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NEW YORK, Aug. 27 PRNewswire — Sony BMG — Gloria Estefan tops the Latin Billboard chart with 'No Llores', the first single from her new Spanish language album 90 MILLAS. This marks Gloria's 20th #1 hit.
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Gloria Estefan continues the discussion of being exiled from her homeland and the impact it has had on her family and music. The soundtrack featured is from Gloria’s rich new album “90 Millas” - Bernadette Peters hosts.
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On June 2, 1998, Estefan released her eighth album, (twenty-first overall), Gloria!. The album is highly influenced by Disco music, some blended with Salsa music percussion and Latin flavour. While it became her first album during the 1990s not to hit Platinum status, it sold into the higher end of Gold certification and was well received. Estefan successfully rode the wave of the Disco revival in the U.S. during the late 1990s. The album peaked at #23 on the The Billboard 200. The single, "Oye!", peaked at #1 the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and the Hot Latin Tracks charts.
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Singer GLORIA ESTEFAN has been forced to cancel a number of forthcoming promotional appearances after her elderly mother was taken into a Miami, Florida hospital for emergency surgery on Monday (15Oct07). The Latina star cut short her tour of the U.S. to be with her sick mum, Gloria Fajardo, who was rushed to the hospital late Sunday night (14Oct07) after suffering abdominal pain. Doctors found that an intestinal rupture had caused a severe infection, and Fajardo immediately underwent surgery. She is currently listed in critical condition. The 50-year-old singer is currently promoting her first studio album in four years - 90 Millas - when she heard the sad news. A spokesman for her company Estefan Entertainment says, "Gloria flew on the first flight out of L.A.
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Estefan returned to the charts with a concept album, Into the Light in 1991. “Coming Out of the Dark†was performed publicly for the first time on the American Music Awards in January 1991, and reached #1 in the U.S. as a single a few months later. The Into the Light World Tour covered 100 cities in nine countries and was seen by more than 10 million people worldwide. She followed up Into the Light with her first greatest-hits album in 1992, which included the U.S. hit ballads “Always Tomorrow†and “I See Your Smile†and the international hit dance track “Go Away.†Also in 1992, Estefan helped contribute to the mainstream success of fellow Cuban-American singer-songwriter Jon Secada, including singing backup on his breakthrough hit, “Just Another Day.†Estefan spent much of the latter half of the year in Miami, helping with relief from the devastation of Hurricane Andrew.
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Estefan's new Spanish-language album, "90 Millas" featuring original songs inspired by her native Cuba will be released on September 18, 2007 on SONY BMG Music Entertainment's Burgundy Records. On this upcoming album she collaborates with many Latin music greats, such as Jose Feliciano, Carlos Santana, Arturo Sandoval, Andy Garcia, Chocolate, India, Cachao and other prominent Cuban musicians.
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