Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-American Singer and Songwriter.
She was born in Havana, Cuba in 1957.
In a career that started in the mid 1980′s with her backing band, The Miami Sound Machine, she has gone on to be one of the most successful female artists in music history.
She has sold over 90 million albums worldwide during her career.
Her many hits have included:
Conga
Words Get in the Way
Rhythm is Gonna Get You
Bad Boy
Anything For You
1-2-3
Betcha Say That
Can’t Stay Away from You
Don’t Wanna Lose You
Here We Are
Cuts Both Ways
Coming Out of the Dark
Live for Loving You
Turn the Beat Around
Everlasting Love
Reach
Heaven’s What I Feel
She has charted singles onto the Billboard Top-100, Billboard Dance, Billboard Adult Contemporary, and Billboard Latin Charts during her career.
Three of her singles have reached #1 on the Billboard Charts.
She has had Fourteen #1 hits on the Billboard Latin Charts.
She has released 14 Studio Albums to date, her most recent earlier in 2011.
She has won 7 Grammy Awards in her career.
She is married to Emilio Estefan, Band Leader of her backing band, The Miami Sound Machine.
My youngest son, “The Kid“, has been a LIFELONG Gloria Estefan fan, no matter how much he might try to deny it. When my wife was pregnant with him, she used to lay in bed with her Walkman Earphones on her stomach, playing soft music for her unborn child. The kid would usually just lounge around in his “womb”, not moving a muscle, UNTIL Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine would come on….. then he would literally start doing flips, apparently dancing his little unborn butt off, as her music played. He really loved “Turn the Beat Around“. Once Gloria’s song would end, the little guy would go back to lounging around quietly….
I think she’s great and her and husband have always been part of the Miami scene down here and always in wholesome and charitable matters.
By: Carl D'Agostino on November 10, 2011
at 6:55 pm
A fantastic singer, and a VERY courageous lady to come back from a back broken when her bus was crashed into. Amazing – a female version of you, buddy! (Well, at least in the recovery field – I have yet to hear you sing!
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By: John Erickson on November 10, 2011
at 7:04 pm
Thanks for the 80s big hair flashback!
By: El Guapo on November 10, 2011
at 8:23 pm
El Guapo – I miss the 80′s hair….
By: TheIdiotSpeaketh on November 10, 2011
at 8:25 pm
Sorry to say, but Gloria has always scratched my brunette fetish itch. Mark, I am willing positive results for your circulation test right now. Those are strong mind waves, by the way.
By: BrainRants on November 10, 2011
at 9:02 pm
Brainrants – Thanks bud….. focus those “Men who stare at Goats” superpowers and make the phone ring tomorrow
By: TheIdiotSpeaketh on November 10, 2011
at 9:07 pm