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 ballad-oriented fare.
Born in Havana, Cuba, the young Gloria Fajardo was raised primarily in Miami, FL, after her father, a bodyguard of Cuban president Fulgencio Batista, was forced to flee the island following the 1959 coup helmed by Fidel Castro. In the fall of 1975, Fajardo and her cousin Merci Murciano auditioned for the Miami Latin Boys, a local wedding band headed by keyboardist Emilio Estefan. With their addition, the group was rechristened Miami Sound Machine and four years later, Fajardo and Estefan were wed. As Miami Sound Machine began composing their own original material, their fusion of pop, disco, and salsa earned a devoted local following, and in 1979 the group issued their first Spanish-language LP on CBS International. Despite a growing Hispanic fan base, they did not cross over to non-Latin audiences until "Dr. Beat" topped European dance charts in 1984.
With 1985's Primitive Love, Miami Sound Machine recorded their first English-language effort, scoring three Top Ten pop hits in the U.S. alone with the infectious "Conga", "Bad Boy", and "Words Get in the Way". Following 1987's triple-platinum Let It Loose, Estefan took top billing and the group changed its name to Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine in 1988, reeling off four Top Ten hits - "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You", "Can't Stay Away from You", the chart-topping "Anything for You", and "1-2-3". 1989's Cuts Both Ways was credited to Estefan alone and generated her second #1 hit, "Don't Wanna Lose You". However, on March 20, 1990, while touring in support of the album, her bus was struck by a tractor trailer. Estefan suffered a broken vertebra that required extensive surgery and kept her off the road for over a year. Her husband Emilio and the couple's son were injured in the crash as well, but all three recovered. Estefan resurfaced in 1991 with Into the Light, again topping the charts with "Coming Out of the Dark", a single inspired by her near-fatal accident. Two more cuts from the album, "Can't Forget You" and "Live for Loving You", secured her foothold on the adult contemporary charts.
With 1993's Mi Tierra, Estefan returned to her roots, recording her first Spanish-language record in nearly a decade and earning a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album; on the follow-up 1994 covers collection, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, she also recalled her dance-pop origins with a rendition of the Vicki Sue Robinson disco classic, "Turn the Beat Around". Another all-Spanish effort, Abriendo Puertas (1995), earned her a Grammy as well, while Destiny featured "Reach", named the official theme of the 1996 Summer Olympics. As Latin pop made new commercial headway, thanks to the efforts of acts like Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias, Estefan reigned as the most successful crossover artist in Latin music history, with international record sales close to the 50 million mark. In 1999, she also made her feature film debut alongside Meryl Streep in Music of the Heart, recording the film's title song as a duet with *NSYNC, and scoring both a massive pop hit and an Oscar nomination in the process. A new Spanish-language album, Alma Caribeña, followed in the spring of 2000. Several months later, Estefan was awarded a Grammy for Best Music Video for "No Me Dehes de Querer" at the inaugural annual Latin Grammy Awards. Her husband, Emilio, won for Producer of the Year. - Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
Appearances and tours
In April 2004, Estefan appeared on the Fox Broadcasting Company’s program, American Idol, but declined an offer to be an official judge, saying she did not like to “judge” others.
On July 28, 2004, in a press conference hosted by Donald Trump at the Trump Tower, Estefan announced that her then-upcoming tour would be her final one. The Live and Re-Wrapped Summer/Fall 2004 Tour, her first tour in eight years was produced by Clear Channel Entertainment. The tour featured Estefan’s greatest hits, along with new material from Unwrapped.
In December 2006, Estefan appeared as a special guest singer on the UK talent show The X Factor.
Gloria's 11th studio album,Miss Little Havana. The Miss Little Havana Songfacts says that the first nine tracks tells the tale of a young girl who hooks up with the wrong guy in Miami after moving there from Cuba. All of these tracks were written or co-written by Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes. It is described by Estefan as a project in the vein of her 1998 hit album gloria!.
Songfacts reports that "Hotel Nacional" debuted at #1 on Billboard's Latin countdown - the first time a female artist had achieved that feat since the chart was introduced in 1986. Both "Wepa" and "Hotel Nacional" achieved number one on Billboard Latin Songs and on Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs.
Estefan started a reality show called The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep opposite Joe Jonas, Nelly and John Rich on the CW Network, where she, and the other three mentors are searched for the next big star, to record an album with Atlantic Records. Unlike other music reality shows, in this program, the mentors selected the "candidates" for the show, and trained them for a live performance, where they'd be voted for the best act of the day. The first season ended in October 2012, with musician Michael Ray, as the big finalist.
This same year, Estefan appeared as a musical guest in Tony Bennett's compilation of duets with Latin-American musicians, Viva Duets with a rendition of the song, "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)". Weeks later, she helped the American version of Teleton, releasing the charity single "Por Un Mundo Mejor" along with Mexican singer Lucero, Dominican rapper El Cata and Mexican pop band, Reik. A video for the song was shot, with them recording the song, which was marked as the official hymn for the foundation.
In May 2013, she appears doing another duet with the song "Think I'm In Love Again" as part of the albums Duets released by Paul Anka.
