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Enrique Iglesias
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This article is about the singer. For the Uruguayan economist, see Enrique V.
Iglesias. For the singer's self titled album, see Enrique Iglesias (album).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the rst or paternal family name is
Iglesias and the second or maternal family name is Preysler.
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born
May 8, 1976), simply known as Enrique
Iglesias (/nrike lsis/;
Spanish: [enrike ilesjas]), is a Spanish
singer, songwriter and actor. He is widely
regarded as the King of Latin Pop.[2][3]
Iglesias started his career in the
mid-1990s on an American Spanish
Language record label Fonovisa under the
name Enrique Martinez, before switching
to the stage name Enrique Iglesias,[4] and
turning into one of the biggest stars in
Latin America and the Hispanic Market in
the United States. By the turn of the
millennium, he had made a successful
crossover into the mainstream market and
signed a multi-album deal with Universal
Music Group for US $68,000,000 with
Universal Music Latino to release his
Spanish albums and Interscope to release
English albums. In 2010, he parted with
Interscope and signed with another
Universal Music Group label Republic
Records to release bilingual albums. In
2015, Enrique parted ways with Universal
music group after a decade. He signed for
Sony Music and it has been reported that
it is one of the biggest contracts oered to
any artist in recent years in terms of
advances and royalties. His upcoming
albums will be by Sony Music Latin in
Spanish and RCA in English.[5]
Iglesias has sold over 137 million records
worldwide, making him one of the best
selling Latin artists ever.[6] Iglesias has
scored over 150 number-one hits across
all of the Billboard charts and he has had
ve Billboard Hot 100 top ve singles,
Enrique Iglesias
Iglesias at the Euphoria World Tour in August

2011
Born
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler

May 8, 1976
[1]
Madrid, Spain
Residence
Miami, Florida, United States
Education
Gulliver Preparatory School
Alma mater University of Miami

Occupation Singer songwriter record
producer
Home town Madrid, Spain
Religion
Roman Catholic
Partner(s)
Anna Kournikova
(2001present)
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including two number-ones, and holds the

record for producing 26 number-one
Spanish-language singles on the Billboard'
s Hot Latin Tracks. He also holds the
record for most number-one hits and the
longest running number-one hit on that
[7]
chart. Iglesias also has 13 number-ones
on Billboard's Dance charts, more than
any other male artist.[8] He is also the best
selling Latin artist in the UK and the best
selling international artist in India.[9]
Parent(s)
Julio Iglesias
Isabel Preysler
Relatives
Chabeli Iglesias (sister)

Julio Iglesias, Jr. (brother)
Julio Iglesias Puga
(grandfather)
Steven R. McQueen
(cousin)
Neile Adams (great-aunt)
Website
www.enriqueiglesias.com
(http://www.enriqueiglesias.com)
Contents
1 Early life
2 Music career
2.1 199596: Enrique Iglesias
2.2 199798: Vivir and Cosas
del Amor
2.3 19992001: Enrique and
Escape
2.4 200204: Quizs and 7
2.5 200709: Insomniac, 95/08
xitos and Greatest Hits
2.6 201011: Euphoria
2.7 20122014: Sex and Love
3 Songwriting, producing, and
acting
4 Advertisements and product
endorsements
5 Personal life
6 Humanitarian cause
7 Discography
8 Filmography
9 Tours
10 Awards and nominations
11 See also
12 References
13 External links
Musical career
Genres
Latin pop Latin rock

dance-pop house electropop
soft rock
Instruments Vocals guitar keyboard

synthesizer programming
samples percussion
Years active 1994present
Labels
Fonovisa UMG Recordings

Interscope Republic Sony
Music
Associated
Sunidhi Chauhan Jennifer
acts
Lopez Dev Wisin & Yandel

