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148-504: Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan (née Fajardo García ; born September 1, 1957) ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡloɾja esˈtefan] ) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is an eight-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 100 million worldwide, making her one of
296-491: A seventh grader . Temple noted that she had difficulty adapting to a school environment after having spent much of her youth with adults and private tutors. However, her classmate June Lockhart described her as having "integrated herself right away" and seeming "delighted to be there". Temple frequently attended school dances and extracurricular activities, and according to Lockhart, "students did not treat her differently despite her successful film career." Temple graduated from
444-926: A $ 150-per-week contract that was guaranteed for two weeks by Fox. The role was a breakthrough performance for Temple. Her charm was evident to Fox executives, and she was ushered into corporate offices almost immediately after finishing "Baby, Take a Bow", a song-and-dance number that she performed with James Dunn . Biographer John Kasson argues: In almost all of these films, she played the role of emotional healer, mending rifts between erstwhile sweethearts, estranged family members, traditional and modern ways, and warring armies. Characteristically lacking one or both parents, she constituted new families of those most worthy to love and protect her. Producers delighted in contrasting her diminutive stature, sparkling eyes, dimpled smile, and 56 blond curls by casting her opposite strapping leading men, such as Gary Cooper , John Boles , Victor McLaglen , and Randolph Scott . Yet her favorite costar
592-468: A Bow (named after their song in Stand Up and Cheer! ). Temple's third film, also with Dunn, was Bright Eyes (1934), a movie written especially for her. After the success of her first three films, Temple's parents realized that she was not being paid sufficiently. Her image also began to appear on numerous commercial products without her legal authorization and without compensation. To regain control over
740-695: A Cuban wedding at the Dupont Plaza Hotel, Estefan and Navarro, who were wedding guests, performed two Cuban standards impromptu. They impressed the Miami Latin Boys so much that they were invited to join the band permanently with the band's name changing to Miami Sound Machine. Estefan, who was attending the University of Miami at the time, only agreed to perform during the weekends so that her studies would not be interrupted. In 1977, Miami Sound Machine began recording and releasing various albums and 45s on
888-538: A Grammy Award but who did contribute to a winning recording. These certificates are known as Participation Certificates or Winners Certificates. Those eligible for a certificate can apply for one in the weeks after the Grammy ceremony. A special Grammy Award of merit is occasionally awarded to recognize "ongoing contributions and influence in the recording field". It has come to be known as the Grammy Legend Award and
1036-710: A Super Bowl halftime show. In 1999, Estefan performed with 'N Sync on the single " Music of My Heart "—a song featured in the film Music of the Heart in which she also appeared. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard chart and was nominated for an Academy Award . She also released a Latin hit with the Brazilian group So Pra Contrariar called " Santo Santo ", which she sang with Luciano Pavarotti in Pavarotti and Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo . Alma Caribeña (Caribbean Soul)
1184-499: A Walk of Fame star, they realized that many leading people in their business would not earn a star on Hollywood Boulevard . They determined to rectify this by creating awards given by their industry similar to the Oscars and the Emmys . After deciding to go forward with such awards, a question remained what to call them. One working title was the 'Eddie', to honor Thomas Edison , the inventor of
1332-532: A child, but a 30-year-old dwarf, due in part to her stocky body type. The rumor was so prevalent, especially in Europe, that the Vatican dispatched Father Silvio Massante to investigate whether she was indeed a child. The fact that she never seemed to miss any teeth led some people to conclude that she had all her adult teeth. Temple was actually losing her primary teeth regularly through her days with Fox—for example, during
1480-575: A cold, which caused her to miss a couple of days. As a result, a false report originated in Britain that all of her hair had been cut off. Temple became active in the California Republican Party . In 1967, she ran unsuccessfully in a special election in California's 11th congressional district after eight-term Republican J. Arthur Younger died of leukemia . She ran in the open primary as
1628-706: A concert at Guadalajara in Mexico, as part of a program designed to improve tourism in Mexico, and a series of appearances at music festivals throughout Europe, including headlining at the Summer Pops Music Festival in Liverpool on 27 July 2009. The same year, Estefan opened the "In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina 2009" with "No Llores". At the end, Estefan together with Jennifer Lopez , Thalía , Marc Anthony , and José Feliciano , performed
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#17328582263631776-546: A conservative Republican and came in second with 34,521 votes (22.44%), behind Republican law school professor Pete McCloskey , who placed first in the primary with 52,882 votes (34.37%) and advanced to the general election with Democrat Roy A. Archibald, who finished fourth with 15,069 votes (9.79%), but advanced as the highest-placed Democratic candidate. In the general election, McCloskey was elected with 63,850 votes (57.2%) to Archibald's 43,759 votes (39.2%). Temple received 3,938 votes (3.53%) as an independent write-in. Temple
1924-675: A cover album featuring some of her favorite songs from the 1960s and 1970s. The album included her remake of the disco hit " Turn the Beat Around ". In 1995, Estefan released her second Spanish-language album, Abriendo Puertas . The album earned Estefan her second Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album . It spawned two No. 1 dance hits (" Abriendo Puertas " and " Tres Deseos ") and two No. 1 Latin singles ("Abriendo Puertas" and " Más Allá "). In 1996, Estefan released her platinum-selling album Destiny , which featured " Reach ". The song served as
2072-558: A life-threatening cervical fracture of her spine when her tour bus was involved in a serious crash near Scranton, Pennsylvania . She underwent an emergency surgical stabilization of her cervical spine and post-surgical rehabilitation that lasted almost a year, but made a full recovery. A year later, in March 1991, Estefan launched her comeback with a worldwide tour and album, Into the Light . Estefan's 1993 Spanish-language album, Mi Tierra , won
2220-514: A made-for-TV movie on HBO in the remake of "Father of the Bride" with Andy Garcia . The film had a Latin/Cuban America twist, which premiered on 16 June 2022 on HBO Max. Estefan was cast to star as Connie Francis , a U.S. pop singer of the 1950s and early 1960s, in the biographical film Who's Sorry Now? According to Parade magazine (23 March 2008), filming supposedly began in late 2008. In an interview with www.allheadlinenews.com, Estefan stated that
2368-460: A manner that preserves the integrity of the academy and their member community. Although registered media companies may submit entries, they have no vote. The eligibility period for the upcoming 66th Annual Grammy Awards is October 1, 2022 – September 15, 2023. The 2024 Grammy Awards , unveiled by Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason Jr., are set to be held on February 4, 2024. In many categories, certificates are presented to those ineligible for
2516-536: A musical guest in Tony Bennett 's compilation of duets with Latin-American musicians, Viva Duets with " Who Can I Turn To ". Weeks later, she released the charity single "Por Un Mundo Mejor" with Mexican singer Lucero , Dominican rapper El Cata , and Mexican pop band, Reik . The song was marked as the official hymn for the American division of Teleton . In May 2013, she appeared on Paul Anka 's Duets album with
2664-565: A parody of the Mae West feature She Done Him Wrong , with Temple as a saloon singer. That same year, she appeared in Kid 'in' Africa as a child imperiled in the jungle and in Runt Page , a pastiche of the previous year's The Front Page . The younger players in the cast recited their lines phonetically. Temple became the breakout star of this series, and Educational promoted her to 20-minute comedies in
