Selena to receive posthumous star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Selena will be getting a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017.
The announcement was made by Walk of Fame committee chair Vin Di Bona on Tuesday, who also shared the laundry list of other recipients for 2017, including Dwayne Johnson, Chris Pratt, Tyra Banks, Lee Daniels, Ice Cube and more.
Not to be overlooked: *NSYNC (not just Justin Timberlake) will be getting the honor as well. Hopefully this means a reunion photo of some kind.
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Here's the full list of stars in every category:
Film: Amy Adams, Jason Bateman, Goldie Hawn, Dwayne Johnson, Chris Pratt, Brett Ratner, Ryan Reynolds, George A. Romero, Mark Ruffalo and Rita Wilson
TV: Tyra Banks, Andre Braugher, Ken Corday, Lee Daniels, Hugh Laurie, Eva Longoria, Wolfgang Puck, Keri Russell, Haim Saban, George Segal, Sarah Silverman and Jeffrey Tambor
Recording: Clarence Avant, Jerry Goldsmith (posthumous), Hall & Oates, Ice Cube, John Legend, *NSYNC, New Edition and Selena (posthumous)
Live Theater Performance: Criss Angel, Jeff Dunham, Gustavo Dudamel
Radio: Elvis Duran
Selena's posthumous star is particularly significant for fans, a symbol of her enduring legacy after the 23-year-old's untimely death in 1995. She was nicknamed the "Queen of Tejano music," releasing hit songs like "Como la Flor" and "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom."
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Yohana Desta was the senior film reporter for Mashable. She is a Northern Virginia native and an American University grad. She enjoys carefully curating her Instagram account and can often be found reading books, going to concerts, watching movies and learning way too much about pop culture.
