Alpha

album by Selena y Los Dinos

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The album Alpha was released in 1986 by the band Selena y Los Dinos, featuring Selena Quintanilla. This album was one of their early recordings, following their debut Mis Primeras Grabaciones in 1984. Selena y Los Dinos were a family band formed by Selena's father, and they played Tejano music, a style that blends elements of jazz, country, and German polka, sung in Spanish. Selena would later win female entertainer of the year at the Tejano Music Awards in 1986, the same year Alpha was released.1

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…1984, followed by the albums Alpha and Muñequito de Trapo (“Rag Doll”) two years later. In 1986, when Quintanilla was 15 years old, she won female entertainer of the year at the Tejano Music Awards, and her songs with Los Dinos began soaring on Latin music charts.
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…1984, followed by the albums Alpha and Muñequito de Trapo (“Rag Doll”) two years later. In 1986, when Quintanilla was 15 years old, she won female entertainer of the year at the Tejano Music Awards, and her songs with Los Dinos began soaring on Latin music charts.
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