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Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo García on September 1, 1957) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and songwriter. She is in the top 100 of best selling music artists with over 90 million albums sold worldwide, with 26.5 million in the United States alone. She has won seven Grammy Awards, becoming among the most successful crossover
Crossover (music)

Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical tastes, or Music genre....
 performers in Latin music to date.

fan's maternal grandfather Leonardo García, immigrated from Pola de Siero
Pola de Siero

Pola de Siero is a town in the autonomous community of Asturias on the north coast of the Kingdom of Spain. It is the administrative capital of the municipality of Siero....
, Asturias
Asturias

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, Spain who settled in Cuba at the age of 17 and married a women from Logroño
Logroño

Logro?o is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja , formerly known as Logro?o Province....
, La Rioja
La Rioja

La Rioja may refer to:* La Rioja Province , a province in Argentina.* La Rioja, Argentina, capital city of the province in Argentina.* La Rioja , an autonomous community and province in Spain....
, Spain
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 and had a daughter, Gloria. Later her parents Jose Manuel Fajardo and his wife, Gloria, fled to Miami, Florida, during the Cuban Revolution
Cuban Revolution

The Cuban Revolution was a revolution that led to the overthrow of the Dictator government of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista on January 1, 1959 by the 26th of July movement and other revolutionary organizations....
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Everything's funny for God's sake. Everything.

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I fought my company Sony tooth and nail when they stopped putting out singles.

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I have a twenty-month-old baby girl, and a sixteen-year-old boy— same maturity level.

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I have had a life in which I have had to face every big fear, and it has not been pleasant.

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Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo García on September 1, 1957) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and songwriter. She is in the top 100 of best selling music artists with over 90 million albums sold worldwide, with 26.5 million in the United States alone. She has won seven Grammy Awards, becoming among the most successful crossover
Crossover (music)

Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical tastes, or Music genre....
 performers in Latin music to date.

Early Life

Estefan's maternal grandfather Leonardo García, immigrated from Pola de Siero
Pola de Siero

Pola de Siero is a town in the autonomous community of Asturias on the north coast of the Kingdom of Spain. It is the administrative capital of the municipality of Siero....
, Asturias
Asturias

The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous communities of Spain within the kingdom of Spain, former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages....
, Spain who settled in Cuba at the age of 17 and married a women from Logroño
Logroño

Logro?o is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja , formerly known as Logro?o Province....
, La Rioja
La Rioja

La Rioja may refer to:* La Rioja Province , a province in Argentina.* La Rioja, Argentina, capital city of the province in Argentina.* La Rioja , an autonomous community and province in Spain....
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 and had a daughter, Gloria. Later her parents Jose Manuel Fajardo and his wife, Gloria, fled to Miami, Florida, during the Cuban Revolution
Cuban Revolution

The Cuban Revolution was a revolution that led to the overthrow of the Dictator government of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista on January 1, 1959 by the 26th of July movement and other revolutionary organizations....
. A few years after they moved, her father joined the US military during the Vietnam War.

1980s


1984-1988: The Miami Sound Machine Superstardom


In 1984, Miami Sound Machine released their first Epic/Columbia album, Eyes Of Innocence
Eyes of Innocence (Miami Sound Machine album)

Eyes of Innocence is the 8th studio album released by the Miami Sound Machine, and their first English language studio album, released in 1984 ....
 which contained the dance hit "Dr. Beat
Dr. Beat

"Dr. Beat" is the first single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their first English language but eighth studio album overall Eyes Of Innocence ....
" as well as the ballad "I Need Your Love". Their more successful follow-up album Primitive Love
Primitive Love

Primitive Love is the 9th studio album released by the Miami Sound Machine, and their second English language studio album. It was released in 1985 ....
 was released in 1985 launching three Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
: "Conga
Conga (song)

"Conga" is the first single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love....
" (U.S. #10), "Words Get In The Way
Words Get in the Way

"Words Get in the Way" was the third single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love....
” (U.S. #5), and "Bad Boy
Bad Boy (Miami Sound Machine song)

"Bad Boy" was the second single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love....
" (U.S. #8) became follow up hits in the U.S. and around the world. "Words Get In The Way
Words Get in the Way

"Words Get in the Way" was the third single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love....
" reached #1 on the US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks

The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary music and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States....
 chart, establishing that the group could perform pop ballads as successfully as dance tunes. The song "Hot Summer Nights" was also released that year and was part of the blockbuster movie Top Gun
Top Gun (film)

Top Gun is a 1986 American film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer in association with Paramount Pictures....
.

Estefan’s next album, 1987’s Let It Loose
Let It Loose (Miami Sound Machine album)

Let It Loose is the 10th studio album released by Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine released in 1987 . The album was titled Anything for You in Europe with an alternate cover....
, went multi-platinum, with six million copies sold in the US. It featured the following hits: "Anything For You
Anything for You (Gloria Estefan song)

"Anything for You" is a popular song and ballad written by Gloria Estefan and sung by Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. The song appeared on their 1987 album, Let It Loose ....
" (#1 Hot 100), "1, 2, 3
1-2-3 (Gloria Estefan song)

"1-2-3" is the title of a popular song by Gloria Estefan and her former band, the Miami Sound Machine. It was written by Estefan and former band member Enrique "Kiki" Garcia and appears on the album, Let It Loose ....
" (#3 Hot 100), "Betcha Say That" (#36 Hot 100), "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You

"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" is a song written by Enrique Garcia and Gloria Estefan, and released by Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine in 1987 as the lead single from the album Let it Loose ....
" (#5 Hot 100), and "Can't Stay Away From You
Can't Stay Away from You

"Can't Stay Away from You" is the title of a 1987 single by singer Gloria Estefan, credited to Estefan and her former band, the Miami Sound Machine....
" (#6 Hot 100). "Can’t Stay Away From You," "Anything For You" and "1-2-3" were all #1 Adult Contemporary hits as well.

In 1988, Estefan took top billing as the band’s name changed to Gloria Estefan and The Miami Sound Machine. Beginning in 1989, the group's name was dropped altogether along with the firing of the Miami Sound Machine band members. Estefan was credited as a solo artist, though the ever-changing line-up of Miami Sound Machine continues as her backing band to this day.

In 1989, after the worldwide chart success of single "Anything For You
Anything for You (Gloria Estefan song)

"Anything for You" is a popular song and ballad written by Gloria Estefan and sung by Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. The song appeared on their 1987 album, Let It Loose ....
", their Let it Loose
Let It Loose

"Let It Loose" is a song released on The Rolling Stones' 1972 album Exile on Main St. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Let It Loose" has a soulful feeling, the song being one of the band's prominent forays into soul and gospel during the Exile era....
 album was repackaged as Anything For You. It became the band's first UK #1 album, selling over a million copies. It was the biggest selling album of the year in The Netherlands, staying at #1 for 22 weeks. The album also took top honors in Australia and Canada, launching Estefan to superstar status.

