Everything about Emilio Estefan totally explained
Emilio Estefan, Jr. (born
March 4 1953 in
Havana,
Cuba) is a
Cuban-
American of
Lebanese ancestry who is a
musician and producer. Estefan's first taste of celebrity came as a member of the
Miami Sound Machine, but he's currently better known as the producer of many famous singers. He is also married to famous Latin-Pop singer,
Gloria Estefan.
Musical career
In
1968, Estefan moved to the
United States, where he shared an apartment with 15 family members. He earned a living by running errands for neighbors, using an old
car.
Estefan then began to work at local beauty contests, and at
Bacardi, where he was employed as a mailroom worker. He later was promoted to the company's
Latinamerican marketing department.
Estefan's real passion, however, remained with music. He started a group which became known as the "Miami Latin Boys". The group had success, being hired to play at multiple private parties and events around
Miami. It was during one such event in
1975 that Emilio met
Gloria Estefan, then Gloria Fajardo. He asked her to join their group, and the group was renamed "Miami Sound Machine". In
1977, Gloria decided to join the band. In the band, Miami Sound Machine, Emilio played the
accordion.
By the early
1980s, the group, which also included
Cristina Saralegui's future husband Marcos Avila, had become a major international band, with such songs as "
Get on Your Feet" and "Conga" becoming number one hits in many countries. The group's success came after Emilio had signed them to an exclusive contract with
CBS Records.
In
1989,
Gloria Estefan took sole credit in the billing for her work, and although the ever-changing line up of Miami Sound Machine continued to back her, Estefan took this opportunity to concentrate on music production.
The success that Gloria Estefan experienced as a solo singer made Emilio Estefan a popular producer among
Hispanic singers. He began to arrange albums for a wide array of singers (including
Thalía,
Shakira and
Ricky Martin), and the Estefans became friends with their compatriots,
Celia Cruz and
Pedro Knight. By the late
1980s, the Estefans already owned a mansion in one of Miami's exclusive neighborhoods' and Emilio Estefan owned Crescent Moon Studios, his own personal recording studio also located in Miami.
In
2002, Estefan began to produce the
Latin Grammy Awards, an annual ceremony that's televised. In addition, Estefan partnered with
Kenny Ortega to produce the music featured in the
Sirens of TI show at
Treasure Island Las Vegas, which debuted in October 2003.
On
August 24,
2005, Estefan and well known
rap mogul
P. Diddy announced the joint creation of a new record label called
Bad Boy Latino, to help Hispanic rap singers.
On
March 13,
2006,
HarperCollins Publishers announced the forthcoming publication of Estefan's
how-to and
memoir, entitled
Think Big!: If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It.
In
2008 he works again with Thalía for her album "Lunada".
Personal life
Gloria Fajardo became romantically involved with the Miami Sound Machine's band leader, Emilio Estefan, in
1976. She and Emilio married on
September 2,
1978.
They have two children: Nayib (born
September 2,
1980) and Emily Marie (born
December 5,
1994) and live on
Star Island near
Miami.
In
1995, one student from
Howard University was killed and another was injured when their
personal water craft collided with the Estefans' pleasure boat.
In
2002, an actor who had appeared as an extra in one of Gloria Estefan's videos alleged that Emilio Estefan had
harassed him by asking for sexual favors, but the actor turned out to be a stalker; he was arrested by Miami
police while trying to illegally enter the Estefan mansion.
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