The earliest recorded history of Tejano music being played in Canada was from Lydia Mendoza, who performed at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1971 in Montreal. Mendoza continued to perform in Canada, where in 1985 she played in front of large crowds at theaters and music halls. After Mendoza, Selena—who began dominating the Tejano music scene in America—was on the verge of crossing over into the American pop market and gained a following in Canada after her 1994 "Amor Prohibido" album was released. The singer was shot and killed by her friend and former manager of her boutiques on March 31, 1995. Her posthumously released album "Dreaming of You" (1995), peaked at number seventeen on the Canadian "RPM" Top Albums chart, and was certified gold by Music Canada that December.