1990s


1990: Cuts Both Ways and The Accident


In late 1989, she released her best-selling album to date, Cuts Both Ways
Cuts Both Ways

Cuts Both Ways is the first studio album credited to Gloria Estefan as a solo artist, but is the twelfth overall for her and her band the Miami Sound Machine, released in 1989 ; on the spine label of the album's vinyl LP format, it credits Estefan and the band, just like its predecessor album, Let it Loose....
. The album included the hit singles "Don't Wanna Lose You
Don't Wanna Lose You

"Don't Wanna Lose You" is a song written and recorded by Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1989 as the first Single from the album Cuts Both Ways and reached number one in the U.S., where it became her second number-one single on the U.S....
" (a Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit), "Oye mi Canto (Hear my Voice)
Oye mi Canto (Hear my Voice)

"Oye Mi Canto " is a single by Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1989 in Europe and to the rest of the world in 1990 as the fourth single from the album Cuts Both Ways....
", "Here We Are
Here We Are

"Here We Are" is a single by Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1989 in U.S. and in 1990 to the rest of the world as the third single of the album, Cuts Both Ways....
", "Cuts Both Ways
Cuts Both Ways (song)

"Cuts Both Ways" is a single by Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1990 worldwide as the fifth and final single of the album Cuts Both Ways....
" (#1 on the U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks

The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary music and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States....
 chart) and "Get on Your Feet
Get on Your Feet

"Get On Your Feet" is a single by Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1989 in U.S., Japan and UK and in 1990 in Europe as the second single from the album Cuts Both Ways....
." Cuts Both Ways
Cuts Both Ways

Cuts Both Ways is the first studio album credited to Gloria Estefan as a solo artist, but is the twelfth overall for her and her band the Miami Sound Machine, released in 1989 ; on the spine label of the album's vinyl LP format, it credits Estefan and the band, just like its predecessor album, Let it Loose....
 went platinum within its first month of release in the U.S. Success followed in the UK where it debuted at #1, with Gloria being the first act in 10 years to have two # 1 albums on the UK albums chart
UK Albums Chart

The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website ; the full Top 200 is published exclusively in ChartsPlus....
 in one year. Cuts Both Ways
Cuts Both Ways

Cuts Both Ways is the first studio album credited to Gloria Estefan as a solo artist, but is the twelfth overall for her and her band the Miami Sound Machine, released in 1989 ; on the spine label of the album's vinyl LP format, it credits Estefan and the band, just like its predecessor album, Let it Loose....
 then shot to #1 in Australia, The Netherlands, Belgium, Japan, and other countries, selling over ten million copies worldwide.

While touring in support of Cuts Both Ways
Cuts Both Ways

Cuts Both Ways is the first studio album credited to Gloria Estefan as a solo artist, but is the twelfth overall for her and her band the Miami Sound Machine, released in 1989 ; on the spine label of the album's vinyl LP format, it credits Estefan and the band, just like its predecessor album, Let it Loose....
 on March 20, 1990, near Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Scranton is a city in Northeastern Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania and the largest principal city in the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
, Estefan was critically injured, suffering a fractured spine when a speeding semi-truck crashed into her tour bus. She was taken to Intensive Care Unit and was admitted overnight. The next day, Estefan was flown by helicopter to New York City, where surgeon
Surgery

Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason....
s at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases permanently implant
Implant (medicine)

An implant is a medical device made to replace and act as a missing biological structure . The surface of implants that contact the body might be made of a biomedical material such as titanium, silicone or apatite depending on what is the most functional....
ed two titanium
Titanium

Titanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22. Sometimes called the ?space age metal?, it has a low density and is a strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a silver colour....
 rods to stabilize her spinal column. Her rehabilitation required almost a year of intensive physical therapy
Physical therapy

Physical therapy is a health care profession which provides services to individuals and populations to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability throughout life....
 with Michael Klepper, but she achieved a complete recovery. She returned to an international tour ten months after the accident.

1991-1992: The Comeback - Into The Light and The Greatest Hits


Estefan returned to the charts with a concept album
Concept album

In popular music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical". Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being musical improvisation or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing to narrative....
, Into the Light
Into the Light (Gloria Estefan album)

Into the Light is a concept album, the second studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the fourteenth overall, released in 1991 ....
 in 1991. “Coming Out of the Dark
Coming Out of the Dark

"Coming Out of the Dark" is a single by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1991 worldwide as the leading and first single of the album Into the Light , becoming the singer?s third number one in the U.S....
” was performed publicly for the first time on the American Music Awards
American Music Awards

The American Music Awards show is one of several annual major United States music awards shows ....
 in January 1991 receiving a standing ovation as she took stage. "I was worried so much about crying before I finished that I completely didn't prepare for crying before I started.", Estefan said backstage after the performance. Out of the Dark reached #1 in the U.S. as a single a few months later. The Into the Light World Tour covered 100 cities in five countries and was seen by more than 10 million people worldwide. Other popular singles were "Seal Our Fate
Seal our Fate

"Seal Our Fate" is a single by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1991 worldwide as the second single from her third solo album Into the Light ....
" and "Live for Loving You
Live for Loving You

"Live for Loving You" is a single by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1991 worldwide as the fourth and last single from her third solo album Into the Light ....
". The album peaked at number five at the Billboard
Billboard

Billboard is a weekly United States magazine devoted to the music industry. It maintains several internationally recognized Record chart that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis....
 album chart, becoming on Gloria's highest debut and number two at the British albums chart. Eventually the album went platinum at UK and two-times platinum at the States.

She followed up Into the Light
Into the Light (Gloria Estefan album)

Into the Light is a concept album, the second studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the fourteenth overall, released in 1991 ....
 with her first greatest-hits album, the Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits
Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits

Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits is the second compilation album released by Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan. It is her fourth album released after going solo....
 was released in 1992, which included the U.S. hit ballads “Always Tomorrow
Always Tomorrow

"Always Tomorrow" is a single by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1992 worldwide as the leading and first single from her fourth solo album Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits....
” and “I See Your Smile
I See Your Smile

"I See Your Smile" is a single by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1992 in Europe, the UK and United States as the third single worldwide, and second in America, from her first compilation album, Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits....
” and the international hit dance track “Go Away
Go Away

"Go Away" is a single by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1993 as the fourth and last single worldwide and third to the United States from her fourth solo album and second compilation Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits....
”. Also in 1992, Estefan helped contribute to the mainstream success of fellow Cuban-American singer-songwriter Jon Secada
Jon Secada

Jon Secada is an Afro-Cuban singer and songwriter. Secada was born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in Hialeah, Florida. He has won two Grammy Awards and sold 20 million albums since his English-language debut album in 1992....
, including singing backup on his breakthrough hit, “Just Another Day
Just Another Day

Just Another Day may refer to:*A...
.” Estefan spent much of the latter half of the year in Miami, helping with relief from the devastation of Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Andrew

Hurricane Andrew is the second most powerful, and the last of three Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale hurricanes that made U.S. landfall during the 20th century, after the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 and Hurricane Camille in 1969....
.

1993: Mi Tierra and Christmas Through Your Eyes


In 1993 Estefan released the international success Mi Tierra
Mi Tierra

Mi Tierra is the third studio solo album and first Latin solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the fifteenth overall, released in 1993 ....
, which was Estefan's first Spanish-language album, with this album Estefan returned to her Cuban roots, for which she won a Grammy Award
Grammy Award

The Grammy Awards ?or Grammys?are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry....
 for Best Tropical Latin Album. Mi Tierra was a successful album worldwide, with over eight million copies sold. In Spain, Mi Tierra became the country’s best selling international album ever. A lot of singles became famous from this album among those, the most popular were the up-beat classic "Mi Tierra" and the romantic-tropical ballad "Con Los Años Que Me Quedan
Con Los Años Que Me Quedan

"Con los a?os que me quedan" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as her second single from her first Spanish album Mi Tierra....
", which both went number-one at the "Hot Latin Tracks" at the United States. The album went at number twenty-seven at the Billboard albums chart and number eleven at the British albums chart, in both countries became in the most-successful ever Spanish album on the charts at the time, in both countries the album went platinum status.

That same year Estefan released her first Christmas album, Christmas Through Your Eyes
Christmas Through Your Eyes

Christmas Through Your Eyes is the fourth studio solo album released by Latin-American singer Gloria Estefan, and sixteenth overall, in 1993....
, this classic collection was the first album from Estefan to not be produced by her husband Emilio Estefan Jr. The collection included classics such as "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" and "White Christmas" to new songs such the classic Christmas from Estefan album title and the only Spanish-language song of the entire album "Arbolito De Navidad". The compilation went Platinum for selling more than a million of copies in the United States.

This same years also, Gloria collaborated with Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an United States singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a solo artist with great success in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers"....
 on his special album Duets
Duets (Frank Sinatra album)

Duets is an album by United States singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1993.Recorded near the end of Sinatra's career, it consists of duets between Sinatra and other guest star singers from various genres; Sinatra personally chose the performers....
 with the song "Come Rain or Come Shine".