Estefan has announced she was working on a new album of covers, The Standards, released in September 2013. The album will feature some collaborations with artists like Laura Pausini, Dave Koz and Joshua Bell, and the selection of songs are mostly songs from the Great American songbook. Estefan released the first single, "How Long Has This Been Going On?", digitally on Amazon and iTunes on July 9, 2013
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No Será Fácil
Gloria Estefan Lyrics
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Después de amarte tantes veces
Olvidarte si aún al verte solo quiero
Acariciarte volver a amarte
No sera facil
Aparentar que entre tú why yo
Nada ha pasado si aún las huellas
De tu amor no se han borrado
No sera facil
Badonar esas memorias que has dejado
Acostumbrarme que lo nuestro ha pasado
Aunque yo sepa que a más nadie tú has amado
No sera facil
Verte pasar why no poderte dar
Ni un beso mirar tus ojos why saber que no
Hay regreso reconocer que a tu pasado pertenezco
No sera facil
No sera facil
No sera facil
Contar las horas hasta ver la luz
Del día, amanecer en una cama tan vacia
No sera facil
No sera facil
Pasar las noches sin poder hallar el sueño
Calmar mi llanto cuando surjan tus recuerdos
No sera facil
No sera facil
Abandonar esas memorias
No sera facil
In Gloria Estefan's song No Será Fácil, she sings about the difficulty of moving on from a past love. The opening lines suggest that despite having loved this person many times before, she still finds it hard to forget them. She admits to wanting to touch them and love them again. The song continues with her acknowledging that it won't be easy to pretend that nothing happened between them, especially as the marks of their love have not disappeared. She puts it plainly when she says "it won't be easy".
Throughout the song, she responds to various situations that will be difficult, like not being able to kiss them or look into their eyes, knowing there is no turning back. She admits to being tied to their past and says it will be difficult to sleep in an empty bed without them. Gloria Estefan also admits to the difficulty of passing the time until the day arrives and calming herself when their memories surface. The singer finishes by acknowledging that it will not be easy to leave the memories of the past love behind.
Overall, the song conveys the universal theme of heartbreak and how it is hard to let go of a former lover. It tells a story of loss, pain, and the challenges of moving forward.
Line by Line Meaning
No sera facil
It will not be easy
Después de amarte tantes veces
After loving you so many times
Olvidarte si aún al verte solo quiero
Forgetting you if even on seeing you I want only to hold you again
Acariciarte volver a amarte
To caress you and love you once again
No sera facil
It will not be easy
Aparentar que entre tú why yo
To pretend that nothing happened between us
Nada ha pasado si aún las huellas
Nothing happened if the traces of your love remain
De tu amor no se han borrado
un-erased from your love
No sera facil
It will not be easy
No sera facil
It will not be easy
Badonar esas memorias que has dejado
To abandon those memories that you left behind
Acostumbrarme que lo nuestro ha pasado
To get used to the fact that we are over
Aunque yo sepa que a más nadie tú has amado
Although I know that you have not loved anyone else
No sera facil
It will not be easy
Verte pasar why no poderte dar
To see you pass by and not be able to give you
Ni un beso mirar tus ojos why saber que no
Not even a kiss or look into your eyes, and know that it won't happen
Hay regreso reconocer que a tu pasado pertenezco
There's no going back and I recognize that I belong to your past
No sera facil
It will not be easy
No sera facil
It will not be easy
Contar las horas hasta ver la luz
Counting the hours until seeing the light
Del día, amanecer en una cama tan vacia
Of the day, to awaken in such an empty bed
No sera facil
It will not be easy
No sera facil
It will not be easy
Pasar las noches sin poder hallar el sueño
To spend the nights unable to find sleep
Calmar mi llanto cuando surjan tus recuerdos
To calm my tears when your memories arise
No sera facil
It will not be easy
No sera facil
It will not be easy
Abandonar esas memorias
To abandon those memories
No sera facil
It will not be easy
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GLORIA M. ESTEFAN
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Marito Quirós
Ella era una de mis novias.
Al igual que Shakira, antes de que se hiciera mundialmente famosa, venía mucho a Costa Rica con el grupo que tenía con el esposo, La Máquina del Sonido de Miami. Pegó varias baladas románticas y tenía un estilo a lo "hippie" o diferente que nos traía locos a mis amigos colegiales y a mí.
Luego incursionó en otros ritmos más movidos, tuvo un descomunal éxito, pero yo me quedé con la imagen de ella juvenil y con una anécdota tierna de aquellos tiempos, según había leído en el Diario La Nación de mi país y que creo que la retrata de cuerpo entero:
En una de sus visitas la llevaron al Hospital de Niños, en San José, la capital y al caminar por los pasillos se topó con un chico, ya casi adolescente que le pidió esta canción. Y ella toda bella, al no haber instrumentos a mano para acompañar la tonada, la cantó a capella, para gusto de personal médico y de los niños. ♥
rod vill
Esta si es musica no las porquerias de hoy en dia
Bravo Gloria gracias x tantas canciones buenas.
Jose Bracho
Una belleza la letra llega hasta lo mas profundo del corazón.
Nancy Espinoza
QUE RECUEDOS TRISTES Y BELLOS AL MISMO TIEMPO.
Jose Alequin
Solo los que han amado con el corazon y no con la carne pueden entender el sentimiento de esta cancion.
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😢
Jhon William Robles Zavaleta
Que linda voz....de la Hermosa Gloria Estefan .
Gv Marquis
Esta canción me remonta a mi niñez, cuando mi madre la escuchaba por las noches, la veía muy triste y se me partía el alma.
keassykarina marte
😭😭😭
Javier Heredia
Recordar es fácil para el que tiene memoria. Olvidar es difícil para el que tiene corazón....Como me duele en verdad ....
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ufff Que frase!!