Biography
Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-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 VH1 and Billboard. Estefan's record sales exceed 75 million worldwide, making her the second best selling female latin artist in history and one of the best-selling female singers of all-time.
A contralto, Estefan started her career as lead singer of Miami Latin Boys, which was later renamed Miami Sound Machine. She and Miami Sound Machine earned worldwide success with their 1985 single "Conga", which became Estefan's signature song and led to Miami Sound Machine winning the 15th annual Tokyo Music Festival's grand prix in 1986. In 1988, she and Miami Sound Machine achieved their first number-one hit with "Anything for You". Estefan is credited with breaking down barriers and opening doors for Latin musicians, including Selena, Jon Secada, Shakira and Ricky Martin.
In March 1990, Estefan sustained a life-threatening cervical vertebrae fracture when her tour bus was involved in a serious accident near Scranton, Pennsylvania. She underwent an emergency surgical stabilization of her cervical spine and post-surgical rehabilitation that lasted almost a year, but made a full recovery. A year later, in March 1991, Estefan launched her comeback with a worldwide tour and album, Into the Light.
Estefan's 1993 Spanish-language album Mi Tierra won the first of her three Grammy Awards for Best Tropical Latin Album. Mi Tierra immediately soared to the top of the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart upon its release. The album was also the first Diamond album in Spain.
Many of Estefan's songs, including "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You", "1-2-3", "Don't Wanna Lose You", "Get On Your Feet", "Here We Are", "Coming Out of the Dark", "Bad Boy", "Oye!", "Party Time" and a remake of "Turn the Beat Around," became international chart-topping hits.
In addition to winning three Grammy Awards and being a 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, Estefan has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Las Vegas Walk of Fame, and was a Kennedy Center Honors recipient in 2017 for her contributions to American cultural life. Estefan also won an MTV Video Music Award, was honored with the American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement, and has been named BMI Songwriter of the Year. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has received multiple Billboard awards.
Billboard has listed Estefan as the third Most Successful Latina and 23rd Greatest Latin Artist of all time in US, based on both Latin albums and Latin songs chart. Hailed as the "Queen of Latin Pop" by the media, she has amassed 38 number one hits across Billboard charts, including 15 chart-topping songs on the Hot Latin Songs chart. Rolling Stone has ranked her 1985 hit "Conga" the 11th Greatest Latin Pop Songs of all time. Richard Blanco, the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Poet, told The Boston Globe in 2020 that Estefan is among the Latin singers who helped him gain ground "in the musical poetry of my culture and rejuvenate my spirits".
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Diane Warren: Relentless (2024)
Homenaje María Teresa Campos (2024)
Superfan (2023)
Heartbreakers at the BBC (2023)
Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar (2022)
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? (2022)
Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers (2022)
Father of the Bride (2022)
Carlos Rivera - Leyendas (2022)
Miami Wild (2022)
Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song (2022)
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over (2021)
Vivo (2021)
Gloria Estefan: Sangre Yoruba (2021)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)
Latin GRAMMY Celebra: Ellas y Su Música (2021)
Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days (2021)
Siempre, Luis (2020)
Tamron Hall (2019)
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones (2018)
America's Musical Journey (2018)
A Change of Heart (2017)
One Day at a Time (2017)
First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb (2015)
The Latin Explosion: A New America (2015)
A MusiCares Tribute to Carole King (2015)
The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank (2015)
Jane the Virgin (2014)
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It (2014)
Latino Americans (2013)
The Latino List (2011)
The Marriage Ref (2010)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Glee (2009)
A Step from Heaven (2009)
Celia: The Queen (2008)
What Perez Sez (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Selena ¡vive! (2005)
The X Factor (2004)
Gloria Estefan: Live and Unwrapped (2004)
Celia Cruz: ¡Azúcar! (2004)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001)
All the Way... A Decade of Song and Video (2001)
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)
Latin Grammy Awards (2000)
Gloria Estefan - Live in Atlantis (2000)
Music of the Heart (1999)
Teen Choice Awards (1999)
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo (1999)
TV Total (1999)
Little Angelita (1999)
Gloria Estefan: Live by Request (1998)
Vivement dimanche (1998)
Gloria Estefan: Don't Stop (1998)
The Garden Party (1998)
The Magic Hour (1998)
VH1: Divas Live (1998)
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years (1998)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998)
The View (1997)
Leute heute (1997)
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party (1997)
Gloria Estefan: The Best of (1997)
Gloria Estefan: The Evolution Tour Live In Miami (1996)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
1996 VH1 Honors (1996)
Somos un solo pueblo (1995)
MADtv (1995)
Gloria Estefan - Everlasting Gloria! (1995)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
Frasier (1993)
World Music Awards (1993)
Aretha Franklin: Duets (1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Euro Disney : L'Ouverture (1992)
Gloria Estefan – Into the Light World Tour (1992)
Flitterabend (1988)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Going Live! (1987)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
Top of the Pops (1964)
Viña del Mar International Song Festival (1963)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Oscars (1953)
Today (1952)
Revolution's Daughter
Born to Diva
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GenderFemale
Birthday1957-09-01 (66 years old)
Birth NameGloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García
Birth PlaceHavana, Cuba
ReligionBuddhist
SpouseEmilio Estefan
ChildrenEmily Estefan
CitizenshipsUnited States of America, Cuba
ResidencesUnited States of America, United States of America
Also Known AsGloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García, The Miami Sound Machine
AwardsLatin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video, Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album, Florida Women's Hall of Fame, Florida Artists Hall of Fame, American Music Award of Merit, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, Great Immigrants, MusiCares Person of the Year, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Premios Ondas, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song, Gershwin Prize, Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album, Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song, Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame, Lo Nuestro Excellence Award, Billboard Spirit of Hope Award, honorary doctor of the University of Miami
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