2812-758: A pre-telecast "Premiere Ceremony" in the afternoon before the Grammy Awards telecast. On April 6, 2011, the Recording Academy announced a significant overhaul of many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The number of categories was cut from 109 to 78. The most substantial change was eliminating the distinction between male and female soloists and between collaborations and duo/groups in various genre fields (pop, rock, rhythm and blues [R&B], country, and rap). Additionally, several instrumental soloist categories were discontinued; recordings in these categories now fall under general categories for best solo performances. In
2960-481: A private online listening service. After nominees have been determined, final voting ballots are sent to NARAS voting members, who may then vote in the general field and cast ten votes in various genre categories spread to three of the eleven fields. Members are encouraged, but not required, to vote only in their fields of expertise. Ballots are tabulated secretly by the independent accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu . After vote tabulation, winners are announced at
3108-463: A rendition of her Spanish-language hit, " Mi Tierra ". Estefan began 2010 with a charity single: she and her husband, producer Emilio Estefan Jr., invited artists to record " Somos El Mundo ", a Spanish-language version of Michael Jackson 's song " We Are the World ". The song, written by Estefan and approved by Quincy Jones , was recorded and premiered during El Show de Cristina on 1 March 2010. All of
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#17328582263633256-599: A result of testifying against the perpetrator. When Estefan was 16, her father's illness led him to be hospitalized at a Veterans Administration medical facility. Estefan became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1974 under the name Gloria Garcia Fajardo. Estefan was raised Catholic and attended Our Lady of Lourdes Academy in Miami, where she was a member of the National Honor Society . Estefan attended
3404-851: A result, her only film for MGM was the relatively unsuccessful film Kathleen , released in 1941. Miss Annie Rooney followed for United Artists in 1942, but was unsuccessful. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer starring Cary Grant and Fort Apache starring John Wayne and Henry Fonda were two of her few hit films in the 1940s. Her then-husband John Agar also appeared in Fort Apache . She and future U.S. president Ronald Reagan were both in That Hagen Girl (1947) . She did not formally announce her retirement from full-length films until 1950. Temple briefly had her own radio series on CBS . Junior Miss debuted March 4, 1942, in which she played
3552-495: A schoolteacher for the Dade County Public School system . When Estefan was nine, she alleged that a music teacher hired to teach her guitar lessons sexually abused her. She alleged that the man told her that he would kill her mother if she told anyone about the abuse. Estefan told her mother who alerted the police of the allegation; charges were not pressed because of the additional trauma she felt Estefan would undergo as
3700-550: A tribute concert for the "Queen of Tejano" Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. She performed Selena's hit song " I Could Fall in Love ". Also that year, Estefan sang " Young Hearts Run Free " on the soundtrack for the television series Desperate Housewives . In late 2005, the club mash-up " Dr. Pressure " was released; the song combined Mylo 's No. 19 hit "Drop The Pressure" with the Miami Sound Machine's "Dr. Beat". It reached No. 3 on
3848-615: A video for the It Gets Better campaign. In November 2011, Estefan began hosting Gloria Estefan's Latin Beat , a seven-part series for BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom that explores the history of Latin music. In August 2012, Estefan starred in the CW Network reality show The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep opposite Joe Jonas , Nelly and John Rich . The same year, Estefan appeared as
3996-522: A work is entered, review sessions are held that involve over 150 recording industry experts, to determine that the work has been entered in the correct category. The resulting lists of eligible entries are then circulated to voting members, each of whom may vote to nominate in the general fields ( Record of the Year , Album of the Year , Song of the Year , and Best New Artist ) and in up to nine out of 30 other fields on their ballots. The five recordings that earn
4144-522: A year of intensive physical therapy , and she said "there were times when the pain was so bad I prayed I'd pass out." However, she ultimately recovered completely. In January 1991, Estefan released the concept album Into the Light . That same month, she performed " Coming Out of the Dark " for the first time at the American Music Awards to a standing ovation, the performance coming ten months after
4292-777: The Billboard 200 and was certified Gold. The single " Oye! " peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and the Hot Latin Tracks charts. The other major single releases were " Don't Let This Moment End " (which peaked at No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100) and " Heaven's What I Feel " (which peaked at No. 27 on the Hot 100). In early 1999, Estefan performed in the Super Bowl XXXIII halftime show , her second appearance in
4440-584: The Billboard Hot 100 : " Conga " (U.S. No. 10), " Words Get in the Way " (U.S. No. 5), and " Bad Boy " (U.S. No. 8), as well as " Falling in Love (Uh-Oh) " (U.S. No. 25). " Words Get in the Way " reached No. 1 on the US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, establishing that the group could perform pop ballads as successfully as dance tunes. The song "Hot Summer Nights" was also released that year and
4588-615: The 13th Annual Grammy Awards in 1971. The concept of a separate Grammy Awards for Latin music recorded in Spanish or Portuguese began in 1989, as it was deemed too large to fit on the regular Grammys ceremony. The Recording Academy then established the Latin Recording Academy in 1997, and the separate Latin Grammy Awards were first held in 2000. The Latin Grammys honor works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around
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4736-537: The 1980 Republican primaries . When rumours circulated that Reagan was planning to reappoint Temple as chief of protocol after Lenore Annenberg 's resignation, Temple remarked that she didn't "believe in looking back". She served as the United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (August 23, 1989 – July 12, 1992), having been appointed by President George H. W. Bush , and was the first and only woman in this job. Temple bore witness to two crucial moments in
4884-452: The 1980 presidential election that she would be given a cabinet position or another ambassadorship. Reagan did send Temple as his representative to Paris as part of American inaugural celebrations abroad, however, she was not given any new posting during the Reagan administration. Writer Anne Edwards suggested that this was because Temple had supported Reagan's rival, George H. W. Bush , in
5032-506: The 66th Annual Grammy Awards , set to take place in 2024. Three new categories were announced, bringing the total number to 94, the highest since the peak of 109 in 2010. In addition, both Producer of the Year, Non-Classical and Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical , were moved to the General Field, the first time new categories had been added to this field since the concept of the Big Four
5180-627: The ABC television special Elmopalooza (which aired on 20 February 1998), in which she sang the song " Mambo, I, I, I ". In April 2004, Estefan appeared on the Fox Broadcasting Company 's program American Idol as a guest mentor for the contestants during Latin Week. After campaigning heavily for the part on her social media accounts, Estefan was invited to guest star on the Fox television series Glee as
5328-635: The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, and the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City, New York, with 28 Grammys awarded. The number of awards given grew, at one time reaching over 100, and fluctuated over the years with categories added and removed. The second Grammy Awards , also held in 1959, was the first ceremony to be televised, but the ceremony was not aired live until