Pitbull Lionel Richie Whitney
Houston Romeo Santos
Descemer Bueno Gente De
Zona Lil Wayne Usher Akon
Sean Paul Flo Rida Kylie
Minogue The Cataracs
Sammy Adams Marco Antonio
Solis Ludacris DJ Frank E
Nicole Scherzinger Juan Luis
Guerra Sean Garrett Ciara
Kelis India Martinez Mark
Taylor Nicky Jam Santana
Early life
Iglesias was born in Madrid, Spain, and is the third and youngest child of the
internationally famous Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and socialite and magazine
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journalist Isabel Preysler. Isabel's aunt is actress Neile Adams, the rst wife of
American actor Steve McQueen; Iglesias is a half-second cousin of actor Steven R.
[10][11]
He was raised with two older siblings:
McQueen (who is Neile's grandson).
[12]
Chabeli and Julio. His mother is a Filipina,
and his father is Spanish, with family
from Galicia and Andalusia. His father has also claimed Jewish and Puerto Rican [13]
ancestry on his mother's side.[14] His parents divorced in 1979.[15]
At rst, Iglesias and his two siblings stayed with their mother, [16] but in 1986, Iglesias'
grandfather, Dr. Julio Iglesias Puga, was kidnapped by the armed Basque terrorist
group ETA. For their safety, Enrique and his brother Julio were sent to live with their
father in Miami.[17] There, they were brought up mostly by the nanny, Elvira Olivares,
[16][18]
He also lived in Belgrade, Serbia, for
to whom he later dedicated his rst album.
[19]
one year with his mother.
As his father's career kept him on the road, the young
Iglesias was raised by the family nanny.[20] He attended the prestigious Gulliver
[21]
Preparatory School and later went on to study business at the University of Miami.
Iglesias did not want his father to know about his plans for a musical career and did not
want his famous surname to help advance his career. He borrowed money from his
family nanny and he recorded a demo cassette tape which consisted of a Spanish song
and two English songs. Approaching his father's former publicist, Fernn Martnez, the
two promoted the songs under the stage name 'Enrique Martnez' with the backstory of
being an unknown singer from Guatemala.[22] Iglesias was signed on to Fonovisa
Records. After dropping out of college, he traveled to Toronto to record his rst
[23]
album.
Music career
199596: Enrique Iglesias
On July 12, 1995, Iglesias released Enrique Iglesias, a collection of light rock ballads,
including hits such as "Si T Te Vas", "Experiencia Religiosa", and others. The record
sold half a million copies in its rst week, a rare accomplishment then for an album
recorded in a language other than English, going Gold in Portugal within the rst week
of release, and sold over a million copies in the next three months. [24]
His song "Por Amarte" was included in Televisa's telenovela Marisol, but with a twist:
instead of Por amarte dara mi vida (To love you, I'd give my life), the words were Por
amarte Marisol, morira (To love you, Marisol, I'd die). The CD also yielded Italian and
Portuguese editions of the album, with most of the songs translated into those
languages.
Five singles released from this album, such as "Por Amarte", "No Llores Por M", and
"Trapecista" topped the Billboard's Latin charts. The album went on to win Iglesias a
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance.
199798: Vivir and Cosas del Amor

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In 1997, Iglesias' stardom continued to rise with the

release of Vivir (To Live), which put him up with other
English language music superstars in sales for that year.
The album also included a cover version of the Yazoo
song "Only You", translated into Spanish as "Solo en T".
Three singles released from Vivir ("Enamorado Por
Primera Vez", "Slo en Ti" and "Miente") topped the
Latin singles chart as well as those in several Spanishspeaking countries. Along with his father and Luis
Miguel, Iglesias was nominated for an American Music
Award in the rst-ever awarded category of Favorite
Latin Artist. It was said beforehand that the elder
Iglesias would walk out if he did not win the award.
Iglesias lost out to his father, but did perform the song
"Lluvia Cae" at the event.
Iglesias with Ronald

McDonald in 1999, his Cosas
del Amor tour was sponsored
by McDonald's.
Insisting on playing stadiums for his rst concert tour, that summer, Iglesias, backed by
sidemen for Elton John, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel, played to sold-out audiences
in sixteen countries. Beginning in Odessa, Texas the tour went on to three consecutive
nights in Mexico's Plaza de Toros, two consecutive nights at Monterrey's Auditorio Coca
Cola and two at the Estadio River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina to over 130,000
people as well as 19 arenas in the U.S.[25]
In 1998, Iglesias released his third album, Cosas del Amor (Things of Love). Taking a
more mature musical direction, the album, aided by the popular singles "Esperanza"
and "Nunca Te Olvidar", both of which topped the Latin singles chart, helped cement
his status in the Latin music scene.
Iglesias did a short tour of smaller venues to accompany the release of the album, with
one show being televised from Acapulco, Mexico. This was followed by a larger world
tour of over eighty shows in even bigger venues. The Cosas del Amor Tour was the rst
ever concert tour sponsored by McDonald's.
He won an American Music Award in the category of Favorite Latin Artist against Ricky
Martin and Chayanne. The song "Nunca te Olvidar" was also used as the theme music
for a Spanish soap opera of the same name and he sang the song himself on the last
episode of the series.
19992001: Enrique and Escape

