GLORIA ESTEFAN
Gloria
Estefan Biography:
As one of the biggest new stars to emerge during
the mid-'80s, singer Gloria Estefan predated the
coming Latin pop explosion by a decade, scoring
a series of propulsive dance hits rooted in the
rhythms of her native Cuba before shifting her focus
to softer, more ballad-oriented fare. |
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Born
Gloria Fajardo in Havana on September 1, 1957, she was
raised primarily in Miami, FL, after her father, a bodyguard
in the employ of Cuban president Fulgencio Batista, was
forced to flee the island following the 1959 coup helmed
by Fidel Castro. In the fall of 1975, Fajardo and her
cousin Merci Murciano auditioned for the Miami Latin Boys,
a local wedding band headed by keyboardist Emilio Estefan.
With
their addition, the group was rechristened Miami Sound
Machine and four years later, Fajardo and Estefan were
wed. As Miami Sound Machine began composing their own
original material, their fusion of pop, disco, and salsa
earned a devoted local following, and in 1979 the group
issued their first Spanish-language LP on CBS International.
Despite a growing Hispanic fan base, they did not cross
over to non-Latin audiences until "Dr. Beat"
topped European dance charts in 1984.
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