5476-664: The Crypto.com Arena (known as the Staples Center from 1999 to 2021) became the permanent home of the award ceremonies. The Grammy Museum was built across the street from the Crypto.com Arena in LA Live to preserve the history of the Grammy Awards. Embedded on the sidewalks on the museum streets are bronze disks, similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame , to honor each year's top winners, Record of
5624-605: The Cuban Revolution , the Fajardo family fled and settled in Miami , in 1959, and ran one of the first Cuban restaurants in the city. In 1961, Estefan's father José participated in the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion . He was captured by his cousin, who was a member of Fidel Castro 's army, and imprisoned in Cuba for nearly two years. On his return, he joined the United States military and fought in
5772-583: The Frolics of Youth series with Frank Coghlan Jr. Temple played Mary Lou Rogers, the baby sister in a contemporary suburban family. Temple and her child costars modeled for breakfast cereals and other products to fund production costs. She was lent to Tower Productions for a small role in the studio's first feature film, The Red-Haired Alibi (1932), and in 1933 to Universal , Paramount and Warner Bros. Pictures for various parts, including an uncredited role in To
5920-483: The Grammy Living Legend Award at different ceremonies. As of 2018, fourteen solo musicians and one band have received this award. The Grammy Salute to Industry Icons Award honors those who have made innovative contributions to the music industry. Recipients include: Before 1971, Grammy Award ceremonies were held in different locations on the same day. Originally New York City and Los Angeles were
6068-633: The Los Angeles Kings , Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Sparks to play an extended length of road games. With 32 Grammy Awards, Beyoncé is the artist with the most Grammy wins. U2 , with 22 Grammy Awards, holds the record for most awards won by a group. When Pearl Jam won a Grammy for the Best Hard Rock Performance in 1996, the band's lead singer Eddie Vedder commented on stage, "I don't know what this means. I don't think it means anything." In 2008, Glen Hansard , leader of
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6216-558: The Republican National Convention , Temple and her husband were given a room with a White House telephone in it. Temple recalled that she speculated to her husband that the phone had been installed as Ford was about to ask her to be his running mate at the convention, however, the phone was disconnected. Bob Dole was instead chosen as the Vice Presidential nominee. Temple had hoped after Ronald Reagan 's victory in
6364-462: The Super Bowl XXVI halftime show . Estefan released Greatest Hits in 1992, and the album included the U.S. hit ballads " Always Tomorrow " and " I See Your Smile " along with the international hit dance track " Go Away ". That same year, Estefan sang backup vocals on fellow Cuban-American singer-songwriter Jon Secada 's breakthrough single " Just Another Day " and received songwriting credit for
6512-476: The Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Annual Grammy Awards , featuring a total of 94 categories, will be presented on February 2, 2025. After over fifty years being broadcast on CBS , it
6660-613: The University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida , where she graduated in 1979 with a B.A. in psychology and a minor in French. While attending the University of Miami, Estefan also worked as an English, Spanish, and French translator at Miami International Airport 's Customs Department and, because of her language abilities, says she was once approached by the CIA as a possible employee. In 1984, she
6808-510: The Vietnam War . After returning from the Vietnam War in 1968, Estefan's father became ill with multiple sclerosis , attributed to Agent Orange exposure that he suffered in Vietnam. Estefan helped her mother care for him and her younger sister Rebecca, nicknamed "Becky" (b. 1963), while her mother worked to support them. Gloria Fajardo first had to regain her teaching credentials, then worked as
6956-530: The debut album from Wu-Tang Clan . The nomination review committees would be disbanded in 2021 following criticism of the lack of nominations for The Weeknd 's album After Hours . At the 38th Annual Grammy Awards , artist Mariah Carey was nominated for six awards for her album Daydream , including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for her single " One Sweet Day ". Although critics believed Carey would be "cleaning up" that year, Carey ultimately lost in all her nominated categories that night, much to
7104-446: The phonograph . Eventually, the name was chosen after a mail-in contest whereby approximately 300 contestants submitted the name 'Grammy', with the earliest postmark from contest winner Jay Danna of New Orleans, Louisiana, as an abbreviated reference to Emile Berliner 's invention, the gramophone . Grammys were first awarded for achievements in 1958. The first award ceremony was held simultaneously in two locations on May 4, 1959,
7252-413: The rock field, the hard rock and metal album categories were combined. The Best Rock Instrumental Performance category was also eliminated. In R&B , the distinction between best contemporary R&B album and other R&B albums has been eliminated, consolidated into one Best R&B Album category. In rap , the categories for best rap soloist and best rap duo or group have been merged into
7400-917: The seventh season of American Idol for the special charity episode " Idol Gives Back ". She performed " Get on Your Feet " along with Sheila E. Estefan became the headliner of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino 's new venue. She then headed to Canada to perform at the Casino Rama . In August, she started her 90 Millas World Tour . Estefan played concerts in London, Rotterdam, Belfast and Aruba. Estefan performed several concerts in Spain, specifically Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza and Tenerife. Two of these concerts, in Las Ventas , Spain, and in Rotterdam , The Netherlands, were free to
7548-416: The Audiofon Records label in Miami. Their first album was titled Live Again/Renacer (1977). After several more releases on the Audiofon, RCA Victor, and MSM Records labels, the band was signed to Discos CBS International and released several albums beginning with the 1978 self-titled album Miami Sound Machine . In 1978, Gloria married Emilio Estefan Jr. after two years of dating. Growing in popularity in both
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#17328582263637696-418: The Best New Artist award in 2009 and her other three awards in 2012 and 2017. At age 18, Eilish is the youngest artist to have won all four awards. As of 2024, an additional two awards were added to the "General Field". Other awards are given for performance and production in specific genres and for other contributions such as artwork and video. Special awards are also given for longer-lasting contributions to
7844-429: The COVID-19 Delta cron hybrid variant. The ceremony was also moved from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas due to the former having scheduling conflicts with sports games and concerts nearly every night through mid-April. The gold-plated trophies, each depicting a gilded gramophone , are made and assembled by hand by Billings Artworks in Ridgway, Colorado . In 1990,
7992-420: The Cinema in Her Time , and she was animated with Donald Duck in The Autograph Hound . In 1940, Lester Cowan, an independent film producer, bought the screen rights to F. Scott Fitzgerald 's Babylon Revisited for $ 80. Fitzgerald thought his screenwriting days were over, and with some hesitation, accepted Cowan's offer to write the screenplay titled "Cosmopolitan" based on the short story. After finishing
8140-515: The Estefans released a Christmas album tilted Estefan Family Christmas . The album includes Gloria Estefan, her daughter Emily, and her grandson. The soundtrack single "Gonna Be You" from the movie 80 for Brady was released January 20, 2023. The song was written by Diane Warren , and performed by Dolly Parton , Belinda Carlisle , Cyndi Lauper , Debbie Harry and Gloria Estefan. The official music video shows Parton, Carlisle, Lauper, and Estefan performing while wearing football jerseys similar to
