In 2017, she became the first Cuban-American and fourth Latina to receive a Kennedy Center Honor. That same year, she and her husband were awarded the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2015, “On Your Feet!,” a jukebox musical about her life, premiered on Broadway. She has won several Grammys, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and a National Artistic Achievement Award from Congress. “To be counted among this incredible group of inductees - who I so admire and am a huge fan of each and every one - makes this honor that much more special.” And her accolades are vast. Her songwriting credits include “Let’s Get Loud,” “Coming Out Of The Dark” and “Get On Your Feet.”ĭuring her speech at the induction ceremony, Estefan said the honor fulfilled a dream “that I hadn’t even dared to dream.” “I’ve been incredibly blessed with some pretty cool honors, but i have to admit, this is a big one for me,” said Estefan, who has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and a Kennedy Center Honor. In her hometown of Miami, though, she’s best known for her iconic song catalog, which has been blasted at family cookouts, weddings and brunches for years. She is the second best-selling female Latin artist in history and was named one of the Top 100 greatest artists of all time by VH1 and Billboard. The induction is the latest honor in Estefan’s decades-long career. Gloria Estefan, the woman behind hit songs in English and Spanish, was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday.Įstefan, who was born in Havana, Cuba, is the first Hispanic woman to be included in the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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