1994-1995: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me and Abriendo Puertas

Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me

Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me is the fifth studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the seventeenth overall, released in 1994 with the sales of 4.000.000 copies worldwide....
 a cover album of some of Estefan’s favorite songs from the 1960s and 1970s (including the title song, the Classics IV
Classics IV

Classics IV was a pop rock musical ensemble formed in Jacksonville, Florida, Florida, United States, in 1965. The band and its lead singer Dennis Yost are principally known for the hits Spooky and "Stormy", both released in 1968 and both of which have become Cover standards....
’s "Traces", and Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears

Blood, Sweat & Tears is an United States music group, originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Since its beginnings in 1967, the band has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a multitude of musical styles....
' "You've Made Me So Very Happy", among others), was released in 1994. "Turn the Beat Around
Turn the Beat Around

"Turn the Beat Around" is a disco song written by Gerald Jackson and Peter Jackson and popularized by Vicki Sue Robinson in 1976 , originally appearing on her debut album, Never Gonna Let You Go....
", the first single and a remake of Vicki Sue Robinson
Vicki Sue Robinson

Vicki Sue Robinson was an United States theatre and film actress and singer, closely associated with the disco era of late 1970s pop music; she is most famous for her 1976 chart-topper, "Turn the Beat Around" ....
’s 1976 disco classic, became another international hit, certified gold in the US and also featured in the Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone

Sharon Yvonne Stone is an United Statesn actress, film producer and former Model . She first acheived international recognition for her performance in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct....
 movie The Specialist
The Specialist

The Specialist was a 1994 action film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by Luis Llosa, produced by Jerry Weintraub, and written by Alexandra Seros....
. "Everlasting Love
Everlasting Love

"Everlasting Love" is a song written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden. The song was first a hit for soul singer Robert Knight in 1967. It was also recorded by several other artists in the years since....
" (the 1967 Robert Knight
Robert Knight

Daniel Robert Knight is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since June 2005, representing the remote electorate of electoral division of Daly....
 and 1974 Carl Carlton
Carl Carlton

Carl Carlton is an United States Rhythm and blues, Soul , and funk singer and songwriter best known for his hit record "Everlasting Love" and "She's a Bad Mama Jama "....
 classic) was a successful club and pop hit, and a third single, a remake of Carole King
Carole King

Carole King is an United States singer, songwriter, and pianist. She was most active as a singer during the first half of the 1970s, though she was a successful songwriter for considerably longer both before and after this period....
’s signature song "It's Too Late", did well on Adult Contemporary radio. "Cherchez La Femme
Cherchez la femme

Cherchez la femme is a French language phrase which literally means "look for the woman."The expression comes from the 1854 book The Mohicans of Paris by Alexandre Dumas, p?re....
" a dance-song and tribute to Tommy Mottola
Tommy Mottola

Thomas Daniel 'Tommy' Mottola is an United States music executive of Italian origins, co-owner of Casablanca Records in a joint venture with the Universal Music Group....
, was the last cut from the album sent as a promotional single to the clubs and hitting the dance charts.

1995’s Spanish-language album Abriendo Puertas
Abriendo Puertas

Abriendo Puertas is a 1995 album released by Gloria Estefan. It is her sixth studio album and second Spanish language album released....
 earned Estefan her second Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album. It spun off two #1 Dance hits, "Abriendo Puertas
Abriendo Puertas (song)

"Abriendo Puertas" is the first single released by Gloria Estefan on her second Spanish album, Abriendo Puertas....
" and "Tres Deseos
Tres Deseos

"Tres Deseos" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the first promotional single from her second Spanish language album Abriendo Puertas....
", and two #1 Latin singles, "Abriendo Puertas" and "Más Allá
Más Allá

"M?s All?" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the second single from her second Spanish album Abriendo Puertas....
". The Miami Herald
The Miami Herald

The Miami Herald is a daily newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company headquartered in Downtown Miami Miami, Florida, Florida. It primarily serves Miami-Dade County, Florida, Broward County, Florida and Monroe County, Florida counties in the U.S....
 called Abriendo Puertas "a danceable pan-Latin American fusion, brilliantly built on improbable instrumental combinations and layers of styles and rhythms".

In January 1995, the Miami Sound Machine performed at the Super Bowl XXIX
Super Bowl XXIX

Super Bowl XXIX was an American football game played on January 29, 1995 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1994 NFL season ....
 halftime show, with Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett is an United States singer of traditional pop music, pop standards and jazz.Raised in New York City, Bennett began singing at an early age....
, Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle

Patricia Louise Holte , best known by her stage name of Patti LaBelle, is an American rhythm and blues and soul music singer-songwriter and actor....
, and trumpeter Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval

Arturo Sandoval is a jazz trumpeter and pianist. He was born in Artemisa, in Havana Province, Cuba.Sandoval, while still in Cuba, was influenced by jazz legends Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie, finally meeting Dizzy later in 1977....
, in a program entitled "Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye", to promote the upcoming Disney theme park attraction.

1996-1997: Summer Olympics and Destiny


The platinum selling album Destiny
Destiny (Gloria Estefan album)

Destiny is the seventh studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the nineteenth overall, released in 1996....
 released in 1996, featured "Reach
Reach (song)

"Reach" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as a single in 1996, and taken from her seventh studio album Destiny ....
", the official theme of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
. Estefan performed in the closing ceremony
1996 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony

The Closing Ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on August 4, 1996 at the Centennial Olympic Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia at approximately 8:00 PM EDT ....
, in front of an audience of two billion people worldwide. Televised ceremonies included Estefan singing both "Reach" and "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)
You'll Be Mine (Party Time)

"You'll Be Mine " is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as a the second single from her seventh studio album Destiny , in 1996....
" from the Destiny
Destiny (Gloria Estefan album)

Destiny is the seventh studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the nineteenth overall, released in 1996....
 album.

This album restored Estefan's popularity around the world thanks to the singles released, specifically "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)
You'll Be Mine (Party Time)

"You'll Be Mine " is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as a the second single from her seventh studio album Destiny , in 1996....
". The following single to this, "I'm Not Giving You Up
I'm Not Giving You Up

"I'm Not Giving You Up" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as her third single from her seventh studio album Destiny .Song history...
" inducted more Gloria to techno/dance market of the time, leading Gloria to release a full album of techno and dance music for the next two years.

On July 18, 1996, Estefan embarked on her Evolution World Tour (her first tour in five years), which covered the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America
Latin America

Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages ? particularly Spanish language and Portuguese language, and variably French language ? are primarily spoken....
, Australia, South Africa and Asia.

1998: Back to dance: Gloria!


On June 2, 1998, Estefan released her eighth album, (twenty-first overall), Gloria!
Gloria!

gloria! is the eighth studio album released by United States singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan, released in 1998 by Epic Records ....
.
The album is highly influenced by Disco music, some blended with Salsa music
Salsa music

Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Latin American Caribbean music genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos abroad that was brought to international fame by Puerto Rican people....
 percussion and Latin flavour. While it became her first album during the 1990s not to hit Platinum status, it sold into the higher end of Gold certification and was well received.

Estefan successfully rode the wave of the Disco revival in the U.S. during the late 1990s. The album peaked at #23 on the The Billboard 200. The single, "Oye!
Oye!

