An Interview with Selena Quintanilla 

By: ​Isabel Martinez 

 
Set The Stage:​ Give a brief description of where and why you are interviewing 
your subject…. 

A more laid back interview and a pizza place. Pizza was selena's favorite food 
and she was super chill and modest, and didn't settings that were too formal 
because it made her nervous.  
 
 
 
 
 
 

Transcript of Interview 
   
Questions  Answers 
1  How did it feel like to be the first  It all still feels so unreal. For me, 
Trejano artist to win a Grammy?  just to be nominated is a huge 
accomplishment. But i obviously 
couldn't have done it without my 
fans and family. Yall made this 
happen so thank you so so much.  

2  Do you regret leaving school at a  At times i do. I definitely wish i had 

young age?  more of normal childhood, like 
going to school and prom and 
college and all that good stuff, but 
i'm so grateful for the life i have now 
and wouldn't change it for the 
world.  

3  What would you be doing if you  If i wasnt a singer i would be a 

weren’t a singer?  fashion designer. As you all now i 
have my own boutique and i design 
almost all of my clothes. I just love 
creating stuff that i can call my own 
and say I did that. 

4  When did you realize you wanted to  The whole singing thing kinda grew 
 be a singer?  on me. I didn't really have an option 
my dad kinda forced me and my 
siblings into a band, but luckily for 
him i like to sing.  

5  What are some artists you want to  I would love to work with Madonna, 
work with?  paula abdul, or Janet Jackson. 
They have really inspired me and i 
would love to do something with 
them . 

6  Which one of your songs is your  Bidi Bidi Bom Bom for sure. That's 
favorite?  one of my songs that i'm most 
known for and for a good reason. It 
has a great beat and it's a great 
song anyone can listen to 

7  What's it like being famous?   It's like a dream come true. We have 
all put in so much hard work , and 
when you put in hard work you get 
success so it warms my heart to see 
our hard work paying off.  

8  What's your favorite place on the  The bathroom, no i'm kidding. My 
tour bus?  bed! Because i can sleep there, and 
you know i love and need my sleep. 

9  And hows the newest member of  Well my husband, Chris, is doing 
the family doing?   amazing. We've been married for 
some time now and i'm in love with 
hi. He's so good to me and he's not 
like other men and i thank god for 
him everyday. 

10  Last question, how do you actually  It's pronounced SE-LEE-NA! Not 
pronounce your name, because  SE-LEH-NA. Thanks for letting me 
there's a huge debate going on?  clear that up