Gloria Gaynor
Skuespiller, Producer
7. september 1943 (82 år)
Gloria Gaynor (née Fowles; born September 7, 1943) is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (1978), "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (1979), "I Am What I Am" (1983), and her version of "Never Can Say Goodbye" (1974).
Gaynor was born Gloria Fowles 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. She enjoyed listening to the radio, and to records by Nat King Cole and Sarah Vaughan. Her father played the ukulele and guitar and sang professionally in nightclubs with a group called Step 'n' Fetchit. Gloria grew up a tomboy; she had five brothers and one sister. Her brothers sang gospel and formed a quartet with a friend.
Gaynor was not allowed to sing with the all-male group, nor was her younger brother Arthur, as Gloria was a girl and he was too young. Arthur later acted as a tour manager for Gaynor. The family was relatively poor, but Gaynor recalls the house being filled with laughter and happiness, and the dinner table being open to neighborhood friends. They moved to a housing project in 1960, where Gaynor attended South Side High School; she graduated in 1961.
"All through my young life I wanted to sing, although nobody in my family knew it", Gaynor wrote in her autobiography. Gaynor began singing in a night club in Newark, where she was recommended to a local band by a neighbor. After several years of performing in local clubs and along the East Coast, Gaynor began her recording career in 1971 at Columbia Records.
Gaynor was a singer with the Soul Satisfiers, a jazz and R&B music band, in the 1960s. She recorded "She'll Be Sorry/Let Me Go Baby" (for the first time as Gloria Gaynor) in 1965, for Johnny Nash's "Jocida" label. Her first real success came in 1973 when she was signed to Columbia Records by Clive Davis. The fruit of that was the release of the flop single "Honey Bee".
Moving on to MGM Records she finally hit with the album Never Can Say Goodbye, released in 1975. The first side of the album consisted of three songs ("Honey Bee", "Never Can Say Goodbye", and "Reach Out, I'll Be There"), with no break between the songs. This 19-minute dance marathon proved to be enormously popular, especially at dance clubs. All three songs were released as singles via radio edits and all of them became hits. The album was instrumental in introducing disco music to the public, "Never Can Say Goodbye" becoming the first song to top Billboard magazine's dance chart. It was also a hit on the mainstream Pop Charts, peaking at No. 9, and on the R&B Charts, reaching No. 34 (the original version by The Jackson 5 had been a No. 2 hit on the Hot 100 in 1971). It also marked her first significant chart success internationally, making it into the Top 5 in Australia, Canada, Germany and the UK. The song would go on to be certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry, and subsequently gold in the US. ...
Source: Article "Gloria Gaynor" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Gaynor was born Gloria Fowles 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. She enjoyed listening to the radio, and to records by Nat King Cole and Sarah Vaughan. Her father played the ukulele and guitar and sang professionally in nightclubs with a group called Step 'n' Fetchit. Gloria grew up a tomboy; she had five brothers and one sister. Her brothers sang gospel and formed a quartet with a friend.
Gaynor was not allowed to sing with the all-male group, nor was her younger brother Arthur, as Gloria was a girl and he was too young. Arthur later acted as a tour manager for Gaynor. The family was relatively poor, but Gaynor recalls the house being filled with laughter and happiness, and the dinner table being open to neighborhood friends. They moved to a housing project in 1960, where Gaynor attended South Side High School; she graduated in 1961.
"All through my young life I wanted to sing, although nobody in my family knew it", Gaynor wrote in her autobiography. Gaynor began singing in a night club in Newark, where she was recommended to a local band by a neighbor. After several years of performing in local clubs and along the East Coast, Gaynor began her recording career in 1971 at Columbia Records.
Gaynor was a singer with the Soul Satisfiers, a jazz and R&B music band, in the 1960s. She recorded "She'll Be Sorry/Let Me Go Baby" (for the first time as Gloria Gaynor) in 1965, for Johnny Nash's "Jocida" label. Her first real success came in 1973 when she was signed to Columbia Records by Clive Davis. The fruit of that was the release of the flop single "Honey Bee".
Moving on to MGM Records she finally hit with the album Never Can Say Goodbye, released in 1975. The first side of the album consisted of three songs ("Honey Bee", "Never Can Say Goodbye", and "Reach Out, I'll Be There"), with no break between the songs. This 19-minute dance marathon proved to be enormously popular, especially at dance clubs. All three songs were released as singles via radio edits and all of them became hits. The album was instrumental in introducing disco music to the public, "Never Can Say Goodbye" becoming the first song to top Billboard magazine's dance chart. It was also a hit on the mainstream Pop Charts, peaking at No. 9, and on the R&B Charts, reaching No. 34 (the original version by The Jackson 5 had been a No. 2 hit on the Hot 100 in 1971). It also marked her first significant chart success internationally, making it into the Top 5 in Australia, Canada, Germany and the UK. The song would go on to be certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry, and subsequently gold in the US. ...
