Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo, September 1, 1957, in Havana, Cu… Read Full Bio ↴Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo, September 1, 1957, in Havana, Cuba) is a seven-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, actress and social activist. Known as the "Queen of Latin Pop", she in the top 100 best-selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those in the United States. Estefan is the most successful crossover performer in Latin music to date.
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
Official website: http://www.gloriaestefan.com
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
Official website: http://www.gloriaestefan.com
Opening Doors and Closing Wounds
Gloria Estefan Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Gloria Estefan:
- Can "Time flies when you're having fun" I heard somebody say But…
01. Abriendo puertas Como después de la noche Brilla una nueva mañana Como despu…
1 2 3 They tell me you're shy boy But I want you just…
1-2-3 1, 2, 3, 4, come on baby say you love…
13. No me dejes de querer Nunca quiero ni pensar Que tus ojos me dejen de ver No…
90 Millas Echodara Agoile, Agó Echure Oh Elegua, Elegua ele, Elegua E…
A Bailar Te tengo que ser sincera No me importa el qué dirán Ni…
A Little Push Funny how you never know Where your heart is gonna go Sudden…
A Natural Woman Looking out on the morning rain I used to feel so…
Abriendo Puertas (Opening Doors) This song mixes together the style of Colombian Vallenato wi…
Along Came You I thought that I knew all there was to know I…
Always Tomorrow I've been alone inside myself for far too long Never…
Anything for You Anything for you Though you're not here Since you said we're…
Anything For You Album Version Anything for you Though you're not here Since you said we'…
Arbolito de Navidad Arbolito de navidad Esta noche es noche buena Vamos al mon…
Auld Lang Syne When mistletoe and tinsel glow Paint a yuletide valentine Ba…
Ay Ay Ay Amor El tiempo no se detiene ni tampoco le perdona a dos almas…
Ay Ay I El tiempo no se detiene Ni tampoco le perdona A dos almas…
Ayer Ayer encontré la flor que tú me diste Imagen del amor…
Bad Boy Bad bad, bad, bad boy, you make me feel so…
Bésame Voy a sellar tu cariño Why coronar el alma junto a…
Betcha Say That Betcha say that Betcha say that Betcha say that To all the g…
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do You tell me that you're leavin', I can't believe it's…
Can't Forget You There's a part of me that's dying every time I…
Can't Stay Away from You "Time flies when you're having fun" I heard somebody say But…
Caridad Corazón que siempre vive Lleno de misericordia Para todo el …
Cherchez La Femme Tommy Mottola lives on the road He lost his lady two…
Christmas Auld Lang Syne When mistletoe and tinsel glow Paint a yuletide valentine Ba…
Christmas Through Your Eyes Till I had you I didn't know That I was missing…
Close My Eyes If I could just close my eyes See just what I…
come me duele perderte Como duele el día nublado Como el tiempo es tan pesado…
Coming Out of the Dark Why be afraid if I'm not alone Though life is never…
Como Me Duele Perderte Como duele el día nublado Como el tiempo es tan pesado…
con los anos me quedan Sé que aún me queda una oportunidad Sé que aún…
Conga Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga I know…
Cuando Hay Amor ¡Amor! (¡amor!) ¡Amor! (¡amor!) ¡Amor! (oe) Lalala-la-lalal…
Cuba Libre Curioso destino Que aun me separa De mi tierra adorada Que n…
Cuba Libre (Spanish-Pablo Flor Curioso destino que aún me separa de mi tierra adorada qu…
Cuts Both Ways It cuts both ways Our love is like a knife that…
Dame Otra Oportunidad Nunca quise hacerte daño Con mi comportamiento Pero se que …
Dangerous Game I know I let you in I let down my defenses…
Desde la Oscuridad No hay que temer si sola no estoy La vida nunca…
Destiny Destiny Has once again surprised me Oh destiny Must want you…
Dingui-Li Bangui olha dingui li ding, olha bagui li bang meque saca…
