Selena Marie Gomez was born to former actress Amanda Dawn Cornett, and her Mexican husband, Ricardo Joel, on July 22, 1992, in the Grand Prairie city of Texas. When the young girl was only five years old, her parents separated, and her grandparents played an important role in her upbringing.

Selena had a difficult childhood - and the 19-year-old knows who she owes her success today.Selenas parents divorced when she was only 5 years old. Since then, she grew up as an only child with her mother Amanda Cornett, a theatrical actress. The two had to break through in pairs and often had to struggle with money problems.