8288-424: The Good Ship Lollipop " for him. The Independent Theatre Owners Association paid for an advertisement in The Hollywood Reporter in May 1938 that included Temple on a list of actors who deserved their salaries while others' (including Katharine Hepburn and Joan Crawford) "box-office draw is nil" . In 1939, she was the subject of the Salvador Dalí painting Shirley Temple, The Youngest, Most Sacred Monster of
8436-541: The Grammy Awards. The recording with the most votes in a category wins, and it is possible to have a tie (in which case the two [or more] nominees who tie are considered winners). Winners are presented with a Grammy Award; those who do not win receive a medal for their nomination. In both voting rounds, Academy members are required to vote solely based on quality, without consideration for sales, chart performance, personal friendships, regional preferences or company loyalty. Gifts may not be accepted. Members are urged to vote in
8584-435: The Hot Latin Songs chart. Gloria Estefan (née Fajardo García) was born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García in Havana , Cuba on September 1, 1957 to parents José Fajardo (1933–1980) and Gloria García (1930–2017). Estefan's maternal grandparents were Spanish immigrants. Her maternal grandfather, Leonardo García, emigrated to Cuba from Pola de Siero, Asturias , Spain, where he married Gloria's grandmother, Consuelo Pérez, who
8732-404: The Irish rock group The Frames , stated that the Grammys represent something outside of the real world of music "that's fully industry based". He said he was not particularly interested in attending that year's ceremony, even though he had been nominated for two awards. Maynard James Keenan , lead singer of progressive rock band Tool , did not attend the Grammy Awards ceremony to receive one of
8880-409: The Last Man (1933), starring Randolph Scott and Esther Ralston . After viewing one of Temple's Frolics of Youth films, Fox Film Corporation songwriter Jay Gorney saw her dancing in the theater lobby. Recognizing her from the screen, Gorney arranged a screen test for Temple for the film Stand Up and Cheer! (1934). Temple auditioned on December 7, 1933, and won the part. She was signed to
9028-482: The Marquis Theatre on 5 October 2015 (preview shows) and 5 November 2015 (official release date). In June 2019 the show played at The Curve in Leicester, UK, before moving to the West End's London Coliseum In London for June–August 2019. Estefan has appeared in two live-action films, Music of the Heart (1999) and For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000). Estefan made a cameo appearance with her husband in Marley & Me (2008). Estefan starred in
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#17328582263639176-451: The Recording Academy and that voting members are active creative professionals involved in the recording process, such as performers, songwriters, producers, and engineers. Nomination review committees, composed of anonymous industry figures, were established following the 37th Grammy Awards , which attracted criticism for the slate of Album of the Year nominations. The winner, Tony Bennett 's live album MTV Unplugged , competed against
9324-586: The Recording Academy for introducing a policy of charging nominees $ 1200 for a plus one, saying the policy "makes it ever more obvious who is valued, and more specifically what (that would be lots of money, for the folks in the back)." A Billboard article clarified that the new policy was a tiered system, ranging from $ 375 to $ 2000 for a ticket to attend the pre-telecast ceremony. The Grammys also have been criticized for snubbing awards to some nominated artists. The organization's awards journey states that nominees and winners are determined solely by voting members of
9472-516: The Spanish-language version Otro Día Más Sin Verte . In June 1993, Estefan released her first Spanish-language album Mi Tierra . Mi Tierra peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard album chart and No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart. In the US, the singles "Mi Tierra", the romantic-tropical ballad " Con Los Años Que Me Quedan ", and "Mi Buen Amor" all reached No. 1 on the "Hot Latin Tracks" chart. The album sold over eight million copies worldwide, going on to become multi-platinum in Spain (10 times) and in
9620-413: The U.S. "Hoy" and " Tu Fotografía " both reached No. 1 on Billboard's Latin chart and " I Wish You " reached the Adult Contemporary Charts top 20. Estefan embarked on the Live & Re-Wrapped Tour in support of the album; the tour was produced by Clear Channel Entertainment and played 26 cities upon launching in Hidalgo, Texas on July 30, 2004. On April 7. 2005, Estefan participated in Selena ¡VIVE! ,
9768-418: The U.S. and around the world, the group continued recording and issuing various works for Discos CBS International through 1985. In 1984, Miami Sound Machine released their first Epic/Columbia album, Eyes of Innocence , which included the dance hit " Dr. Beat " and the ballad " I Need Your Love ". Their more successful follow-up album Primitive Love was released in 1985, and contained three Top 10 hits on
9916-397: The UK singles chart and No. 1 on the Australian dance chart. In October 2006, Sony released the compilation The Essential Gloria Estefan , featuring her hits from 1984 to 2003, Estefan made several radio and television appearances to promote The Essential Gloria Estefan . She released two additional similar compilation albums that year for other markets. The Very Best of Gloria Estefan
10064-465: The US (16 times; Platinum – Latin field), and earning the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album . In September 1993, Estefan released her first Christmas album, Christmas Through Your Eyes . It was also notable as being the first album from Estefan that was not produced by her husband. The album included the singles "This Christmas" and "Silent Night", and went Platinum in the US. Estefan released Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me in October 1994,
10212-402: The Year, Best New Artist, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. Since 2000, the Grammy Awards have taken place outside of Los Angeles only three times. New York City 's Madison Square Garden hosted the awards in 2003 and in 2018 , while the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas hosted in 2022 . The annual awards ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena requires the local sports teams such as
10360-507: The Year. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has received multiple Billboard Music Awards . She is also a recipient of the 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. Billboard has listed Estefan as the third-most successful Latina and 23rd-greatest Latin Artist of all time in the U.S., based on both Latin albums and Latin songs chart. Hailed as the " Queen of Latin Pop " by the media, she has amassed 38 number one hits across Billboard charts, including 15 chart-topping songs on
10508-399: The album was " How Long Has This Been Going On? ". In April 2014, Estefan and her husband were honored at the 2014 "Power of Love Event for Keep Memory Alive" in Las Vegas, where other musicians, including Ricky Martin and Rita Moreno offered the couple a tribute to their music. Estefan joined Carlos Santana on his new album Corazon in a song called "Besos de lejos". Estefan released
10656-616: The auditions for The X Factor in Miami, and gave encouragement to the 7,500 participants gathered outside the Bank United Center . That year, Estefan was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame . She performed at a special concert on 17 June 2011; proceeds from the event went to benefit the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute 's education programs. Estefan's dance-oriented album Miss Little Havana
10804-649: The authorized corporate licenses began to be issued. Bright Eyes , written with her acting style in mind, was released in 1934 The film included the song " On the Good Ship Lollipop ", which is considered to be her signature song . She was awarded a miniature Juvenile Oscar in 1935. Temple's quota of films in each calendar year was increased from three to four in the contract that her parents signed in July 1934. Now and Forever starring Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard (with Temple billed third with her name above
10952-525: The band's awards, explaining that: I think the Grammys are nothing more than some gigantic promotional machine for the music industry. They cater to a low intellect and they feed the masses. They don't honor the arts or the artist for what he created. It's the music business celebrating itself. That's basically what it's all about. The Grammys have also been criticized for generally awarding or nominating more commercially successful albums rather than critically successful ones. In 1991, Sinéad O'Connor became
