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100-649: Festival organizers schedule nationally known acts like Gloria Estefan , REO Speedwagon , Styx , Lorrie Morgan , The Neville Brothers , and native son Huey Lewis and the News to perform at the festival. It is said to be the biggest popcorn festival in the world, attracting crowds of over 250,000. In 2004, the Travel Channel came to the festival and recorded parts of the festival as part of Taste of America with Mark DeCarlo . In 2016 Kellie Pickler and Skid Row performed. In 2017 The Georgia Satellites and

200-482: A Caligula -esque set, with Prince dressed in a yellow mesh outfit which infamously exposed his buttocks. His trousers were parodied numerous times throughout the following year, on the sketch comedy TV series In Living Color , and even at the following year's VMAs by radio shock jock Howard Stern . It also marked the final TV appearance of Kiss with Eric Carr prior to Carr's death in November 1991. 1992 : in

300-544: A standing ovation from the audience and artists. For the second year in a row, the Backstreet Boys took the Viewer's Choice Award for " I Want It That Way ", a song they performed during the broadcast. Before presenting the final award, a group of drag queens paid tribute to Madonna wearing her most iconic outfits with a medley of her hit songs. Madonna herself then appeared onstage and remarked, "All I have to say

400-428: A "lifetime ban" from the network when he introduced Cher with some of his recently notorious nursery rhymes that contained vulgar language and references. After performing with Tom Petty , Guns N' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin was assaulted by Mötley Crüe lead singer Vince Neil , leading to a verbal battle between Neil and Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose . Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora turned out

500-462: A "roadblock" simulcast across MTV's sister networks since 2014, which is utilized to maximize the ceremony's ratings. The first VMA ceremony was held in 1984 at New York City 's Radio City Music Hall . The ceremonies are normally held in either New York City or Los Angeles . However, the ceremonies have also been hosted in Miami , Las Vegas , and Newark, New Jersey . The statue given to winners

600-718: A Cuban wedding at the Dupont Plaza Hotel, Estefan and Navarro, who were wedding guests, performed two Cuban standards impromptu. They impressed the Miami Latin Boys so much that they were invited to join the band permanently with the band's name changing to Miami Sound Machine. Estefan, who was attending the University of Miami at the time, only agreed to perform during the weekends so that her studies would not be interrupted. In 1977, Miami Sound Machine began recording and releasing various albums and 45s on

700-429: A Prayer " video, she thanked Pepsi-Cola in her acceptance speech "for causing so much controversy". Pepsi-Cola had paid Madonna $ 5 million to appear in a commercial that would predominantly feature the world premiere of "Like a Prayer"; the commercial, titled "Make a Wish", depicted Madonna drinking Pepsi and watching a home video of her eighth birthday. The tone that the commercial sought to convey sharply contrasted with

800-693: A Spanish-language version of Michael Jackson 's song " We Are the World ". The song, written by Estefan and approved by Quincy Jones , was recorded and premiered during El Show de Cristina on 1 March 2010. All of the proceeds went to Haitian relief. On 24 March 2010, Estefan led a march down Miami's Calle Ocho in support of Cuba's Las Damas de Blanco ( Ladies in White ). Later that year, Estefan took part in Broadway's "24 Hour Plays", performing alongside actors Elijah Wood , Diane Neal , and Alicia Witt in

900-732: A Super Bowl halftime show. In 1999, Estefan performed with 'N Sync on the single " Music of My Heart "—a song featured in the film Music of the Heart in which she also appeared. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard chart and was nominated for an Academy Award . She also released a Latin hit with the Brazilian group So Pra Contrariar called " Santo Santo ", which she sang with Luciano Pavarotti in Pavarotti and Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo . Alma Caribeña (Caribbean Soul)

1000-687: A cover album featuring some of her favorite songs from the 1960s and 1970s. The album included her remake of the disco hit " Turn the Beat Around ". In 1995, Estefan released her second Spanish-language album, Abriendo Puertas . The album earned Estefan her second Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album . It spawned two No. 1 dance hits (" Abriendo Puertas " and " Tres Deseos ") and two No. 1 Latin singles ("Abriendo Puertas" and " Más Allá "). In 1996, Estefan released her platinum-selling album Destiny , which featured " Reach ". The song served as

1100-584: A dramatic historical reinterpretation of "Vogue" as well as her dramatically becorseted breasts. 1991 : during the award show the MTV Video Vanguard Award was renamed to the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award from then on, in honor of his contributions to the culture of music videos by changing them from a mere promotional tool featuring musicians playing instruments and singing, to a "short film" with

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1200-571: A duet with O'Donnell titled "Gonna Eat for Thanksgiving", an alternate version of "Gonna Eat for Christmas" from on O'Donnell's album A Rosie Christmas . In 2009, Estefan announced plans for her "farewell tour" of Latin America and South America. The tour continued with a concert at Guadalajara in Mexico, as part of a program designed to improve tourism in Mexico, and a series of appearances at music festivals throughout Europe, including headlining at

