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Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan , known professionally as Gloria Estefan (born September 1, 1957) is a Cuba n-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide,, Miami GuitarTown , Gibson Guitar Corporation , March 17, 2009 31.5 million of those in the United States alone. She has won three Grammy Awards , and 4 Latin Grammys , and is the most successful crossover (music)|crossover performer in Latin music to date.

Early life

Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo was born September 1, 1957 in Havana , Cuba, to Jose and Gloria Fajardo. Her maternal grandfather, Leonardo Garcia, immigrated to Cuba from Pola de Siero , Asturias , Spain, where he married Gloria's maternal grandmother, originally from Logroño , Spain. Prior to the Cuban Revolution , her father was a Cuban soldier and a bodyguard to Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista . The Fajardo family fled to Miami, Florida as a result of the Cuban Revolution and settled down there. Shortly after they moved to the United States, Gloria's father joined the US military and fought in the Vietnam War and moved to Houston, Texas , also having participated in the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion . Gloria attended St. Michael-Archangel School, IHM Sisters – Then and Now , January 2010, Sister Ann Christine Charron, IHM., who had mentored Gloria Estefan at St. Michael-Archangel School. and Our Lady of Lourdes Academy in Miami. Her father became ill after returning from Vietnam and Gloria helped her mother, Gloria Fajardo, care for him. Her mother worked as a school teacher for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools|Dade County Public School system . Gloria Estefan graduated from college in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts|B.A. in psychology, with a minor in French, from the University of Miami ., South Florida Sun-Sentinel , Florida When she was studying at the university, she worked as an English/Spanish/French translator at Miami International Airport Customs Department and, because of her language abilities, was once approached by the Central Intelligence Agency|CIA as a possible employee., People magazine, March 4, 2009, People en Espanol , March 3, 2009. Estefan was raised Catholic Church|Catholic .

Marriage

Gloria became romantically involved with the Miami Sound Machine's band leader, Emilio Estefan , in 1976. As she later revealed, "he was my first and only boyfriend." She and Emilio married on September 1, 1978. They have a son, Nayib (born September 2, 1980) and a daughter, Emily Marie (born December 5, 1994). The family lives in the Star Island (Florida)|Star Island section of Miami Beach, Florida ., Celebrity Detective

Career in singing

Mid-1970s through the 1980s

Starting in 1977, the Miami Sound Machine, (the Miami Latin Boys with Gloria Estefan), began recording and releasing various albums, 45s, and 12"s on the Audiofon Records label in Miami. The first album from 1977 was entitled Live Again Renacer and was released with two different covers. After several more releases on the Audiofon label as well as the RCA Victor label and Miami Sound Machine's own label MSM Records, the band was signed to Discos CBS International and released several albums, 45s, and 12"s beginning with 1980s self-titled album Miami Sound Machine . Growing in popularity in both the United States and around the world, the group would continue recording and issuing various works for Discos CBS International through 1985. In 1984, Miami Sound Machine released their first Epic/Columbia album, Eyes of Innocence (Miami Sound Machine album)|Eyes of Innocence , which contained the dance hit " Dr. Beat " as well as the ballad " I Need Your Love (Miami Sound Machine song)|I Need Your Love ". Their more successful follow-up album Primitive Love was released in 1985 launching three Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 : " Conga (song)|Conga " (U.S. #10), " Words Get In The Way " (U.S. #5), and " Bad Boy (Miami Sound Machine song)|Bad Boy " (U.S. #8) became follow up hits in the U.S. and around the world. " Words Get in the Way " reached #1 on the US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 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 film Top Gun .

Their next album, 1987's Let It Loose (album)|Let It Loose , went multi-platinum, with six million copies sold in the US. It featured the following hits: " Anything for You (Gloria Estefan song)|Anything for You " (#1 Hot 100), " 1-2-3 (Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine song)|1-2-3 " (#3 Hot 100), " Betcha Say That " (#36 Hot 100), " Rhythm Is Gonna Get You " (#5 Hot 100), and " Can't Stay Away from You|Can't Stay Away From You " (#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 and the band's name changed to Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. Beginning in 1989, the group's name was dropped altogether. 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 1988, after the worldwide chart success of single " Anything for You (Gloria Estefan song)|Anything for You ", her Let it Loose 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 , tour bus accident and surgery

In late 1989, she released her best-selling album to date, Cuts Both Ways . The album included the hit singles " Don't Wanna Lose You " (a Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit), " Oye mi Canto (Hear my Voice) ", " Here We Are (Gloria Estefan song)|Here We Are ", " Cuts Both Ways (song)|Cuts Both Ways " (#1 on the U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart) and " Get On Your Feet ".