"Oye!" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the second single from her eighth studio album Gloria!....
", peaked at #1 the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and the Hot Latin Tracks
Hot Latin Tracks

The Billboard Magazine Hot Latin Tracks chart is the most important music chart for Spanish language/Italian language single s in the United States music market....
 charts. The other major hit single releases were "Don't Let This Moment End
Don't Let This Moment End

"Don't Let This Moment End" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the second single in the United States, the third in the United Kingdom, and her fourth globally, from her eighth album Gloria!....
", which peaked at #76 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
 and "Heaven's What I Feel
Heaven's What I Feel

"Heaven's What I Feel" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the first single from her eighth studio album gloria!....
", which peaked at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
. The latter song also became a Latin chart hit. The album's other singles are "Cuba Libre
Cuba Libre (song)

"Cuba Libre" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the third single from her eighth studio album, Gloria!....
" and "Don't Stop
Don't Stop (Gloria Estefan song)

"Don't Stop" was the fifth and last promotional single from her eighth studio album Gloria!, released by Gloria Estefan in Spain....
". One of the album's highlights is "Don't Release Me", with Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean born Wyclef Neluset Jean on October 17, 1972) is a multi-platinum Haitian-United States of America musician, actor, record producer and former-member of the hip hop music trio Fugees....
. To promote Gloria!
Gloria!

gloria! is the eighth studio album released by United States singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan, released in 1998 by Epic Records ....
, Estefan performed at the famed New York City discoteque, Studio 54
Studio 54

Studio 54 is a New York City Broadway theater and former discoth?que located at 254 West 54th Street in Manhattan. The disco opened on April 26, 1977 and closed in March 1986 and briefly reopened in 1994 after a multi-million dollar renovation....
.

1999: The Movie Debut: Music of the Heart


Estefan appeared in a movie, Music of the Heart
Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart is a 1999 dramatic film. This film was produced by Craven-Maddalena Films and Miramax Films, and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution....
 (1999) and duetted with *NSYNC on the Billboard #2 and Academy Award-nominated "Music Of My Heart
Music of My Heart

"Music of My Heart" is a song by Gloria Estefan and *NSYNC, released as the first single from the soundtrack of the movie, Music of the Heart....
". She also released a Latin hit with the Brazilian group So Pra Contrariar called "Santo Santo
Santo Santo

"Santo Santo" is a song by S? Pra Contrariar, released as their first single, taken from the album Juegos de Amor. The tune is an upbeat version of "Oh My Darling Clementine"....
", sang with Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti Italian orders of merit was an Italian opera tenor, who also crossed over into popular music. He was the most commercially successful tenor of all....
 in “Pavarotti and Friends for Guatemala
Guatemala

Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize and the Caribbean to the northeast, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast....
 and Kosovo
Kosovo

Kosovo is a disputed region in the Balkans. Its majority is governed by the partially-recognised Republic of Kosovo . Serbia does not recognise the secession of Kosovo and considers it a United Nations-governed entity within its sovereign territory, the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija that was re-created by Slobodan M...
,” released the benefit album “A Rosie Christmas,” and sang with Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. A prominent figure in popular music during the latter half of the 20th century, Wonder has recorded more than thirty US top ten hits, won twenty-two Grammy Awards , plus one for Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, won an Academy Award for Best Song, an...
 at Super Bowl XXXIII
Super Bowl XXXIII

Super Bowl XXXIII was an American football game played on January 31, 1999 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1998 NFL season....
 in Miami. Estefan is the only artist to perform twice at the Super Bowl
Super Bowl

In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League . The game and its ancillary festivities constitute Super Bowl Sunday....
. Estefan also sang “The Star-Spangled Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner

"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from a poem written in 1814 by then 35-year-old amateur poet Francis Scott Key who wrote "Defence of Fort McHenry" after seeing the bombardment of Fort McHenry at Baltimore, Maryland, Maryland, by Royal Navy ships in the Chesapeake Bay during th...
” before game 3 of the 2003 World Series
2003 World Series

The 2003 World Series marked the 99th MLB World Series event. The Florida Marlins defeated the New York Yankees in six games, 4–2....
 which was played in Miami between the Florida Marlins
Florida Marlins

The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball based in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States. Established in 1993 as an expansion franchise, the Marlins are a member of the National League East of Major League Baseball's National League....
 and New York Yankees
New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball based in the Borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of the American League East of Major League Baseball's American League....
 and in Super Bowl XLI
Super Bowl XLI

Super Bowl XLI was an American football game played on February 4, 2007, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, Florida, a suburb of Miami, Florida, to decide the National Football League champion following the 2006 NFL season....
 (2007), also played in Miami between the Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts

The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team is part of the American Football Conference South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
 and Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the NFC North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
.

2000s


2000-2002: Alma Caribeña and Greatest Hits Volume II


Estefan's next album, 2000’s Alma Caribeña
Alma Caribeña

Alma Caribe?a is the ninth studio solo album and third Spanish album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the twenty-second overall, released in 2000 in music....
 won the first Latin Grammy for Best Music Video for the "No Me Dejes de Querer
No Me Dejes de Querer

"No Me Dejes de Querer" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the first single from her third Spanish album Alma Caribe?a. In its original format, it is an upbeat salsa music song....
" single. The album reached number one in Spain, the United States and several South American countries. It also won a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Album. That year, she also won the American Music Awards, Award of Merit. It also made the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
, peaking at #77. Also was released "Como Me Duele Perderte
Como Me Duele Perderte

"Como Me Duele Perderte" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as her second single from her third Spanish album Alma Caribe?a....
" and "Tres Gotas De Agua Bendita
Tres Gotas De Agua Bendita

"Tres Gotas De Agua Bendita" is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the third single from her third Spanish language album Alma Caribe?a....
" with Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz was a Cuban Salsa music singer, and was one of the most successful Salsa performers of the 20th century, with twenty-three gold albums to her name....
 at Spain.

Greatest Hits Vol. II
Greatest Hits Vol. II (Gloria Estefan album)

Greatest Hits Vol. II is the third English language greatest hits album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the fourth compilation and twenty-third album overall, released in 2001 in music....
 was released in 2001. It contained hits from 1993 to 2000, three new songs and a remix of her first hit “Conga
Conga (song)

"Conga" is the first single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love....
” now called “Y-Tu-Conga
Y-Tu-Conga

'"Y-Tu-Conga"' is a song by Gloria Estefan, which was released as the a promotional single by Gloria Estefan from her third compilation album Greatest Hits Vol....
”. The album featured the hit "Out of Nowhere
Out of Nowhere (song)

"Out of Nowhere" is a song by Gloria Estefan. The single was the only commercial release of the compilation Greatest Hits Vol. II ....
" which was nominated for a Grammy Award
Grammy Award

The Grammy Awards ?or Grammys?are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry....
 in the category for Best Dance Recording: a saucy R&B song called "I Got No Love", probably the only one on this style of Estefan's career, and a passionate song called "You Can't Walk Away from Love
You Can't Walk Away from Love

'"You Can't Walk Away from Love"' is a song by Gloria Estefan, released as the first single from her third compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol....
", which was featured in the movie Original Sin
Original Sin (film)

Original Sin is a 2001 in film movie starring Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas. It is based on the novel Waltz into Darkness by Cornell Woolrich, and is a remake of the 1969 Truffaut film Mississippi Mermaid....
.

2003-2004: Unwrapped


In 2003, Estefan released Unwrapped
Unwrapped (Gloria Estefan album)

Unwrapped is the tenth studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the twenty-fourth album overall, released in 2003....
,
her first English-language CD in five years. To promote the CD, she toured Europe, Mexico, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a Autonomy Territories of the United States of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands....
 and the United States. The CDs first video, for the single “Hoy
Hoy (Gloria Estefan Single)

"Hoy" was the second single released by Gloria Estefan on her tenth studio album Unwrapped ....
/Wrapped,” was shot in Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian Inca Empire site located above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is northwest of Cuzco and through which the Urubamba River flows....
, Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. “Hoy” and the next single, “Tu Fotografía
Tu Fotografía

"Tu Fotograf?a" was the fifth and final single released by Gloria Estefan on her tenth studio album Unwrapped . The single wasn't released for commercial purpose, only were sent promotional CD singles to radio stations at U.S....
”, were #1 on Billboard’s Latin chart, and “I Wish You
I Wish You

"I Wish You" was the third single released by Gloria Estefan on her tenth studio album Unwrapped . The single was not released for commercial purpose, only were sent promotional CD singles to radio stations at U.S., while was released as CD single format only at Europe....
” reached the AC top 20.