1300-518: A made-for-TV movie on HBO in the remake of "Father of the Bride" with Andy Garcia . The film had a Latin/Cuban America twist, which premiered on 16 June 2022 on HBO Max. Estefan was cast to star as Connie Francis , a U.S. pop singer of the 1950s and early 1960s, in the biographical film Who's Sorry Now? According to Parade magazine (23 March 2008), filming supposedly began in late 2008. In an interview with www.allheadlinenews.com, Estefan stated that

1400-623: A result of testifying against the perpetrator. When Estefan was 16, her father's illness led him to be hospitalized at a Veterans Administration medical facility. Estefan became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1974 under the name Gloria Garcia Fajardo. Estefan was raised Catholic and attended Our Lady of Lourdes Academy in Miami, where she was a member of the National Honor Society . Estefan attended

1500-509: A schoolteacher for the Dade County Public School system . When Estefan was nine, she alleged that a music teacher hired to teach her guitar lessons sexually abused her. She alleged that the man told her that he would kill her mother if she told anyone about the abuse. Estefan told her mother who alerted the police of the allegation; charges were not pressed because of the additional trauma she felt Estefan would undergo as

1600-450: A storyline. His video " Thriller " influenced and changed music videos into what it is like today. A conflict between Poison 's Bret Michaels and C.C. DeVille culminated in a fistfight at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards . DeVille was fired and replaced by Pennsylvanian guitarist Richie Kotzen . Paul Reubens had his first public appearance, during the opening montage, following an arrest for lewd-conduct earlier that year. Taking

1700-520: A stripped-down acoustic performance of the Bon Jovi hits " Wanted Dead or Alive and " Livin' on a Prayer ", and in the process possibly provided the inspirational spark for MTV Unplugged . Paula Abdul was nominated for six awards, picking up four wins. She performed a seven-minute medley of her singles " Straight Up ", " Cold Hearted ", and " Forever Your Girl ". When Madonna won the Viewer's Choice Award (sponsored by Pepsi-Cola) for her " Like

1800-465: A theme) and ended with Trent Reznor screaming "Tried to save myself, but myself kept slipping away" and the word "ninetynine" in the trademark NIN reversed-N font. This was only shown once during the original broadcast, was edited out of all repeats. Geri Halliwell attended the event, one of her first public appearances since she left the Spice Girls . At the red carpet, actress Rose McGowan

1900-565: A tribute concert for the "Queen of Tejano" Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. She performed Selena's hit song " I Could Fall in Love ". Also that year, Estefan sang " Young Hearts Run Free " on the soundtrack for the television series Desperate Housewives . In late 2005, the club mash-up " Dr. Pressure " was released; the song combined Mylo 's No. 19 hit "Drop The Pressure" with the Miami Sound Machine's "Dr. Beat". It reached No. 3 on

2000-415: A tribute to their music. Estefan joined Carlos Santana on his new album Corazon in a song called "Besos de lejos". Estefan released the compilation Soy Mujer on 23 June 2015, which consists of Estefan's Spanish-language hits. Estefan announced she was working on re-recording her music catalog with Brazilian rhythms and four new songs on an album titled Brazil305 . She released the first single for

2100-588: A year of intensive physical therapy , and she said "there were times when the pain was so bad I prayed I'd pass out." However, she ultimately recovered completely. In January 1991, Estefan released the concept album Into the Light . That same month, she performed " Coming Out of the Dark " for the first time at the American Music Awards to a standing ovation, the performance coming ten months after

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2200-597: A year, but made a full recovery. A year later, in March 1991, Estefan launched her comeback with a worldwide tour and album, Into the Light . Estefan's 1993 Spanish-language album, Mi Tierra , won the first of her three Grammy Awards for Best Tropical Latin Album . The album was also the first Diamond album in Spain. Estefan has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Las Vegas Walk of Fame and

2300-544: Is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is an eight-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 100 million worldwide, making her one of the best-selling female singers of all time. Many of Estefan's songs became international chart-topping hits, including " 1-2-3 ", " Don't Wanna Lose You ", " Coming Out of

2400-545: Is an astronaut on the Moon, one of the earliest representations of MTV, and was colloquially called a "moonman", though it has been called a "moon person" by MTV since the 2017 ceremony . The statue was conceived by Manhattan Design , who were also designers of the original MTV logo, based on the 1981 Top of the Hour animation created by Fred Seibert and produced by Alan Goodman and Buzz Potamkin at Buzzco Associates . The statue

2500-608: Is now made by Society Awards , a New York City-based firm. Since the 2006 ceremony , viewers are able to vote for their favorite videos in all general categories by visiting MTV's website. Taylor Swift is the most awarded solo artist in the history of the VMAs, having won 30 trophies between 2009 and 2024, which includes record-breaking five Video of the Year VMAs (" Bad Blood ", " You Need To Calm Down ", All Too Well: The Short Film , " Anti-Hero " and " Fortnight "). 1984 : at

