Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman who is a seven-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 75 million worldwide, making her the second best selling female Latin artist in history and one of the best-selling female singers of all-time. 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. In 1988, she and Miami Sound Machine achieved their first number-one hit with "Anything for You". Estefan is also credited with breaking down barriers and opening doors for Latin musicians, including Selena, Jon Secada, Shakira, and Ricky Martin. Many of Estefan's chart-topping hits, include "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You", "1-2-3", "Don't Wanna Lose You", "Get On Your Feet", "Here We Are", "Coming Out of the Dark", "Bad Boy", "Oye!", "Party Time", and a remake of "Turn the Beat Around".
History with the Macy's Parade[]
Estefan made her parade debut on Animal Planet's Animal Wonders float at Macy's 80th Anniversary Parade. She performed "See With Your Heart" from her book Noelle's Treasure Tale.
She recently made a glorious return to the 2022 Parade with her daughters Sasha and Emily on Balsam Hill's Deck the Halls float. Together they performed "Thankful", the second track frim their 2022 Christmas album, "Estefan Family Christmas".