While touring in support of Cuts Both Ways on March 20, 1990, near Scranton, Pennsylvania , Estefan was critically injured, suffering a fractured spine when a speeding semi-truck crashed into the tour bus she was in during a snowstorm. She was taken to Intensive Care Unit and the next day was flown by helicopter to New York City , where surgeons at the Hospital for Joint Diseases at NYU Langone Medical Center permanently implanted two titanium rods to stabilize her human vertebral column|vertebral column . Her rehabilitation required almost a year of intensive physical therapy by Michael Klepper, but she achieved a complete recovery. She returned to an international tour ten months after the accident.

1991–1992: Into The Light and The Greatest Hits

Estefan returned to the charts with a concept album , Into the Light (Gloria Estefan album)|Into the Light , in 1991. She performed " Coming Out of the Dark " for the first time on the American Music Awards in January 1991, receiving a standing ovation as she took the stage. "Coming Out of the Dark" reached #1 in the U.S. as a single a few months later. Other popular singles were " Seal Our Fate " and " Live for Loving You ". The album peaked at number five on the Billboard album chart, becoming her highest debut; it also peaked at number two on the British albums chart. Eventually the album went platinum in the UK and double platinum in the US. The Into the Light World Tour covered 100 cities in five countries and was seen by more than 10 million people worldwide.
She followed up Into the Light with her first greatest-hits album, Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits . It was released in 1992, and included the U.S. hit ballads " Always Tomorrow " and " I See Your Smile " along with the international hit dance track " Go Away (Gloria Estefan song)|Go Away ". Also in 1992, Estefan sang backup on fellow Cuban-American singer-songwriter Jon Secada 's breakthrough single " Just Another Day (Jon Secada song)|Just Another Day ". She spent much of 1992 in Miami, helping relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Andrew .

1993: Mi Tierra and Christmas Through Your Eyes

In 1993, Estefan released the album Mi Tierra , her first Spanish-language album. It peaked at number twenty-seven on the Billboard album chart and number eleven on the British album chart. The singles "Mi Tierra" and the romantic-tropical ballad " Con Los Años Que Me Quedan " and "Mi Buen Amor", climbed to number-one on the "Hot Latin Tracks" chart in the United States. The album sold over eight million copies worldwide, went multiplatinum in Spain (10& times;) and in the United States (16& times; Platinum - Latin field), platinum in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and gold in Switzerland and Australia, and won a Grammy Award for "Best Tropical Latin Album".{cite web|url= http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search? artist=Gloria+Estefan& title=Mi+Tierra& year=All& genre=17|title=Past Winners Search Grammy.com|accessdate=February 27, 2012}
That same year, Estefan released her first Christmas album, Christmas Through Your Eyes , the first album from Estefan to not be produced by her husband Emilio Estefan Jr. The collection included the singles "This Christmas" and "Silent Night".The album went Platinum in the United States.

Also in 1993, Estefan collaborated with Frank Sinatra on his album Duets (Frank Sinatra album)|Duets 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 (album)|Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me , a cover album of some of Estefan's favorite songs from the 1960s and 1970s, was released in 1994. " Turn the Beat Around ", the first single and a remake of Vicki Sue Robinson 's 1976 disco classic, became another international hit, certified gold in the US. It also was used in the Sharon Stone film The Specialist .

1995's Spanish-language album Abriendo Puertas (Gloria Estefan album)|Abriendo Puertas earned Estefan her second Grammy Award for "Best Tropical Latin Album". It spun off two #1 dance hits, " Abriendo Puertas (song)|Abriendo Puertas " and " Tres Deseos ", and two #1 Latin singles, "Abriendo Puertas" and " Más Allá ".