2600-821: The Billboard 200 and was certified Gold. The single " Oye! " peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and the Hot Latin Tracks charts. The other major single releases were " Don't Let This Moment End " (which peaked at No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100) and " Heaven's What I Feel " (which peaked at No. 27 on the Hot 100). In early 1999, Estefan performed in the Super Bowl XXXIII halftime show , her second appearance in

2700-607: The Billboard Hot 100 : " Conga " (U.S. No. 10), " Words Get in the Way " (U.S. No. 5), and " Bad Boy " (U.S. No. 8), as well as " Falling in Love (Uh-Oh) " (U.S. No. 25). " Words Get in the Way " reached No. 1 on the US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, establishing that the group could perform pop ballads as successfully as dance tunes. The song "Hot Summer Nights" was also released that year and

2800-417: The 1992 show , MTV requested Nirvana perform " Smells Like Teen Spirit ", while the band itself had indicated it preferred to play new songs " Rape Me " and " tourette's ". Network executives continued to push for "Teen Spirit" but finally offered the band a choice to play either "Teen Spirit" or " Lithium ", which the band appeared to accept. At the performance, Nirvana began to play, and Kurt Cobain played

2900-426: The 1995 MTV Video Music Awards , Hole perform the song " Violet " from their major-label debut album Live Through This . This was one of the first major televised performances given by frontwoman Courtney Love following the death of her husband Kurt Cobain and the death of her band's bassist Kristen Pfaff in 1994. Before beginning the song, Love dedicated the performance to her husband and different people in

3000-448: The 1997 MTV Video Music Awards , Pat Smear announced that he was leaving Foo Fighters halfway through their performance and presented his replacement, Franz Stahl , who had been a member of the band Scream with Dave Grohl . The Spice Girls , who won the best dance video award to the for their music video " Wannabe ", who wore a black strap on their left arms as a sign of grief because of Diana, Princess of Wales 's death prior to

3100-537: The 1998 MTV Video Music Awards , during the original broadcast of the show, a commercial faded in the Nine Inch Nails NIN logo on a black screen while playing a combination of music that started as a solo piano piece and morphed into an electronic/industrial beat (which would later found out to be the songs "La Mer" and " Into the Void ", which share many melodic components and can be considered variations on

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3200-473: The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards with an entire breast exposed and only a small pasty over the nipple. Kim's outfit became even more controversial later when she appeared on stage with Diana Ross and Mary J. Blige to present the Best Hip-Hop Video award, and Ross reached over, cupped her hand under Kim's exposed breast and jiggled it while Kim laughed. During the following acceptance speech by

3300-648: The ABC television special Elmopalooza (which aired on 20 February 1998), in which she sang the song " Mambo, I, I, I ". In April 2004, Estefan appeared on the Fox Broadcasting Company 's program American Idol as a guest mentor for the contestants during Latin Week. After campaigning heavily for the part on her social media accounts, Estefan was invited to guest star on the Fox television series Glee as

3400-488: The Beastie Boys , group member Ad-Rock addressed the instances of rape and sexual assault that occurred in the crowd at the recent Woodstock 1999 concert event. He pleaded to other musicians in the room to make a change in the way they treat fans at concerts; to pledge to talk with promoters and security to ensure "the safety of all the girls and the women who come to our shows". Afeni Shakur and Voletta Wallace,

3500-563: The CW Network reality show The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep opposite Joe Jonas , Nelly and John Rich . The same year, Estefan appeared as a musical guest in Tony Bennett 's compilation of duets with Latin-American musicians, Viva Duets with " Who Can I Turn To ". Weeks later, she released the charity single "Por Un Mundo Mejor" with Mexican singer Lucero , Dominican rapper El Cata , and Mexican pop band, Reik . The song

3600-579: The Cuban Revolution , the Fajardo family fled and settled in Miami , in 1959, and ran one of the first Cuban restaurants in the city. In 1961, Estefan's father José participated in the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion . He was captured by his cousin, who was a member of Fidel Castro 's army, and imprisoned in Cuba for nearly two years. On his return, he joined the United States military and fought in

3700-523: The Gin Blossoms performed. In 2019 Frankie Ballard and Hinder performed. The 2020 Festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . This Ohio -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gloria Estefan Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan (née Fajardo García ; born September 1, 1957) ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡloɾja esˈtefan] )

3800-611: The Grammy Awards (in the video category), the annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony has often been called the Super Bowl for youth, an acknowledgment of the VMA ceremony's ability to draw millions of youth from teens to 20-somethings each year. By 2001, the VMA had become a coveted award. The annual VMA ceremony occurs before the end of summer and held either in late August or mid-September, and broadcast live on MTV, along with

