{"id":61860,"date":"2025-12-18T19:13:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/gloria-gaynor-says-her-hit-i-will-survive-became-a-personal-anthem-of-strength-during-one-of-her-darkest-times\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T19:13:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:13:25","slug":"gloria-gaynor-says-her-hit-i-will-survive-became-a-personal-anthem-of-strength-during-one-of-her-darkest-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/gloria-gaynor-says-her-hit-i-will-survive-became-a-personal-anthem-of-strength-during-one-of-her-darkest-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Gloria Gaynor says her hit &#8220;I Will Survive&#8221; became a personal anthem of strength during one of her darkest times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Gloria Gaynor&#8217;s\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/gloria-gaynor-on-the-lasting-legacy-of-i-will-survive\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">&#8220;I Will Survive&#8221;<\/a><\/span> has been a motivational anthem for nearly five\u00a0decades \u2013 but it didn&#8217;t just serve as inspiration for millions of fans. Gaynor told &#8220;CBS Mornings&#8221; the song gave her hope during one of the most difficult periods of her life.<\/p>\n<p>After a fall on stage in 1978 at New York&#8217;s Beacon Theatre, Gaynor suffered a serious spinal injury and spent months in recovery. Many thought her career was over, but during that painful healing, she recorded what would become a smash hit, &#8220;I Will Survive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8220;I was living that song&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The song won a Grammy for best disco recording in 1980 \u2013 the only time that category existed. In 2016, it was inducted into the Library of Congress&#8217; National Recording Registry for its cultural significance. Now, Gaynor is a<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-hosts-kennedy-center-honors-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"> 2025 Kennedy Center honoree<\/a><\/span> for her lifetime artistic achievements.<\/p>\n<p>The track was supposed to be a B-side, but Gaynor immediately knew it was a winner. When she was recording it, standing in a back brace, she felt a deep connection to the music<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[I was] hoping I&#8217;d survive, you know, this trauma that I was going through, hoping that I survived the fact that my mother had just passed away a few years prior. Yeah, I was living that song and I was certain that I wouldn&#8217;t be the only one,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The song became her anthem \u2013 and the world&#8217;s \u2013 with over 200 covers in more than 20 different languages. And, of course, it sparked several trends on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Just a girl from Jersey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Before becoming the &#8220;queen of disco,&#8221; Gaynor was just a girl from Newark, New Jersey. Her talent went unnoticed until a neighbor heard her sing and she was called up to the stage at a club one night to perform.<\/p>\n<p>She eventually worked the nightclub circuit. Her big break came from a meeting with legendary record executive Clive Davis, who helped propel her to the center of disco. Her 1975 debut album, &#8220;Never Can Say Goodbye,&#8221; was one of the first disco albums to top the charts, cracking the top 25 on the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n<p>Early in her career, Gaynor said she was singing R&amp;B but decided she really wanted to give people music to dance to.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;<\/strong>I remember that discotheques were very, very new. There were just a couple and what they were was cabaret clubs where they&#8217;d just taken away the chairs,&#8221; she recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Her profile continued to grow as she toured the world. As disco faded in the 1980s, Gaynor kept performing around the world. Years later, she found a new purpose through faith and gospel music. Her 2019 album, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/gloria-gaynor-testimony\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">&#8220;Testimony,&#8221;<\/a><\/span> earned her a Grammy, proving her voice still inspires.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Lessons for new artists<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Now, nearly 50 years after her rise to fame, Gaynor is honored with one of the nation&#8217;s highest distinctions: the Kennedy Center Honor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;<\/strong>I got a phone call from my manager and I was ecstatic,&#8221; said Gaynor as she learned about the award. &#8220;It was incredible to even think about being accepted as one who deserved that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gaynor is now parting her wisdom to new artists. Her top takeaway: Don&#8217;t set out to seek rewards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; I would say to them, be about doing the best you can with what God gave you,&#8221; she said. &#8220;All of that stuff is extra.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t strive to get a Grammy. 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