By 1999, Iglesias had begun a successful crossover career into the English language
music market. Thanks to other successful crossover acts, most notably that of Ricky
Martin and Gloria Estefan, Latino artists and music had a great surge in popularity in
mainstream music. After attending one of his concerts in March 1999, Will Smith asked
Iglesias to contribute to the soundtrack of his movie Wild Wild West. His contribution
"Bailamos" was released as a single and became a number one hit in the US.
After the success of "Bailamos", several mainstream record labels were eager to sign
Iglesias. Signing a multi-album deal after weeks of negotiations with Interscope,
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Iglesias recorded and released his rst full CD in

English, Enrique. The pop album, with some Latin
inuences, took two months to complete. It contained
the song "Rhythm Divine", a duet with Whitney Houston
entitled "Could I Have This Kiss Forever", and a cover of
the Bruce Springsteen song "Sad Eyes".
In 2000, Iglesias performed at the Super Bowl XXXIV
halftime show alongside Christina Aguilera, Phil Collins,
Enrique Iglesias frequently
and Toni Braxton. Shock jock Howard Stern repeatedly
kisses and hugs his fans on
played a tape of a supposedly very o-key Iglesias on his
stage.
radio show and accused the Iglesias of not being able to
sing live. On June 8, 2000, Iglesias sang the song live on
Stern's show with just a guitar accompanying him. After
the performance, Stern remarked, "I respect you for coming in here; you really can
sing".[26] Iglesias noted that the o-key recording was also him, but that it was probably
[27]
a recording made during a television taping where he was required to lip sync.
He
would remark that the controversy was the best promotion he could have. The album's
single "Be With You" became Iglesias's second number one single on Billboard's Hot
100.
In 2001 Iglesias released his second English language album Escape. Where most of the
Latin crossover acts of the previous year experienced some diculty matching the
record sales of their rst English language albums, Iglesias actually went on to sell
even more. The album's rst single, "Hero", became a number one hit in the United
Kingdom, and in many other countries. The entire album was co-written by Iglesias.
Escape is his biggest commercial success to date. The singles "Escape" and "Don't Turn
O The Lights" became radio staples, faring well and placing highly or topping various
charts both in North America and elsewhere. A second edition of the album was
released internationally and contained a new version of one of Iglesias's favorite tracks,
"Maybe", as well as a duet with Lionel Richie called "To Love a Woman".
Iglesias capitalized on the album's success with his "One-Night Stand World Tour"
consisting of fty sold-out shows in sixteen countries. Including Radio City Music Hall
and three consecutive nights in London's Royal Albert Hall, the tour ended with a big
show at Stadium National Lia Manoliu in Bucharest, Romania. The concert launched
MTV Romania, with the video for "Love to See You Cry" being the rst to be shown on
the channel.
The second leg of the tour, "Don't Turn O The Lights", was completed in the summer
of 2002, with two sold-out nights in Madison Square Garden and another two in
Mexico's National Auditorium. The tour nished with a single show in the Roberto
Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
200204: Quizs and 7

In 2002 Iglesias chose to release a fourth Spanish-language album titled Quizs
(Perhaps). A more polished musical production than his previous Spanish albums and
containing more introspective songs, the album's title track is a song about the strained
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relationship Iglesias has with his famous father.