In April 2004, Estefan appeared on the Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company

The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox and stylized as FOX, is an United States television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation....
’s program, American Idol
American Idol

American Idol is an Television in the United States Singing airing on Fox network. It debuted on June 11, 2002, and has since become one of the most popular shows on American television....
, but she declined an offer to be an official judge because, she said publicly, she does not like to “judge” others. On July 28, 2004, at the Trump Tower
Trump Tower (New York)

Trump Tower is a 58-story skyscraper in New York City located at 725 Fifth Avenue , at the corner of 56th Street. The mixed-use tower was developed by Donald Trump and the The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States....
 Building, in a press conference hosted by Donald Trump
Donald Trump

Donald John Trump is an United States business magnate, socialite, television personality, and author. He is the Chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization, a US-based real-estate developer....
, Estefan announced that her then-upcoming tour would be her final one. The Live & Re-Wrapped Tour
Live & Re-Wrapped Tour

The Live Re-Wrapped is the sixth concert tour by singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan, the tour crossed the most important cities from the United States and initially was slated to cross to the European continent, but was cancelled due unknown reasons....
, 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. It began in Hidalgo, Texas
Hidalgo, Texas

Hidalgo is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 7,322 at the 2000 United States Census. It is home to the Rio Grande Valley Dorados of the af2 arena football league, the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the Central Hockey League, and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League, who play in t...
 on July 30, 2004, and played in 26 cities. Gloria finished her final concert tour in her home town of Miami on the weekend of October 9 and 10, a finale in a sold-out American Airlines Arena that was delayed for two weeks by a hurricane.

2005: Mash-up hit with Mylo and the Tributes


In late 2005, after being absent from the UK charts for five years, Estefan had her biggest hit single there when the popular club mash-up
Mashup (music)

A mashup , bootleg or blend is a song or composition created by blending two or more songs, usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the music track of another....
 Dr. Pressure (combining Mylo
Mylo

Mylo , is a Scotland electronic music musician....
’s Number 19 hit “Drop The Pressure” with the Miami Sound Machine’s “Dr. Beat”) reached #3 on the UK singles chart. In Australia the single peaked at #1 on the dance chart, providing Gloria with her first top 40 hit and commercial radio airplay since 1996.

Along with dozens of other prominent singers in early 2006, Estefan performed in Los Angeles at a tribute to singer Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick

Dionne Warwick , is an American singer, actress, activist, United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, former United States Ambassador of Health, and humanitarian....
’s 45-year career. Estefan sang “Walk On By,” one of Warwick’s signature songs that helped launch Warwick’s career in the mid 1960s.

On April 7, 2005, Estefan participated in “Selena ¡VIVE!
Selena ¡VIVE!

Selena ?VIVE! was a tribute concert held in honor of the 10th Anniversary of the death of Latino performer Selena, the "Queen of Tejano music", which was held on April 7, 2005 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas....
", the tribute concert for Selena Quintanilla-Pérez
Selena

Selena Quintanilla-P?rez , best known as Selena, was an United States singer who has been called "The Queen of Tejano music". The youngest child of a Mexican couple, Selena released her first album at the age of twelve....
, the "Queen of Tejano," who was murdered in March 1995 on the brink of her attempt to cross over as an English-language performer. Gloria performed "I Could Fall in Love," one of Selena's posthumously released crossover hits.

Gloria Estefan also collaborated this year with the smash hit Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios and Marc Cherry....
 television series, with the song "Young Hearts Run Free
Young Hearts Run Free

"Young Hearts Run Free" is a disco song by United States soul music singer Candi Staton. Released in 1976 from the album of the same title, it spent a week at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart....
" included on the Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives Soundtrack
Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives

Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives is the soundtrack to the American Broadcasting Company television series, Desperate Housewives....
 on the Gabrielle Solis
Gabrielle Solis

Gabrielle "Gabby" Solis is a fictional character on the American Broadcasting Company television series Desperate Housewives. The character is portrayed by Eva Longoria Parker....
 section.

2006: Compilations and the UK Promo Tour


The '#3 New York Times Bestseller' "Noelle's Treasure Tale" was released on Oct 10.

On December 9, 2006, Estefan appeared on ITV
ITV

ITV is a public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television network of British television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC....
’s The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)

The X Factor is a British television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It is broadcast on Saturday evenings on the ITV Network in the UK and on TV3 Ireland in the Republic of Ireland, with spin-off "behind-the-scenes" shows #The Xtra Factor and The X Factor 24/7 screened on ITV2 and T...
. She also appeared on several radio shows and The New Paul O'Grady Show. This tour has been to help promote her greatest hits album in the run up to Christmas.

In October 2006, Sony released a 2-CD compilation The Essential Gloria Estefan
The Essential Gloria Estefan

The Essential Gloria Estefan is the seventh compilation album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the twentieth-eighth album overall, released in 2006....
 featuring most of her biggest hits from 1984 to 2003.

Oye Mi Canto!: Los Grandes Exitos
Oye Mi Canto!: Los Grandes Exitos

Oye Mi Canto!: Los Grandes Exitos is the fifth compilation album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the twentieth-sixth album overall, released in 2006....
 was released at October 2006 too, and there released all her Spanish greatest hits, in difference to her Amor y Suerte: Exitos Romanticos
Amor y Suerte: Exitos Romanticos

Amor y Suerte: Exitos Romanticos is the fourth compilation album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the twentieth-fifth album overall, released in 2004....
 in where only released love songs, here she included all her biggest Spanish hits, but it was noteworthy for the absence of song such as "Tradición
Tradición

"Tradici?n" was the third single released by Gloria Estefan on her first all Spanish-language album from 1993, Mi Tierra....
" featured on the 1993 smash album Mi Tierra
Mi Tierra

Mi Tierra is the third studio solo album and first Latin solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the fifteenth overall, released in 1993 ....
 and "En El Jardín
En El Jardín

"En El Jard?n" is a single released by Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez featuring United States singer Gloria Estefan. The song was written and produced by Kike Santander and was released as the second single of Fern?ndez's Grammy album Me Estoy Enamorando....
" a #1 Hot Latin Track
Hot Latin Tracks

The Billboard Magazine Hot Latin Tracks chart is the most important music chart for Spanish language/Italian language single s in the United States music market....
 topper which was sung as a duet with Mexican superstar
SuperStar

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 Alejandro Fernandez
Alejandro Fernández

Alejandro Fern?ndez is a popular Latin Grammy-winning Mexico singer nicknamed as "El Potrillo" by the media and his fans.Alejandro originally specialized in traditional, earthy forms of Mexican Folk music and country music, such as mariachi and ranchera....
. This compilation was released in Spain with a extra DVD, with music videos and performances on TV.

Also in Europe and Mexico Gloria released an additional compilation, The Very Best of Gloria Estefan
The Very Best of Gloria Estefan

The Very Best of Gloria Estefan is the sixth compilation album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the twentieth-seventh album overall, released in 2006 in music....
 similar to The Essential Gloria Estefan
The Essential Gloria Estefan

The Essential Gloria Estefan is the seventh compilation album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the twentieth-eighth album overall, released in 2006....
 in which she included all the hits of her career, as well as a bonus track "Dr. Pressure", which was released as a single in Europe and become a big hit after all in the clubs, reaching number one in the dance
Dance

Dance is an art form that generally refers to Motion of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of Emotional expression, social social interaction or presented in a spirituality or performance setting....
 charts of several European countries. This compilation was certified GOLD in Ireland.

2007: 90 Millas


In anticipation of the release of Estefan's 90 Millas
90 Millas

90 Millas , released in September 2007, is the eleventh studio solo album and fourth Spanish album released by Cuban-United States singer Gloria Estefan....
 album, a special edition in English and Spanish language versions of iTunes Originals
ITunes Originals

iTunes Originals is a series of digital releases available exclusively through the iTunes Store. Each release features the music of a single artist....
 were released on June 2, 2007.