3900-694: The Summer Pops Music Festival in Liverpool on 27 July 2009. The same year, Estefan opened the "In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina 2009" with "No Llores". At the end, Estefan together with Jennifer Lopez , Thalía , Marc Anthony , and José Feliciano , performed a rendition of her Spanish-language hit, " Mi Tierra ". Estefan began 2010 with a charity single: she and her husband, producer Emilio Estefan Jr., invited artists to record " Somos El Mundo ",

4000-471: The Super Bowl XXVI halftime show . Estefan released Greatest Hits in 1992, and the album included the U.S. hit ballads " Always Tomorrow " and " I See Your Smile " along with the international hit dance track " Go Away ". That same year, Estefan sang backup vocals on fellow Cuban-American singer-songwriter Jon Secada 's breakthrough single " Just Another Day " and received songwriting credit for

4100-633: The University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida , where she graduated in 1979 with a B.A. in psychology and a minor in French. While attending the University of Miami, Estefan also worked as an English, Spanish, and French translator at Miami International Airport 's Customs Department and, because of her language abilities, says she was once approached by the CIA as a possible employee. In 1984, she

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4200-522: The Vietnam War . After returning from the Vietnam War in 1968, Estefan's father became ill with multiple sclerosis , attributed to Agent Orange exposure that he suffered in Vietnam. Estefan helped her mother care for him and her younger sister Rebecca, nicknamed "Becky" (b. 1963), while her mother worked to support them. Gloria Fajardo first had to regain her teaching credentials, then worked as

4300-491: The ballad " November Rain " won the MTV Video Music Award for best cinematography. During the show, the band performed "November Rain" with singer Elton John . Because of the dispute Rose had with Cobain, moments before the "November Rain" performance, Cobain spat on the keys of what he thought was Axl's piano. Cobain later revealed that he was shocked to see Elton John play on the piano he had spat on. During

4400-513: The first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 , Madonna performed her hit " Like a Virgin " wearing a combination bustier / wedding gown , including her trademark "Boy Toy" belt. During the performance, she rolled around on the floor, revealing lace stockings and a garter . Cyndi Lauper spoke in " Exorcist -esque gibberish" to explain the VMA rules right before winning the Best Female video for " Girls Just Want to Have Fun ". David Bowie ,

4500-898: The seventh season of American Idol for the special charity episode " Idol Gives Back ". She performed " Get on Your Feet " along with Sheila E. Estefan became the headliner of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino 's new venue. She then headed to Canada to perform at the Casino Rama . In August, she started her 90 Millas World Tour . Estefan played concerts in London, Rotterdam, Belfast and Aruba. Estefan performed several concerts in Spain, specifically Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza and Tenerife. Two of these concerts, in Las Ventas , Spain, and in Rotterdam , The Netherlands, were free to

4600-452: The 15th annual Tokyo Music Festival 's grand prix in 1986. In 1988, she and Miami Sound Machine achieved their first number-one hit with " Anything for You ". In March 1990, Estefan sustained a life-threatening cervical fracture of her spine when her tour bus was involved in a serious crash near Scranton, Pennsylvania . She underwent an emergency surgical stabilization of her cervical spine and post-surgical rehabilitation that lasted almost

4700-539: The Audiofon Records label in Miami. Their first album was titled Live Again/Renacer (1977). After several more releases on the Audiofon, RCA Victor, and MSM Records labels, the band was signed to Discos CBS International and released several albums beginning with the 1978 self-titled album Miami Sound Machine . In 1978, Gloria married Emilio Estefan Jr. after two years of dating. Growing in popularity in both

4800-548: The Beatles and director Richard Lester were rewarded with the first ever Video Vanguard Awards for their work in pioneering the music video . The Cars' " You Might Think " won the very first video of the year, beating out Michael Jackson 's "Thriller" and Herbie Hancock 's "Rockit". 1987 : At the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards , Peter Gabriel won ten awards, including the Video Vanguard Award and Video of

4900-605: The Best R&;B Video award with Dr. Dre and George Clinton . At the time, Snoop was wanted in connection with the week-old drive-by murder of an L.A. gang member. Janet Jackson closed the show with her performance of " That's the Way Love Goes " & " If ". 1994 : at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards on September 8, months after a profanity-laced appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman , Madonna

5000-532: The Dark ", " Turn the Beat Around ", and " Heaven's What I Feel ". Other hits include " Bad Boy ", " Rhythm Is Gonna Get You ", " Get On Your Feet ", and " You'll Be Mine (Party Time) ". A contralto , Estefan started her career as lead singer of Miami Latin Boys, which was later renamed Miami Sound Machine . She and Miami Sound Machine earned worldwide success with their 1985 single " Conga ", which became Estefan's signature song and led to Miami Sound Machine winning

