Selena Gomez is a person.
Selena Marie Gomez ( [ səˈliːnə_məˈɹiː_ˈɡoʊmɛz ] ; [ seˈlena ˈɣomes ] ; born July 22 , 1992 ) is an American actress and singer . Gomez also formed her own production company in 2008 , July Moon Productions ; she serves as an executive producer on the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why , which released in March 2017 . Gomez has earned a number of awards and nominations for her work as an actress and singer , and has won a Billboard Women in Music award , an MTV Video Music Award , an American Music Award , and fifteen Teen Choice Awards . As of November 2016 , Gomez is the most-followed Instagram user in the world .