Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan (née Fajardo García; born September 1, 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a four-time Grammy Award winner and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of the Top 100 greatest artists of all time by both VH1 and Billboard. Estefan's record sales exceed 100 million worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan (née Fajardo García; born September 1, 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a four-time Grammy Award winner and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of the Top 100 greatest artists of all time by both VH1 and Billboard. Estefan's record sales exceed 100 million worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
A contralto, Estefan started her career as lead singer of Miami Latin Boys, which was later renamed Miami Sound Machine. She and Miami Sound Machine earned worldwide success with their 1985 single "Conga", which became Estefan's signature song. The group followed this with a number of hit singles throughout the decade, including "Anything for You", "1-2-3", "Bad Boy", and "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You". The group was redubbed as Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine with the release of their 1987 album Let It Loose, and in 1989, Estefan rose to solo stardom with her debut solo album, Cuts Both Ways.
In March 1990, Estefan sustained a life-threatening cervical fracture of her spine when her tour bus was involved in a crash near Scranton, Pennsylvania. She underwent an emergency surgery and made a full recovery. The following year, Estefan launched her comeback with a worldwide tour and album, Into the Light. Estefan's 1993 Spanish-language album, Mi Tierra, won the first of her three Grammy Awards for Best Tropical Latin Album. The album was also the first Diamond album in Spain. Estefan's catalog of international solo hits includes "Don't Wanna Lose You", "Get On Your Feet", "Coming Out of the Dark", "Turn the Beat Around", "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)", and "Heaven's What I Feel".
Estefan has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Las Vegas Walk of Fame and was a Kennedy Center Honors recipient in 2017 for her contributions to American cultural life. Estefan won an MTV Video Music Award, was honored with the American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement and has been named BMI Songwriter of the Year. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has received multiple Billboard Music Awards. She is also a recipient of the 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was conferred by the then-President of the United States, Barack Obama.
Billboard has listed Estefan as the third-most successful Latina and 23rd-greatest Latin Artist of all time in the U.S., based on both Latin albums and Latin songs chart. Hailed as the "Queen of Latin Pop" and "Mother of Latin Pop" by the media, she has amassed 38 number one hits across Billboard charts, including 15 chart-topping songs on the Hot Latin Songs chart. ...
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A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
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Release Date:28/11/2025
Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
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Diane Warren: Relentless
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Brisa
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American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
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Homenaje María Teresa Campos
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Heartbreakers at the BBC
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Release Date:11/02/2023
Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar
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Release Date:28/09/2022
Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers
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Father of the Bride
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Release Date:21/07/2022
Carlos Rivera: leyendas
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Miami Wild
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Release Date:18/05/2022
Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song
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Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
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Release Date:11/09/2021
Vivo
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Release Date:30/07/2021
Gloria Estefan: Sangre Yoruba
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Release Date:17/07/2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
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Release Date:18/06/2021
Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music
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Release Date:09/05/2021
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
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Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
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Release Date:09/12/2018
America's Musical Journey
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A Change of Heart
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First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb
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Release Date:20/11/2015
The Latin Explosion: A New America
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Release Date:16/11/2015
A MusiCares Tribute to Carole King
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Release Date:23/06/2015
The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank
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Release Date:29/04/2015
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
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The Latino List
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A Step from Heaven
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Release Date:15/04/2009
Celia: The Queen
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Selena ¡Vive!
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Release Date:07/04/2005
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
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Release Date:06/03/2004
Gloria Estefan: Live and Unwrapped
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Release Date:10/02/2004
Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar!
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Release Date:27/01/2004
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
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Release Date:13/11/2001
All the Way... A Decade of Song and Video
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Release Date:20/02/2001
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
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Release Date:18/11/2000
Gloria Estefan - Live in Atlantis
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Release Date:12/05/2000
Music of the Heart
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Release Date:29/10/1999
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
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Release Date:01/06/1999
Little Angelita
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Release Date:01/01/1999
Gloria Estefan: Live by Request
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Release Date:03/11/1998
Gloria Estefan: Don't Stop
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Release Date:11/09/1998
VH1: Divas Live
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Release Date:14/04/1998
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
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Release Date:11/04/1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
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Release Date:20/02/1998
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
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Release Date:28/02/1997
Gloria Estefan: The Best of
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Release Date:17/02/1997
Gloria Estefan: The Evolution Tour Live In Miami
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Release Date:21/09/1996
1996 VH1 Honors
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Release Date:31/03/1996
Somos un solo pueblo
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Release Date:03/12/1995
Gloria Estefan - Everlasting Gloria!
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Release Date:03/10/1995
Aretha Franklin: Duets
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Release Date:09/05/1993
Euro Disney : L'Ouverture
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Release Date:11/04/1992
The Grand Opening of Euro Disneyland
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Release Date:11/04/1992
Gloria Estefan – Into the Light World Tour
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Release Date:01/01/1992
Sid & Marty Krofft's Redeye Express
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Release Date:09/03/1988
Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom
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Release Date:12/02/1988
Club Med
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Release Date:06/01/1986
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Superfan
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Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
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Sherri
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Tamron Hall
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One Day at a Time
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Jane the Virgin
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The Marriage Ref
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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Glee
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The Graham Norton Show
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The Graham Norton Show
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El hormiguero
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The X Factor
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Latin Grammy Awards
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Teen Choice Awards
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The View
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Frasier
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Viña del Mar International Song Festival
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