5100-712: The Marquis Theatre on 5 October 2015 (preview shows) and 5 November 2015 (official release date). In June 2019 the show played at The Curve in Leicester, UK, before moving to the West End's London Coliseum In London for June–August 2019. Estefan has appeared in two live-action films, Music of the Heart (1999) and For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000). Estefan made a cameo appearance with her husband in Marley & Me (2008). Estefan starred in

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5200-804: The Spanish-language version Otro Día Más Sin Verte . In June 1993, Estefan released her first Spanish-language album Mi Tierra . Mi Tierra peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard album chart and No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart. In the US, the singles "Mi Tierra", the romantic-tropical ballad " Con Los Años Que Me Quedan ", and "Mi Buen Amor" all reached No. 1 on the "Hot Latin Tracks" chart. The album sold over eight million copies worldwide, going on to become multi-platinum in Spain (10 times) and in

5300-415: The U.S. "Hoy" and " Tu Fotografía " both reached No. 1 on Billboard's Latin chart and " I Wish You " reached the Adult Contemporary Charts top 20. Estefan embarked on the Live & Re-Wrapped Tour in support of the album; the tour was produced by Clear Channel Entertainment and played 26 cities upon launching in Hidalgo, Texas on July 30, 2004. On April 7. 2005, Estefan participated in Selena ¡VIVE! ,

5400-420: The U.S. and around the world, the group continued recording and issuing various works for Discos CBS International through 1985. In 1984, Miami Sound Machine released their first Epic/Columbia album, Eyes of Innocence , which included the dance hit " Dr. Beat " and the ballad " I Need Your Love ". Their more successful follow-up album Primitive Love was released in 1985, and contained three Top 10 hits on

5500-399: The UK singles chart and No. 1 on the Australian dance chart. In October 2006, Sony released the compilation The Essential Gloria Estefan , featuring her hits from 1984 to 2003, Estefan made several radio and television appearances to promote The Essential Gloria Estefan . She released two additional similar compilation albums that year for other markets. The Very Best of Gloria Estefan

5600-404: The US Billboard 200 chart, marking her first top 20 album on the chart since 1994's Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me . The first single from the album was " How Long Has This Been Going On? ". In April 2014, Estefan and her husband were honored at the 2014 "Power of Love Event for Keep Memory Alive" in Las Vegas, where other musicians, including Ricky Martin and Rita Moreno offered the couple

5700-467: The US (16 times; Platinum – Latin field), and earning the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album . In September 1993, Estefan released her first Christmas album, Christmas Through Your Eyes . It was also notable as being the first album from Estefan that was not produced by her husband. The album included the singles "This Christmas" and "Silent Night", and went Platinum in the US. Estefan released Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me in October 1994,

5800-491: The Year for his video " Sledgehammer ", holding the VMA record for most Moonmen in a single night. 1988 : At the 1988 MTV Video Music Awards , Michael Jackson appeared for the first time. A pre-recorded live performance of Bad was shown." He was also awarded the Video Vanguard Award , which was later renamed in his honor. 1989 : Comedian Andrew Dice Clay appeared at the 1989 Video Music Awards to promote his new movie, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane , earning

5900-404: The album, " Cuando Hay Amor ", on 12 June 2020. In April 2020, Estefan released "Put on Your Mask", a parody of her 1989 song "Get on Your Feet", with the lyrics changed to reflect the importance of wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic . In May 2020, Estefan wrote and released "We Needed Time" as a musical piece to reflect her feelings around the COVID-19 global pandemic. The video for

6000-474: The album, " Wepa ", premiered on 31 May 2011, at AmericanAirlines Arena in a special music video of the song for the Miami Heat . The Heat video was released on YouTube on 1 June. The song went on sale for digital download on 24 July. Both "Wepa" and the album's second single " Hotel Nacional " peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Latin Songs and Dance/Club charts. In the fall of 2011, Estefan expressed her views on gay rights and gay marriage and said that she

6100-409: The band's name changed to Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. In 1988, after the worldwide chart success of single " Anything for You ", the Let It Loose album was repackaged as Anything for You . In 1989, the group's name was dropped, and Estefan has been credited as a solo artist ever since. In late 1989, Estefan released her best-selling album to date, Cuts Both Ways . The album included

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6200-557: The beginning of Billie Jean". This performance was voted by the public as the Best VMA Pop Performance and Most Iconic VMA Performance in 2011 with more than half the votes. TLC was the big winner of the night won four awards, including "Viewer's Choice", "Best Group Video", and "Video of the Year" (Waterfalls). 1996 : at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards , the four original members of Van Halen received 20-second standing ovation when they made their first public appearance together since their break-up in 1985 . Several weeks later,

6300-434: The commercial break, the Alien 3 Pepsi commercial was shown. Radio host Howard Stern appeared as Fartman , Stern's radio superhero, wearing a buttocks-exposing costume obviously inspired by Prince's outfit from the previous year. Stern was a presenter for best hard rock/metal performance with actor Luke Perry (after several other celebrities turned him down). 1993 : at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards , Madonna opened