Gloria's new Spanish-language album in eight years, 90 Millas
90 Millas

90 Millas , released in September 2007, is the eleventh studio solo album and fourth Spanish album released by Cuban-United States singer Gloria Estefan....
 featured original songs inspired by her native Cuba
Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is a country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba , the island of Isla de la Juventud, and several adjacent small islands....
 and was released on September 18, 2007 on Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a global recorded music company with a roster of artists that included a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprised some of the most important recordings in history....
's Burgundy Records
Burgundy Records

Burgundy Records is an United States record label, and subsidiary of Sony BMG....
. On this album she collaborated with many Latin music greats, such as Jose Feliciano
José Feliciano

Jos? Montserrate Feliciano Garc?a is a Puerto Rico singer and virtuoso guitarist, known for many international hits. He was born permanently blind due to congenital glaucoma....
, Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana

Carlos Augusto Santana Alves is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-American Rock music musician and guitarist. He became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana , which created a highly successful blend of rock music, salsa music, and jazz fusion....
, Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval

Arturo Sandoval is a jazz trumpeter and pianist. He was born in Artemisa, in Havana Province, Cuba.Sandoval, while still in Cuba, was influenced by jazz legends Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie, finally meeting Dizzy later in 1977....
, Andy Garcia
Andy García

Andy Garc?a is an Academy Award-nominated Cuba actor. He became known in the late 1980s and 1990s, having appeared in several successful Hollywood films, including The Godfather: Part III, The Untouchables and When a Man Loves a Woman . More recently, he has starred in Ocean's Eleven and its sequels, Ocean's Twelve and...
, Chocolate, La India
La India

La India is a noted Grammy Award- and Latin Grammy Award-nominated singer of Salsa music also known as the Princess of Salsa.Early years...
, Cachao and other prominent Cuban musicians. Her inclusion of Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana

Carlos Augusto Santana Alves is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-American Rock music musician and guitarist. He became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana , which created a highly successful blend of rock music, salsa music, and jazz fusion....
 as one of the artists contributing to 90 Millas
90 Millas

90 Millas , released in September 2007, is the eleventh studio solo album and fourth Spanish album released by Cuban-United States singer Gloria Estefan....
 stirred a controversy among a tiny minority of the Cuban exile
Cuban exile

The term "Cuban exile" refers to the many Cubans who have sought alternative political or economic conditions outside the island, dating back to the Ten Years' War and the struggle for Cuban independence during the 19th century....
 community in the U.S., who alleged Mr. Santana was sympathetic to the Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from February 1959 to December 1976 and then president, premier until his resignation from the office in February 2008....
 regime and Che Guevara
Che Guevara

Ernesto "Che" Guevara , commonly known as Che Guevara, El Che, or simply Che, was an Argentina Marxism revolutionary, politician, author, physician, military theorist, and guerrilla leader....
.

Emilio and Gloria issued a joint statement at the end of March, 2007, addressing the controversy. "For the past 32 years of our career our position against the Castro regime has been crystal clear . . . we have expressed our disagreement with the Cuban dictatorship and have spoken worldwide of the pain of the Cuban people. We have never nor would we ever collaborate with anyone who supports the Cuban dictatorship or Che Guevara. This should be apparently clear due to our trajectory," the statement said.

The first single from the album "No Llores
No Llores

"No Llores" is the first single released by Gloria Estefan for her eleventh studio album 90 Millas. The single was released to U.S. radio-stations on June 18, 2007....
" was released digitally at June 19, 2007 at the iTunes Store
ITunes Store

The iTunes Store is a software-based online shopping digital media store operated by Apple Inc. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, it proved the viability of online music store and is now the number-one music vendor in the United States....
, "No Llores
No Llores

"No Llores" is the first single released by Gloria Estefan for her eleventh studio album 90 Millas. The single was released to U.S. radio-stations on June 18, 2007....
" rose to #1 on Billboard's Latin singles chart, a physical single was set only at Europe on August 23, 2007 but at can last time this was cancelled and was released the second single from the album, "Me Odio
Me Odio

"Me Odio" is the second single released by Gloria Estefan for her eleventh studio album 90 Millas....
". Both past singles were set to be released with a physical release, but that never happened. In November 2007 was released a promotional single "Píntame De Colores
Píntame De Colores

"P?ntame De Colores" was the third single released by Gloria Estefan for her eleventh studio album 90 Millas. This exclusive single was released only at Europe, but later was released at the United States in February 2008....
" at Europe exclusively, three months later the song was released as the third promotional single at the United States.

To promote the album, Gloria did a international promotional tour and made special performances at Europe such as her free-performance at Las Ventas
Las Ventas

The Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas is a famous bullring in Madrid .Situated in the barrio of Guindalera in the district of Salamanca_, it was inaugurated on June 17, 1931....
, Spain. Gloria also appeared in Rotterdam
Rotterdam

Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are...
, The Netherlands on September 8, 2007. Her performance included new songs, along with a collection of old hits. The performance was free and open to members of the public, and was part of the "Wereld Havens Dagen" (World Harbour Days), commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Port of Rotterdam
Port of Rotterdam

The port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe, located in the city of Rotterdam, South Holland, the Netherlands. From 1962 until 1986 it was the world's busiest port, now overtaken by Asian ports like Port of Singapore and Shanghai....
.

Estefan debuted 90 Millas
90 Millas

90 Millas , released in September 2007, is the eleventh studio solo album and fourth Spanish album released by Cuban-United States singer Gloria Estefan....
 at # 1 in Holland
Holland

Holland is a name in common usage given to two regions in the western part of Netherlands. The name 'Holland' is also often mistakenly used to refer to the whole of The Netherlands....
. Her last #1 album at The Netherlands was nineteen years ago with "Anything for You
Anything for You (Gloria Estefan song)

"Anything for You" is a popular song and ballad written by Gloria Estefan and sung by Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. The song appeared on their 1987 album, Let It Loose ....
", which racked up 22 weeks at top spot in 1988. and also reached Gold Certification in Spain. At the end of the year 2007, Gloria made onto the number eleven as the Latin Female Artist of the Year at the America Top 100 chart.

2008-Present: Idol Gives Back, 90 Millas World Tour and other presentations

2008 Gloria appeared at the seventh season
American Idol (season 7)

The seventh season of American Idol, the annual reality show and singing competition, began on January 15, 2008 and concluded on May 21, 2008....
 of American Idol
American Idol

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 program performing for the special charity episode Idol Gives Back
Idol Gives Back

Idol Gives Back is the name of a charitable campaign that spanned two episodes of American Idol during its American Idol . A second Idol Gives Back concert and fundraiser occurred on April 9, 2008, during the American Idol of the show....
, performing live at the Kodak Theater her legendary anthem "Get on Your Feet
Get on Your Feet

"Get On Your Feet" is a single by Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1989 in U.S., Japan and UK and in 1990 in Europe as the second single from the album Cuts Both Ways....
" along with Sheila E.
Sheila E.

Sheila Escovedo , known by her stage name Sheila E., is an United States musician, perhaps best known for her work with Prince and Ringo Starr....
. The performance was recorded and was released at the American iTunes
ITunes

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 stores where the video of the performance become in the most downloaded video of Estefan's reaching the number twenty of the store Top 100 videos, as the song became the most downloaded song of Estefan in just one day.

In the United States, Gloria has sold 26.5 millions copies of albums, ranking within the Top 200 best selling-artists at the States in a poll made at May 24, 2008.

