Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Gaynor (real name Gloria Fowles, born September 7, 1949 in Newark) is a singer best-known for the disco hit songs "I Will Survive" (Hot 100 #1, 1979) and "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Hot 100 #9, 1974).

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September 7 - 1949 - Newark - Disco - I Will Survive - Hot 100 - 1979 - 1974

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Born in New Jersey, Gaynor was a singer with the Soul Satisfiers, a jazz/pop band, in the 1960s. Her first solo single was "She'll Be Sorry / Let Me Go Baby" (1965).

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New Jersey - Soul Satisfiers - Jazz - 1965

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The lyrics of "I Will Survive" are written from the point of view of a woman, recently dumped, telling her ex-lover that she can cope without him and does not want anything more to do with him. The song has become something of an anthem of female emancipation, and is still a staple of office parties and karaoke nights. In 1999, Pixar animator Victor Navone used this song to create an alien music video which for a time was a minor Internet phenomenon.

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Emancipation - Karaoke - 1999 - Pixar - Internet phenomenon

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An interesting piece of trivia about "I Will Survive" is that it was originally the B-side when Polydor Records released it in 1979. The A-side, a song called "Substitute", was considered to be more "radio friendly." Radio DJs flipped the record over and audience response forced the record company to flip the songs and subsequent copies of the single listed "I Will Survive" on the A-side.

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B-side - Polydor Records - A-side - DJ

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"Never Can Say Goodbye" was the first song to top Billboard magazine's dance chart.

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Billboard magazine - Dance chart

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She also sang on lesser-known disco songs like "Honey Bee" (1974), "Casanova Brown" (1975), and "I Am What I Am" (1983).

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1974 - 1975 - 1983

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She continued recording for many years, releasing "Last Night" in 2000, "Just Keep Thinking About You" in 2001, and "I Never Knew" in 2002.

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2000 - 2001 - 2002

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