Gloria Estefan Research Paper

Gloria Estefan is a Cuban born singer and writer. Her singing career climaxed in the 80’s and 90’s, while her writing was more of a side project back in 2005. Estefan has released fifteen solo albums, the latest having been released in 2015, a cookbook, and two children’s books. She also has her own broadway musical titled On your feet!. Estefan’s successes have been recognized by seven Grammys, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was the first female to win the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year award. Gloria was also the first pop star to perform for the Pope in 1995, and was in two movies and many tv shows.
Gloria Estefan (born Gloria Fajardo) was born in Havana, Cuba on September 1st, 1957 to Gloria and Jose Fajardo. As a child,
They quickly signed a contract with Discos CBS International. In 1980 their album ‘Miami Sound Machine’ rose them to popularity on an international level. Their song ‘Conga” was the first single to hit Billboard’s pop, dance, black and Latin charts at the same time. The 1987 album ‘Let it Loose’ was when Gloria rose to fame on her own, and the album became a bestseller in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. Four songs in ‘Let it Loose’ made it onto Billboard’s Top 10 list. Gloria then released a solo album in 1989, ‘Cut Both Ways’, which was also best selling. Up until 2013 Gloria continued making albums. ‘Into the Light’ (1991), ‘Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me’ (1994), ‘gloria!’ (1998), ‘Unwrapped’ (2003), ‘Miss Little Havana (2011), and ‘The Standards’ (2013) were mostly sung in English. ‘Mi Tierra’ (1993), ‘Abriendo Puertas’ (1995), and ‘Alma Caribena’ (2000) were all Spanish albums. The single “Don’t Wanna Lose You”, on her first album is her biggest hit so far and went multi-platinum in the U.S., the U.K., and Australia. ‘Mi Tierra’ is considered to be her best and most successful album, which won a Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Album. ‘Abriendo Puertas’ sold over five million copies