Estefan became the headliner of the new venue of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino
Foxwoods Resort Casino

Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel-casino in Ledyard, Connecticut, Connecticut. It is the third largest casino in the world, behind the Venetian Macau in Macau, China and the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, as measured by floor space for gaming, with ....
, Her three-day shows were sold out. Gloria then headed to Canada to perform at the Casino Rama
Casino Rama

Casino Rama, the vision of George St. Germain, is a large casino, hotel and entertainment complex located on the Indian reserve land of Chippewas of Mnjikaning First Nation, in the town of Rama, Ontario, Canada....
. In August she started her "90 Millas World Tour
90 Millas World Tour

The 90 Millas Tour is the seventh concert tour by singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan, the tour was performed primarily for her Spanish audience but also for the Dutch, Irish and British who have been her most ardent supporters....
". Gloria played concerts in London, Rotterdam, Ireland and Aruba. Gloria performed several concerts in Spain, specifically Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza and Tenerife.

Back in the states, Gloria gave a special concert at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino to raise funds for the Education of South Florida. Gloria was also a headliner for Bette Midler
Bette Midler

Bette Midler is an American singing, actress and comedienne, also known as The Divine Miss M. During her career, she has won four Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and a Tony Awards, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards....
's "Annual Hulaween Gala" along with other special guests such Kathy Griffin
Kathy Griffin

'Kathleen "Kathy" Griffin' is an Emmy Award-winning, Grammy-nominated United Statesn stand-up comedian, actress and media personality. A self-proclaimed "A-list#Ulmer Scale celebrity", Griffin first gained recognition for her supporting role on the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan, and is now the star of the Bravo reality show Kathy Griffin: M...
 and a costume contest judged by Michael Kors
Michael Kors

Michael Kors is an American fashion designer. "Michael Kors" also refers to his brands of apparel and fragrances....
. This gala was made to benefit the New York Restoration Project. .

In November 2008 Estefan was named the "Person of the Year" by the Latin Grammy Award Recording Association. She also won another two awards in the night, the Latin Grammy for "Best Traditional Tropical Album" and "Best Tropical Song" for her single, "Píntame De Colores
Píntame De Colores

"P?ntame De Colores" was the third single released by Gloria Estefan for her eleventh studio album 90 Millas. This exclusive single was released only at Europe, but later was released at the United States in February 2008....
", which became in the first song ever to receive a Grammy Latin or non-Latin on her entire career.

Also, closer to Thanksgiving date, Gloria Estefan appeared with her friend Rosie O' Donnell on her television special Rosie Live! singing their song "Gonna Eat For Thanksgiving", an alternate version for the song "Gonna Eat For Christmas" released on O'Donell album A Rosie Christmas. Estefan made a cameo appereance with her husband Emilio Estefan Jr. on the smash-box office hit Marley & Me
Marley & Me (film)

Marley & Me is a 2008 in film Cinema of the United States Comedy-drama directed by David Frankel. The screenplay by Scott Frank and Don Roos is based on the Marley & Me by John Grogan ....
, her first movie role since 2000.

In March 12, 2009 Gloria will be honored by the BMI Foundation
BMI Foundation

The BMI Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded in 1985 by executives of Broadcast Music Incorporated for the purpose of "encouraging the creation, performance and study of music through awards, scholarships, internships, grants, and commissions." Additionally, the Foundation makes grants annually to other not-for-profit musica...
 as a "2008 BMI Icon
Broadcast Music Incorporated

Broadcast Music, Incorporated is one of three United States performing rights organization, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed....
", this award was previously gave to other music legends such as Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana

Carlos Augusto Santana Alves is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-American Rock music musician and guitarist. He became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana , which created a highly successful blend of rock music, salsa music, and jazz fusion....
, Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson is an United States country music singer-songwriter author, poet and actor. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, but remains Cultural icon, especially in American popular culture....
, Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson

Brian Douglas Wilson is a Grammy Award-winning United States musician best known as a member of the American rock and roll band, the Beach Boys....
 and others.

Entrepreneuse and Personal Life


Gloria became romantically involved with the Miami Sound Machine's band leader, Emilio Estefan
Emilio Estefan

Emilio Estefan, Jr. is a Cuban-United States of Lebanon ancestry who is a musician and producer. Estefan's first taste of celebrity came as a member of the Miami Sound Machine, but he is currently better known as the producer of many famous singers....
, in 1976. She and Emilio married on September 2, 1978. They have a son, Nayib (born September 2, 1980) and a daughter, Emily Marie (born December 5, 1994). Gloria enjoys living in the quaintness of Vero Beach, Florida
Vero Beach, Florida

Vero Beach is a city in Indian River County, Florida, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 16,939....
.

Estefan and her husband own a number of business establishments including seven Cuban-themed restaurants (). The restaurants are located in Miami; Miami Beach, Downtown Miami, part of the American Airlines Arena; Disney World’s Downtown Disney
Downtown Disney (Florida)

Downtown Disney is an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment complex located at the Walt Disney World Resort. Downtown Disney is open to the public, requires no admission fee and offers entirely free parking and transportation to all Disney resorts....
 in Orlando
Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a major city in Central Florida, United States and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Florida. It is also the principal city of Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
; Mexico City; and Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta is a Mexican resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bah?a de Banderas.The 2005 census reported Puerto Vallarta's population as 177,830 making it the fifth-largest city in the States of Mexico of Jalisco....
, Mexico. They also own two hotels: a hotel in Vero Beach, which was destroyed by Hurricanes Frances
Hurricane Frances

Hurricane Frances was the sixth named tropical cyclone, the fourth tropical cyclone, and the third major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season....
 and Jeanne
Hurricane Jeanne

Hurricane Jeanne was the tenth named tropical cyclone, the seventh tropical cyclone, and the fifth major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season....
 in September 2004 (which will be renamed "Costa d'Este" and reopen in June 2008, according to a news release from Benchmark Hospitality), and The Cardozo in Miami Beach. Estefan was appointed to the board of directors for Univision Communications Inc. in 2007, according to Hispanic Market Weekly. The Estefans' current estimated net worth is approximately $500 million, according to an article in People En Espanol magazine (February 2007).

Awards


In addition to her seven Grammys, Estefan has received a number of other awards. In May 1993, she received the Ellis Island
Ellis Island

Ellis Island, at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor, is the location of what was from January 1, 1892, until November 12, 1954 the main entry facility for immigrants entering the United States; the facility replaced the state-run Castle Clinton in Manhattan....
 Congressional Medal of Honor, which is the highest award that can be given to a naturalized U.S. citizen. She has won the Hispanic Heritage Award, an MTV Video Music Award, two cable television ACE Awards and the 1993 National Music Foundation’s Humanitarian of the Year award. The singer is the recipient of the American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement. She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, that serves as an entertainment hall of fame....
. Her husband, Emilio, a world-renowned music impresario, received a star adjacent to his wife’s on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005.

Estefan holds an honorary doctoral degree
Honorary degree

An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements . The degree itself is typically a doctorate or, less commonly, a master's degree, and may be awarded to someone who has no prior connection with the institution in question....
 in music from the University of Miami
University of Miami

The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 in the city of Coral Gables, Florida, Florida, United States, a historic suburb of Miami, Florida....
, awarded in 1993. In 2002, Barry University
Barry University

Barry University is a private university Roman Catholic Church university, which was founded in 1940 in Miami Shores, Florida, a suburb northeast of Downtown Miami Miami, Florida....
 in Miami bestowed upon her an honorary law degree. Along with her husband, Emilio, Estefan received an honorary doctoral degree in music from the Berklee College of Music in Boston in 2007. She also delivered the commencement address to the 2007 graduating class.

She has scores of encomiums for her musical accomplishments, humanitarian and philanthropic
Philanthropy

Philanthropy derives from Latin, meaning "to love people". Philanthropy is the act of donation money, goods, services, time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause, with a defined objective and with no financial or material reward to the donor....
 work. In 2002, she received the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Medallion of Excellence for Community Service. The singer was Musicares
MusiCares

The MusiCares Foundation, Inc., was established in 1989 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Meant for musicians to have a place to turn, in times of financial, personal, or medical crisis, its primary purpose is to focus the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues which directly impact the hea...
 Person of the Year in 1994. Gloria also founded the Gloria Estefan Foundation whose goal is to help those with spinal cord injuries.

