Gloria Estefan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Gloria Estefan

Cuban-American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1957

Place of Birth: Havana, Havana Province, Cuba

Profession: actor, singer-songwriter, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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About Gloria Estefan

  • Gloria Estefan (Spanish: ['glo?ja es'tefan]; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; September 1, 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman.
  • A contralto, she started her career as the lead singer in the group "Miami Latin Boys", which later became known as Miami Sound Machine.
  • Estefan experienced worldwide success with "Conga" in 1985.
  • The song became Estefan's signature song and led to the Miami Sound Machine winning the grand prix in the 15th annual Tokyo Music Festival in 1986.
  • In the middle of 1988, she and the band got their first number-one hit with the song "Anything for You". In March 1990, Estefan had a severe accident in her tour bus.
  • She made her comeback in March 1991 with a new world tour and album called Into the Light.
  • Her 1993 Spanish-language album, Mi Tierra, won the first of her three Grammy Awards for Best Tropical Latin Album.
  • It was the first number-one album on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, established when it was released.
  • It was also the first Diamond album in Spain.
  • Many of her songs, such as "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.
  • Estefan has sold an estimated 115 million records worldwide including 31.5 million in the United States alone. She has won three Grammy Awards and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Las Vegas Walk of Fame.
  • In 2015, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contributions to American music and received the Kennedy Center Honors in December 2017 for her contributions to American Culture Life.
  • Estefan also won an MTV Video Music Award, was honored with the American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement, as well as being named BMI Songwriter of the Year.
  • She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has received multiple Billboard Awards.
  • She is also on the Top 100 Greatest Artists of All Time lists of VH1 and Billboard.

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