2X Grammy Award Winner Gloria Gaynor Still Loves a Challenge

Gloria Gaynor is best known as the queen of disco with her mega-hit dance anthem, “I Will Survive,” but this Jersey girl has never stopped taking risks and building on her success.
 
JerseyArts chats with the music legend about growing up in New Jersey, how she got her big break, the legacy of disco, her new “Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive” documentary, and her Sept. 16 concert at bergenPAC.

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Chapters

• 1:19 Why Gloria Gaynor Stays in NJ
• 2:23 How Gloria Gaynor Learned to Sing
• 5:16 How She Was Discovered
• 9:49 "I Will Survive" and Her Skyrocketing Career
• 12:46 The Legacy of Disco
• 14:45 Gloria Gaynor is Not Afraid or Petrified of Trying New Things
• 16:44 What Gloria Gaynor is More Passionate About Than Singing
• 17:41 Her Upcoming Show and "I Will Survive" Documentary

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