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Gloria Estefan |
| Real Name |
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Gloria Maria Milagrosa
Fajardo |
| Height |
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5' 2" (157
cm) |
| Date of Birth |
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1 September 1957 |
| Place of Birth |
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Havana, Cuba |
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| Biography: |
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Gloria Estefan was born on 1 September
1957 in Havana, Cuba, but raised mostly in Miami,
Florida, after her father escaped following the
1959 coup by Fidel Castro. In 1975, Gloria and her
cousin auditioned for the Miami Latin Boys, a local
wedding band led by Emilio Estefan. After they joined,
the band was called Miami Sound Machine, and four
years later, Gloria and Emilio married.
In 1985, Miami Sound Machine recorded their first
English album, Primitive Love, scoring three Top
Ten hits: 'Conga', 'Bad
Boy', and 'Words Get
in the Way'. Their next album Let It Loose
(1988) went triple-platinum,
scoring four Top Ten hits: 'Rhythm
Is Gonna Get You', 'Can't
Stay Away From You', 'Anything
for You', and '1-2-3'.
In 1989, Gloria released her own album Cuts Both
Ways which earned her second number one hit, 'Don't
Wanna Lose You'. While touring for the album,
her bus was hit by a tractor-trailer on 20 March
1990. She suffered a broken vertebrate that required
extensive surgery and a long rest for over a year.
Emilio and their son were also injured, but all
three recovered.
Gloria returned in 1991 with Into the Light. The
album hit the top charts with 'Coming
Out of the Dark', a single inspired by her
accident. Two other songs, 'Can't
Forget You' and 'Live
for Loving You', also hit the adult contemporary
charts.
In 1993, Gloria released her first Spanish album,
Mi Tierra, which earned a Grammy Award for Best
Tropical Latin Album. After Hold Me, Thrill Me,
Kiss Me (1994), she
released another Spanish album, Abriendo Puertas,
which also earned the Grammy. In 1996, Gloria released
Destiny. Its single, 'Reach',
became the official theme song of the 1996 Summer
Olympics.
Gloria made her film debut alongside Meryl Streep
in Music of the Heart (1999).
Her duet with NSync in the film with 'Music
of My Heart' earned both a massive pop hit
and an Oscar nomination. Following her Spanish album,
Alma Caribeña (2000),
she was awarded a Grammy for Best Music Video for
‘No Me Dehes De Querer’
at the first Latin Grammy Awards. Her husband, Emilio,
also won for Producer of the Year. |
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| Albums: |
| 2004 |
Te Amare |
| 2004 |
Hoy |
| 2003 |
Unwrapped |
| 2000 |
Alma Caribeña |
| 1998 |
Gloria! |
| 1996 |
Destiny |
| 1995 |
Christmas Through Your Eyes |
| 1995 |
Abriendo Puertas |
| 1994 |
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me |
| 1993 |
Mi Tierra |
| 1991 |
Into the Light |
| 1989 |
Cuts Both Ways |
| 1987 |
Let It Loose |
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