Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan
Estefan in December 2017
Background information
Birth name	Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García
Born	(1957-09-01) September 1, 1957 (age 67) Havana, Cuba
Origin	Miami, Florida, United States
Genres	Latin pop, dance-pop, pop, dance, EDM
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actress, hotelier, restauranteur, writer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, percussion
Years active	1977–present
Labels	Epic (1977–2006) Burgundy (2007–2010) Crescent Moon / Verve Forecast (2011–present)
Website	gloriaestefan.com

Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan, known mostly as Gloria Estefan (born September 1, 1957) is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. She is known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop".^[1][2][3] Estefan has won multiple Grammy Awards. The singer was a member of Miami Sound Machine in the 1980s. She is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide.^[4] Currently, she is the most successful crossover performer in Latin music.

1. ↑ "Gloria Estefan - Latin Pop Superstar". Latinmusic.about.com. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
2. ↑ "Gloria Estefan - Queen of Latin Pop". Wow! Miami. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
3. ↑ "everlastinggloriaestefan : Gloria Estefan: The Queen of Latin / Pop". Launch.groups.yahoo.com. August 20, 2000. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
4. ↑ "Celebrity Counsel For Miami GuitarTown Gloria Estefan Autographs Gibson Les Paul Sculpture 'Gateway to the Americas'" Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Miami GuitarTown, Gibson Guitar Corporation, March 17, 2009