Gloria Estefan: Career Story and Beautiful Photos of Young Gloria Estefan from Her Early Career

Gloria Estefan is a singer, songwriter, and actress, who got worldwide fame with her superhit songs such as ‘Conga’ and ‘Rhythm’. She has won three Grammy Awards and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contributions to American music in her career. Estefan began her music career as a lead singer in the group Miami Latin Boys. The band was renamed Miami Sound Machine and it produced several hits in the 1980s and 1990s.

Early Life and Career

Gloria Stefan learned poetry in her childhood and she also took guitar lessons. In 1975, she met keyboardist Emilio Estefan and they two formed a band called the Miami Latin Boys. The band recorded its first album for a local label. Emilio and Gloria’s professional relationship turned into a romantic relationship and they got married in September 1978. The band rose to fame in the 1980s when the group signed a contract with famous records. The Miami Sound Machine initially succeed in the Spanish-speaking countries, because they first record four Spanish-language albums.

The Success of Miami Sound Machine

The group toured Europe and many other countries including Venezuela, Peru, Panama, and Honduras. The band recorded their first English album ‘Eyes of Innocence’ in 1984. The album’s single “Dr. Beat “went to the top of the European dance charts. The rousing dance number ‘Conga’ became a worldwide hit and reached #10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Following the success of ‘Eyes of Innocence’, the band released another hit album ‘Primitive Love’ in 1985. The album contained a string of hit singles such as ‘Bad Boys’ and Words Get in the Way’ which made their way onto Billboard’s top ten pop chart. Gloria Estefan became the star attraction and the commentators on the popular music scene called Estefan a demure, Hispanic version of Madonna.

Gloria’s accident and miraculous recovery

Gloria Estefan was badly injured in a band’s bus accident with her son on March 20, 1990. She suffered a broken vertebra in her back. Steel Rods were implanted to buttress the fracture. Estefan made a miraculous comeback after four years with her intense determination and family support. After the recovery, she released four albums and embarked on a world tour.

Here below are some stunning photos of young Gloria Estefan from her early career.

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#2 Gloria Estefan performing on the stage, 1980.

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#3 Gloria Estefan with the members of Miami Sound Machine in London, 1984.

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#4 Gloria Estefan singing, 1986.

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#5 Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine performing at the Royal Gala for the Prince’s Trust, 1987.

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#6 Gloria Estefan at the 15th Annual American Music Awards on January 15, 1988.

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#7 Gloria Estefan with husband and producer Emilio Estefan in Miami, Florida on March, 22, 1988.

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#8 Gloria Estefan attending 60th Annual Academy Awards on April 11, 1988

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#9 Gloria Estefan in red dress, 1982.

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#10 Gloria Estefan posing on the beach, 1983.

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#11 Gloria Estefan in white dress, 1983.

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#12 Gloria Estefan posing for album cover, 1984.

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#13 Gloria Estefan on the beach, 1984.

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#14 Gloria Estefan in black dress, 1984.

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#15 Gloria Estefan, 1984.

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#16 Gloria Estefan on the beach, 1984.

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#17 Gloria Estefan autographed photo.

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#18 Gloria Estefan relaxing in her home, 1987.

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#19 Gloria Estefan, 1987.

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#20 Gloria Estefan holding a guitar during a recording session, 1986.

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#21 Beautiful Gloria Estefan, 1986.

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#22 Gloria Estefan posing for an album cover, 1988.

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#23 Gloria Estefan on the stage, 1982.

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#24 Gloria Estefan, 1988.

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#25 Gloria Estefan during a stage performance, 1984.

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#26 Gloria Estefan with Miami Sound Machine, 1984.

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#27 Gloria Estefan with her daughter, 1988.

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#28 Gloria Estefan, 1985.

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#29 Gloria Estefan performing on the stage, 1984.

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#30 Gloria Estefan in black dress on the stage, 1982.

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#31 Gloria Estefan in a recording studio, 1984.

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#32 Gloria Estefan attending 31st Annual Grammy Awards on February 22, 1989

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#33 Gloria Estefan performing on stage during a concert in Britain 24th September 1989.

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#34 Gloria Estefan performs on stage at Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 10th October 1989.

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#35 Gloria Estefan portrait at the Hilton hotel, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 12th October 1989.

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#36 Gloria Estefan in concert, circa 1990.

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#37 Gloria Estefan was flown by helicopter arrives at Hospital for Joint Disease at NYU in New York City for surgery on a broken vertabrae column.

She was injured Tuesday when her tour bus was rear-ended by a truck in Scranton, Northern Pennsylvania.

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#38 Gloria Estefan at the Crystal Globe Awards, 1990.

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#39 Gloria Estefan receives an award to recognise sales in the United Kingdom of more than 300,000 copies of her Epic album ‘Into the Light’, circa 1991.

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#40 Gloria Estefan performing, 1983.

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