In January 1995, the Miami Sound Machine performed at the Super Bowl XXIX halftime show, with Tony Bennett , Patti LaBelle , and trumpeter Arturo Sandoval , 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 (Gloria Estefan album)|Destiny , released in 1996, featured " Reach (Gloria Estefan song)|Reach ", the official theme of the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics . Estefan performed in the 1996 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|Summer Olympics closing ceremony , in front of an audience of two billion people worldwide, during which she performed the songs "Reach" and " You'll Be Mine (Party Time) ".
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, Australia, South Africa and Asia.

1998: Back to dance: gloria!

Estefan rode the wave of the Disco revival in the U.S. during the late 1990s. On June 2, 1998, she released her eighth solo album, (twenty-first overall), gloria! . The album is highly influenced by Disco music , blended with Salsa music percussion and Latin flavour. To promote gloria! , she performed at the famed New York City discoteque Studio 54 .
The album peaked at #23 on the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 . The album reached Gold certification. The single " Oye! " peaked at #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and the Hot Latin Tracks charts, and was featured in the 1998 Eddie Murphy film Holy Man . The other major hit single releases were " Don't Let This Moment End ", which peaked at #76 on the Billboard Hot 100 and " Heaven's What I Feel ", which peaked at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100.

1999: "Music of My Heart"

In 1999, Estefan performed a duet with *NSYNC on the single " Music Of My Heart ", which was featured in a film in which she also appeared, Music of the Heart . The song reached #2 on the Billboard chart and was nominated for an Academy Award . She also released a Latin hit with the Brazilian group So Pra Contrariar called " Santo Santo ", sang with Luciano Pavarotti in Pavarotti and Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo , and released the benefit album A Rosie Christmas ..

She also made a couple of sporting event appearances. The first event was a performance with Stevie Wonder at Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami. She also sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at game three of the 2003 World Series in Miami between the Florida Marlins and New York Yankees .

2000s

The next album Alma Caribeña (Caribbean Soul) was released in 2000. It was her third Spanish language album with a focus on caribbean rhythms. The album featured several Latin Hits as " No me dejes de querer (song)|No me dejes de querer ", " Como me duele perderte (song)|Como me duele perderte ", " Por un beso (song)|Por un beso ". The album features duets with José Feliciano and the late Celia Cruz. The album earned Estefan another Grammy Music Award in the cathegorie Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album in 2001.
Greatest Hits Vol. II (Gloria Estefan album)|Greatest Hits Vol. II was released in 2001. It contained hits from 1993 to 2000, as well as three new songs and a remix of her first hit " Conga (song)|Conga ", retitled " Y-Tu-Conga ". The song " Out of Nowhere (Gloria Estefan song)|Out of Nowhere " was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category for Best Dance Recording ; another song from the album, " You Can't Walk Away from Love ", was featured in the film Original Sin (2001 film)|Original Sin .

2003–2004: Unwrapped

In 2003, Estefan released Unwrapped (Gloria Estefan album)|Unwrapped , her first English-language CD in five years. To promote the CD, she toured Europe, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States. The video for the single " Hoy (Gloria Estefan Single)|Hoy ", had been filmed in Machu Picchu , Peru. "Hoy" and " Tu Fotografía " both reached #1 on Billboard's Latin chart, and " I Wish You " reached the AC top 20.

On July 28, 2004, at the Trump Tower (New York)|Trump Tower building , in a press conference hosted by Donald Trump , Estefan announced that her then-upcoming tour would be her final one. The Live & Re-Wrapped Tour , was produced by Clear Channel Entertainment . It began in Hidalgo, Texas on July 30, 2004, and played in 26 cities; it featured Estefan's greatest hits, along with new material from Unwrapped . The final concert of the tour took place in Estefan's hometown of Miami on the weekend of October 9 and 10, in front of a sold-out crowd, despite having been delayed for two weeks by a hurricane.

2005: Mash-up hit with Mylo and the tributes

On April 7, 2005, Estefan participated in " Selena ¡VIVE! ", the tribute concert for Selena|Selena Quintanilla-Pérez , 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. Also that year, Estefan appeared on the Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives|soundtrack for the television series Desperate Housewives , singing a song titled " Young Hearts Run Free ".

In late 2005, the club Mashup (music)|mash-up " Dr. Pressure " was released, which combined Mylo 's Number 19 hit "Drop The Pressure" with the Miami Sound Machine's "Dr. Beat". It reached #3 on the UK singles chart and #1 on the Australian dance chart, providing Estefan with her first top 40 hit and commercial radio airplay since 1996.

