Gloria Estefan
Wins
5
Nominations
14
Category
Biography
"Whatever it is your heart desires, please go for it. It's yours to have."
- Born Gloria Fajardo on Sept. 1, 1957, in Havana, Cuba
- Considered the Queen of Latin Pop, Gloria Estefan got her start as the lead singer in Miami Sound Machine. The group had their first Top 10 hit in 1985 with "Conga." Following this success, subsequent albums transitioned Estefan into a Latin pop solo act with a string of Top 10 albums, including Let It Loose (1987), Cut Both Ways (1989) and Into The Light (1991).
- Estefan earned her first career GRAMMY for 1993 for Mi Tierra for Best Tropical Latin Album. She made her GRAMMY stage debut at the 32nd GRAMMY Awards in 1990 with a performance of "Don't Wanna Lose You."
- Did you know? In 2015 Estefan made a brief appearance on the TV show, "Glee," where she played cheerleader Santana Lopez's mother.
- In 1994 Gloria Estefan was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year. The annual gala raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people.
- In 1997 Estefan founded the Gloria Estefan Foundation to support education, health and cultural development. The organization is funded in part by donations from Estefan's songs and benefit concerts.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Gloria Estefan
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Best Tropical Latin Album Winner
Raíces
Carlos Alvarez, Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Andres Varona
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Best Global Music Performance Winner
Bemba Colorá
Sheila E., Gloria Estefan, Mimy Succar
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Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
The Standards
Gloria Estefan
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Best Dance Recording
Out Of Nowhere
Randy Barlow, Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Gustavo Celis
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Best Tropical Latin Album Winner
Alma Caribeña
Robert Blades, Scott Canto, Javier Garza, Gloria Estefan, George Noriega, Emilio Estefan Jr., Gustavo Celis, Freddy Piñero Jr., Sebastian Krys, Mauricio Guerrero
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Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Music Of My Heart
Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Gloria Estefan, Chris Kirkpatrick, *NSYNC, Joey Fatone, Justin Timberlake
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Best Dance Recording
Don't Let This Moment End (Track)
Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Lawrence P. Dermer, Tony Moran, Bob Rosa
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Best Music Film
Don't Stop (Video)
Gloria Estefan, Mo Fitzgibbon, Robert Walker
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Best Dance Recording
Heaven's What I Feel (Single)
Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr., Tony Moran, Bob Rosa
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Female Pop Vocal Performance
Reach (Track)
Gloria Estefan
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Best Tropical Latin Album Winner
Abriendo Puertas
Gloria Estefan
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Best Tropical Latin Album Winner
Mi Tierra
Gloria Estefan
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Female Pop Vocal Performance
Don't Wanna Lose You (Single)
Gloria Estefan
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Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Anything For You (Spanish-English Version) (Single)
Gloria Estefan
