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Gloria Estefan has made a significant impact as a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman, transitioning from leading Miami Sound Machine to a successful solo career with global recognition and notable ventures in various industries.
Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and actress Gloria Estefan is joining Ozzie and Will Areu's film and television studio, Areu Bros., as a partner.
Target Corporation announced it is partnering with seven-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Gloria Estefan to offer an exclusive version of her new album, 'Miss Little Havana'.
Beyond music, Gloria is a successful author, with two New York Times best-selling children's books, and a principal in the Estefan Enterprises business empire.
Estefan Enterprises partnered with CVS Health to match up to 300 workers in South Florida, Orlando and Vero Beach with immediate employment.
Universal Music Publishing Group Inks Gloria And Emilio Estefan for their music catalogs, including major hits by Gloria and Miami Sound Machine such as "Conga," "Don't Wanna Lose You," "Reach," and others.
Gloria Estefan has been awarded the SoundExchange Music Fairness Award for her advocacy for artists and creators and for supporting the American Music Fairness Act.
In June 2009, Estefan and her husband became the first Hispanics to buy a minor ownership stake in an NFL team, the Miami Dolphins.
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García was born on September 1, 1957, in Havana, Cuba. Her early life was marked by her family’s move to Miami, Florida, in 1959, following the Cuban Revolution. Her father, José Fajardo, participated in the Bay of Pigs Invasion and later served in the Vietnam War, where he was exposed to Agent Orange, leading to multiple sclerosis. Gloria helped her mother care for her father and younger sister while her mother worked as a schoolteacher. She attended the University of Miami, earning a B.A. in psychology in 1979, and worked as a translator at Miami International Airport, where the CIA once approached her due to her language skills.
Estefan’s musical career began in 1975 when she and her cousin joined the Miami Latin Boys, which was later renamed Miami Sound Machine. The group achieved international success with hits like “Conga” in 1985 and “Rhythm Is Gonna Get You.” In 1987, the group’s name changed to Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine, and by 1989, she was credited as a solo artist. Her debut solo album, “Cuts Both Ways,” featured chart-topping singles such as “Don’t Wanna Lose You” and “Get on Your Feet.” In March 1990, she sustained a severe spinal injury in a bus crash but made a full recovery, marking her comeback with the album “Into the Light” in 1991, which included the hit “Coming Out of the Dark.”
Throughout the 1990s and beyond, Estefan continued to release successful albums, including the Spanish-language “Mi Tierra” (1993), which earned a Grammy Award, and “Abriendo Puertas” (1995), winning another Grammy. She performed at significant events like the Super Bowl halftime shows and the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, for which she sang the official theme, “Reach.” Her discography expanded with albums such as “Gloria!” (1998), “Alma Caribeña” (2000), “Unwrapped” (2003), “90 Millas” (2007), “Miss Little Havana” (2011), and “The Standards” (2013). Beyond music, Estefan has authored two New York Times best-selling children’s books and a cookbook. She and her husband, Emilio Estefan Jr., are involved in business ventures including restaurants and hotels, and became minority owners of the Miami Dolphins NFL team in 2009. She has received numerous accolades, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Kennedy Center Honors, and induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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