Enrique
Iglesias (born May 8, 1975 in Madrid, Spain) is a Miami-based
Spanish singing sensation and multi-million album seller.
Iglesias is the son of the famous Spanish singer Julio
Iglesias and of Spanish-mestiza Philippine socialite
Isabel Preysler. He is the brother of Chabeli Iglesias
and Julio José Iglesias.
After the kidnapping of Iglesias'
grandfather in Spain, Enrique moved to Miami, in 1985.
While in Miami, Enrique enjoyed the luxuries of being
the son of a billionaire, but he developed a taste
for simpler things, a fact that would later surface
in his concerts, where he appeared plainly in all
white, including white cotton shirts.
Iglesias first performed while in
high school, in Hello Dolly. While attending the University
of Miami, he went into an audition with his future
manager, using the name Enrique Martínez. It
was with that pseudonym that he promoted his demos
across Central America. Months later, he was signed
by Fonovisa and went to Toronto to record his first
CD in total anonymity.
In 1996, he released his first album
in Spanish. Titled Enrique Iglesias, it included mega-hits
Por Amarte, Trapecista, and others. His song Por Amarte
was included in Televisa's telenovela Marisol, but
with a twist: instead of saying por amarTE yo moriría
(to love YOU, I'd die), it said por amarte MARISOL
moriría (to love you MARISOL, I'd die).
In 1997, Iglesias' star continued
to rise with the release of Vivir, which put him up
in sales with other, English music superstars for
that year.
By 1999, Iglesias had begun a successful
cross-over career into the English music market. Iglesias'
"Rhythm Divine" became a number 1 hit. In
2001, he released his English CD, "Enrique",
with its song, Hero, becoming a number one hit in
many countries.
Iglesias has won numerous awards during
his career as a singer, including the Grammy.
He married professional tennis star
Anna Kournikova in late 2004.
Discography
Enrique Iglesias (1995 album) (1995)
Version en Italiano (1996)
Vivir (1997)
Cosas del Amor (1998)
Enrique Iglesias (1998 album) (1998)
Enrique (1999 album) (1999)
Enrique (2001 album) (2001)
Quizas (2002)
7 (2003)
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