11100-460: The band's name changed to Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. In 1988, after the worldwide chart success of single " Anything for You ", the Let It Loose album was repackaged as Anything for You . In 1989, the group's name was dropped, and Estefan has been credited as a solo artist ever since. In late 1989, Estefan released her best-selling album to date, Cuts Both Ways . The album included
11248-493: The best-selling female singers of all time. Many of Estefan's songs became international chart-topping hits, including " 1-2-3 ", " Don't Wanna Lose You ", " Coming Out of the Dark ", " Turn the Beat Around ", and " Heaven's What I Feel ". Other hits include " Bad Boy ", " Rhythm Is Gonna Get You ", " Get On Your Feet ", and " You'll Be Mine (Party Time) ". A contralto , Estefan started her career as lead singer of Miami Latin Boys, which
11396-429: The compilation Soy Mujer on 23 June 2015, which consists of Estefan's Spanish-language hits. Estefan announced she was working on re-recording her music catalog with Brazilian rhythms and four new songs on an album titled Brazil305 . She released the first single for the album, " Cuando Hay Amor ", on 12 June 2020. In April 2020, Estefan released "Put on Your Mask", a parody of her 1989 song "Get on Your Feet", with
11544-540: The crash. "Coming Out of the Dark" reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Other notable singles from Into the Light were " Seal Our Fate " and " Live for Loving You ". The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard albums chart and at No. 2 on the British albums chart. The album eventually went double platinum in the US and platinum in the UK. On January 26, 1992, Estefan performed in
11692-508: The dance school, Temple was spotted by Charles Lamont , who was a casting director for Educational Pictures . She hid behind a piano while he was in the studio. Lamont liked Temple and invited her to audition. He signed her to a contract in 1932. Educational Pictures launched its Baby Burlesks , 10-minute comedy shorts satirizing recent films and events, using preschool children in every role. In 1933, Temple appeared in Glad Rags to Riches ,
11840-594: The distance between Miami and Cuba. The album peaked at No.1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and was peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 list, selling 25,000 units in its first week. In Spain, it debuted at No. 3 and was certified gold. The album won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album and "Pintame de Colores" won the award for Best Tropical Song. In 2008, Estefan appeared during
11988-727: The end of 1935. Elaborate sets were built for the production at the famed Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth , where a rock feature at the heavily filmed location ranch was eventually named Shirley Temple Rock. Heidi was the only other Temple film released in 1937. Midway through shooting of the movie, the dream sequence was added to the script. Temple herself reportedly was behind the dream sequence and she had enthusiastically pushed for it, but in her autobiography, she vehemently denied this. Her contract gave neither her parents nor her any creative control over her movies. She saw this as Zanuck's refusal to make any serious attempt at building upon
12136-410: The end of which an exhausted, nettled social worker dealt with each person as a faceless number. Shirley offered a natural solution: to open one's heart. President Franklin D. Roosevelt praised her performances, saying, "It is a splendid thing that for just 15 cents, an American can go to a movie and look at the smiling face of a baby and forget his troubles." On December 21, 1933, Temple's contract
12284-473: The exclusion of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). Therefore, the field and some categories were renamed as Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music. Since 2012, small adjustments have been made to lists of categories and genre fields. The number of categories has risen from 78 in 2012 to 84 since 2017. In 2020, amid the George Floyd protests , several urban, rap, and Latin music categories were renamed. In 2022,
12432-497: The film would be released in 2009. However, as of December 2009, the film was dropped as Connie Francis had irreconcilable differences with Estefan over the film's writer. Francis wanted to hire writer Robert L. Freedman , who had written the Emmy Award winning mini-series Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows . Estefan, according to Francis, refused to consider him and the project collaboration thus ended. Estefan appeared in
12580-576: The film. However, her mother demurred. In any case, the Cowan project was shelved by the producer. Fitzgerald was later credited with the use of the original story for The Last Time I Saw Paris starring Elizabeth Taylor . As her contract with 20th Century-Fox was coming to a close, Temple's mother applied her for entrance into the Westlake School for Girls in September 1939. There, Temple would enroll as
12728-463: The first musician to refuse a Grammy, boycotting the ceremony after being nominated for Record of the Year , Best Female Pop Vocal Performance , and Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance . O'Connor would go on to win the latter award. She said her reasoning came from the Grammys' extreme commercialism. In 2024, Rhiannon Giddens described the financial strain of attending the ceremony for middle and working class musicians. She criticized
12876-531: The first of her three Grammy Awards for Best Tropical Latin Album . The album was also the first Diamond album in Spain. Estefan has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Las Vegas Walk of Fame and was a Kennedy Center Honors recipient in 2017 for her contributions to American cultural life. Estefan won an MTV Video Music Award , was honored with the American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement, and has been named BMI Songwriter of
13024-460: The height of her popularity, Temple was the subject of many myths and rumors, with several being propagated by the Fox press department. Fox publicized her as a natural talent with no formal acting or dance training. As a way of explaining how she knew stylized buck-and-wing dancing, she was enrolled for two weeks in the Elisa Ryan School of Dancing. False claims circulated that Temple was not
13172-696: The history of Czechoslovakia's fight against communism. She was in Prague in August 1968, as a representative of the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies, and was going to meet with Czechoslovakian party leader Alexander Dubček on the very day that Soviet-backed forces invaded the country. Dubček fell out of favor with the Soviets after a series of reforms, known as the Prague Spring . Temple, who
13320-440: The hit singles " Don't Wanna Lose You " (Hot 100 No. 1 hit), " Oye Mi Canto ", " Here We Are ", " Cuts Both Ways " (No. 1 on the U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart), and " Get on Your Feet ". On March 20, 1990, while touring in support of Cuts Both Ways , Estefan was critically injured, suffering a fractured spine when a semi-truck crashed into the tour bus she was in during a snowstorm near Scranton, Pennsylvania . Estefan
13468-738: The host cities. Chicago joined as a host city in 1962 and Nashville became a fourth location in 1965. The 1971 ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles was the first to take place in one location. In 1972, the ceremony was then moved to Madison Square Garden 's Felt Forum in New York City, then moved in 1973 to Nashville's Tennessee Theatre . From 1974 to 2003, the Grammys were held in various venues in New York City and Los Angeles, including New York's Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall ; and Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium , Staples Center and Hollywood Palladium. In 2000,
13616-569: The hour-long program was seen as a series of specials on ABC . Starting in 1959 the series began airing every third Monday night, alternating with Cheyenne . In 1960 the series moved to NBC , where it was broadcast under the title of The Shirley Temple Show until September 10, 1961. In 1999, she hosted the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars awards show on CBS , and in 2001 served as a consultant on an ABC-TV production of her autobiography, Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story. John Kasson states: She