2006: Compilations and the UK promo tour

In early 2006, Estefan performed in Los Angeles at a tribute to singer Dionne Warwick . Estefan sang "Walk On By", one of Warwick's signature songs.
In October 2006, Sony released a 2-CD compilation The Essential Gloria Estefan , featuring her hits from 1984 to 2003, Estefan made several radio and television appearances to promote The Essential Gloria Estefan including a December 9, 2006 appearance on ITV 's The X Factor (UK)| The X Factor .
Estefan also released two additional similar compilation albums that year for other markets. The Very Best of Gloria Estefan was released in Europe and Mexico, and was similar to The Essential Gloria Estefan , but also included as a bonus track "Dr. Pressure". This compilation was certified GOLD in Ireland. Oye Mi Canto!: Los Grandes Exitos , a collection of her Spanish-language hits was released in Spain. It included a bonus DVD, which included various music videos and television performances.

2008–2009 highlights

In 2008, Gloria appeared during the American Idol (season 7)|seventh season of American Idol , in the special charity episode " Idol Gives Back ", performing her song " Get on Your Feet " along with Sheila E. . The performance was recorded and was released at the American iTunes store; the video of the performance reached the number twenty of the store's Top 100 videos, and the song became the most downloaded. Estefan became the headliner of the new venue of the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino|MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino . Her three-day shows were sold out. She then headed to Canada to perform at the Casino Rama . In August, she started her " 90 Millas World Tour ". Gloria played concerts in London, Rotterdam, Belfast and Aruba. Gloria performed several concerts in Spain, specifically Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza and Tenerife. Two of these concerts, in Las Ventas , Spain, and Rotterdam , The Netherlands, were free to the public.

Back in the states, Gloria performed a special concert at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino to raise funds for the Education of South Florida. Gloria was a headliner for Bette Midler 's "Annual Hulaween Gala" along with other special guests such as Kathy Griffin and a costume contest judged by Michael Kors . The event benefited the New York Restoration Project.

During the Thanksgiving season, Gloria Estefan appeared on Rosie O' Donnell 's television special Rosie Live! singing a duet with O'Donnell titled "Gonna Eat For Thanksgiving", an alternate version of "Gonna Eat For Christmas" from on O'Donnell's album A Rosie Christmas .

In 2009, Estefan announced plans for her "farewell tour" of Latin America and South America. Estefan also completed a three-night concert series with Carole King entitled "She's Got a Friend" at the Foxwoods Resort Casino .
The tour continued with a concert at Guadalajara in Mexico, as part of a program designed to improve tourism in Mexico, at Estefan's web site and a series of appearances at music festivals throughout Europe, including headlining at the Liverpool Summer Pops|Summer Pops Music Festival in Liverpool on July 27, 2009. 08 May 2009, Click Liverpool

The same year, Gloria opened the "In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina 2009" with "No Llores". Also, at the end, Estefan together with Jennifer Lopez , Thalía , Marc Anthony , José Feliciano , performed a rendition of her Spanish-language classic, " Mi Tierra (song)|Mi Tierra ".

2010

Gloria began 2010 with a charity single: she and her husband, producer Emilio Estefan, Jr., invited artists to record " Somos El Mundo ", a Spanish-language version of Michael Jackson 's song " We Are The World ". The song, written by Estefan and approved by Quincy Jones , was recorded, and premiered during El Show de Cristina#El Show de Cristina|El Show de Cristina on March 1, 2010. retrieved March 2, 2010 All of the money from sales of the song went to Haitian relief. February 20, 2010, The Silver Tongue Online February 22, 2010, Billboard

On March 24, 2010, Gloria led a march down Miami's Tamiami Trail|Calle Ocho in support of Cuba's Las Damas de Blanco ( Ladies in White ). Las Damas de Blanco is an opposition movement in Cuba that consists of wives and other female relatives of jailed dissidents. Since 2003, the women have protested the imprisonments by attending Mass each Sunday wearing white dresses and then silently walking through the streets in white clothing.

