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Enrique Miguel
Iglesias Preysler (born May 8, 1975) is a Spanish-Filipino pop
singer-songwriter. His career started in Mexico on Indie label
Fonovisa who helped turn him into one of the most popular artists in
Latin America and in the Latin market in the United States, selling
more Spanish albums than any other artists in that period of time.
Before the turn of the millennium he made a crossover into the
mainstream English market and signed a unique multi-album deal with
Universal Music for an unprecedented $48,000,000, with Universal
Music Latino to release his Spanish albums and Interscope to release
English albums, Enrique Iglesias has so far sold over 50.000.000
albums worldwide. Iglesias has had two Billboard Hot 100 #1s and one
#3, and he holds the record for producing eighteen number #1
Spanish-language singles on the Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks.
Early life & family
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler, was born on May 8, 1975 in Madrid
, Spain. He was the third and final child of singer Julio Iglesias
and Isabel Preysler, Filipina host and journalist. He has a sister
Chabeli Iglesias, and a brother Julio Iglesias Jr., Julio and Isabel
divorced in 1978 and the following year Julio moved to Miami,
Florida to further his musical career.
In 1983 Enrique along with his brother were sent by their mother to
live with their father in the US following the kidnapping of their
grandfather, Dr. Julio Iglesias Puga because Isabel feared her sons
might suffer a similar fate as her father-in-law. Enrique graduated
from the Gulliver Preparatory School in 1993. He went on to the
University of Miami where he studied business but he dropped out in
order to pursue a career in music. Enrique did not want his father
to know about his plans for a musical career, so when he was
shopping around his demo to the record companies he went by the name
of Enrique Martinez using his first name and the last name of his
manager Fernan Martinez. He also did not want his famous surname to
help advance his career. Enrique was signed by a then small Indy
record label called Fonovisa. He went to Toronto, Canada for six
months while recording his first album.
Isabel has remarried twice and has two daughters one from each
marriage (Tamara Falcó and Ana Boyer). Julio has lived with Miranda
Rijnsburger for almost twenty years their union has produced five
children, Miguel Alejandro, Rodrigo, Cristina, Victoria and
Guillermo Iglesias.
Songwriting, producing, and acting
Iglesias has collaborated with songwriter Guy Chambers to write "Un
Nuovo Giorno", the lead single from Andrea Bocelli's first pop
album. The song was later translated into English as "First Day of
My Life" and recorded by Spice Girl Melanie C. The song has since
gone to become a huge hit throughout Europe, and peaked in the
number one spot in numerous countries. Iglesias also wrote the
single "The Way" for American Idol runner up Clay Aiken. Four songs
co-written by Iglesias appear on the UK band The Hollies' current
album. Many times Iglesias has said that should he ever retire, he
wants to write and produce songs for other artists.
In 2000, Iglesias co-produced an off Broadway musical called Four
Guys Named Jose and Una Mujer Named Maria. In the musical, four
Americans of Latin heritage possess a common interest in music and
meet and decide to put on a show. The show contained many references
and allusions to many classic and contemporary Latin and pop songs
by the likes of Carmen Miranda, Selena, Richie Valens, Santana,
Ricky Martin and Iglesias himself.
Iglesias also developed an interest in acting, starring alongside
Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Johnny Depp in the Robert
Rodriguez film Once Upon a Time in Mexico, in which he played the
foul-mouthed gun-wielding Lorenzo. In 2007, he had a cameo role in
the TV comedy Two and a Half Men, starring Charlie Sheen. He says
that he would act again if given small roles that he could fit in
between his musical commitments.
He also played Gael, a guitar playing/surfer/massage therapist and
Enrique Iglesias lookalike on the tv show How I Met Your Mother.
Iglesias also played the part of an evil Roman emperor in an
ambitious TV commercial for Pepsi, which sponsored his last world
tour. He starred alongside Britney Spears, Beyoncé and Pink, who
turn the tables on him in the commercial.
Iglesias also plays a role in world soccer as he produced and sang
the official song for the UEFA European Championships of 2008 at the
tournament's final, which was played between Spain and Germany. The
song was entitled "Can You Hear Me?" and has become quite a "hit"
for the singer, while the publicity gained from this event certainly
benefited him as well.
Personal life
In June 2000, radio personality Howard Stern received a tape of a
supposedly off-key MP3 of Iglesias singing,[7] along to the track
"Rhythm Divine". Stern played this humorous clip throughout the week
on his radio show insinuating that Iglesias lip synched and couldn't
sing well outside the studio, even suggesting that Iglesias himself
did not sing on his albums, comparing him to Milli Vanilli. Iglesias
flew straight in to New York to appear on Stern's show, singing
acoustic versions of "Rhythm Divine" and "Be with You", after which
Stern told Iglesias he had silenced his critics. Iglesias would go
on to say that controversy and his appearance on the show was the
best promotion he could have.
In 2002, Enrique began filming the music video for his single
"Escape". While filming, he would meet his long time companion and
significant other, Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova. Many
reports started showing up in 2007 of them splitting, and in 2008,
after Enrique making a publicity joke, people made accusations of
the couple being formerly married and now divorced. Enrique has
stated in interviews after that that it was simply a joke, and they
are still very much together.
In August 2003, Iglesias confirmed that his trademark facial mole
was surgically removed, because it could have become cancerous.
ADDICTED
ADICTO -
BONUS
BE
YOURSELF
BREAK ME
SHAKE ME
CALIFORNIA
CALLIN
FREE
LIVE IT UP
TONIGHT
NOT IN
LOVE
ROAMER
SAY IT
THE WAY
YOU TOUCH ME
WISH YOU
WERE HERE (with me)
YOU ROCK
ME
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