caption associated_acts years_active birth_place label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
gloria estefan in 2012 emilio estefan , miami sound machine 1977 -- present havana , cuba epic , sony masterworks , burgundy , crescent moon , verve forecast gloria estefan
 gloria estefan solo_singer 01 september 1957 vocals , guitar , drums , percussion latin edm pop , dance-pop , pop , dance , gloria estefan in narciso rodriguez 01.jpg miami , florida , u.s. gloria maría milagrosa fajardo garcía singer , writer , songwriter , actress , hotelier , restaurateur
gloria estefan

gloria maría milagrosa fajardo garcía de estefan -lrb- born september 1 , 1957 -rrb- , known professionally as gloria estefan , is a cuban american singer , songwriter , actress , and entrepreneur .
she started off her career as the leading vocalist in the group called `` miami latin boys '' which was eventually known as miami sound machine .
her breakthrough success with conga in 1985 made her known worldwide .
it won the grand prix in the 15th annual tokyo music festival in japan .
this is also her signature song .
in the summer of 1988 she and the band got their first number one for the song anything for you .
she has a contralto vocal range .
she garnered honorific nicknames such as `` the queen of latin pop '' .
in march 1990 , she had a severe accident in her tour bus .
she made her comeback in march 1991 with a new world tour and album called into the light .
estefan became a worldwide inspiration after that .
her 1993 spanish-language album `` mi tierra '' won the first of her three grammy awards for best tropical latin album .
it was the first number-one album on the `` billboard '' top latin albums chart , established when it was released .
it was also the first diamond album in spain .
many of her songs like rhythm is gon na get you , 1-2-3 , get on your feet , here we are , coming out of the dark , bad boy , oye !
, party time and a remake of vicki sue robinson 's turn the beat around became international hits , with chart-topping scores .
estefan is one of the world 's best-selling music artists of all time , with an estimated 100 million records sold worldwide , including 31.5 million in the united states alone .
she is the most successful crossover to date .
she has won seven grammy awards .
estefan also received a star on the hollywood walk of fame and las vegas walk of fame and the ellis island congressional medal of honor , which is the highest award that can be given to a naturalized u.s. citizen .
estefan also won the hispanic heritage award , an mtv video music award , two ace awards and the national music foundation 's humanitarian of the year award .
she was also honored with the american music award for lifetime achievement as well as being named bmi songwriter of the year .
she was inducted into the songwriters hall of fame and has received multiple billboard awards for her many chart-topping hits .
she is also on the list of vh1 top 100 greatest artists of all time and one of the top 50 female artists who will never be forgotten , according to `` the sun '' tabloid , uk .
in 2015 she was added to the list of now it counts as one of the most powerful americans and in `` billboard '' top 30 most influential latin artists of all time .