Doctor Pressure Doctor I've got this feelin' Deep inside of me, deep inside…
Don The clock is ticking, and I'm here wishing This new found…
Don't Let The Sun Kiss me Hold me Touch me Don't let this moment end Please, …
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying Dont let the sun catch you crying The nights the time…
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me I can't light no more of your darkness All my pictures…
Don't Let This Moment End Kiss me Hold me Touch me Don't let this moment end Please, …
Don't Release Me A one two a one two, yeah yeah I'd like to…
Don't Stop The clock is ticking, and I'm here wishing This new found…
Don't waann to lose you Sometimes it's hard To make things clear Or know when you…
Don't wan lose you Sometimes it's hard to make things clear Or know when you…
Don't Wanna Lose You Sometimes it's hard To make things clear Or know when you…
Dr. Beat Emergency paging Doctor Beat, emergency Doctor I've got thi…
Driving Home for Christmas I'm dreaming tonight of a place I love Even more than…
Dulce Amor Todas las noches cuando miro al cielo Every night…
El Día Que Me Quieras Acaricia mi ensueño El suave murmullo de tu suspirar Como rí…
Embraceable You Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you Embrace me, you irrepla…
En el Jardín En el jardín de mis amores, Donde sembré tantas…
Esperando Esperando, Esperando: Por el día que en mi Cuba Otra vez se…
Esta Fiesta No Va Acabar Esta fiesta no va' acabar Con la conga vamo' arrollar Esta …
Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar Eu sei que vou te amar Por toda a minha vida…
Everlasting Love Hearts go astray, leaving hurt when they go I went away…
Everlasting Love (Video Version) Hearts go astray Leaving hurt when they go I went away Just …
Everlasting Love [Video Versio Hearts go astray, leaving hurt when they go I went away…
Falling In Love Two of hearts, lace and satin, something in the air Feel…
Famous What in this world, feels so alive Makes us, then breaks…
Farolito Farolitos en el cielo Poco a poco van naciendo Poco a poco…
Feelin When you give what's in your heart, to the one…
felicidad (Felicidad en estas navidades) (Felicidad) (Felicidad en est…
For All We Know For all we know we may never meet again Before you…
Get on Your Feet Get on your feet Stand up and take some action Oh oh,…
Give It Up There's no wrong and no right In the heat of the…
Go Away Go away, Won't you just go away Go away, Don't you…
Good Morning Heartache Good morning, heartache, you ole gloomy sight Good morning, …
Goodnight My Love Goodnight my love Pleasant dreams, sleep tight my love May t…
Goodnight My Love Pleasant Dreams Goodnight my love, the tired old moon is descending Goodnigh…
Hablas de Mí Hablas de mí, y al oírte no puedo creer Que estés…
Hablemos El Mismo Idioma En la vida hay tantos senderos por caminar Qué ironia que…
Hasta Siempre Siempre hay un principio, siempre hay un final Cuando el tie…
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be lig…
Hear My Voice Take me only for what I am You've got a right…
Heart With Your Name On It Your name, your name Your name, your name Your name, your na…
Heat As soon as you hear the music play Something happens you…
Heaven Love sometimes Can be like destiny There's no way to say for…
Heaven's What I Feel (dance remix) Love sometimes Can be like destiny There's no way to see for…
Heaven's What I Feel (Radio Edit) Oooouoooohoooo... mmmm... mmm Love sometimes Can be like des…
Heaven's What I Feel - Dance Remix Love sometimes Can be like destiny There's no way to see for…
Heavens What I Feel Love sometimes Can be like destiny There's no way to say for…
Here We Are Here we are Face to face We forget, time and place Hold me…
Higher Here we go, here we go now I saw a girl…
Hold Me Hold me, hold me Never let me go Until you've told me,…
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me Hold me, hold me Never let me go until you've told…
