Written for Kurrent Music
Published November 27th 2015
Gloria Estefan blog
It’s no surprise to anyone, that Gloria Estefan has made an everlasting impact on the music industry. She’s one of the first pop artists, who’s managed to get Latin music to cross over to mainstream pop. You could even argue that she opened the door of success to every Latin super star who followed.
For Gloria it was a cover of a Spanish ballad that really launched her career. She was the front woman for the Miami Sound Machine, originally her husband’s band, when she entered the US Latin charts. The band later would name themselves “Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine”, spotting the star potential in Gloria.
In 1984 they switched to English and success followed in unexpected places. It was Europe that saw the potential of the band first. The US quickly followed.
