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Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan is the Cuban-American singer who, with Miami Sound Machine, brought Latin pop to American radio and helped make Miami a capital of the Latin music industry.

Origins

Born in Havana and raised in Miami after her family fled the Cuban Revolution, Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan rose to fame fronting Miami Sound Machine in the 1980s, blending Cuban rhythms with American pop and disco for a string of crossover hits.

The sound

Her catalog spans infectious, percussion-driven dance numbers and lush romantic ballads, sung in both English and Spanish with an easy, heartfelt delivery that made Latin pop feel mainstream.

Legacy

A five-time Grammy winner and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient with over 100 million records sold, she has been named among the greatest artists of all time by both VH1 and Billboard, and is a pioneering figure for Latin crossover success.