Gloria Gaynor herself singing the song on Twitter on August 30, 2017. Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor (born September 7, 1949) is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (Hot 100 number 1, 1979), "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Hot 100 number 9, 1974), "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (Hot 100 number 42, 1980) and "I Am What I Am" (R&B number 82, 1983). Gloria Fowles was born in 1949 in Newark, New Jersey, to Daniel Fowles and Queenie Mae Proctor. Her grandmother lived nearby and was involved in her upbringing. "There was always music in
Colin Fowles Colin Fowles Colin Fowles (6 August 1953 − 1 September 1985) was a Jamaican-American soccer player who died as a result of random gunfire while playing recreational soccer. He played professionally in the North American Soccer League and United Soccer League. Fowles attended Long Island University-Brooklyn from 1972 to 1975 where he played forward on the men's soccer team. He scored 24 goals over his four season with the team. In 1976, he was taken by the Tampa Bay Rowdies as the 19th overall pick of the North American Soccer League draft. In 1977, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers signed Fowles