Gaynor, Gloria
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Name (Hebrew)
גיינור, גלוריה
Name (Latin)
Gaynor, Gloria
Other forms of name
Fowles, Gloria
Date of birth
1949-09-07
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Disco musicians
Singers
Gender
female
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Sources of Information
- African American National Biography, accessed January 28, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Gaynor, Gloria; Gloria Fowles; popular singer; born 07 September 1949 in Newark, New Jersey, United States; went to beauty school in New Jersey; began playing with City Life (1972); signed with Columbia and recorded the sexually suggestive single "Honey Bee" (1973); "Never Can Say Goodbye", was her breakthrough into the pop market; recorded "I Will Survive", which was to become her signature song and biggest hit (1979); starred in the Broadway musical Smokey Joe's Café; received the coveted Legend Award at the World Music Awards (2002); awarded the Grammy for Best Disco Recording (1979))
- Her Gloria Gaynor [SR] p1982:label (Gloria Gaynor)
- All music guide WWW site, Apr. 28, 2005(Gloria Gaynor; b. Gloria Fowles, Sept. 7, 1949, Newark, NJ; disco vocalist)
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Gloria Gaynor 2012 (cropped)
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Wikipedia description:
Gloria Fowles (born September 7, 1943), known professionally as Gloria Gaynor, is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (1978) which is one of the best-selling singles in history to date, having sold over 15 million copies worldwide, and "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (1979), "I Am What I Am" (1983), and her version of "Never Can Say Goodbye" (1974). She received the Kennedy Center Honor in 2025.
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