Amanda Solis (Houston, TX) is a Texas city native and has spent the last few years paying tribute to Tejano icon Selena. She expertly recreates the late late singer's looks, moves and voice onstage. It’s kept her booked and busy throughout Houston and around the country. Amanda was one of five finalists selected to attend the Madame Tussauds Selena wax figure launch party in Los Angeles and portrayed the singer in a documentary on the Reelz channel.
She says the Selena tribute started “by accident,” an oft-used phrase by performers that rings true in this case. Amanda ventured out one night to a neighborhood bar, where a friend prompted her to sing “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” in a karaoke contest.
She won first place that night!
“I love doing my tribute to her. I will be doing this until God says we move on from it,” Amanda says. “Selena showed me so many things that I never even thought I was worthy of. I would have never thought I’d have the tribute to Selena evolve into being my own artist now.”