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Her disco smash I Will Survive is an empowering anthem the world over –and at 81, Gloria Gaynor says the lyrics from her 1978 song still give her strength today
Gloria on stage in Madrid last year (above); the legendary singer found fame in the 1970s (below) and hit the big time with her high-energy anthem to feminine power, I Will Survive
PHOTOS: ALEX ARROYO. GETTY IMAGES

If ever a song suited its singer, Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive is it. The disco staple topped the charts in 1979 – the same year the singer suffered a spinal injury after falling over a monitor on stage, leading to decades of rehabilitation.

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