13764-461: The label. Temple lamented in her memoirs that it "made no economic sense" to pursue litigation against those who made unlicensed goods under her name; a successful lawsuit was filed by Ideal Toy Company against a certain Lenora Doll Company, which manufactured and sold Shirley Temple dolls without authorization, with Temple herself cited as a co-plaintiff befitting her celebrity status. At
13912-489: The live classical album The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 , Seal 's second eponymous album , and the twelfth albums from Bonnie Raitt and Eric Clapton , both longtime musical mainstays. Not nominated that year were several albums that would later be recognized as classics, including Nas 's debut album Illmatic , Oasis 's debut album Definitely Maybe , Hole 's album Live Through This , Jeff Buckley 's Grace , and
14060-579: The lyrics changed to reflect the importance of wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic . In May 2020, Estefan wrote and released "We Needed Time" as a musical piece to reflect her feelings around the COVID-19 global pandemic. The video for the song was shot in Star Island, Miami by socially distanced cinematographers using drone cameras. The song was made available to download for free from Estefan's official website and on some streaming platforms. In 2022,
14208-644: The most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry worldwide. They were originally called the Gramophone Awards , as the trophy depicts a gilded gramophone . The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks ' major music awards held annually, and are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and
14356-527: The most votes in each category become the nominees, while in some categories (craft and specialized categories) review committees determine the final five nominees. There may be over five nominees if a tie occurs in the nomination process. Although members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences generally are invited to screenings or are sent DVDs of films nominated for Oscars, NARAS members do not receive nominated recordings, but instead receive access to
14504-483: The mother of cheerleader Santana Lopez ( Naya Rivera ). She also appeared as a mentor for the CW Network reality series The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep . Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards , stylized as GRAMMY , and often referred to as the Grammys , are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry . They are regarded by many as
14652-463: The music industry. Because of the large number of award categories (94 as of 2024), and a desire to feature several performances by various artists, only awards with the most popular interest – typically about 10 to 12, including the four general field categories and one or two categories in the most popular music genres (i.e., pop, rock, country, and rap) – are presented directly at the televised award ceremony. Most other Grammy trophies are presented in
14800-477: The new Best Rap Performance category. The roots category had the most eliminations. Up through 2011, there were separate categories for regional American music forms, such as Hawaiian, Native American, and Zydeco/Cajun music. A consistently low number of entries in these categories led the Recording Academy to combine these music variations into a new Best Regional Roots Music Album , including polka , which had lost its category in 2009. In same-genre fields,
14948-451: The number of awards was increased from 86 to 91. Performance categories were added for the Americana and alternative music genres alongside new categories for video game score and spoken word poetry albums. A songwriter category (non-classical) and a song for social change category were also added and several categories were adjusted slightly. In 2023, several key changed were announced for
15096-408: The offer. Gloria Fajardo earned a Ph.D. in education in Cuba, but her diploma and other papers were destroyed by Cuban officials when she left for the United States. Estefan's paternal grandparents were José Manuel Fajardo González and Amelia Montano. José Manuel was a Cuban soldier and a motor escort for the wife of Cuban president Fulgencio Batista , and Amelia Montano was a poet. As a result of
15244-656: The official theme of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics . Estefan performed "Reach" and " You'll Be Mine " at the Summer Olympics closing ceremony . On 18 July 1996, she embarked on her first tour in five years—the Evolution World Tour—which covered the U.S., Canada, Europe, Latin America, Australia and Asia. On June 2, 1998, she released her eighth solo album gloria! . The album blended disco with Salsa music percussion and Latin flavor. The album peaked at No. 23 on
15392-583: The ones worn by the women in the film, interspersed with clips from the film. A jukebox musical, On Your Feet! , about the life of Gloria and Emilio Estefan premiered on Broadway 5 November 2015. The musical premiered at the Oriental Theater, Chicago, running from 17 June 2015 – 5 July 2015. Directed by Jerry Mitchell , the choreography is by Sergio Trujillo and the book by Alexander Dinelaris. The Chicago cast featured Ana Villafañe as Gloria and Josh Segarra as Emilio. The musical opened on Broadway at
15540-687: The original Grammy design was reworked, changing the traditional soft lead for a stronger alloy less prone to damage, making the trophy bigger and grander. Billings developed Grammium, a zinc alloy which they trademarked. Trophies engraved with each recipient's name are not available until after the award announcements, so "stunt" trophies are re-used each year for the ceremony broadcast. By February 2009, some 7,578 Grammy trophies had been awarded. The "General Field" are four awards which are not restricted by music genre. To date, three artists have won all four awards, two won all four at once: Christopher Cross (1981) and Billie Eilish (2020). Adele won
15688-559: The past" and out of touch with "new media" and trends among music listeners such as music sharing , stating: The major nominations for the 54th annual awards clearly show that the recording academy has been working overtime to be all-inclusive, but more significantly, they also reveal a deep chasm between its goals and the listening habits of the general population...The focus is still on the old music industry model of cash-cow hits, major label investments and commercial radio... In an article for Time , journalist Touré also responded to
15836-543: The proceeds went to Haitian relief. On 24 March 2010, Estefan led a march down Miami's Calle Ocho in support of Cuba's Las Damas de Blanco ( Ladies in White ). Later that year, Estefan took part in Broadway's "24 Hour Plays", performing alongside actors Elijah Wood , Diane Neal , and Alicia Witt in the play I Think You'll Love This One , written by Elizabeth Cruz Cortes. On 7 April 2011, Estefan made an unannounced appearance at
15984-967: The public. Back in the States, Estefan performed a special concert at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino to raise funds for the Education of South Florida. Estefan was a headliner for Bette Midler 's "Annual Hulaween Gala". The event benefited the New York Restoration Project. During the Thanksgiving season, Estefan appeared on Rosie O'Donnell 's television special Rosie Live singing a duet with O'Donnell titled "Gonna Eat for Thanksgiving", an alternate version of "Gonna Eat for Christmas" from on O'Donnell's album A Rosie Christmas . In 2009, Estefan announced plans for her "farewell tour" of Latin America and South America. The tour continued with
16132-435: The rumor. She later said she wished all she had to do was wear a wig. The nightly process she endured in the setting of her curls was tedious and grueling, with weekly vinegar rinses that stung her eyes. Rumors spread that her hair color was not naturally blonde. During the making of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm , news spread that she was going to do extended scenes without her trademark curls. During production, she also caught
16280-620: The school in May 1945. Shirley signed with MGM after leaving 20th Century-Fox. However, upon meeting with Arthur Freed for a preliminary interview, the MGM producer exposed his genitals to her. When this elicited nervous giggles in response, Freed threw her out and ended their contract before any films were produced. The next idea was teaming her with Garland and Rooney for the musical Babes on Broadway . Fearing that either of those two could easily upstage Temple, MGM replaced her with Virginia Weidler . As
