Gloria Gaynor clubs, and then on the Club Play chart in late 1983/early 1984. "I Am What I Am" became a gay anthem and made Gaynor a gay icon. Her 1986 album, "The Power of Gloria Gaynor", was almost entirely composed of cover versions of other songs that were popular at the time. Gaynor's career received a revitalizing spark in the early and mid 1990s with the worldwide disco revival movement. During the late 1990s, she dabbled in acting for a while, guest starring on "The Wayans Bros", "That '70s Show" (singing "I Will Survive"), and "Ally McBeal," before doing a limited
Gaynor Barnes Gaynor Barnes Gaynor Louise Barnes (born 27 September 1961) is a British presenter and journalist currently employed by ITV Yorkshire since 1991. She was born in Uxbridge in Middlesex. From 1973-78 she went to St Dominic's Independent Grammar School for Girls (St Dominic's Sixth Form College since 1979) in Harrow on the Hill. From 1978-80 she went to the independent Heathfield School in Harrow. From 1980-91 she worked for the BBC. She became a presenter for "Calendar" in June 1991. Gaynor co-presented the South edition of "Calendar" from January 2007, however she was redeployed as a newsreader in February 2009,