6400-404: The crash. "Coming Out of the Dark" reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Other notable singles from Into the Light were " Seal Our Fate " and " Live for Loving You ". The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard albums chart and at No. 2 on the British albums chart. The album eventually went double platinum in the US and platinum in the UK. On January 26, 1992, Estefan performed in

6500-418: The distance between Miami and Cuba. The album peaked at No.1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and was peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 list, selling 25,000 units in its first week. In Spain, it debuted at No. 3 and was certified gold. The album won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album and "Pintame de Colores" won the award for Best Tropical Song. In 2008, Estefan appeared during

6600-407: The entertainment industry who had recently died: "This is for Kurt, and Kristen, and River , and Joe , and today Joni Abbott, this is for you." Abbott worked in the Talent Relations department at MTV and had recently committed suicide. The song ended with Love throwing her guitar, knocking the microphone stand into the crowd and pushing over speaker-boxes with bandmate Eric Erlandson before exiting

6700-460: The event went to benefit the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute 's education programs. Estefan's dance-oriented album Miss Little Havana was released in the U.S. on 27 September 2011, with the physical CD available exclusively at Target . Estefan described the album as resembling her 1998 hit album gloria! ; For the album, she collaborated with producers Pharrell Williams , Motiff, Emilio Estefan, and Drop Dead Beats. The first single from

6800-402: The event. While accepting the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist Video that year for " Sleep to Dream ", Fiona Apple appealed to her audience not to be enamored of celebrity culture . She proclaimed, "this world is bullshit" and quoted Maya Angelou , saying "go with yourself". Though her comments were generally greeted with cheers and applause at the awards ceremony, the media backlash

6900-446: The film would be released in 2009. However, as of December 2009, the film was dropped as Connie Francis had irreconcilable differences with Estefan over the film's writer. Francis wanted to hire writer Robert L. Freedman , who had written the Emmy Award winning mini-series Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows . Estefan, according to Francis, refused to consider him and the project collaboration thus ended. Estefan appeared in

7000-406: The first few chords of the song, "Rape Me", much to the horror of MTV execs, before continuing their regular performance of "Lithium". Near the end of the song, frustrated that his amplifier had stopped functioning, bassist Krist Novoselic decided to toss his bass into the air for dramatic effect. He misjudged the landing, and the bass ended up bouncing off of his forehead, forcing him to stumble off

7100-440: The hit singles " Don't Wanna Lose You " (Hot 100 No. 1 hit), " Oye Mi Canto ", " Here We Are ", " Cuts Both Ways " (No. 1 on the U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart), and " Get on Your Feet ". On March 20, 1990, while touring in support of Cuts Both Ways , Estefan was critically injured, suffering a fractured spine when a semi-truck crashed into the tour bus she was in during a snowstorm near Scranton, Pennsylvania . Estefan

7200-468: The life of Gloria and Emilio Estefan premiered on Broadway 5 November 2015. The musical premiered at the Oriental Theater, Chicago, running from 17 June 2015 – 5 July 2015. Directed by Jerry Mitchell , the choreography is by Sergio Trujillo and the book by Alexander Dinelaris. The Chicago cast featured Ana Villafañe as Gloria and Josh Segarra as Emilio. The musical opened on Broadway at

7300-496: The mother of cheerleader Santana Lopez ( Naya Rivera ). She also appeared as a mentor for the CW Network reality series The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep . MTV Video Music Award " Anti-Hero " " Fortnight " The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs ) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to

7400-469: The mothers of the recently deceased Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. , met for the first time at the ceremony. Britney Spears made her debut appearance on the show, performing her single " ...Baby One More Time " and later introducing NSYNC for " Tearin' Up My Heart ". Ricky Martin took the stage of the ceremony to perform his singles " She's All I Ever Had " and " Livin' la Vida Loca ". TLC won Best Group Video for " No Scrubs ", receiving

7500-449: The movie 80 for Brady was released January 20, 2023. The song was written by Diane Warren , and performed by Dolly Parton , Belinda Carlisle , Cyndi Lauper , Debbie Harry and Gloria Estefan. The official music video shows Parton, Carlisle, Lauper, and Estefan performing while wearing football jerseys similar to the ones worn by the women in the film, interspersed with clips from the film. A jukebox musical, On Your Feet! , about

7600-591: The music video. When Pepsi executives saw the video, they yanked the advertisement after only two airings, in an attempt to dissociate themselves from Madonna. She also gave one of the most memorable performances of her hit " Express Yourself ", as a preview of what would become her Blond Ambition World Tour . 1990 : at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards , Madonna performed her single " Vogue ", which featured Madonna and her backup dancers dressed in an 18th-century French theme, with Madonna bearing great resemblance to Marie Antoinette . The performance consisted of both

