Emily Estefan was born to Emilio Estefan and Gloria Estefan on December 5, 1994 in Miami Beach, Florida. Emily's mother Gloria was involved in a tour bus accident in 1990, and she had been told that she would never have a child again. Estefan has Lebanese heritage from her paternal side of the family. On her maternal side, Emily's grandmother Gloria Fajardo was a Cuban nightclub performer who fled the Cuban Revolution to Dade County, Florida. Estefan attended Miami Country Day School, where she excelled in basketball and music. In 2016, Estefan graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
Career
Public singing debut
Her public singing debut came in a 2014 performance of Where The Boys Are at the Hollywood Bowl. She performed in front of a 100,000-person audience at the "Miami Beach 100 Centennial Concert" on March 26, 2015 and performed on national television for The Today Show with her mother on April 27, 2015.
Debut single release
At the time of her debut single release on December 2, 2015, she was already regarded as an accomplished drummer, guitarist, bassist, keyboardist and singer. She has a songwriting credit for "If I Never Got to Tell You" from the musical On Your Feet!. Estefan wrote, recorded, produced and performed her debut album Take Whatever You Want at her very own Fairy Light Studios. Her mother, Gloria, directed the debut single "F#ck to Be" from the album. Estefan officially released music videos for "Reigns," "F#ck to Be" and "Purple Money." She founded her own music label Alien Shrimp Records—to not only launch her own music but to also serve as a home base for new and emerging artists. In 2016, she entered into a three-year partnership with RED Distribution via Alien Shrimp Records for the physical and digital distribution of the label's entire roster. In February 2017, Estefan was selected as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month and performed her hit "Reigns " on the 4th hour of NBC's Today.
Estefan performed her first major concert on February 2, 2017 at Gusman Concert Hall during the University of Miami Frost School of Music’s Festival Miami. She played drums, guitar, and keyboard, in various music styles. Following the concert, her album Take Whatever You Want was released at 12:01 AM. Later the same year, Estefan paid tribute to her mother at the Kennedy Center Honors by performing the song "Reach."
Discography
Albums
Take Whatever You Want
Singles
"F#ck to Be"
"Reigns "
Personal life
Estefan is openly lesbian and her parents are LGBT advocates. She is in a relationship with partner Gemeny Hernandez.
