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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.
Nearly 50 years ago, Gloria Gaynor released “I Will Survive,” the first disco song to top the Billboard charts and the only one to be awarded a Grammy for best disco recording. Then, 40 years ...
Gloria Gaynor "Testimony" album cover It, like all noteworthy moments in her life, required extraordinary survival. In 2017, after years of counseling, the performer revealed that she was a victim ...
Gaynor's husband took the song to the Studio 54 DJ Richie Kaczor, who loved it. [10] Gaynor gave Kaczor a stack of the records to give to his friends. [12] Other DJs in discos and radio stations soon followed and played that side of the record instead. [15] The popularity of "I Will Survive" led to the label releasing the song as an A side.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, Gaynor shared a clip of Madonna singing the track, writing: “@Madonna congratulations on the launch of #TheCelebrationTour at the @TheO2.
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Yvonne Elliman, 1975. The song was recorded by American singer, songwriter, and actress Yvonne Elliman for the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.. Although Yvonne Elliman had cut her 1976 album, Love Me, with producer Freddie Perren, who was a major force in the disco movement (Perren had produced the Sylvers' 1976 number 1 "Boogie Fever" and would soon collaborate with Gloria Gaynor on the ...
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