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- Beginning her career in 1975 as lead vocalist for the then exclusively Spanish-language band, Miami Sound Machine, before crossing over to mainstream pop success with the international hit singles “Dr. Beat” (1984) and “Conga” (1986), Estefan emerged as one of the biggest new stars in the mid-’80s, predating the still nascent Latin pop explosion by a decade, and scoring a series of propulsive dance hits rooted in the rhythms of her native Cuba, before shifting her focus to softer, more...
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Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan (née Fajardo García; born September 1, 1957) (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡloɾja esˈtefan]) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is an eight-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of the Top 100 greatest artists of all time by both ...
May 29, 2019 · Gloria Estefan is one of the most popular Latin pop singers of all time. From her time with the Miami Sound Machine to her hugely successful solo career, she has sold a huge 115 million records worldwide to date.
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Aug 19, 2020 · Thirty years ago, Gloria Estefan 's life changed forever. On March 20, 1990 — when the Cuban-American singer was at the height of her career — a semi-truck crashed into her tour bus on a...
- Congratulations on this new recognition. How did you find out? Emilio. Everyone calls Emilio when they are going to give him good news. First, he is my manager — but he likes to be the one who tells me.
- As a Cuban immigrant, how do you receive this distinction? Look, as an immigrant — not so much for me, because I think we came here to do what we love.
- What was the first song you wrote and what do you remember from that moment? I did a parody about our lives at my high school alma mater. [Laughs.] I actually did poetry as a kid, but that has to be the first song I ever wrote: a parody of Our Lady of Lourdes Academy.
- What was the last one that you wrote, even if you haven’t published it? Just before Thanksgiving. I felt inspired by certain things, I went out and I was with my guitar sitting there in the patio and I did it in about an hour.
Sep 14, 2022 · ABCNews.com. By Caroline Kucera and Maria Elena Salinas. September 14, 2022, 12:12 pm. Music icon Gloria Estefan has long been a trailblazer in the Latino community. With hits like "Let it loose" and "Conga," Estefan became one of the first female Hispanic artists able to attract a large following among both Spanish and English speakers.
Apr 26, 2019 · Apr 26, 2019. Grammy Award-winning singer Gloria Estefan , 61, and her producer-husband, Emilio Estefan, 66, will be honored during the PBS music special Emilio & Gloria Estefan: The Library of ...
Released in 2022, the ‘Estefan Family Christmas’ album featuring Gloria alongside her daughter, Emily (27) and grandson, Sasha (10). This album is one of the first of its kind to combine three generations. It includes 12 Christmas classics and two original songs, one of which was written by Gloria, Emily and Sasha.
