Selena Gomez is an industry, and right now business is booming.
Her second major film, "Monte Carlo," hit theaters Friday, and "When the Sun Goes Down," her third album in less than three years, was No. 4 on iTunes' top-10-selling albums list in the week following its June 28 release.
The album contains the single "Who Says," a fluffy piece of teen pop affirmation that is her highest charting single to date. In addition, Gomez stars on the Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly Place," which began airing in 2007 and earned her a fervent fan base of young girls.
Selena Gomez, has also been in the news for her attention-grabbing relationship with teen pop sensation Justin Bieber. They are the teenage power couple of the moment, a Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake for the Twitter era, and each appearance they make together is worthy of 1 million shutter bulbs.
Still, if the Texas native, who was named after Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla, is overly taken with herself, she hides it well. When asked to describe herself, the word she chooses is "boring."
"I don't really do anything exciting," says Gomez, sitting in a suite at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham, Mich. She's been doing press all morning and is soon headed to a mall event, but is cordial and attentive, even after umpteen interviews.
Yes, she travels all over, "but I don't get to enjoy these places," she says. "I'm here in Detroit for a day, then I leave."
She calls herself passionate and a hard worker, and says she's especially thankful for her fans, to whom she dedicates her success.
Those fans gravitate toward her because of her wholesome, positive image.
Her fans see her as sort of a Queen of Disney and anti Scandal Girl and Pure Star
Selena Gomez says her fans have put her in the position she's in by buying her music and coming to her shows. "They're the ones that have let me get to do the things that I love," she says.
Gomez says promoting an album and a movie at the same time was never the intention - "Monte Carlo" was originally due out in February - so she's been on overdrive as of late. She's looking forward to a little "me time" in Los Angeles before heading out with her band July 24.
In the meantime, though, she's appreciative of all that surrounds her.
"I don't expect any of this," says Gomez. "This is a very fickle business, so I just try to be the best I can be.
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