7700-410: The offer. Gloria Fajardo earned a Ph.D. in education in Cuba, but her diploma and other papers were destroyed by Cuban officials when she left for the United States. Estefan's paternal grandparents were José Manuel Fajardo González and Amelia Montano. José Manuel was a Cuban soldier and a motor escort for the wife of Cuban president Fulgencio Batista , and Amelia Montano was a poet. As a result of

7800-616: The official theme of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics . Estefan performed "Reach" and " You'll Be Mine " at the Summer Olympics closing ceremony . On 18 July 1996, she embarked on her first tour in five years—the Evolution World Tour—which covered the U.S., Canada, Europe, Latin America, Australia and Asia. On June 2, 1998, she released her eighth solo album gloria! . The album blended disco with Salsa music percussion and Latin flavor. The album peaked at No. 23 on

7900-552: The play I Think You'll Love This One , written by Elizabeth Cruz Cortes. On 7 April 2011, Estefan made an unannounced appearance at the auditions for The X Factor in Miami, and gave encouragement to the 7,500 participants gathered outside the Bank United Center . That year, Estefan was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame . She performed at a special concert on 17 June 2011; proceeds from

8000-528: The public learned that Van Halen would not reunite with Roth. Roth released a statement apologizing to fans, stating that he was an unwitting participant in a publicity stunt to sell more copies of the greatest hits album, Best Of Vol. 1 , and that he had been led to believe that he was rejoining Van Halen. The following day, Eddie and Alex Van Halen released a statement, stating that they had been honest with Roth, and never led him to believe that he had been re-hired. During British band Oasis ' performance at

8100-731: The public. Back in the States, Estefan performed a special concert at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino to raise funds for the Education of South Florida. Estefan was a headliner for Bette Midler 's "Annual Hulaween Gala". The event benefited the New York Restoration Project. During the Thanksgiving season, Estefan appeared on Rosie O'Donnell 's television special Rosie Live singing

8200-467: The show in a gender-bending performance of her song " Bye Bye Baby ", in which Madonna and her two backup singers, dressed in tuxedos and top hats, danced with women in corsets in a choreographed, highly sexual routine. RuPaul and Milton Berle , who had conflicts backstage, presented an award together. When Berle touched RuPaul's breasts, RuPaul ad-libbed the line "So you used to wear gowns, but now you're wearing diapers." Rapper Snoop Dogg presented

8300-532: The show, lead vocalist Liam Gallagher made rude gestures at brother Noel as he was playing his guitar solo, then spat beer all over the stage before storming off. Alanis Morissette performed "Your House", a hidden track from her bestseller album " Jagged Little Pill ". The recently reunited Kiss closed the show with a special concert aired from the Brooklyn Bridge . Tupac Shakur made his final public appearance before his murder. 1997 : at

8400-534: The song was shot in Star Island, Miami by socially distanced cinematographers using drone cameras. The song was made available to download for free from Estefan's official website and on some streaming platforms. In 2022, the Estefans released a Christmas album tilted Estefan Family Christmas . The album includes Gloria Estefan, her daughter Emily, and her grandson. The soundtrack single "Gonna Be You" from

8500-439: The stage in a daze. Backstage and before the show, Guns N' Roses vocalist Axl Rose challenged Cobain to a fight after he, his wife, Hole lead singer Courtney Love , and Nirvana bandmates Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl egged him on. At the end of Nirvana's performance, while Cobain was trashing the band's equipment, Dave Grohl ran to the microphone and shouted "Hi, Axl! Where's Axl?" repeatedly. Guns N' Roses' video for

8600-404: The stage in costume as Pee-wee Herman , he received a standing ovation, after which he asked the audience, "Heard any good jokes lately?". After his appearance, Van Halen made their television debut, performing " Poundcake ". Metallica was another highlight of the performances with " Enter Sandman ". Prince and The New Power Generation performed their sexually charged song " Gett Off " on

8700-494: The stage. Love also caused a stir when she interrupted a post-ceremony interview with Kurt Loder and Madonna by throwing her make-up compacts at the singer as they broadcast outside the awards venue. Michael Jackson performed for over 15 minutes to a medley of his main songs, including " Scream ", and danced his signature moves, including the robot, moonwalk and the relatively unknown " Bankhead Bounce ". While Slash accompanied Jackson and played guitar on " Black or White and

8800-949: The third-most successful Latina and 23rd-greatest Latin Artist of all time in the U.S., based on both Latin albums and Latin songs chart. Hailed as the " Queen of Latin Pop " by the media, she has amassed 38 number one hits across Billboard charts, including 15 chart-topping songs on the Hot Latin Songs chart. Gloria Estefan (née Fajardo García) was born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García in Havana , Cuba on September 1, 1957 to parents José Fajardo (1933–1980) and Gloria García (1930–2017). Estefan's maternal grandparents were Spanish immigrants. Her maternal grandfather, Leonardo García, emigrated to Cuba from Pola de Siero, Asturias , Spain, where he married Gloria's grandmother, Consuelo Pérez, who

