da "La Llamada". Bayan hadin gwiwar ta da Barrio Boyzz a kan "Donde Quiera Que Estés" guda daya a kan lambar ɗaya a kan Hot Latin Songs chart, Selena ta saki kundi na hudu, "Amor Prohibido" (1994). Kundin ya ci gaba da jerin waƙoƙin mawaƙa na Amurka guda ɗaya tare da "Amor Prohibido", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "No Me Queda Más", da kuma murfin The Pretenders "Fotos y Recuerdos". Na biyun ya kai matsayin na daya bayan mutuwarsa.
harbin mutuwar Selena a ranar 31 ga Maris, 1995. "Amor Prohibido" da "No Me Queda Más" sun zama mafi nasara a Amurka Latin singles na 1994 da 1995, bi da bi. A lokacin mutuwarta, Selena na cikin shirin tsallakewa zuwa kasuwar pop ta Amurka. Kamfanonin rikodin EMI Latin da EMI Records sun fito da "Dreaming of You" tare da watanni da yawa bayan mutuwarta. Tsoron cewa waƙar na iya cinye tallace-tallace na kundin a cikin Amurka, EMI Records ta fitar da "I Could Fall in Love" a matsayin tallace-tallace. Ya zama waƙar Ingilishi mafi girma a cikin jadawalin Hot Latin Songs na tsawon shekaru biyu kuma ya zama ta farko lambar ɗaya a Kanada. Waƙar taken, "Dreaming of You" ta zama mafi girman jadawalin "Billboard" Hot 100 na waƙar mawaƙa, inda ta kai lamba 22. Abun nata na Pedro Infante "Tú Sólo Tú" ya kai lamba daya a Hot Latin Songs na tsawon makonni goma a jere; mafi tsawo lamba daya a cikin aikinta. "Ina Samun Amfani da Ku" ya kai lamba ɗaya a kan US &lt;a href="Dance/Electronic%20Singles%20Sales"&gt; Dance/Electronic Singles Sales&lt;/a&gt;; ita ce ta farko a lamba ɗaya a kan wannan jadawalin.