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=== 1996–2002: ''Destiny'', ''Gloria!'', and ''Alma Caribeña'' === [[File:Gloria Estafan gives an interview (48592037167).jpg|thumb|left|Estefan in 2000]] In 1996, Estefan released her platinum-selling album ''[[Destiny (Gloria Estefan album)|Destiny]]'', which featured "[[Reach (Gloria Estefan song)|Reach]]". The song served as the official theme of the [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.channel24.co.za/Music/FeaturesInterviews/The-Gloria-Estefan-interview-Gloria-Estefan-Wrapped-in-Rhythm-20081201|title=The Gloria Estefan interview – Gloria Estefan: Wrapped in Rhythm|work=Channel|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011013639/https://www.channel24.co.za/Music/FeaturesInterviews/The-Gloria-Estefan-interview-Gloria-Estefan-Wrapped-in-Rhythm-20081201|archive-date=11 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Estefan performed "Reach" and "[[You'll Be Mine (Party Time)|You'll Be Mine]]" at the [[1996 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|Summer Olympics closing ceremony]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/titopuentemaking00loza|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/titopuentemaking00loza/page/80 80]|title=Tito Puente and the Making of Latin Music|last=Loza|first=Steven Joseph|date=1999|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-06778-5}}</ref> On 18 July 1996, she embarked on her first tour in five years—the Evolution World Tour—which covered the U.S., Canada, Europe, Latin America, Australia and Asia.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=9AsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=gloria+estefan+REACH+YOU%27LL+BE+MINE+atlanta+96&pg=RA1-PA80 Estefan embraces her "destiny], Billboard, 11 May 1996</ref> On June 2, 1998, she released her eighth solo album ''[[Gloria!]]''. The album blended disco with [[Salsa music]] percussion and Latin flavor. The album peaked at No. 23 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gloria-estefan/chart-history/tlp/|title=Gloria Estefan gloria! Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011025338/https://www.billboard.com/music/Gloria-Estefan/chart-history/billboard-200/song/174951|archive-date=11 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and was certified Gold. The single "[[Oye! (Gloria Estefan song)|Oye!]]" peaked at No. 1 on the [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]] and the [[Hot Latin Tracks]] charts. The other major single releases were "[[Don't Let This Moment End]]" (which peaked at No. 76 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100) and "[[Heaven's What I Feel]]" (which peaked at No. 27 on the Hot 100).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,283462,00.html|title=Gloria!|work=EW.com|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234515/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,283462,00.html|archive-date=2 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In early 1999, Estefan performed in the [[Super Bowl XXXIII halftime show]], her second appearance in a Super Bowl halftime show.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Malone |first1=Chris |title=Stevie Wonder and Gloria Estefan Perform at the Super Bowl in 1999 |url=https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/photo-gallery/47169642/embed/47169634/embed |publisher=POPSUGAR Entertainment UK |access-date=15 February 2020 |date=31 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215054924/https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/photo-gallery/47169642/embed/47169634/embed |archive-date=15 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1999, Estefan performed with [['N Sync]] on the single "[[Music of My Heart]]"—a song featured in the film ''[[Music of the Heart]]'' in which she also appeared. The song peaked at No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' chart and was nominated for an [[Academy Award]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gloria-estefan/chart-history/hsi/|title=Gloria Estefan Music Of My Heart Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010223740/https://www.billboard.com/music/gloria-estefan/chart-history/hot-100/song/65607|archive-date=10 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> She also released a Latin hit with the Brazilian group So Pra Contrariar called "[[Santo Santo]]", which she sang with [[Luciano Pavarotti]] in ''[[Pavarotti and Friends]] for [[Guatemala]] and [[Kosovo]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GREEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42 |title=A star in every sense of the word |publisher=Billboard |date=11 October 2003 |access-date=August 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407183015/https://books.google.com/books?id=GREEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42#v=onepage&q&f=false |archive-date=April 7, 2023}}</ref> ''[[Alma Caribeña]]'' (Caribbean Soul) was released in May 2000. It was her third Spanish-language album with a focus on Caribbean rhythms. The album featured several Latin Hits such as "[[No Me Dejes De Querer]]", "[[Como Me Duele Perderte]]", and "[[Por Un Beso]]". The album earned Estefan her third [[Grammy Award]] for [[Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album]] in February 2001.
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