gloria maría milagrosa fajardo garcía de estefan, known mostly as gloria estefan (born september 1, 1957) is a cuban-born american singer, songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. she is known as the "queen of latin pop". estefan has won multiple grammy awards. the singer was a member of miami sound machine in the 1980s. she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide. currently, she is the most successful crossover performer in latin music.