The album debuted at number twelve on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the highest
placement of a Spanish language album on the chart at the time. Quizs sold a million
copies in a week, making it the fastest-selling album in Spanish in ve years. The three
singles released from the album all ended up topping the Latin chart, giving Iglesias a
total of sixteen number ones on the chart. He currently holds the record for the most
number one singles on Billboard's Latin Chart. His last single from the album, "Para
Qu La Vida", reached a million spins on U.S. radio, the only Spanish language song to
do so.[28]
The video to the song "Quizs" was the rst Spanish language music video to be added
to the selection on one of MTV's popular shows, Total Request Live. Iglesias performed
the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, becoming the rst to sing a Spanish song
on the show, and opening doors for other artists such as Ricky Martin, Juanes and Jorge
Drexler to perform their Spanish material. Iglesias included songs from Quizs in his
"Don't Turn O the Lights Tour", and the album went on to win a Latin Grammy Award
for Best Pop Vocal Album.
By 2003 Iglesias released his seventh album, which he called 7, the second to be
co-written by Iglesias. Among its more 1980s-inspired material, it features the song
"Roamer", which he wrote with his friend and longtime guitarist, Tony Bruno. The CD
also contained the song "Be Yourself", a song about independence (the chorus talks
about how Iglesias' own parents did not believe he'd ever succeed in his singing
career). The rst single was the song "Addicted", and was followed closely by a remix of
the song "Not In Love", featuring Kelis.
With this album, Iglesias went on his biggest world tour to date. The highly publicised
tour started with twelve shows in the United States ending with Iglesias playing at
Houston Rodeo and continued on to several countries, most of which he'd never
previously visited playing to sold-out arenas and stadiums in Australia, India, Egypt and
Singapore before ending his tour in South Africa.
200709: Insomniac, 95/08 xitos and Greatest Hits

After a two-year hiatus Iglesias released his new album Insomniac on June 12, 2007.
The album was so named due to it being recorded mainly at night. The album contained
a more contemporary pop style than that of previous albums. The album's highlights
include "Push", with rapper Lil Wayne, as well as "Ring My Bells", and a cover of
Ringside's "Tired Of Being Sorry".
The rst single, "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)", was released on April 10, 2007.
It was Iglesias's highest charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 since "Escape". The
song was also a hit throughout Europe, peaking in the top 10 in many countries. The
Spanish version of the song, entitled "Dmelo", was number one on Billboard's Hot Latin
Songs chart for eleven weeks, becoming his second best performing song on that chart
at the time.
Iglesias followed up with the ballad "Somebody's Me", which was released as a single in
the American continent. The song was played extensively on AC radio and peaked high
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on Billboard's Hot AC. In

Europe, the second single
was "Tired Of Being
Sorry", which performed
well in many countries;
he recorded a version of
the song with French
singer Ndiya which was
number one in France for
eleven weeks.
On July 4, 2007 Enrique
Iglesias in an interview on
Iglesias became the rst
August 29, 2007.
Western artist to play a
concert in Syria in three
decades when he performed for a sold-out crowd of ten
thousand in the capital Damascus and in the same week
he performed on Live Earth in Hamburg.
The Insomniac World Tour was launched at the
Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa, the
same venue he ended his last world Tour and took him to
sold out arenas throughout Europe. It was his rst arena
tour of the UK with him playing venues such as Manchester's MEN Arena and Wembley
Arena. The tour ended with Iglesias performing at the newly opened L.A. Live. A second
leg of the tour took him throughout Latin America, from Mexico to Argentina.
Enrique Iglesias in concert,
June 2008.
A solo version of "Push" was added to the soundtrack of the movie Step Up 2 the
Streets. The song was regarded as the third single from the album. A music video was
shot which features the lm's lead actors. Despite never being ocially added to radio
the song has charted in several countries and is one of his most highly rated songs
amongst fans.
Iglesias's song "Can You Hear Me" has been chosen as the ocial song of the UEFA
[29]
He performed the song live at the June 29, 2008
Euro 2008 football tournament.
[30]
nal in Vienna, Austria.
The song featured on a re-issue of the Insomniac album
being released in certain countries.
Iglesias released a Spanish greatest hits album named 95/08 xitos on March 25, 2008
which included his seventeen number one songs on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart
plus two new songs. The rst single was the song "Dnde Estn Corazn?", which was
written by Argentine star Coti and became Iglesias's eighteenth number one single on
Billboard's Hot Latin Songs. The album debuted at number one on Billboard's Top Latin
Albums chart and number eighteen on the overall Billboard 200 albums chart. It was
Iglesias's second Spanish album to debut in the top 20 of the Billboard 200 (Quizs
debuted at number twelve in 2002). The album was certied double Platinum (Latin
eld) in the U.S. and in some Latin American countries.
The album's second single "Lloro Por Ti" also reached number one on the Hot Latin
Songs chart and had an ocial remix featuring Wisin & Yandel. Iglesias did a tour of
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the US to promote the compilation. Beginning in Laredo,

