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South China Morning Post
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Who is Gloria and Emilio Estefan's daughter, Emily Estefan? The 30-year-old followed in her parents' musical footsteps, has a podcast with her girlfriend Gemeny Hernandez, and toured with Cyndi Lauper
Late last year, Gloria Estefan's lookalike daughter Emily Estefan celebrated her eighth anniversary with girlfriend Gemeny Hernandez. Emily Estefan (left) is the spitting image of her mother Gloria Estefan. Photo: @emily_estefan/Instagram 'Love is growing up,' the 29-year-old wrote on Instagram alongside a collage of pics of the couple. 'Love is watching the pigment in your hair fade, the wrinkles on your face form, the softness in your voice amplify. Almost eight years beautiful. Te amo.' Advertisement Here's what else you need to know about Emily Estefan. What is Emily Estefan's background? 'I can't explain it … but it works. I shall now concoct colossal plans for this alter ego,' Emily Estefan joked in the caption for this 2023 Instagram photo. Photo: @emily_estefan/Instagram Emily Estefan is the Cuban-American daughter of singers Gloria and Emilio Estefan. She has an older brother, Nayib Estefan, who's 44. According to People magazine, Emily attended the Berklee College of Music and has since pursued a career as a musician. What are Emily Estefan's biggest hits? Emily Estefan's biggest hits on Spotify and Apple Music are in fact songs she has recorded with her famous parents for a Christmas album, Estefan Family Christmas, including tracks 'Doy Gracias Por Ti' and 'Wonderful Christmastime'. She also released an album in 2017 titled Take Whatever You Want.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gloria Estefan & Daughter Emily Estefan Write Music & Lyrics for New Musical ‘BASURA'
A new musical inspired in a Latin American true story is heading to Broadway, with music and lyrics by no other than Cuban-American superstar Gloria Estefan and her daughter, songwriter Emily Estefan. BASURA (Spanish for 'garbage') will narrate the journey of Paraguay's Recycled Orchestra, a group of young artists who turn scrap material into instruments and music into possibilities. The Thursday (April 24) announcement coincides with the third edition of Billboard Latin Women in Music, just one year after Gloria Estefan received the Legend award. More from Billboard Nikki Glaser Had a Golden Globes Joke About Benny Blanco She Thought Might Be Too Mean - So She Asked Him Beéle Leads 2025 Heat Latin Music Awards Nominations: Complete List BigXthaPlug Makes Late-Night Debut, Gifts Jimmy Kimmel Texas Slab Chain Based on the award-winning documentary Landfill Harmonic, BASURA brings the sound of Paraguay's Recycled Orchestra to the theater as a 'heart-swelling reminder that even in the most unlikely places, you can build something beautiful,' according to a press release. The show will first run at the Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theater in Atlanta from May 30 to July 12, 2026, before heading to Broadway. 'This is a story that has been close to my heart for several years since I first encountered the determination and ingenuity of the young people of Paraguay's Recycled Orchestra,' Gloria Estefan said in a statement. 'Emily and I are thrilled for our music to be a part of telling their story in this original musical. We could not be more excited for BASURA to begin its theatrical life in a city as influential and diverse as Atlanta with a theater as consequential as the Alliance.' BASURA is directed by Michael Greif (Rent, Dear Evan Hansen), with a book by Karen Zacarías (Native Gardens, Destiny of Desire). Alex Lacamoire (Hamilton, In the Heights) is the musical supervisor, orchestrator, and arranger; Patricia Delgado (Buena Vista Social Club) the choreographer, and Ken Cerniglia (Hadestown, Newsies) the dramaturg. The show was produced in partnership with Michael Shulman (Sand and Snow Entertainment) and Colin Callender and Daniel Unitas (Playground). Wendy Orshan and Jeffrey Wilson of 101 Productions, Ltd will serve as general managers. BASURA was developed, in part, with support from The Orchard Project and Ari Edelson, artistic director. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Miami Herald
25-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Montreux Miami Jazz Festival returns for part deux
Emily Estefan is following in the footsteps of her Miami music royalty parents Emilio and Gloria Estefan, who are longtime ambassadors of the city's live music experience. Estefan performs at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Miami for its second year as part of Sunday night's Afro-Cuban event, 'La Descarga.' The festival, at the Hangar in Coconut Grove, begins Friday, Feb. 28 and continues through Sunday, March 2, culminating with the all-star jam session. The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist was part of the inaugural Montreux Miami in 2024. A new chapter in the legendary Switzerland-based jazz festival, which started in 1967 on the shores of Lake Geneva, and spread across the ocean, most recently to Latin America with the Rio Montreux Jazz Festival in Rio de Janiero in 2019 and then Miami last year. 'Even though jazz is firmly in the festival's DNA, we are committed to breaking musical siloes and getting audiences to discover artists and music that they may not have realized they would love. The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland has been doing this for nearly 60 years. Miami's artistic diversity and advantages as a destination make it an incredible fit,' says co-producer and Miami native Jeremy Arditi who was instrumental in bringing Montreux to his hometown in 2024. 