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90s

The True Story Of The Murder That Shook A Generation Of Pop Fans

By Sandra
Just as her star was on the rise, the singer known simply as Selena was tragically murdered and fans are still mourning the loss of the young star two decades later. On March 31, 1995 the life of the promising young pop star ended. The Texas-born beauty Selena Quintanilla captured people's hearts with her style, sex appeal and instantly recognizable voice. The queen of Tejano music, a fusion of polka, country and jazz, was popular across northern Mexico and throughout the southern United States. She never had the chance to expand her stardom to other areas of the world, because

70s

The Infamous Murder That Shook The Music Industry And Ended The Career Of One Of Music's Biggest Stars

By Sandra
At the peak of his career the “Prince of Motown” had his life taken away by the person who gave him that life in the first place. After his soulful voice brought us hits like “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” and “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)” the singer with a 25-year recording career wouldn’t give us another hit. On April 1, 1984, Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his own father, just one day shy of his 45th birthday. The physical cause of Gaye’s death was straight-forward, ”Gunshot wound to chest perforating heart,
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