​Gloria Estefan

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Sept 1, 2022: People: ​Gloria Estefan Is Officially a Barbie on Her 65th Birthday: 'Wonderful Time in My Life'
​"To have them celebrate my image and my career and my culture on my birthday ... it's really special," Estefan says of her Barbie

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July 13, 2022: Parade: ​How Much Does the Rhythm Get You? Gloria Estefan’s Net Worth and How She Earned It
​Gloria Estefan, ostensibly one of the most successful crossover artists in the history of music, has a net worth of an astounding $500 million. As of this writing, she has sold over 130 million records worldwide. Having begun performing with her band Miami Sound Machine in the mid-1970s before eventually embarking on a successful solo career, Estefan has amassed a wide array of hits throughout the decades

Dec 4, 2017: NBC: ​Gloria Estefan becomes first Cuban-American to win prestigious Kennedy Center Honor award
Singer, songwriter and actress Gloria Estefan became the first Cuban-American artist to be honored with the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors award on Sunday.

Gloria Estefan – Little Miss Havana (Produced w/ Pharrell Williams)

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​September 1, 1957: Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan, known professionally as Gloria Estefan was born in Havana, Cuba. September 2, 1978: Estefan married Miami Sound Machine's band leader, Emilio Estefan. September 2, 1980: A son, Nayib was born. July 28, 1989: Estefan's debut solo album "Cuts Both Ways," is released. March 20, 1990: Near Scranton, Pennsylvania, Estefan was critically injured, suffering a fractured spine when a semi-truck crashed into the tour bus she was in during a snowstorm. January 26, 1992, Estefan performed in the Super Bowl XXVI halftime show. Dec 5, 1994: A daughter, Emily was born July 18, 1996: Estefan began her Evolution World Tour—which covered the U.S., Canada, Europe, Latin America, Australia and Asia. February 20, 1998: Estefan appeared in the ABC television special Elmopalooza , in which she sang the song "Mambo, I, I, I". June 2, 1998: Estefan released her eighth solo album "gloria!". April 7, 2005: Estefan participated in Selena ¡VIVE!, a tribute concert for the "Queen of Tejano" Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. She performed Selena's hit song "I Could Fall in Love". September 18, 2007: Estefan released 90 Millas, a tribute to the music of her native Cuba, which featured a collaboration with musician Carlos Santana. It was her 29th album March 12, 2009: Estefan was honored as a BMI Icon at the 16th annual BMI Latin Awards. Her catalog includes 22 BMI Latin and Pop Awards, along with 11 BMI Million-Air Awards. July 27, 2009: Estefan headlined at the Summer Pops Music Festival in Liverpool March 24, 2010, Estefan led a march down Miami's Calle Ocho in support of Cuba's Las Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White) April 7, 2011: Estefan made an unannounced appearance at the auditions for The X Factor in Miami. April 28, 2011: Estefan was honored at the Latin Billboard Awards with the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award for her philanthropic work for the second time, the first being in 1996. June 17, 2011: Estefan & Harry Connick Jr. performed at a special concert with Thomas Wilkins as musical conductor. Proceeds from this event went to benefit the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute's education programs. September 27, 2011: Estefan's dance-oriented album Miss Little Havana was released in the U.S. April 19, 2013: Estefan spoke at TEDx Via della Conciliazione on the theme "Religious freedom today" June 23, 2015: Estefan released Soy Mujer, on Sony Latin. November 5, 2015: A jukebox musical, On Your Feet!, about the life of Gloria and Emilio Estefan premiered on Broadway. December 3, 2017: Gloria Estefan becomes first Cuban-American to win prestigious Kennedy Center Honor award. March 14, 2019: Estefan and her husband were awarded with the 2019 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. They are the first married couple and first of Hispanic descent to receive the Gershwin Prize. June 12, 2020: Estefan released the first single "Cuando Hay Amor" from the album "Brazil305."