She has been honored twice by the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 1992, she served as a public member of the United States Delegation to the 47th General Assembly to the United Nations
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
.

She was awarded by the Latin Grammy Award Recording Association as the "Person of the Year" in the ceremony aired on November 2008, the award given to her for her long career of more than 25 years and her worldwide success made her the first female singer to receive this prestigious award.She also won another two Latin Grammy's for her album 90 Millas
90 Millas

90 Millas , released in September 2007, is the eleventh studio solo album and fourth Spanish album released by Cuban-United States singer Gloria Estefan....
.

Recent work


Acting career


In addition to her music career, Estefan has appeared in two movies, Music of the Heart
Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart is a 1999 dramatic film. This film was produced by Craven-Maddalena Films and Miramax Films, and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution....
 (1999) and For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story is a film about Arturo Sandoval starring Andy Garcia.The biographical drama was produced for the Home Box Office premium cable network and first aired on October 18, 2000....
 (2000). She is slated to star as Connie Francis
Connie Francis

Connie Francis is an United States pop singer best known for several international hit songs including "Who's Sorry Now?", "Where the Boys Are", and "Stupid Cupid"....
, a U.S. pop singer whose peak commercial success was in the late 1950s and early 1960s, in Who's Sorry Now?, based on Francis’ life. The script is finished and filming will begin in late 2008, Francis told Parade Magazine (March 23, 2008). Estefan, in an interview with www.allheadlinenews.com, stated the film will be released in 2009.

Upcoming Albums


Though not immediate plans for the albums are on process, Estefan has said to some sources that she would release a new Christmas album for the Holiday season in the next year, the album would be completely different to one released in 1993 Christmas Through Your Eyes
Christmas Through Your Eyes

Christmas Through Your Eyes is the fourth studio solo album released by Latin-American singer Gloria Estefan, and sixteenth overall, in 1993....
. While there is much speculation saying it will be a Spanish language
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
 album, nothing is confirmed yet. Estefan is also in talks to create a new collection of old-American Standards expected to the next year also.

Discography


Albums discography

  • 1984: Eyes of Innocence
    Eyes of Innocence (Miami Sound Machine album)

    Eyes of Innocence is the 8th studio album released by the Miami Sound Machine, and their first English language studio album, released in 1984 ....
  • 1985: Primitive Love
    Primitive Love

    Primitive Love is the 9th studio album released by the Miami Sound Machine, and their second English language studio album. It was released in 1985 ....
     
  • 1987: Let It Loose (Miami Sound Machine album)
    Let It Loose (Miami Sound Machine album)

    Let It Loose is the 10th studio album released by Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine released in 1987 . The album was titled Anything for You in Europe with an alternate cover....
    /Anything For You
    Let It Loose

    "Let It Loose" is a song released on The Rolling Stones' 1972 album Exile on Main St. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Let It Loose" has a soulful feeling, the song being one of the band's prominent forays into soul and gospel during the Exile era....
  • 1989: Cuts Both Ways
    Cuts Both Ways

    Cuts Both Ways is the first studio album credited to Gloria Estefan as a solo artist, but is the twelfth overall for her and her band the Miami Sound Machine, released in 1989 ; on the spine label of the album's vinyl LP format, it credits Estefan and the band, just like its predecessor album, Let it Loose....
  • 1991: Into The Light
    Into the Light (Gloria Estefan album)

    Into the Light is a concept album, the second studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the fourteenth overall, released in 1991 ....
  • 1993: Mi Tierra
    Mi Tierra

    Mi Tierra is the third studio solo album and first Latin solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the fifteenth overall, released in 1993 ....
  • 1994: Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
    Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me

    Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me is the fifth studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the seventeenth overall, released in 1994 with the sales of 4.000.000 copies worldwide....
  • 1995: Abriendo Puertas
    Abriendo Puertas

    Abriendo Puertas is a 1995 album released by Gloria Estefan. It is her sixth studio album and second Spanish language album released....
  • 1996: Destiny
    Destiny (Gloria Estefan album)

    Destiny is the seventh studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the nineteenth overall, released in 1996....
  • 1998: gloria!
    Gloria!

    gloria! is the eighth studio album released by United States singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan, released in 1998 by Epic Records ....
  • 2000: Alma Caribeña
    Alma Caribeña

    Alma Caribe?a is the ninth studio solo album and third Spanish album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the twenty-second overall, released in 2000 in music....
  • 2003: Unwrapped
    Unwrapped (Gloria Estefan album)

    Unwrapped is the tenth studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the twenty-fourth album overall, released in 2003....
  • 2007: 90 Millas
    90 Millas

    90 Millas , released in September 2007, is the eleventh studio solo album and fourth Spanish album released by Cuban-United States singer Gloria Estefan....


Singles discography


Filmography

  • Music of the Heart
    Music of the Heart

    Music of the Heart is a 1999 dramatic film. This film was produced by Craven-Maddalena Films and Miramax Films, and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution....
     (1999)
  • For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
    For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

    For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story is a film about Arturo Sandoval starring Andy Garcia.The biographical drama was produced for the Home Box Office premium cable network and first aired on October 18, 2000....
     (2000)
  • Famous Documentary
    Unwrapped (Gloria Estefan album)

    Unwrapped is the tenth studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the twenty-fourth album overall, released in 2003....
     (2003)
  • 90 Millas Documentary
    90 Millas

    90 Millas , released in September 2007, is the eleventh studio solo album and fourth Spanish album released by Cuban-United States singer Gloria Estefan....
     (2007)
  • Marley & Me
    Marley & Me (film)

    Marley & Me is a 2008 in film Cinema of the United States Comedy-drama directed by David Frankel. The screenplay by Scott Frank and Don Roos is based on the Marley & Me by John Grogan ....
     (2008) Cameo appareance as herself


Videography

  • Homecoming Concert (1989 CMV)
  • Evolution (1990 CMV)
  • Coming Out Of The Dark (1991 SMV)
  • Into The Light World Tour (1992 SMV)
  • Everlasting Gloria! (1995 EMV)
  • The Evolution Tour Live In Miami (1996 EMV)
  • Don't Stop (1998 EMV)
  • Que siga la tradición (2001 EMV)
  • Live In Atlantis (2002 EMV)
  • Famous (2003) (Video journal about making-of Unwrapped LP; included in CD package)
  • Live & Unwrapped (2004 EMV)


Books

  • The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog (2005) ISBN 0-06-082623-1.
  • Noelle's Treasure Tale: A New Magically Mysterious Adventure (2006)
  • Estefan's Kitchen (2008)


Tours


See also

  • List of Cubans
    List of Cubans

    This is a list of notable and well-known Cubans, ordered alphabetically by first name within each category. For Cuban-Americans please see List of Cuban Americans...
  • Honorific titles in popular music
    Honorific titles in popular music

    Honorific titles are often conferred upon popular music artists for their contributions to the field. Steve Holsey of the Michigan Chronicle observes "[b]ehind most nicknames there is a story....
  • Best selling music artists
  • List of number-one hits (United States)
    List of number-one hits (United States)

    Pre-Hot 100 era Number-one hits of 1940 Number-one hits of 1941 Number-one hits of 1942 Number-one hits of 1943 Number-one hits of 1944 Number-one hits of 1945 ...
  • List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
    List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)

    This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazine's weekly pop singles chart.This list spans from the issue dated January 1, 1955 to the present....
  • List of number-one dance hits (United States)
    List of number-one dance hits (United States)

    This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard magazine's Hot Dance Club Play chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in United States dance clubs....
  • List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
    List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart

    This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazine's Hot Dance Club Play chart. Billboard began ranking dance music on the week ending October 26 1974 and this is the standard music popularity chart in the United States for play in nightclubs....
  • Pop Latino
  • White Hispanic


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