Monday, August 18, 2025

Gloria Estefan


Gloria Estefan (1957 -     )
Cuban singer, songwriter, actor, and businesswoman;
lead singer of Miami Sound Machine
from 1975 until going solo in 1989;
hailed as the "Queen of Latin Pop;"
the 1985 hit Conga became her signature song;
a 1990 tour bus crash caused life-threatening injuries
to Gloria's spine from which she fully recovered
and returned to recording and touring;
currently re-recording her music catalogue with Brazilian rhythms;
recipient of 8 Grammy Awards and the 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom.

4 comments:

  1. So good!
    Iconic.
    Rhythm is gonna get you!

    XOXO

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  2. Such a legend! If you can't get up and dance you'll at least be tapping your toes.

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  3. When I Dj'd I'd always play her megamix, definitely got people on the dance floor!

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  4. "Conga" is going through my head now.

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