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
Santo Santo
Gloria Estefan Lyrics
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Un humilde enamorado que perdió su corazón,
Desde que se fue el amor yo no he dejado de sufrir,
Sin cariño no sé que será de mi
No es tanto lo que pido mi querido redentor,
Mi plegaria es muy sencilla solo quiero aquel amor,
He pasado tantas noches anhelando su pasión,
Santo, santo, yo te canto, santo de mi devoción,
Santo, santo, yo te pido conquistar su corazón,
Santo, santo, yo te ruego ponle fin a este dolor,
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor,
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor
No es tanto lo que pido mi querido redentor,
Mi plegaria es muy sencilla solo quiero aquel amor
He pasado tantas noches anhelando su pasión,
Y que vuelva a sonreír mi corazón
Santo, santo, yo te canto, santo de mi devoción,
Santo, santo, yo te pido conquistar su corazón,
Santo, santo, yo te ruego ponle fin a este dolor,
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor,
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor
Santo, santo, yo te canto, santo de mi devoción
Santo, santo, yo te pido conquistar su corazón
Santo, santo, yo te ruego ponle fin a este dolor
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor
Santo, santo, yo te canto, santo de mi devoción, (¡santo, santo te pido yo!)
Santo, santo, yo te pido conquistar su corazón,
Santo, santo, yo te ruego ponle fin a este dolor,
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor,
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor
Santo, santo, yo te canto, santo de mi devoción, (¡santo, santo!)
Santo, santo, yo te pido conquistar su corazón
Santo, santo, yo te ruego ponle fin a este dolor
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor
Te necesito, santo bonito
Te necesito, santo bonito
Te necesito, santo bonito
Te necesito, santo bonito
Ay santito, ay santito
Santito, ven, ven
Santito, ven,
La, ra, ra, ra
Santito, ven, santito, ven, santito, ven
Devuélveme a mi amorcito santito
La, ra, ra, ra
Santo, bonito, bonito, bonito
The lyrics of Santo Santo by Gloria Estefan express a deep sense of longing and desperation for lost love. The singer begs Santo, a reference to a holy figure, to listen to their prayer as they kneel down to ask for their love back. The singer reveals that they are a humble and devoted lover whose heart was broken by the departure of their loved one. They have been suffering since then and do not know what they will do without this love.
The prayer is simple: the singer just wants their love back. They have spent countless nights yearning for their passion and wishing for their heart to be filled with joy again. Throughout the song, the singer repeats the phrase "Santo, santo, yo te pido" (Holy, holy, I ask of you) as they implore Santo to conquer their love's heart and end their pain. The song ends with the singer crying out for Santo to return their love and to come to their aid.
Overall, the song Santo Santo is a powerful, emotional plea for help in finding and regaining lost love. The lyrics show the depth of heartbreak and the need for divine intervention to heal the pain.
Line by Line Meaning
De rodillas yo te pido escucha mi oración
I humbly plead to you, Lord, to hear my prayer.
Un humilde enamorado que perdió su corazón,
I am a humble lover who lost my heart.
Desde que se fue el amor yo no he dejado de sufrir,
Since love left, I have not stopped suffering.
Sin cariño no sé que será de mi
Without love, I do not know what will become of me.
No es tanto lo que pido mi querido redentor,
It is not much I ask of you, my dear Savior.
Mi plegaria es muy sencilla solo quiero aquel amor,
My prayer is simple, I just want that love.
He pasado tantas noches anhelando su pasión,
I have spent so many nights longing for their passion.
Y que vuelva a sonreír mi corazón
And for my heart to smile once more.
Santo, santo, yo te canto, santo de mi devoción,
Holy, holy, I sing to you, holy one who I am devoted to.
Santo, santo, yo te pido conquistar su corazón,
Holy, holy, I ask you to capture their heart.
Santo, santo, yo te ruego ponle fin a este dolor,
Holy, holy, I beg you to put an end to this pain.
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor,
Return to me that affection, holy one of love.
Te necesito, santo bonito
I need you, beautiful saint.
Ay santito, ay santito
Oh little saint, oh little saint.
Santito, ven, ven
Little saint, come, come.
