Gospel legend Gloria Gaynor headlining Cerritos Center

CERRITOS – Gloria Gaynor, the singer who clinched a Grammy Award for her 1979 hit “I Will Survive,” is set to perform at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, Jan. 29, at 8 pm. 

Tickets start at $60. 

Throughout her four decades in music, Gaynor has amassed scores of accolades and hits, including “Let Me Know (I Have a Right)”, “I Am What I Am,” “Never Can Say Goodbye” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.” 

But her biggest success is “I Will Survive,” which started as a disco song about female empowerment and quickly dominated the music charts to become a rallying global anthem for people facing loss and personal challenges. 

In 2016, the song was inducted into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry, which preserves sound recordings that hold great cultural and historic importance. 

Gaynor’s book, “We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration and the Power of Song,” received a Grammy nomination for “Best Spoken Word Album.” 

Aside from her Grammys, Gaynor was honored with the World Music Legends Award and the Martin Luther King Jr. Award, which recognizes those who have gone above and beyond to inspire otters. 

Gaynor’s recent “Testimony” record, which Rolling Stone called “a joyous and revelatory collection of soulful and inspirational tunes,” debuted in the Top 5 of the Billboard Top Gospel Albums Chart. Her duet with Yolanda Adams, “Talkin’ Bout Jesus,” garnered a “Best Gospel Performance/Song” Grammy nomination.