16428-421: The screenplay, Fitzgerald was told by Cowan that he would not do the film unless Temple starred in the lead role of the youngster Honoria. Fitzgerald objected, saying that at age 12, the actress was too worldly for the part and would detract from the aura of innocence otherwise framed by Honoria's character. After meeting Temple in July, Fitzgerald changed his mind, and tried to persuade her mother to let her star in
16576-420: The shock of critics and Carey herself. In 2011, Los Angeles Times journalist Randall Roberts criticized the exclusion of Kanye West 's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy from Album of the Year nominations for the 54th Grammy Awards . He described West's album as "the most critically acclaimed album of the year, a career-defining record". Roberts went on to criticize the Grammy Awards for being "mired in
16724-436: The sidewalk ceremony in front of Grauman's Theatre, where she took off her shoes and placed her bare feet in the concrete, taking attention away from her face. When acting, she wore dental plates and caps to hide the gaps in her teeth. Another rumor said her teeth had been filed to make them appear like baby teeth. A rumor about Temple's trademark hair was that she wore a wig. On multiple occasions, fans yanked her hair to test
16872-521: The snub and expressed general displeasure with the awards, stating "I don't pretend to understand the Grammys. I have never been able to discern a consistent logic around who gets nominated or who gets statues. I comprehend the particular logic of the Oscars, but not the big awards for music. My normal state of confusion around what drives Grammy decisions was exponentialized this week when, to the shock of many, Kanye's masterpiece My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
17020-582: The song "Think I'm in Love Again". In September 2013, Estefan released The Standards . The album features collaborations with Laura Pausini , Dave Koz and Joshua Bell , and a selection of songs from the Great American Songbook . The album reached No. 20 on the US Billboard 200 chart, marking her first top 20 album on the chart since 1994's Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me . The first single from
17168-627: The song for the Miami Heat . The Heat video was released on YouTube on 1 June. The song went on sale for digital download on 24 July. Both "Wepa" and the album's second single " Hotel Nacional " peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Latin Songs and Dance/Club charts. In the fall of 2011, Estefan expressed her views on gay rights and gay marriage and said that she was a strong supporter of both. She said: "I think everyone should be able to marry who they love, and it should just be." Estefan also recorded
17316-584: The success of her dramatic role in Wee Willie Winkie . One of the many examples of how Temple was permeating popular culture at the time is the references to her in the 1937 film Stand-In ; newly minted film studio honcho Atterbury Dodd (played by Leslie Howard ) has never heard of Temple, much to the shock and disbelief of former child star Lester Plum (played by Joan Blondell ), who describes herself as "the Shirley Temple of my day", and performs " On
17464-404: The third child of homemaker Gertrude Temple and bank employee George Temple. The family was of Dutch , English, and German ancestry. She had two brothers: John and George, Jr. The family moved to Brentwood, Los Angeles . Temple's mother encouraged her to develop her singing, dancing, and acting talents. At about this time, her mother began styling Temple's hair in ringlets . While at
17612-534: The title beneath Cooper's and Lombard's), The Little Colonel , Our Little Girl , Curly Top (with the signature song " Animal Crackers in My Soup ") and The Littlest Rebel were released after the contract was signed. Curly Top was Temple's last film before the merger between 20th Century Pictures and the Fox Film Corporation. Temple's salary was $ 2,500 per week (equivalent to $ 55,558 in 2023) by
17760-410: The title role. The series was based on stories by Sally Benson . Sponsored by Procter & Gamble , Junior Miss was directed by Gordon Hughes, with David Rose as musical director. The series ended on August 26, 1942. From 1958 until 1961, Temple was the hostess, narrator, and an occasional actress on an anthology series of fairy tale adaptations called Shirley Temple's Storybook . During 1958
17908-428: The traditional and contemporary blues categories and the traditional and contemporary folk categories each were consolidated into one per genre due to the number of entries and the challenges in distinguishing between contemporary and traditional blues and folk songs. In the world music field, the traditional and contemporary categories also were merged. In the classical field, its main category Best Classical Album ,
18056-462: The use of her image and to negotiate with Fox, Temple's parents hired lawyer Lloyd Wright to represent them. On July 18, 1934, Temple's contractual salary was raised to $ 1,000 per week (equivalent to $ 22,776 in 2023), and her mother's salary was raised to $ 250 per week (equivalent to $ 5,694 in 2023), with an additional $ 15,000 (equivalent to $ 341,642 in 2023) bonus for each finished film. Cease-and-desist letters were sent to many companies and
18204-549: The world that has been released either in Ibero-America , the Iberian Peninsula , or the United States. The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards were postponed from its original January 31, 2021, date to March 14, 2021, due to the music industry impact of COVID-19 pandemic . The 64th Annual Grammy Awards were also postponed from its original January 31, 2022, date to April 3, 2022, due to health and safety concerns related to
18352-641: Was also the most popular celebrity to endorse merchandise for children and adults, rivaled only by Mickey Mouse. She transformed children's fashions, popularizing a toddler look for girls up to the age of 12, and by the mid-1930s, Ideal Novelty and Toy Company's line of Shirley Temple dolls accounted for almost a third of all dolls sold in the country. Successful Shirley Temple items included a line of girls' dresses and many other items. Alongside licensed merchandise came counterfeit items bearing Temple's likeness to capitalize on her fame, from dolls, clothing, and other accessories to even cigars with her face printed on
18500-433: Was ambassador when the United States established formal diplomatic relations with the newly elected government led by Václav Havel . She took the unusual step of personally accompanying Havel on his first official visit to Washington, traveling on the same plane. In 1943, 15-year-old Temple met 22-year-old John Agar , whom she married two years later in 1945, at age 17. She gave birth to Linda Susan Agar in 1948. Agar
18648-464: Was an American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat, who was Hollywood's number-one box-office draw as a child actress from 1934 to 1938. Later, she was named United States Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia , and also served as Chief of Protocol of the United States . Temple began her film career in 1931 when she was three years old and was well-known for her performance in Bright Eyes , which
18796-500: Was announced on October 30, 2024, that the Grammys would move to ABC , Disney+ and Hulu as part of a ten-year broadcast deal between the Recording Academy and The Walt Disney Company . Harry's House Midnights The Grammys had their origin in the Hollywood Walk of Fame project in the 1950s. As recording executives on the Walk of Fame committee compiled a list of significant recording industry people who might qualify for
18944-555: Was appointed as a delegate to the 24th United Nations General Assembly (September – December 1969) by President Richard M. Nixon and United States Ambassador to Ghana (December 6, 1974 – July 13, 1976) by President Gerald R. Ford . She was appointed first female Chief of Protocol of the United States (July 1, 1976 – January 21, 1977). In 1976, Temple was considered a potential running mate to Gerald Ford in that year's presidential election . While staying in Kansas City for
19092-514: Was appointed to represent the U.S. at a session of the United Nations General Assembly , where she worked at the U.S. Mission under Ambassador Charles Yost . Later, she was named U.S. Ambassador to Ghana , and also served as the first female U.S. Chief of Protocol . In 1988, she published her autobiography, Child Star . After her biography was published, she served as the U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1989–1992). Temple