Texas, Texas and ending at the Izod Center in New
Jersey, he was accompanied through most of the tour
with bachata band Aventura who also performed "Lloro
Por Ti" with him at the 2008 Premios Juventud.
Iglesias was a surprise performer at the 2008 Lo
Nuestro Awards, opening the show with a medley of
"Dnde Estn Corazn?" and "Dmelo". He also
performed at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, where
he received a special award.
After the success of his Spanish greatest hits
Enrique Iglesias performing
compilation, Iglesias released a compilation of his
on November 29, 2007
English language hits on November 11. The album
includes "Can You Hear Me" as well as two new songs.
The rst single is entitled "Away", which featured Sean Garrett and was followed by
"Takin' Back My Love" featuring Ciara.[31] The album debuted at number three on the
ocial UK Albums Chart and sold over 80,000 copies in its rst two weeks of release
alone.
Iglesias was the winner of two World Music Awards in the categories of "World's Best
Selling Latin Performer" and "World's Best Selling Spanish Artist", in the ceremony held
in Monaco on November 9, 2008.
201011: Euphoria
On July 5, 2010, Iglesias released his ninth studio album, Euphoria, his rst work to be
released under his new label, Universal Republic. The album is Iglesias's rst bilingual
album with seven original English songs and six original Spanish songs.[32] The album
won the Billboard Music Award for Top Latin Album, the Billboard Latin Awards for
Latin Album of the Year and Latin Pop Album of the Year and was nominated for the
Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Iglesias worked with three producers whom
he had collaborated with before; RedOne, Mark Taylor and Carlos Paucer. The album
features collaborations with Akon, Usher, Nicole Scherzinger, Sunidhi Chauhan,
Ludacris, DJ Frank E, Pitbull, Juan Luis Guerra and his third duet with Wisin & Yandel.
In a joint venture with Universal Latino, Iglesias released dierent singles in both
English and Spanish simultaneously to dierent formats.
The rst English single from the album, "I Like It", which features the rapper Pitbull,
was released on May 3, 2010 in the U.S. and became a success, reaching No. 4 on the
Billboard Hot 100. The song was also featured in the MTV reality series, Jersey Shore.
"Cuando Me Enamoro" was released as the lead Spanish single from the album, and
became the theme song of the Mexican telenovela of the same title, produced by
Televisa. The song debuted at number eight and number twenty-ve on the U.S. Latin
Pop Songs chart and the U.S. Hot Latin Songs chart, respectively. The song became his
twenty-fth top ten single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and after four
weeks of its release date it became his twenty-rst No.1 song on this chart. [33][34] On
January 2011, the album's third English single "Tonight (I'm F**kin' You)" broke into the
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top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, also reaching No. 4 and became another big
[35]
The song was released only for digital download in the United States but
success.
was featured on some editions of Euphoria in Europe and some Asian areas. The song
became Iglesias' rst number one on the U.S. Pop Songs and Radio Songs airplay
charts.[36] A remix version of the album track "Dirty Dancer" was released as the fourth
English single and became his ninth Hot Dance Club Play chart topper, tying with
Prince and Michael Jackson as the male with the most #1 dance singles. [37][38] Further,
"Ayer" served as the album's third Spanish single and seventh single overall. The
Euphoria Tour took Iglesias across the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and several European
countries. One of the tour's legs took him to Australia while fellow artist Pitbull joined
him as an opening act. Prince Royce also served as opening act during the tour's second
leg across North America.
In August 2011, he released the single "I Like How It Feels" to radio. This was planned
to serve as the lead single from the Euphoria album's proposed re-issue that never
came to fruition, Euphoria Reloaded.
20122014: Sex and Love

