Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-American singer,actress,and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner,a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient,and has been named one of the Top 100 greatest artists of all time by both VH1 and Billboard. Estefan's record sales exceed 75 million worldwide,making her the second best selling female latin artist in history and one of the best-selling female singers of all-time.
"Turn the Beat Around" is a disco song written by Gerald Jackson and Peter Jackson,and performed by American actress and singer Vicki Sue Robinson in 1976,originally appearing on her debut album,Never Gonna Let You Go (1976). Released as a single,the song went to #10 on the Billboard pop charts,and #73 on the Billboard soul chart. The song earned Robinson a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The track also went to number one on the Billboard disco chart for four weeks. "Turn the Beat Around" is considered a disco classic and is featured on many compilation albums.
"Seal Our Fate" is a song by Cuban-American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1991 worldwide as the second single from her second solo album,Into the Light (1991). The 7-inch vinyl single in the UK was released as a "Limited Edition Tour Souvenir Pack" and the Latin American promo-single was released with the name of "Sella Nuestro Destino" that means the same in English,but the song was not in a Spanish version. Some remixes were made for the song,some of which were produced by John Hagg and Eric Schilling.
"Live for Loving You" is a song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released in September 1991 worldwide as the fifth and final single from her second solo album,Into the Light. The song was written by Estefan,her husband Emilio Estefan and Diane Warren,and produced by Estefan,Jr.,Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald. Gloria dedicated the song to her husband,like she did with "Coming Out of the Dark","How Can I Be Sure" and "Hoy". "Live for Loving You" peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the first single from the album to appear on the dance music charts.
"Reach" is a 1996 song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It is co-written by Estefan with Diane Warren and was official theme song of the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta,United States. The single was included on the official Atlanta 96 album,Rhythm of the Games,and later on Estefan's seventh studio album,Destiny (1996). The song peaked within the top 10 in the Czech Republic,Hungary,Norway and Spain,where it reached number two. In the UK,it peaked at number 15,while on the Eurochart Hot 100,"Reach" reached number 47 in June 1996. Outside Europe,it peaked at number 23 in Australia and number 42 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the ceremony in 1997 but lost out to Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart",which was also written by Diane Warren.
"Go Away" is a song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released in April 1993 as the fourth and last single worldwide and third to the United States from her fourth solo album and second compilation,Greatest Hits. The song is much in the style of Estefan's earlier songs with the Miami Sound Machine. It was a club hit throughout Europe and America and was featured in the film Made in America and its soundtrack. It reached the UK Top 20 and US Dance Chart Top 5.
Destiny is the seventh studio solo album released by Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan,but is the nineteenth of her career overall. It shipped 1.6 million copies worldwide in its first month of release.
"Heaven's What I Feel" is a 1998 song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan,released as the lead single from her eighth studio album,gloria! on May 5,1998 by Epic Records. The song was written by Kike Santander originally for Celine Dion. It was produced by Emilio Estefan,Jr. and Santander. The song is an up-tempo dance-pop,house and dance song.
"Oye" is a song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released by Epic on July 13,1998 as the second single from her eighth studio album,gloria! (1998). The song was written by Estefan,her husband Emilio Estefan,Jr.,Randall Barlow and Angie Chirino and produced by Estefan,Jr. and Tony Moran. It was planned for commercial release in the US on July 14,1998 in various formats,but at the last minute the release was cancelled. However,the single still reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and in Spain. It earned the Billboard Latin Music Award in the category for "Best Latin Club-Dance Track of the Year".
"Don't Let This Moment End" is a 1998 song by Cuban-American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released on November 3,1998 by Epic Records,as the third single in the United States,the third in the United Kingdom,and her fourth globally,from her eighth album,Gloria!. The song was written by Estefan,her husband Emilio Estefan,Lawrence Dermer and Roberto Blades and produced by Estefan Jr. and Dermer. It became a smash hit on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the U.S.,almost peaking at the top of charts for that field. The song also peaked at number 9 in Spain and was a Top 30 hit in the UK. It was first a ballad and then remixed into a dance-ballad. According to Gloria,it celebrates the perfect moment in time. The track was nominated for a Grammy Music Award,but lost to "Believe" by Cher. "Don't Let This Moment End" also appears on two of Estefan's compilation albums;The Very Best of Gloria Estefan in 2006 and The Essential Gloria Estefan in 2006.
