Gloria Gaynor 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 our house", Gaynor wrote in her autobiography, "I Will Survive".
Gloria! Gloria! gloria! is the eighth studio album released by American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan, released in June 1998 by Epic Records. "gloria!" is a dance and house album which was a departure from Estefan's previous works. Though dance elements had been featured in previous recordings, "gloria!" was her first album to consist entirely of upbeat club music. The album spawned four singles and one promotional single. "Heaven's What I Feel" was released as the first single from the album and peaked at #27 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. "Oye!" was released as the second single from the album, however, its release