On August 25, 2012, Iglesias unveiled his brand new
single, "Finally Found You", a collaboration with
American rapper Sammy Adams.[39] It was released to
the US iTunes Store on September 25, 2012. The song
was released in UK on December 9, 2012. On December
8, 2012, Iglesias performed at Z100 Jingle Ball in Miami
and the iHeartRadio Festival interview session before
the shows Iglesias stated he's working on some new
music and - when asked about his time in the studio Iglesias said, Its kind of like going shing, you never
Enrique Iglesias, Vilnius,
know when youre going to catch a big one. Continuing
Lituania
on to tell what fans can expect to hear, he said hes
ready to try something new saying, I come out with so
many albums and I want to make sure that if I come out with an album it sounds new. At
least to me. It has been conrmed that Iglesias will be working with Mark Taylor, The
Cataracs, and Carlos Paucar for his new album.
On May 31, 2013 Iglesias performed at the Mawazine Festival in Rabat, Morocco. The
show broke the highest attendance record as more than one hundred twenty thousand
fans gathered to watch the concert which is considered as the highest as of yet. [40]
On June 29, 2013 Republic Records conrmed that Enrique's rst single from his
upcoming album is titled "Turn the Night Up". The single was released in the middle of
July. Iglesias released a special video which featured photos and videos that fans had
sent in, fans could also make their own version using media from their personal
Facebook albums. The song was released to US Top 40 radio on July 22, 2013. [41] On
July 18, 2013 Iglesias uploaded the single's cover art on his ocial website. [42]
On August 24, 2013, "Loco" was released on iTunes as the lead Spanish single from his
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upcoming album. The smooth bachata track features vocals from urban bachata
[43]
The single released worldwide on August 26, 2013. It
superstar Romeo Santos.
became Iglesias' 24th No. 1 on the Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart. [44] The ocial
music video premiered on the same day. Billboard released an article stating that the
new album would also include collaborations with Latin stars Marco Antonio Sols and
Pitbull, in addition to Romeo Santos. The album is set to be released sometime in
2014.[45]
On September 17, 2013, Z100 Radio played Enrique's third single from his upcoming
bilingual studio album. The single is titled "Heart Attack" and was released in October
2013.[46] It ocially impacted Top 40/Mainstream radio in the U.S. on October 1, 2013.
It was made available for purchase as a digital download on October 8, 2013. [47]
Enrique and Marco Antonio Solis recently recorded a song together titled "El
Perdedor", which is the opening theme for Mexican telenovela Lo Que La Vida Me Rob.
Iglesias conrmed "I'm a Freak" as the third English single from his tenth studio album.
The single features Pitbull and was released in January 2014. Iglesias recorded a song
with Kylie Minogue called "Beautiful", which appears on her twelfth studio album, Kiss
[48]
On January 29, 2014, Iglesias announced the title of his tenth studio
Me Once.
album would be Sex and Love.The album was released in March 14, 2014. The album
features guest vocals from Pitbull, Romeo Santos, Marco Antonio Sols, Flo Rida, Kylie
Minogue, Yandel, Jennifer Lopez, Gente de Zona and India Martnez. [49]
His latest hit is "Bailando" ft. Sean Paul, Descemer
Bueno, Gente De Zona. Bailando got him 3 Latin
Grammys after one decade even his previous album,
Euphoria got a him a nomination. Bailando also earned
him Shakira's previous record on Billboard's Hot Latin
Songs record. Bailando has currently spent 41 weeks at
#1 on that chart. Bailando was also YouTube's second
most watched music video of 2014, taking after Katy
Perry's hit single, Dark Horse. Bailando has currently
over 1 Billion views that holds the record for most
watched Latin music video and second most watched
non-English music video ever, as of August 20, 2015.
Bailando was included on the Just Dance 2015
soundtrack.
Enrique Iglesias performing

with Pitbull at the Frank
Erwin Center in Austin,
Texas, 2015
"Sex and Love" was Spotify's 7th most listened album

worldwide in 2014. Bailando topped the most listened
song In Mexico and Spain. Iglesias was also called the King of 2014, due to his tenth
album, Sex And Love, and his hit single, Bailando. Billboard called him "The Crowd
Pleaser" of 2014. After more than a decade with Universal Music, Iglesias left the
record label in 2015 and signed on with Sony Music.[50]
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Iglesias in 2008
Iglesias has collaborated with songwriter Guy Chambers to

write "Un Nuovo Giorno", the lead single from Andrea
[51]
The song was later translated
Bocelli's rst pop album.
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 co-wrote the single "The
Way" for American Idol runner up Clay Aiken.[52] Four songs
co-written by Iglesias appear on the UK band The Hollies'
current album.[53] Many times Iglesias has said that should
he ever retire, he wants to write and produce songs for other
artists. In 2010 Idol Allstars 2010 (Swedish Idol Series)
released a song "All I Need Is You" co-written by Iglesias with
Andreas Carlsson, Kalle Engstrm and Kristian Lundin.[54] It
went straight to iTunes number one. He also co-wrote
Jennifer Lopez's song Dance Again released in 2012,[55]
which reached number-one position in the Billboard Hot
Dance Club Songs.