Hold Me. Thrill Me. Kiss Me Hold me, hold me Never let me go Until you've told me,…
Hot Summer Nights In the time before the twilight Settles on the world Woah, y…
Hotel Nacional It's time for hoochie coochie Hotel Nacional, dress very ch…
How Can I Be Sure How can I be sure in a world that's constantly…
How Long Has This Been Going On I could cry salty tears; Where have I been all these…
Hoy Tengo marcado en el pecho Todos los días que el tiempo No…
I Can't Believe I would live a dream when I go out (When…
I Don't Wanna Lose You Sometimes it's hard To make things clear Or know when you…
I Got No Love I got no love in me Guess who's to blame It's a…
I Just Wanna Be Happy Yeah Wanna midnight rendezvous Wanna give my love to you Wa…
I Know You Too Well Baby, it's nothing that you've said But I know it's not…
I Need You Who can I turn to When nobody needs me My heart wants…
I See You Smile I get a little tongue twisted Every time I talk to…
I Will Always Need Your Love In the book of my life Till the day that it's…
I Wish You The day I was born, I knew a lot of…
I'll Be Home For Christmas I'm dreaming tonight of a place I love Even more than…
I'm Not Giving Up You To be completely honest It scares me to imagine What life …
I'm Not Giving You Up To be completely honest It scares me to imagine What life wo…
I've Grown Accustomed to His Face I've grown accustomed to his face He almost makes the day…
If We Were Lovers One day soon, it's gonna happen just by chance You and…
In The Meantime Take a little breather Figure out the reasons that you stopp…
Inside Your Heart (Mambo Cabana, oh-oh) (Mambo Cabana, oh-oh-oh) Your plane l…
Into You I feel the blood inside of me Moving faster than ever Ever…
It's Too Late Stayed in bed all mornin' just to pass the time. There's…
Keep on trying Everybody is lazy Nobody wants to do anything Everyone's c…
La Diosa Del Carnaval La conoci en el Carnaval En Rio de Janeiro Sin hablar, en…
La Flor Y Tu Amor En lo mes hondo de mi ser Bien protegida y coronada…
La Parranda Van llegando They are arriving La fiesta va a comenzar …
Language Of Love Some spend their time in conversation They just talk and tal…
Lejos De Ti Tengo las cuerdas de mi guitarra Tengo la noche y tengo…
Lejos De Ti (Far From You) English lyrics by Karen Morris, Toronto, Canada This song i…
Let It Loose Lookin' out for trouble, looking to succeed Tut, tu-ru ru, …
Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow Oh! the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so…
Let's Get Loud Nobody gotta tell you nobody gotta tell you Let's get loud,…
Light Of Love Simple dreams created by the passion In a place I've never…
Live For Loving You (Ooh, la la la la la) (Love you) Lying awake I turn…
Lo Nuestro Por mucho tiempo hay algo que quiero decirte Estoy sintiendo…
Love On A Two Way Street I found love on a two way street Lost it on…
Love On Layaway If I could only have one wish this holiday Without a…
Love Toy (Doo wop bop) When it comes to boys Mamma always said "Never…
Lucky Girl There are some girls who'd never take a chance And yet…
Make Me Say Yes You're somebody else's lover Want me to do, what's Done in t…
Make My Heart Go Tonight, I know Exactly what you want from me So come on,…
Mama Yo Can't Go It's been a real long time since last I've seen…
Mambo I I I They tell me you're shy boy But I want you just…
Mas Alla Cuando das sin esperar Cuando quieres de verdad Cuando brind…
Me Odio Me odio por tanto quererte Me castigas cuando estoy sin vert…
Me Voy Se fue muriendo el fuego Que llevábamos por dentro Se apagab…
Medicine Last night I fell in love with you We threw the…
Megamix "Doctor I've got this feelin' deep inside of me, deep inside…
Mi Buen Amor Hay amores que se esfuman con los años Hay amores que…
Mi Tierra De mi tierra bella, de mi tierra santa Oigo ese grito…
Mientras Tanto Tomaté un respiro Why pon en la balanza el corazón en…
MILAGRO Cuando se miran sus ojos Cuando se escucha su voz Es más…
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