Late in the year, Gloria took part in Broadway's "24 Hour Plays" in which actors, writers, and directors collaborate to produce and perform six one-act plays within 24 hours to benefit the Urban Arts Partnership. She performed alongside actors Elijah Wood , Diane Neal , and Alicia Witt in the play ''I Think You'll Love This One'', written by the 20-year-old winner of the Montblanc writers' project, Elizabeth Cruz Cortes. November 17, 2010, The Observer

2011 Miss Little Havana

On April 7, 2011, Estefan made an unannounced appearance at auditions for The X Factor (U.S.)|The X Factor in Miami, and gave encouragement to the 7,500 participants gathered outside the Bank United Center for auditions.Martin, Lara (April 7, 2011), , Digital Spy , retrieved June 5, 2011

In 2011, Estefan was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame along with Grammy and Emmy award winner Harry Connick Jr. Both singers performed at a special concert on June 17, 2011, with Thomas Wilkins as musical conductor. Proceeds from this event went to benefit the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute 's education programs., Broadway World, March 30, 2011

Estefan's new dance-oriented studio album, Miss Little Havana , was released in the United States on September 27, 2011, with the physical CD available exclusively at Target Corporation|Target . Early on, Estefan had described the album as a project in the vein of her 1998 hit album gloria! Collaborating with her on the album were producers Pharrell Williams , Motiff, Emilio Estefan, and Drop Dead Beats.Perpetua, Matthew (April 7, 2011), , Rolling Stone

One song from the album, " Wepa (song)|Wepa ", premiered on May 31, 2011 at American Airlines Arena|AmericanAirlines Arena in a special music video of the song for the Miami Heat . The Heat video was released on YouTube on June 1., The Dallas Morning News , June 1, 2011, GloriaEstefan.com, June 1, 2011 The song went on sale for digital downloading at the iTunes music store on July 24.

Both "Wepa" and " Hotel Nacional " achieved number one on Billboard charts|Billboard Top Latin Songs|Latin Songs .

In the fall of 2011, Estefan began hosting ''Gloria Estefan's Latin Beat , a seven-part series for BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom that explores the history of Latin music.

Career outside of singing

Film and television appearances

Estefan has appeared in two films, Music of the Heart (1999) and For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000). Estefan made a cameo appearance with her husband in Marley & Me (film)|Marley & Me in 2008.

Estefan was cast to star as Connie Francis , a U.S. pop singer of the 1950s and early 1960s, in ''Who's Sorry Now? '', based on Francis' life. Filming supposedly began in late 2008, according to Parade Magazine (March 23, 2008). Estefan, in an interview with www.allheadlinenews.com, stated the film would be released in 2009. As of December 2009, the film has been dropped as Connie Francis had irreconcilable differences with Estefan over the film's writer. Francis wanted to hire writer Robert L. Freedman , who had written the Emmy Award winning mini-series Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows . Estefan refused to consider him, which according to Francis ended the project collaboration. Daeida Magazine (December 2009) – Interview by: David Ybarra pg. 26

Estefan appeared in the American Broadcasting Company|ABC television special Elmopalooza , which aired February 20, 1998, in which she sang the song " Mambo, I, I, I ". In April 2004, Estefan appeared on the Fox Broadcasting Company 's program, American Idol as a guest mentor for the contestants' Latin week.

She recently confirmed that she would guest star on the Fox television series Glee (TV series)|Glee , as the mother of cheerleader Santana Lopez .

Books

Estefan has written two children's books: The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog (2005) and ''Noelle's Treasure Tale'' (2006). The latter book spent a week at #3 on the New York Times Bestseller list for children's books.

She also collaborated on a cookbook with her husband entitled Estefan Kitchen , which was published in 2008. It contains 60 traditional Cuban recipes.

Other business ventures

Gloria and Emilio Estefan 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; Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood|Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida ; Walt Disney World 's Downtown Disney (Florida)|Downtown Disney in Orlando, Florida|Orlando ; Mexico City; and Puerto Vallarta , Mexico. They also own two hotels: the Costa d'Este in Vero Beach which opened in 2008, and The Cardozo in Miami Beach .

Gloria Estefan was appointed to the board of directors for Univision Communications Inc. in 2007, according to Hispanic Market Weekly. The Estefans' estimated net worth as of 2011 was approximately $700 million, according to an article in People en Español magazine.