8900-654: Was a Kennedy Center Honors recipient in 2017 for her contributions to American cultural life. Estefan won an MTV Video Music Award , was honored with the American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement, and has been named BMI Songwriter of the Year. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has received multiple Billboard Music Awards . She is also a recipient of the 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. Billboard has listed Estefan as

9000-577: Was a strong supporter of both. She said: "I think everyone should be able to marry who they love, and it should just be." Estefan also recorded a video for the It Gets Better campaign. In November 2011, Estefan began hosting Gloria Estefan's Latin Beat , a seven-part series for BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom that explores the history of Latin music. In August 2012, Estefan starred in

9100-526: Was announced to present the award for Best Video of the Year. She came out, arm-in-arm with an unannounced David Letterman , to a wild ovation. At the microphone, Letterman told her "I'll be in the car. Watch your language", and left. Recently betrothed couple Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley received a standing ovation as they walked on stage hand-in-hand. After turning to the audience and proclaiming, "And just think, nobody thought this would last", Jackson grabbed Presley and kissed her. 1995 : at

9200-402: Was huge. Some considered her remarks to be hypocritical, however she was unapologetic: "When I have something to say, I'll say it." Shock-rocker Marilyn Manson performed the song " The Beautiful People ", as the grand finale, and the video for this song was nominated for "Best Rock Video" and "Best Special Effects", marking one of the most significant performances for the band. 1998 : at

9300-555: Was inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society , the highest honor bestowed by the University of Miami. In 1975, Estefan and her cousin Mercedes "Merci" Navarro (1957–2007) met Emilio Estefan , Jr. while performing at a church ensemble rehearsal. Emilio, who had formed the band the Miami Latin Boys earlier that year, learned about Estefan through a mutual acquaintance. While the Miami Latin Boys were performing at

9400-595: Was marked as the official hymn for the American division of Teleton . In May 2013, she appeared on Paul Anka 's Duets album with the song "Think I'm in Love Again". In September 2013, Estefan released The Standards . The album features collaborations with Laura Pausini , Dave Koz and Joshua Bell , and a selection of songs from the Great American Songbook . The album reached No. 20 on

9500-547: Was originally from Logroño , Spain. Consuelo's father Pantaleón Pérez served as the head chef to two Cuban presidents. Estefan's paternal side also had musical sensibilities, as the lineage had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. Estefan's mother Gloria Fajardo, nicknamed "Big Gloria", won an international contest during her childhood and received a Hollywood offer to dub Shirley Temple 's films in Spanish . However, Leonardo García did not permit his daughter to pursue

9600-524: Was part of the film Top Gun . Their next album, Let It Loose (1987), went multi-platinum, with three million copies sold in the US alone. It featured the hits: " Anything for You " (No. 1 Hot 100), " 1-2-3 " (No. 3 Hot 100), " Betcha Say That " (No. 36 Hot 100), " Rhythm Is Gonna Get You " (No. 5 Hot 100), and " Can't Stay Away from You " (No. 6 Hot 100). "Can't Stay Away From You", "Anything for You", and "1-2-3" were all No. 1 Adult Contemporary hits as well. In that same year, Estefan took top billing and

9700-609: Was released in Europe and Mexico; this compilation was certified Gold in Ireland. Oye Mi Canto!: Los Grandes Exitos featured a collection of her Spanish-language hits and was released in Spain. Estefan released the Spanish album 90 Millas on 18 September 2007. The album was produced by Emilio Estefan and Gaitan Bros (Gaitanes), and composed by Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan, Ricardo Gaitán and Alberto Gaitán. The title alludes to

9800-645: Was released in May 2000. It was her third Spanish-language album with a focus on Caribbean rhythms. The album featured several Latin Hits such as " No Me Dejes De Querer ", " Como Me Duele Perderte ", and " Por Un Beso ". The album earned Estefan her third Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album in February 2001. In 2003, Estefan released Unwrapped . To promote the CD, she toured Europe, Mexico, Puerto Rico and

9900-623: Was returning from a meeting with President George Bush to discuss participation in an anti-drug campaign. She was taken to Community Medical Center's Intensive Care Unit in Scranton and flown by helicopter the following day to the Hospital for Joint Diseases at NYU Langone Health in New York City , where she underwent surgery that included implanting two titanium rods to stabilize her vertebral column . Her rehabilitation included almost

10000-465: Was wearing a see-through dress, no bra, and a thong, while Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston poked fun at their rumored rift by wearing lookalike chocolate brown dresses by Vera Wang . In an attempt to outdo each other, the singers tore off pieces of their dresses to reveal minidresses then staged a faux catfight that left the audience in disbelief. "People thought Whitney and I had some kind of beef", explained Carey. 1999 : Lil' Kim showed up at

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