'I thought someone should do for music in Miami what Basel had done for art. Fortunately, the Montreux brand and reputation spoke for itself; officials and partners understood the opportunity for the city within about 60 seconds,' says Arditi. Estefan will join an all-star lineup hosted by Jon Batiste and Cimafunk at Sunday night's 'La Descarga.' This year, Emilio Estefan became an investor and co-owner of Montreux Jazz Miami. 'Bringing artists to the city and having artists from Miami involved, it's very important to have this kind of event in Miami for the music scene, music lovers and for local businesses,' says Emilio Estefan, adding 'I'm very honored to be involved in the festival and am looking forward to this weekend.' On the three-day bill are Jon Batiste, who is co-owner and, who this year curated the festival lineup, WILLOW and Justin Lee-Schultz on Friday, Feb. 28; Chaka Khan, Janelle Monáe and Griff on Saturday, March 1, and then the Afro-Cuban 'La Descarga' on Sunday, March 2, featuring Emily Estefan, Chucho Valdés, Paquito D'Rivera, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ibrahim Maalouf, Cimafunk & La Tribu, Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez, Hamilton de Holanda, Sammy Figueroa, Yilian Cañizares, Yissy Garcia, Brenda Navarette, Robe L Ninho, Victor Campbell, Yussa, Wampi and Aymée Nuviola. Each night will conclude with an after-hours jam session led by Jon Batiste and his band Stay Human. Emily Estefan says that Montreux has injected an energy back into Miami. 'Live music in Miami used to be something back in the day when I was still a seed somewhere floating in the multiverse. [Jazz trumpeter and vocalist] Chet Baker used to play on Calle Ocho and Nat King Cole (performing in Miami in the 1960s. There are so many places that are historic when it comes to live music and specifically jazz. We have places like Lagniappe that continue to keep the tradition alive. You'll see Corey Henry jamming there at 3 a.m. but we've kind of lost the connection to that.' She says that's where Montreux is bringing a new vibe to the city. 'It is so great for Miami music lovers to have these kinds of moments. There is so much variation of talent here and I feel sometimes the world doesn't' realize that because of all the other amazing things that make us Miami. We are the party and this and that but the jazz party definitely happens at Montreux.' Estefan predicts that 'this side of Miami is going to continue to be rediscovered – maybe some new jazz clubs opening up, maybe jazz residences of artists residencies for Latin jazz. We have a lot of potential to continue on this trail.' She's giddy with excitement about performing in the jam session and especially the DNA that's built into jazz. 'There is improvisation that is the excitement of the music – that you're only going to experience this moment at this time. And The Hangar is such an intimate venue – an open space – that it breathes those kinds of moments. And what an amazing collection of human beings. Also in the mix for 'La Descarga' is another 'Woman of Montreux Miami,' Aymée Nuviola. 'It's an important invitation for me,' says the Cuban native. 'Many important musicians from my country – friends like Sammy Figueroa, Paquito D'Rivera, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, and so many musicians I admire,' says Nuviola. In fact, Nuviola was featured along with Rubalcaba on Figueroa's 2024 Latin Grammy-nominated album 'Searching For A Memory (Busco Tu Recuerdo).' She reveals that one of the songs she'll be performing in the jam is Puerto Rican singer and composer of salsa and bolero music, Cheo Feliciano's 1964 classic 'El Raton.' 'It is very jammy and with very funny lyrics but there's a special way for the harmonies and the treatment. I think it will be wonderful to perform this with the boys.' But with all the light-heartedness aside, she says to play at Montreux Miami has a deeper meaning at this time. An advocate for the Afro-LatinX and Afro-Cuban community, the Latin Grammy winner who has earned the nickname 'La Sonera del Mundo,' says that it is significant for 'a woman like me' to be in the festival. 'In America, it is very important to not lose culture and jazz. It is a genre that came from the very heart of the United States. So, the reason that we do this festival is so that we can bring all the Cuban flavor, Latino flavor, all together in Miami and United States. And with all those prominent musicians that are going to be there, it is very important . . .' What she says she hopes to bring to Montreux Miami this year is a unifying message. 'Music is like an island without borders. It is the universal language.' If you go: WHAT: Montreux Jazz Festival Miami WHEN: Gates open at 5 p.m., hangar doors at 6:30 p.m., music at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, March 1. Friday lineup: Jon Batiste & Friends, WILLOW, Justin Lee Schultz. Saturday, March 1: Chaka Khan, Janelle Monáe, Griff; Hangar doors at 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m., music: Sunday, March 2: Afro Cuban 'La Descarga' with opening sets by Monsieur Periné and Alfredo Rodriguez. Friday and Saturday will conclude with an after-hours jam session led by Jon Batiste and his band Stay Human. WHERE: The Hangar at Regatta Harbour, 3385 Pan American Drive, Coconut Grove COST: $299 per day, general admission, no seating; $499, 2 day general admission, $599 for one day VIP, includes seating, jam session entry, and extras; $1,199 Legend pass (Saturday); $999 Legend pass (Sunday), includes front row seating. INFORMATION: Tickets at info at is a nonprofit media source for the arts featuring fresh and original stories by writers dedicated to theater, dance, visual arts, film, music and more. Don't miss a story at
