Analysis of Chosen Artist - Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez

She had first started off on a children television series and rose to fame when she landed the main role on a Disney show. She has starred in many films so she is an actress as well as a singer. On her fifth album, she had ended her contract with Hollywood Records and signed a new contract with Interscope Records. Over her singing career, she has sold over 7 million albums and 22 million singles worldwide.

In 2010, she released her own clothing line and in 2013, she released a fragrance. She has earned many awards throughout her career including:

• ALMA Award
• Billboard Women in Music
• MTV Video Music Award
• American Music Award
• People's Choice Award
• Teen Choice Award

Her second studio album, Revival, was released on October 9th 2015. This album includes the song that our group will be using to create our video. The album has debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. In the first week, the sales of the album was up to 117,000. She was one of only six female artists to have three singles from the same album top the charts.

(The image above is the cover from her latest album, Revival)

Synthpop (Genre)

Synthpop is short for 'synthesizer pop' and it also known as techno pop. It is a sub genre of new wave music and became popular in the late 1970's to the 1980's. The dominant instrument used in synth pop songs is the synthesizer, hence, where it get's it's name from. It is used in songs of progressive rock, electronic, art rock and disco. It became popular in Japan and the United Kingdom in the late 70's to early 80's as part of the new wave movement. The genre has received a lot of criticism because of it's lack of emotion in synth pop songs and artists have spoken out about this. It is a major element of pop and rock music and has influenced many other genres.

(The image above is the synthesizer instrument)

Links Used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selena_Gomez
                     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synth-pop