In 2000, Iglesias co-produced an o 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, Chayanne, 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 lm Once Upon a Time in
Mexico, in which he played the well-spoken gun-wielding Lorenzo. In 2007, he had
guest starred in the TV comedy Two and a Half Men as a carpenter/handyman. He says
that he would act again if given small roles that he could t in between his musical
commitments.
He also guest starred as Gael, an Argentinean guitar playing/surfer/massage therapist
love interest of Robin in season 3 of the CBS hit TV show How I Met Your Mother.
Iglesias also played the part of an evil Roman emperor in an Pepsi Music 2004: Britney
Exclusive|ambitious TV commercial for Pepsi, which sponsored his last world tour. He
starred alongside Beyonc, Britney Spears, and Pink, who turn the tables on him in the
Pepsi Music 2004: Britney Exclusive commercial. He's also starred in commercials for
Tommy Hilger, Doritos and for Viceroy watches.
Advertisements and product endorsements

Enrique Iglesias has had his forays into the world of advertising recording commercials
or advertisements for major brands.
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In 2002 he got his rst advertising contract and recorded the Salsa Doritos ad
campaign for PepsiCo International . In this commercial one hears the song " Do
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not Turn o the Lights " from their album Escape. The exclusive presentation of
this commercial was in New York City .
In 2003, PepsiCo is rehired to record Gladiators advertising campaign with several
pop stars. Enrique Iglesias starred as a Roman emperor alongside Britney Spears,
Pink and Beyonce . According to the New York Times, Enrique received 80 million
dollars for this one-year contract .
In 2004, he starred in the campaign for Viceroy (a European watch brand)
recording a commercial in which Iglesias is slowly shedding his clothes to go
through the metal detector at an elegant theater, up to his underwear, without
losing his watch. In the commercial you hear the song "Addicted" from their album
7.
In 2005, the brand Tommy Hilger launched a special perfume named Enrique
Iglesias under the brand of "True Star Men." Enrique participated with the brand
in the creation of this fragrance. This contract takes him to make a promotional
world tour with Tommy Hilger. In this commercial you hear the song "Ring My
Bells" album Insomniac.
In 2009, he was involved in another advertising campaign, this time one of another
fragrance. The rm Azzaro Paris (the most popular brand of perfumes in France
and one of the largest in Europe){citation needed} signed Iglesias as
spokesperson and model for their fragrances "Azzaro Pour Homme" and "Azzaro
Elixir". The singer remained the brand's image until early 2014.
In 2011, he became the part-owner of Atlantico, which is currently a successful
business. He is a major promoter of the brand's rums, hats, and other
merchandise.
In 2013, his song El Perdedor became one of the 2 theme songs for Mexican soap
opera Lo Que La Vida Me Rob. In 2014, another song Bailando became the theme
song of Mexican soap opera Reina de Corazones.
In 2015, a remix of his song Bailando was aired in a Kia Soul commercial during
the Ftbol Mexicano Primera Divisin's games.
Iglesias released, in early August 2014, a fragrance named "Adrenaline by Enrique
Iglesias"
Personal life
Iglesias received surgery in 2003 to remove a circular mole from the right side of his
face, citing possible concerns that over time it could become cancerous. [56]
In late 2001, he started dating tennis player Anna Kournikova. They reportedly split in
October 2013 after almost 12 years together.[57] However, media outlets reported in
early 2014 the couple was either still together, or back together. Enrique Iglesias built a
new mansion for himself on the beaches of Miami, estimated to be worth approximately
$26 million.[58]
Humanitarian cause
In 2010, Iglesias was included in the project Download to Donate started by an
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organization Music for Relief started by American rock

