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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Nuevo Día
Gloria Estefan Lyrics
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Y se lleva los amores que ya nunca volverán
Y se perdonan toditos los errores
Y se quiere de verdad
Y que la vida nos vaya mejor
Que el año nuevo me traiga tu amor
Y que la vida nos vaya mejor
Que el año nuevo me traiga tu amor
Y vamos todos juntos a brindar con alegría
Ay, por el año viejo que se va y el nuevo día
Ya se cruzan los abrazos brota el llanto de emoción
Todos juntos como hermanos en un sólo corazón
Y la mirada se llena de recuerdos que la vida nos dejó
Y que la vida nos vaya mejor
Que el año nuevo me traiga tu amor
Y que la vida nos vaya mejor
Que el año nuevo me traiga tu amor
Y vamos todos juntos a brindar con alegría
Ay, por el año viejo que se va y el nuevo día
Que el año viejo está que se va
Que el año nuevo ya va a llegar
Ay que el año viejo está
Que se va que el año nuevo ya va a llegar
Llegan nuevas ilusiones hay otra oportunidad
Y se elevan oraciones por el año que vendrá
Y ya repican al viento las campanas saludando sin cesar
Y que la vida nos vaya mejor
Que el año nuevo me traiga tu amor
Y que la vida nos vaya mejor
Que el año nuevo me traiga tu amor
Y vamos todos juntos a brindar con alegría
Ay, por el año viejo que se va y el nuevo día
Que el año viejo está que se va
Que el año nuevo ya va a llegar
Ay que el año viejo está que se va
Que el año nuevo ya va a llegar
Un sentimiento que nos hermana
Que se va ya viene
Brotando del corazón va a llegar
Siguen los recuerdos
Que se va vienen los abrazos
Que el año nuevo llegó va a llegar
Y vamos todos juntos a brindar con alegría
Ay por el año viejo
Que se va y el nuevo día
The lyrics to Gloria Estefan's song Nuevo Dia speak of the passage of time from the old year to the new one and the emotions that come with it. The first few lines describe how the night is falling and the old year is leaving, taking with it lost loves and mistakes. However, at this time of year, people forgive these errors and come together in genuine love and care for each other. The chorus then expresses the hope that the new year will bring better things and a chance for the singer to find love.
The second verse of the song depicts people coming together, hugging, and shedding tears of emotion as they reminisce about past memories. However, they are bound in unity as brothers and sisters in one heart. They hope that the new year brings new opportunities and pray for the coming year. The song ends with a repetition of the chorus as the bells ring in the new year.
Overall, the song is a beautiful expression of the transition from the past to the present, the importance of forgiveness and love, and the hopefulness that a new year brings.
Line by Line Meaning
Va cayendo ya la noche el año viejo se va
As the night falls, the old year is leaving behind all the past loves and the mistakes we made.
Y se lleva los amores que ya nunca volverán
The old year is taking away the love that we can never bring back.
Y se perdonan toditos los errores
We forgive all the mistakes we made in the past year.
Y se quiere de verdad
We truly want to love and be loved.
Y que la vida nos vaya mejor
We hope for a better life.
Que el año nuevo me traiga tu amor
We hope that the new year brings us the love we seek.
Y vamos todos juntos a brindar con alegría
We all raise a glass together in celebration.
Ay, por el año viejo que se va y el nuevo día
In honor of the old year passing and the dawn of a new day.
Ya se cruzan los abrazos brota el llanto de emoción
We embrace each other with tears of joy and emotion.
Todos juntos como hermanos en un sólo corazón
We come together as brothers and sisters with one heart.
Y la mirada se llena de recuerdos que la vida nos dejó
We remember all the memories that life has given us as we look back.
Que el año viejo está que se va
The old year is leaving.
Que el año nuevo ya va a llegar
The new year is coming.
Llegan nuevas ilusiones hay otra oportunidad
New hopes and dreams arrive with a new opportunity.
Y se elevan oraciones por el año que vendrá
We raise prayers for the new year ahead.
Y ya repican al viento las campanas saludando sin cesar
The bells ring endlessly in the wind, welcoming the new year.
Un sentimiento que nos hermana
A feeling that unites us.
Que se va ya viene
What is leaving makes way for what is to come.
Brotando del corazón va a llegar
From our hearts, good things will come.
Siguen los recuerdos
We continue to cherish our memories.
Que se va vienen los abrazos
As the old year passes, new embraces await.
Que el año nuevo llegó va a llegar
The new year has arrived and will continue to come.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: KIKE SANTANDER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Eufemia Hernandez Merejildo
Hermosa canción ningún artista a dedicado un tema como este
Realmente me gusta
John wilmar Gonzalez
Con este álbum abriendo puertas del año 1995 de Gloria Estefan, marco un antes y un después en la historia de la música navideña, marcando la tradición de generación en generación en el fin de año
Julio Paredes
El disco complejo no falta en mi casa para las Navidades... BENDECIDAS FIESTAS A TODO EL MUNDO.. NO IMPORTAN LAS PRUEBAS.. TENEMOS A UN PADRE DEL CIELO MUY BUENO QUE NOS AMA. 🙏🙏
Alexey Alberto Rosero Vlassova
UNA HERMOSA CANCIÓN , CON ESA MELODÍA DAMOS LA BIENVENIDA AL AÑO NUEVO EN MI PAÍS, ARRIBA ECUADOR
Isaac Castrotr
Mi querido Ecuador soy mexicano en este momento me duele todo lo que están viviendo pero Dios es más grande que está Pandemia reciban un fuerte abrazo fraterno
Eufemia Hernandez Merejildo
Para mi esta es mejor que abriendo puertas
Pitesitho
I love this song , I always heard it on december 31 too, it brings me very good memories
Camille Castaneda
como amo a mi Gloria! Todo este CD me ha cambiado la via. Besos!
Omar Aguilar roman
Siempre la escucho los 31 de diciembre cuando empieza a anochecer
Jorge Cajal Ordóñez
Es muy bonito, ojalá que saque más vídeos.