Gloria Estefan (born Gloria Fajardo) was born in Havana, Cuba on September 1st, 1957 to Gloria and Jose Fajardo. As a child, …show more content…
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