With the release of new music from this permanent A list singer using songs recorded in her early teen years, there is a frenzy right now to form a girl group to sing the legend’s songs.

One of the people on the lookout for talent is a man who personally “auditioned” teens for multiple groups he has organized over the years.

For many years, he did so behind the façade that a female talent scout was making all the decisions.

Selena Quintanilla

Selena Quintanilla’s Teenage Vocals Get a 2022 Upgrade in ‘Moonchild Mixes’

At the core of Selenidad — the enduring tribute to Latina superstar Selena Quintanilla — is the shared relatability to her story and of course, the Queen of Tejano’s transcendent vocals. Now, 27 years after her death, subsequent generations get to experience “new music” from the singer with “Moonchild Mixes,” out today (Aug. 26) via Warner Music Latina.

Containing 13 songs in total, 10 of which are new variations of tracks from Selena’s catalog, “Moonchild” was produced by Selena’s brother and original Selena y Los Dinos composer/bass player/producer, A.B. Quintanilla III.

“Moonchild” pulls from the band’s 1998 “Preciosa” album, refashioning the songs “Carino Mio,” “Sabes” and the album’s lead single “Como Te Quiero,” which received three different remixes including a pop, cumbia and regional Mexican rendition.

“It definitely wasn’t an overnight process,” Selena’s father Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. tells Variety over Zoom. “We were able to extract her vocal tracks with new technology to make her sound more mature. If you listen to it, it gives you that feeling that it was recorded — as if she went into the studio this morning.”

After her murder in 1995, a re-recorded version of “Como Te Quiero” was released in a 2004 compilation album and now, nearly 20 years later, the revamped track, originally a ballad, has morphed into three different genres. As Selena’s sister and drummer of Los Dinos explains it, “When [A.B.] was creating the music and selecting the songs for this album, he kept in mind what the younger generation was listening to, to bring Selena to a new, younger audience.” – Source

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