19240-496: Was discontinued because most recipients in the category had also won in other classical categories for the same album. Classical recordings are now eligible for the main Album of the Year category. A few minor name changes were also made to better reflect the nature of the separate categories. The Recording Academy determined that the word "gospel" in the gospel genre field tends to connote images and sounds of traditional soul gospel to
19388-532: Was established. The total number of fields was consolidated from 26 to 11 to ensure that all voting members would be able to exercise their allocated ten genre votes, as some members were prevented from doing so previously due to some fields only containing one category. Members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), both media companies and individuals, may nominate recordings for consideration. Entries are made and submitted online. When
19536-494: Was extended to one year at the same $ 150 per week (equivalent to $ 3,531 in 2023) with a seven-year option, and her mother Gertrude was hired at $ 25 per week (equivalent to $ 588 in 2023) as her hairdresser and personal coach. Released in May 1934, Stand Up and Cheer! became Shirley's breakthrough film. She performed in a short skit in the film alongside popular Fox star James Dunn , singing and tap dancing . Fox executives rushed her into another film with Dunn, Baby Take
19684-554: Was extensively involved with the Commonwealth Club of California , a public-affairs forum headquartered in San Francisco. She spoke at many meetings throughout the years, and was president for a period in 1984. Temple got her start in foreign service after her failed run for Congress in 1967, when Henry Kissinger overheard her talking about South West Africa at a party. He was surprised that she knew anything about it. She
19832-538: Was inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society , the highest honor bestowed by the University of Miami. In 1975, Estefan and her cousin Mercedes "Merci" Navarro (1957–2007) met Emilio Estefan , Jr. while performing at a church ensemble rehearsal. Emilio, who had formed the band the Miami Latin Boys earlier that year, learned about Estefan through a mutual acquaintance. While the Miami Latin Boys were performing at
19980-402: 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 and led to Miami Sound Machine winning the 15th annual Tokyo Music Festival 's grand prix in 1986. In 1988, she and Miami Sound Machine achieved their first number-one hit with " Anything for You ". In March 1990, Estefan sustained
20128-447: Was not nominated for a Grammy for Album of the Year." He went on to compare understanding the Grammy Awards to Kremlinology and commented on The Recording Academy's exclusion of more "mature" hip hop albums as Album of the Year nominees, noting that it occasionally opts to nominate "pop-friendly" hip hop albums instead. Shirley Temple Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple ; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014)
20276-536: Was originally from Logroño , Spain. Consuelo's father Pantaleón Pérez served as the head chef to two Cuban presidents. Estefan's paternal side also had musical sensibilities, as the lineage had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. Estefan's mother Gloria Fajardo, nicknamed "Big Gloria", won an international contest during her childhood and received a Hollywood offer to dub Shirley Temple 's films in Spanish . However, Leonardo García did not permit his daughter to pursue
20424-523: Was part of the film Top Gun . Their next album, Let It Loose (1987), went multi-platinum, with three million copies sold in the US alone. It featured the hits: " Anything for You " (No. 1 Hot 100), " 1-2-3 " (No. 3 Hot 100), " Betcha Say That " (No. 36 Hot 100), " Rhythm Is Gonna Get You " (No. 5 Hot 100), and " Can't Stay Away from You " (No. 6 Hot 100). "Can't Stay Away From You", "Anything for You", and "1-2-3" were all No. 1 Adult Contemporary hits as well. In that same year, Estefan took top billing and
20572-485: Was released in 1934. She won a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer in motion pictures during 1934 and continued to appear in popular films through the remainder of the 1930s, although her subsequent films became less popular as she grew older. She appeared in her last film, A Kiss for Corliss , in 1949. She began her diplomatic career in 1969, when she
20720-494: Was released in Europe and Mexico; this compilation was certified Gold in Ireland. Oye Mi Canto!: Los Grandes Exitos featured a collection of her Spanish-language hits and was released in Spain. Estefan released the Spanish album 90 Millas on 18 September 2007. The album was produced by Emilio Estefan and Gaitan Bros (Gaitanes), and composed by Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan, Ricardo Gaitán and Alberto Gaitán. The title alludes to
20868-533: Was released in May 2000. It was her third Spanish-language album with a focus on Caribbean rhythms. The album featured several Latin Hits such as " No Me Dejes De Querer ", " Como Me Duele Perderte ", and " Por Un Beso ". The album earned Estefan her third Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album in February 2001. In 2003, Estefan released Unwrapped . To promote the CD, she toured Europe, Mexico, Puerto Rico and
21016-414: Was released in the U.S. on 27 September 2011, with the physical CD available exclusively at Target . Estefan described the album as resembling her 1998 hit album gloria! ; For the album, she collaborated with producers Pharrell Williams , Motiff, Emilio Estefan, and Drop Dead Beats. The first single from the album, " Wepa ", premiered on 31 May 2011, at AmericanAirlines Arena in a special music video of
21164-457: Was reportedly an alcoholic and had extramarital affairs. Temple divorced Agar in 1950 on the grounds of mental cruelty. Temple was married to Charles Alden Black from 1950 until his death on August 4, 2005. They had a son, Charles Alden Black Jr. Their daughter Lori became a bassist for the rock band the Melvins . At age 44, in 1972, Temple was diagnosed with breast cancer. At the time, cancer
21312-605: Was returning from a meeting with President George Bush to discuss participation in an anti-drug campaign. She was taken to Community Medical Center's Intensive Care Unit in Scranton and flown by helicopter the following day to the Hospital for Joint Diseases at NYU Langone Health in New York City , where she underwent surgery that included implanting two titanium rods to stabilize her vertebral column . Her rehabilitation included almost
21460-632: Was stranded at a hotel as the tanks rolled in, sought refuge on the roof of the hotel. She later reported that it was from there she saw an unarmed woman on the street gunned down by Soviet forces, the sight of which stayed with her for the rest of her life. Later, after she became ambassador to Czechoslovakia, she was present during the Velvet Revolution , which brought about the end of communism in Czechoslovakia. Temple openly sympathized with anti-communist dissidents, and assisted their efforts. She
21608-475: Was the great African American tap dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson , with whom she appeared in four films, beginning with The Little Colonel (1935), in which they performed the famous staircase dance. Biographer Anne Edwards wrote about the tone and tenor of Temple's films: This was mid- Depression , and schemes proliferated for the care of the needy and the regeneration of the fallen. But they all required endless paperwork and demeaning, hours-long queues, at
21756-598: Was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Kennedy Center Honors and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. She is 18th on the American Film Institute 's list of the greatest female American screen legends of classic Hollywood cinema. Shirley Jane Temple was born on April 23, 1928, at Santa Monica Hospital (now UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center ) in Santa Monica, California ,
21904-463: Was typically discussed in hushed whispers, and Temple's public disclosure was a significant milestone in improving breast cancer awareness and reducing stigma around the disease. Temple died at age 85 on February 10, 2014, at her home in Woodside, California . The cause of death, according to her death certificate released on March 3, 2014, was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Temple
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