Devuélveme a mi amorcito santito
Return my loved one to me, little saint.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANJEANETTE CHIRINO, EMILIO JR. ESTEFAN, ROBERT BLADES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@ashwinalexis666
De rodillas yo te pido
Esucha mi oracion
Un humilde enamorado
Que perdio su corazon
Desde que se fue el amor yo no he dejado de sufrir
Sin carino no se que sera de mi
No es tanto lo que pido
Mi querido redentor
Mi plegaria es mi sencilla
Solo quiero aquel amor
He pasado tantas noches
Anhelando su pasion
Y que vuelva a sonreir mi corazon
Santo Santo, yo te canto Santo de mi devocion
Santo Santo yo te pido conquistar su corazon
Santo Santo yo te ruego poner fin a este dolor
Devuelveme aquel carino Santo Santo del amor
Devuelveme aquel carino Santo Santo del amor
No es tanto lo que pido
Mi querido redentor
Mi plegaria es mi sencilla
Solo quiero aquel amor
He pasado tantas noches anhelando su pasion
Y que vuelva a sonreir mi corazon
Santo Santo yo te canto Santo de mi devocion
Santo Santo yo te pido conquistar su corazon
Santo santo yo te ruego poner fin a este dolor
Devuelveme aquel carino Santo Santo del amor
Devuelveme aquel carino Santo Santo del amor
Santo Santo yo te canto Santo de mi devocion
Santo Santo yo te pido conquistar su corazon
Santo santo yo te ruego poner fin a este dolor
Devuelveme aquel carino Santo Santo del amor
Devuelveme aquel carino Santo Santo del amor
Santo Santo yo te canto
Santo de mi devocion
Santo Santo yo te pido conquistar su corazon
Santo santo yo te ruego poner fin a este dolor
Devuelveme aquel carino Santo Santo del amor
Devuelveme aquel carino Santo Santo del amor
Santo Santo yo te canto
Santo de mi devocion (Santo, Santo)
Santo Santo yo te pido conquistar su corazon
Santo santo yo te ruego poner fin a este dolor
Devuelveme aquel carino Santo Santo del amor
Devuelveme aquel carino Santo Santo del amor
(Te necesito, Santo bonito, Te necesito, Santo bonito)
Santo, Santo bonito
Devuelveme aquel carino
Santo bonito,
Hey santito, Santito, ven ven, Santito ven,
Santito ven Santito ven Santito ven
Devuelveme mi amorcito Santito
Ta da da da da ta da da da da da da da
Santo bonito bonito bonito
@alexandracadavid4169
De rodillas yo te pido escucha mi oración
Un humilde enamorado que perdió su corazón,
Desde que se fue el amor yo no he dejado de sufrir,
Sin cariño no sé que será de mi
No es tanto lo que pido mi querido redentor,
Mi plegaria es muy sencilla solo quiero aquel amor,
He pasado tantas noches anhelando su pasión,
Y que vuelva a sonreír mi corazón
Santo, santo, yo te canto, santo de mi devoción,
Santo, santo, yo te pido conquistar su corazón,
Santo, santo, yo te ruego ponle fin a este dolor,
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor,
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor
No es tanto lo que pido mi querido redentor,
Mi plegaria es muy sencilla solo quiero aquel amor
He pasado tantas noches anhelando su pasión,
Y que vuelva a sonreír mi corazón
Santo, santo, yo te canto, santo de mi devoción,
Santo, santo, yo te pido conquistar su corazón,
Santo, santo, yo te ruego ponle fin a este dolor,
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor,
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor
Santo, santo, yo te canto, santo de mi devoción
Santo, santo, yo te pido conquistar su corazón
Santo, santo, yo te ruego ponle fin a este dolor
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor
Santo, santo, yo te canto, santo de mi devoción, (¡santo, santo te pido yo!)
Santo, santo, yo te pido conquistar su corazón,
Santo, santo, yo te ruego ponle fin a este dolor,
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor,
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor
Santo, santo, yo te canto, santo de mi devoción, (¡santo, santo!)
Santo, santo, yo te pido conquistar su corazón
Santo, santo, yo te ruego ponle fin a este dolor
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor
Devuélveme aquel cariño, santo, santo del amor
Te necesito, santo bonito
Te necesito, santo bonito
Te necesito, santo bonito
Te necesito, santo bonito
Ay santito, ay santito
Santito, ven, ven
Santito, ven,
La, ra, ra, ra
Santito, ven, santito, ven, santito, ven
Devuélveme a mi amorcito santito
La, ra, ra, ra
Santo, bonito, bonito, bonito
@bigalgernodtrilla8938
Le pedí a mi santo que fuera mía y ya es mi novia , la amo tanto ❤ gracias santo del amor 🥰
@cynthiagauna6392
Qué morocho más hermoso es alexandre pires! 😍😍
@LA_ILAH_ILA_YAHU
Solo Dios es santo
@gregoriodelvalle431
El vestido de gloria Estefan fue utilizado antes por miss Venezuela en miss universo 1999
@gracielasifontes4705
Carolina Indriago
@jaimeagamez1249
Después lo uso Carolina, la misma miss lo dijo. El vídeo es del 98 y la canción desde el 95.
@jesusalfonsosolarterivas2383
Fue su traje típico ❤️
@Josemartinez-uf9zp
Correcto
@Josemartinez-uf9zp
En honor a las negras esclavas
@pequenapia2666
Ese hombre es bellísimo....y con Gloria Stefan hace un dúo espectacular.