band Linkin Park. He was co-producer of the album
Download to Donate for Haiti, a charity album for the
2010 Haiti earthquake, with the co-vocalist of the band
Mike Shinoda. Both of them promoted the album at
various venues, one of them is Larry King Live, where he
[59]
and Shinoda explained the project.
In 2013, Iglesias has urged his followers to donate
money through the American Red Cross to help the
victims of the deadly Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
[60][61][62]
The typhoon struck one month after the
Philippines was hit by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake which
destroyed the homes and livelihoods of around 350,000
people.[63][64] Iglesias was heartbroken by the
devastation and loss suered by the people from his
mother's homeland.[65] The cause was also promoted by
rockers from American band Journey, rapper The Game
and pop singer Justin Bieber.[66]
Anna Kournikova
Iglesias has supported City of Hope, Habitat For Humanity, Help for Heroes, Live Earth,
Muscular Dystrophy Association, Music for Relief, Special Olympics, The Salvation
Army, and charitable causes like Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation[66] and hunger
relief.[67]
Discography
Main article: Enrique Iglesias discography
Studio albums
Enrique Iglesias (1995)
Vivir (1997)
Cosas del Amor (1998)
Enrique (1999)
Escape (2001)
Quizs (2002)
7 (2003)
Insomniac (2007)
Euphoria (2010)
Sex and Love (2014)
Filmography
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Year
Film
1997 Fools Rush In
Role
Notes
"Si Tu Te Vas"
Soundtrack
1999 Wild Wild West
"Bailamos"
Soundtrack
Nominated Blockbuster
Entertainment Award for Favorite
Song from a Movie
2000 2000 Teen Choice Awards
Himself
Host
2001
I Love the New Millennium

Smallville: "Craving"
"Hero"
Scrubs: "My Friend the
2003 Doctor"
Once Upon a Time in Mexico Lorenzo
2004
Pepsi Music 2004: Britney

Exclusive
Soundtrack
Debut in Hollywood
Evil emperor
TV advert
2005 Premios Juventud 2005
Himself
Host
2006 Zoom
"Hero"
Soundtrack
America's Next Top Model,

Cycle 9: "The Girls Who
Crawl"
Live with Regis and Kelly
Special guest
Himself
Musical guest (Performing live of

"Hero" and "Do You Know?"
Songs)
2007 Dancing with the Stars
2008
How I Met Your Mother
"Gael"
TV guest; 2 episodes: S03E01 "Wait for It" and S03E02 - "We're

Not from Here"
Two and a Half Men
"Fernando"
TV guest
Step Up 2: The Streets
"Push"
Rob & Big: "Poop in the Pool"
"Do You
Know?"
Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Lady Godiva
2010
Soundtrack
"Hero"
Hot Tub Time Machine

Jersey Shore
2011 The X Factor (U.S.)

2012 Glee
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Co-host
"I Like It"

Himself
Guest judge along with Nicole

Scherzinger
"Hero"
The song "Hero" was covered by

Sam Evans and New Direction
males as part of a mashup with
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Bambolo.
2013 The Voice
"Bailamos"
So You Think You Can Dance

2014
Himself
(U.S.)
Musical guest (Performing live of

Bailando Song featuring Sean
Paul)
2015 57th Annual Grammy Awards Himself
Presenter
Tours
Vivir World Tour (1997)[68]
Cosas Del Amor (1998)
Enrique World Tour (2000)
One Night Stand Tour (2002)
Don't Turn O The Lights Tour (2002)
Seven World Tour (2004)
Insomniac World Tour (2007)
Greatest Hits Tour (2009)
Euphoria Tour (201012)
Enrique Iglesias & Jennifer Lopez Tour (2012)
Enrique Iglesias India Tour (2012)
Sex and Love Tour (201415)
Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Enrique Iglesias
He has won about 200 awards from various ceremony including 23 Billboard Music
Awards (with 9 times nomination) and 36 Billboard Latin Music Awards (with 45 times
nomination), as well as 6 American Music Awards (with 6 times nomination), 1 Grammy
(with 3 times nomination), 4 Latin Grammy (with 4 times nomination), 10 World Music
Awards (with 2 times nomination), 6 MTV awards, 19 Premios Lo Nuestro Awards (with
24 times nomination) and 15 Premios Juventud Awards (with 21 times nomination) etc.
He has been nominated over 465 times from various Awards. He also won an award for
Best International Pop Act at the MTV India Awards. As well as being named "King of
Latin Pop". In 2000, he was also awarded Most Fashionable Artist at the VH1/Vogue
Fashion Awards. In 2001, for the release of his second English studio album Escape, he
received awards for Best-Selling Pop Male Artist and European Male Artist at the World
Music Awards.[69] Iglesias also won an award for Most Successful Spanish Artist of the
Decade at Premios Ondas in 2002.
See also
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List of best-selling Latin artists

List of best-selling music artists
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Iglesias at the Euphoria World Tour in August

Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler

Miami, Florida, United States

Gulliver Preparatory School

Alma mater University of Miami