Gloria Estefan

Thursday, January 03, 1985

Gloria Estefan was born in Cuba in 1957 and immigrated to the United States in 1959 after the Cuban Revolution. Estefan is an Academy Award-nominated, GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, author, actress, and philanthropist who played a major role in bringing Latin rhythms into American music. In 1975 Estefan became the lead singer of the Miami Sound Machine, where she sang alongside her Cuban husband, Emilio Estefan who founded the band. Together, the Miami Sound Machine produced well known songs like "Conga" (1985) and "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" (1987), as well as the song “Get on Your Feet” (1989) that appeared on Estefan's solo album.