Source: Article "Gloria Gaynor" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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| 2022 | The Thursday Night Club · as Dr. Poitier |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer (US) · as Mermaid |
| 1998 | Ciao Darwin · as Ospite Musicale |
| 1998 | That '70s Show · as Mrs. Clark |
| 1998 | Starye pesni o glavnom 3 · as Cameo |
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| 2023 | Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive · as Self |
| 2022 | Sherri (2022) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | D.I.S.C.O. · as Self - Chanteuse |
| 2022 | Jesse Watters Primetime · as Self - At Kennedy Center Honors |
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| 2020 | |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know · as Self |
| 2019 | Diana Ross, suprême diva · as Self |
| 2019 | Mask Singer · as Self - Reine De Glace |
| 2019 | American Agenda · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show · as Self |
| 2017 | Laura Coates Live · as Self |
| 2016 | Harry · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2015 | Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris · as Self - Guest, Singalong Live |
| 2013 | Cachitos de Hierro y Cromo · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | Oprah: Where Are They Now? · as Self |
| 2012 | Home & Family · as Self |
| 2012 | The Secret Disco Revolution · as SelfPå Plex |
| 2012 | The Joy of Disco · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings · as Self |
| 2010 | The X Factor (UA) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2009 | En direct de l'univers · as Self |
| 2008 | Unsung · as SelfPå Plex |
| 2008 | Huckabee · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2008 | The Doctors · as Self |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell · as Self |
| 2007 | Don't Forget the Lyrics · as Self |
| 2006 | Gray Matters · as SelfPå Plex |
| 2006 | Paula's Party · as Self |
| 2006 | El Hormiguero 3.0 · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | I Love The 70s Volume 2 · as Self |
| 2005 | Disco: Spinning the Story · as Self |
| 2004 | And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider · as Self |
| 2004 | Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar! · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Anderson Cooper 360 · as Self |
| 2003 | Last Comic Standing · as Self - Guest Comedian |
| 2003 | The Disco Ball · as Self |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | The John Kerwin Show · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | The Test · as Self - Panelist |
| 2001 | 25 Years of Punk · as Self |
| 1999 | Loose Women · as Self |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? · as Self |
| 1998 | Susana Giménez · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1998 | Fox and Friends (USA) · as Self |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal · as Gloria Gaynor |
| 1997 | Behind the Music · as Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story · as Self |
| 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll · as Self |
| 1995 | The Wayans Bros. · as Gloria Gaynor |
| 1993 | A '70s Celebration: The Beat Is Back · as Self |
| 1993 | Taratata 100% Live · as Self |
| 1993 | Good Morning Australia · as Self |
| 1992 | The Big Breakfast · as Self |
| 1992 | Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1987 | Showtime at the Apollo · as Self |
| 1986 | ZDF-Fernsehgarten · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan · as Self |
| 1982 | Na sowas! · as Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees · as Self |
| 1981 | TROS TV Show · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight · as Self |
| 1980 | Solid Gold · as Self - Performer |
| 1980 | A Capitol Fourth · as Self - Performer |
| 1980 | The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley · as Self |
| 1979 | Give Us A Clue · as Self |
| 1978 | Blankety Blank · as Self |
| 1978 | 3-2-1 · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1977 | Sha Na Na · as Self |
| 1975 | Système 2 · as Self |
| 1975 | Sunday meetings · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | Don Kirshner's Rock Concert · as Self |
| 1972 | The Music Shop · as Self |
| 1972 | Pebble Mill at One · as Self |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1972 | Ein Kessel Buntes · as Self |
| 1971 | Soul Train · as Self |
| 1971 | Parkinson · as Self - Guest |
| 1968 | Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand · as Self - Guest |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon · as Self |
| 1966 | Hebe · as Self |
| 1966 | 700 Club · as Self |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show · as Self - Guest |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show · as Self |
| 1959 | The Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1952 | American Bandstand · as Self |
| 1952 | Today · as Self - Guest |
| 1951 | Sanremo · as Self - Guest |
| 2025 | Robin Roberts Presents: I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 |