Crossover tour
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The Crossover Tour was a scheduled world crossover tour for Mexican-American singer Selena
. The tour was to begin in the summer of 1995, when Selena's planned crossover album
was to be released world wide. The tour was to promote Selena's crossover album worldwide, in contrast to her previous concert tours that only promoted Selena in the United States, Mexico and South America.
The crossover tour was to extend Selena's fan base, awareness, and to convey non-Hispanic and Latino Americans to her music. The tour was also a transition for Selena from singing songs in Spanish to English, after her record company EMI Latin
decided to take on Selena's wishes on a crossover deal. Selena was signed to SBK Records
in 1993, after winning a Grammy Award
for Selena Live!
, to record her crossover album. But preparations didn't begin until the following year.
On the morning of March 31, during a meeting with Yolanda Saldivar
, Selena was shot and killed. Her death ended any more preparations for both her crossover album and tour.
Selena
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits...
. The tour was to begin in the summer of 1995, when Selena's planned crossover album
Crossover (music)
Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical tastes, or genres...
was to be released world wide. The tour was to promote Selena's crossover album worldwide, in contrast to her previous concert tours that only promoted Selena in the United States, Mexico and South America.
The crossover tour was to extend Selena's fan base, awareness, and to convey non-Hispanic and Latino Americans to her music. The tour was also a transition for Selena from singing songs in Spanish to English, after her record company EMI Latin
EMI Latin
EMI Televisa Music, also known as EMI Latin and EMI International, is a subsidiary of EMI which focuses on Latin American music....
decided to take on Selena's wishes on a crossover deal. Selena was signed to SBK Records
SBK Records
SBK Records was a record label of the EMI Group that was founded in 1988.Stephen Swid, Martin Bandier, and Charles Koppelman formed the production company SBK in 1989 after they purchased the music publishing division of CBS Records in 1986....
in 1993, after winning a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Selena Live!
Selena Live!
"Live!" or "Selena Live!" is a live album by American Tejano pop singer Selena, released on May 4, 1993 by EMI Latin. The album was re-released on September 22, 2002 as part of the Selena: 20 Years of Music collection that included spoken liner notes by her family, friends and her former band...
, to record her crossover album. But preparations didn't begin until the following year.
On the morning of March 31, during a meeting with Yolanda Saldivar
Yolanda Saldívar
Yolanda Saldívar is a Mexican American woman who was convicted in 1995 of the murder of Tejano music singer Selena at a Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi, Texas on March 31, 1995.- Early life :...
, Selena was shot and killed. Her death ended any more preparations for both her crossover album and tour.