"Higher" is a 1996 song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released as the fourth single from her seventh studio album,Destiny (1996). The song was released a double-side single along with "I'm Not Giving You Up" in the US and Canada,but in other countries was a solely single. The music video made for the song is not available as the original version album,only as the "Big Red Video Remix" in the video Don't Stop!. When performed live at some concerts song,the song is mixed with Estefan's smash Latin hit "Tres Deseos".
"I'm Not Giving You Up" is a 1996 song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan,released as the third single from her seventh studio album,Destiny (1996). It was popular more by its single remix by Tony Moran,which later was included on Estefan's 2001 Greatest Hits Vol. II compilation instead of its original version. In the US,the song was released as a double single along with "Higher". In Europe,it was released to coincide with the European leg of Estefan's Evolution World Tour. "I'm Not Giving You Up" peaked at number 11 in Spain,number 28 in the UK and number 33 in Scotland. In the US,the song reached number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Tres Deseos" is a merengue and salsa song by Cuban American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan,released in 1996 as a promotional single from her second Spanish-language album,Abriendo Puertas (1995). An upbeat Latin dance song,it was the first promotional single released worldwide from the album. In Japan,it was released as a CD maxi single. Remixes of the song were produced by Rosabel,and with their help the song successfully made it to number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. It become popular at Estefan's concerts as a medley with her song,Higher from the album Destiny.
"Tradición" ("Tradition") is a 1993 song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released as the third single from her first all Spanish-language album,Mi Tierra (1993). The song is heavily influenced by African and Cuban rhythms,and became the first song by Estefan to top the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart,even though it was a Spanish language song. The single was released as a CD single and CD maxi,but some promotional singles were sent to clubs,the main reason why the song went to number-one on that chart for two weeks.
"Con los años que me quedan" is a 1993 song by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan,composed by Emilio Estefan Jr. and released as her second single from her first Spanish album,Mi Tierra. The song is inspired by the relationship between Estefan and Emilio Estefan Jr.,and became her second consecutive number 1 single in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. The track debuted at number 28 on September 28,1993,and peaked at number 1 on November 13,1993 spending 4 weeks in pole position. An English version was also recorded entitled "If We Were Lovers" and is included on the international pressing of the maxi-single.
"Anything For You" is a 1988 ballad written by Cuban-American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan and sung by Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. The song appeared on their 1987 album Let It Loose. After years of fluctuating success in the United States,"Anything for You" marked a breakthrough for the group when it topped the Billboard magazine Hot 100 chart on May 14,1988,and remained there for two weeks. It was the first of three number-ones for Estefan. Due to the success of the single,the album Let It Loose was re-released with the title Anything For You outside North America. The song also spent three weeks at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart and peaked at #3 on the Hot Latin Tracks on June 25,1988.
"Mi Tierra" is a 1993 song by Cuban American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan,released as the first single from her first Spanish language album,Mi Tierra (1993). It is written by her with Estéfano,based on inspirations by Estefan. The song is a tribute to Gloria's homeland Cuba—the principal reason for the making of the album. It was first released in the United States and took Gloria to the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks top position. The song reached the No. 1 spot on the chart,and was her first No. 1 hit since the Spanish version of "Don't Wanna Lose You" in 1989. It was also a hit on other markets,where it became Gloria's first Spanish single to ever reach the Top 5 of the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
"Wepa" is a song recorded by Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan for her twelfth studio album,Miss Little Havana. The song was written by Gloria Estefan and her husband,Emilio Estefan Jr. and by American producer and musician Pharrell Williams,while production was credited to Estefan Jr. and Williams. The single was released by Verve Forecast Records on July 24,2011,digitally worldwide as the lead single from Miss Little Havana.
"Crying in the Rain" is a song recorded by German Eurodance band Culture Beat,released in February 1996 as the second single from their third studio album,Inside Out (1995).. The single charted in many countries,reaching its best chart positions in Hungary,Germany and Denmark,where it was a top 10 hit. It also reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Dance/Urban chart. A CD maxi-single containing remixes of "Crying in the Rain" was also released under the name "Crying in the Rain Remixes".
The Super Bowl XXXIII halftime show was a performance that took place at the halftime of Super Bowl XXXIII.