In June 2009, Gloria Estefan and her husband bought a "very small" ownership stake in the Miami Dolphins ., Sports Illustrated (via AP Miami), June 25, 2009, The Miami Herald , June 26, 2009"Estefans will acquire minority stake in Miami Dolphins", Miami Herald, June 23, 2009

Awards

In addition to her seven Grammys, Estefan has received a number of other awards. In May 1993, she received the Ellis Island 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 . 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 degree|honorary doctoral degree in music from the University of Miami , awarded in 1993. She was a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Miami. In 2002, Barry University in Miami bestowed upon her an honorary law degree. Along with her husband, 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.. Berklee College of Music. May 12, 2007.

In 2002, she received the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Medallion of Excellence for Community Service. The singer was Musicares 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 .

Estefan received the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year award at the Latin Grammy Awards in November 2008 in recognition of her twenty-five year singing career. She is the first female singer to receive this award. She also received a Latin Grammy for "Best Traditional Tropical Album" for 90 Millas , and a Latin Grammy for "Best Tropical Song" for her single, " Píntame De Colores ". This marked the first occasion for Estefan to ever win a Grammy award for a song (either Latin or non-Latin).. Houston Chronicle . November 12, 2008. On March 12, 2009, Estefan was honored as a Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI Icon at the 16th annual BMI Latin Awards. Her catalog boasts 22 BMI Latin and Pop Awards, along with 11 BMI Million-Air Awards.

In April 2010, Estefan and her husband received a star in the "Walk Of Stars" in Las Vegas for their contribution to music industry. On April 28, 2011, at the Latin Billboard Awards, Estefan was honored with the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award for her philanthropic work.

Discography

Albums discography

Studio albums

Release date	Title
1984	Eyes of Innocence (Miami Sound Machine album)>Eyes of Innocence
1985	Primitive Love
1987	Let It Loose (album)>Let It Loose / Anything for You (album)
1989	Cuts Both Ways
1991	Into the Light (Gloria Estefan album)>Into The Light
1993	Mi Tierra
1994	Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (album)>Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
1995	Abriendo Puertas (Gloria Estefan album)>Abriendo Puertas
1996	Destiny (Gloria Estefan album)>Destiny
1998	gloria!
2000	Alma Caribeña
2003	Unwrapped (Gloria Estefan album)>Unwrapped
2007	90 Millas
2011	Miss Little Havana

Singles discography

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1999	Music of the Heart	Isabel Vazquez	Debut acting performance
2000 in film	Little Angelita	Voice Narrator	Animated Short Film
2000 in film	For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story	Emilia	Television film
2003	Famous: The Making of Unwrapped	Herself	Album documentary
2007	90 Millas Documentary	Herself	Album documentary
2008	Marley & Me	Herself	Cameo appearance
2009	G-Force	Juárez	Voice in the Latin-American version of the film Gloria Estefan Mexico web site (in Spanish)
2010	Recording: The History Of Recorded Music	Herself	Documentary
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Club Med	-	One episode
1989	Postcard From Miami with Clive James	Herself	One episode
1993	The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna	Herself
2000	Frasier	Maria	One episode: "Something About Dr. Mary"
2005	A Capitol Fourth	Herself
2009	Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List	Herself	One episode: "Rosie and Gloria and Griffin... Oh My!"
2010	The Marriage Ref	Herself	One episode
2011	The X Factor	Herself	Cameo Miami Auditions
2012	Glee	Mrs. Lopez	Recurring role

Videography

Video Exitos (1986) L.D.L Enterprises

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)

Undetermined Music Artists

Miami Sound Machine

Biography

Early life

Marriage

Career in singing

Mid-1970s through the 1980s

1990s

1990: Cuts Both Ways , tour bus accident and surgery

1991–1992: Into The Light and The Greatest Hits

1993: Mi Tierra and Christmas Through Your Eyes

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

1996–1997: Summer Olympics and Destiny

1998: Back to dance: gloria!

1999: "Music of My Heart"

2000s

2003–2004: Unwrapped

2005: Mash-up hit with Mylo and the tributes

2006: Compilations and the UK promo tour

2008–2009 highlights

2010

2011 Miss Little Havana

Career outside of singing

Film and television appearances

Books

Other business ventures

Awards

Discography

Albums discography

Singles discography

Filmography

Videography

Books

Tours

See also

References

External links

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