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Selena's death shocked and saddened Latinos and non-Latinos alike across the United States and abroad. Major networks interrupted their regular programming to break the news; [[Tom Brokaw]] referred to Selena as "The Mexican [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]".<ref name="Maddona">[http://www.pacificnews.org/jinn/stories/3.06/970321-selena.html "In the spirit of Selena: Tributes, a book and an impending film testify to the Tejano singer's enduring".] by ''Gregory Rodriguez'' ''Pacific News'', [[March 21]] [[1997]]. Retrieved on [[18 July]] [[2006]].</ref> Numerous vigils and memorials were held in her honor and radio stations in Texas played her music non-stop.<ref name="queen" /> Her funeral drew approximately 60,000 mourners, many of whom traveled from outside the [[United States]].<ref name="queen" /> Among the celebrities who were reported to have immediately phoned the Quintanilla family to express their condolences were [[Gloria Estefan]], [[Julio Iglesias]] and [[Madonna]].<ref name="Gale" /> The magazine [[People (magazine)|''People'']] published a commemorative issue in honor of Selena's memory and musicial career, titled ''Selena 1971-1995, Her Life in Pictures''. <ref name="queen" /> A few days afterwards, [[Howard Stern]] mocked Selena's burial by poking fun at her mourners and criticizing her music. Stern said, "This music does absolutely nothing for me. [[Alvin and the Chipmunks]] have more soul, Spanish people have the worst taste in music. They have no depth." Stern's comments outraged the Hispanic community all across Texas.<ref name="Stern">Asin, Stephanie and Dyer, R.A. [http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/selena/95/04/06/stern.html "Selena's public outraged: Shock jock Howard Stern's comments hit raw nerve."] ''Houston Chronicle'', [[April 6]] [[1995]]. Retrieved on [[20 May]] [[2006]].</ref> Two weeks after her death, on [[April 12]], [[1995]], [[George W. Bush]], the then [[Governor of Texas]], declared [[April 16]], Selena's birthday, "Selena Day," in Texas.
That summer, Selena's album ''Dreaming of You'', a combination of [[Spanish language]] songs and several new [[English language]] tracks, debuted at number one on the [[Billboard magazine|''Billboard'' music charts]] in the US, making her the first Hispanic singer to accomplish this feat<ref name="firstHispanicsinger">Hodges, Ann. [http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/features/96/12/07/selena.0-0.html "Selena legend lives on with TV movie'.] ''Houston Chronicle'', [[December 6]] [[1996]]. Retrieved on [[20 May]] [[2006]].</ref> and the second highest debut after [[Michael Jackson]]'s ''[[HIStory]]''.<ref name="Gale" /> On its release date, the album sold over 175,000 copies, a record for a female pop singer, and sold two million copies in its first year.<ref name="Copies">[http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/selena/96/03/31d.html "In the spirit of Selena: Tributes, a book and an impending film testify to the Tejano singer's enduring".] ''Houston Chronicle'', [[March 31]] [[1996]]. Retrieved on [[20 May]] [[2006]].</ref> Songs such as "I Could Fall In Love" and "Dreaming Of You" were played widely by mainstream English language radio with the latter reaching #25 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]. Meanwhile, "I Could Fall In Love," while ineligible for the Hot 100 at the time, did reach #12 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart and the top 10 on the Adult Contemporary Chart. "Dreaming of You" has sold approximately five million copies in the USA.
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