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Gloria Estefan is among the most successful musicians of all times, her net worth currently stands at $500 million. A Cuban-born American, Gloria is a songwriter, singer, an actress and even an entrepreneur. Estefan is in the list of top 100 best-selling music artists. Her wealth comes from selling about 100 Million records across the world. She has sold more than 31 Million records just in the US. Critics say that she is the most successful crossover Latin music performer ever.
The first studio album she released was “Live Again/Renacer” in 1977. Since then, Gloria has released an album almost every year, the last one being “Miss Little Havana” in 2011. Sometimes, Gloria has released more than one album in one calendar year. In total, she has released 30 studio albums. Many of these albums have been huge commercial successes. They have been critically acclaimed as well. This is why Estefan has won as many as seven Grammy Awards. Gloria has also won the Hispanic Heritage Award, MTV Video Music Award, Ellis Island Congressional Medal of Honor, and the American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement.
She does a lot of other things apart from singing. She has appeared in a few documentaries and television films, such as Music of the Heart, For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story, 90 Millas Documentary, Marley & Me, Your Mommy Kills Animals, and a few more. Estefan has written a couple of books for children, one of which even reached the New York Times Bestseller list and ranked there at #3. She also collaborated on a cookbook that delves into traditional Cuban recipes.
She is a Cuban-born American with very good language abilities who travels the world. This is why she was once considered as a CIA employee. She was approached by the CIA. But she thankfully declined, deciding to work on her music instead.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2010 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Miss Little Havana (390,000 copies sold as of 2011) |
$390,000 |
|
2006 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album 90 Millas (certified gold by PROMUSICAE and about 1.1 million copies sold around the world) |
$1,100,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her compilation album The Very Best of Gloria Estefan (certified gold by BPI and IRMA) |
$140,000 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her compilation album Amor y Suerte: Exitos Romanticos (certified gold by CAPIF, PROMUSICAE and IFPI-SWI) |
$50,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her Unwrapped (certified platinum by IFPI-SWI and gold by PROMUSICAE) |
$40,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her compilation album Gloria Estefan: Greatest Hits Vol. II (certified gold by PROMUSICAE and IFPI-SWI) |
$30,000 |
|
1999 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her Alma Caribeña (certified 2x platinum by PROMUSICAE, platinum by CAPIF, and gold by RIAA and AMPROFON) |
$620,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Gloria! (certified 5x platinum by PROMUSICAE, 2x platinum by CAPIF, platinum by ỦRG, and gold by RIAA, Music Canada, IFPI-Chile and RIAJ) |
$950,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Destiny (certified 2x platinum by PROMUSICAE, platinum by RIAA, gold by CAPIF, ARIA, Music Canada and RỊAJ, and silver by BPI) |
$850,000 |
|
1994 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Abriendo Puertas (certified 6x platinum by RIAA-Latin and PROMUSICAE, platinum by CAPIF, and gold by NVPI) |
$660,000 |
|
1993 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (certified 4x platinum by PROMUSICAE, 2x platinum by RIAA and ARIA, Music Canada and BPI, and gold by RIAJ) |
$3,220,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Mi Tierra (certified 16x platinum by RIAA-Latin, 10x platinum by PROMUSICAE, 2x platinum by CAPIF, platinum by NVPI, and gold by ARIA and IFPI-SWI) |
$1,600,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Christmas Through Your Eyes (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Into the Light (certified 2x platinum by RIAA and ARIA, platinum by Music Canada, NVPI and BPI, and gold by RIAJ and PROMUSICAE) |
$2,700,000 |
|
1989 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her compilation album Éxitos De Gloria Estefan (certified gold by CAPIF) |
$7,500,000 |
|
1989 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her compilation album Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits (certified 4x platinum by RIAA, 3x platinum by BPI, 2x platinum by ARIA, and gold by Music Canada and RIAJ) |
$5,200,000 |
|
1988 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Cuts Both Ways (certified 4x platinum by ARIA, 3x platinum by RIAA and BPI, platinum by Music Canada, NVPI, PROMUSICAE, and gold by BVMI, RIAJ, IFPI-SWE and IFPI-SWI) |
$4,700,000 |
|
1986 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her studio album Let It Loose (certified 4x platinum by RIAA and platinum by Music Canada) |
$4,100,000 |
|
1984 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her studio album Primitive Love (certified 3x platinum by RIAA, and platinum by ARIA and Music Canada) |
$3,170,000 |
|
1983 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her studio album Eyes Of Innocence (certified gold by RIAA and ARIA) |
$535,000 |