Enrique Iglesias (born May 8, 1975) is a multi-million album selling singer from Spain. Born in Madrid, he is the son of Julio Iglesias and Isabel Preysler, and the brother of Chabeli Iglesias and Julio José Iglesias.
After the kidnapping of his 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 would use all white, cotton shirts instead of expensive clothing to perform.
Iglesias first performed while in high school, in a play named Hello Dolly. While attending the 大学 of Miami, he went into an audition with his future manager, using the name Enrique Martínez. It was with that fake name that he promoted his demos across Central America. Months later, he was signed によって Fonovisa and went to Toronto to record his first CD, under total anonymity.
In 1996, he released his first album in Spanish, the self titled Enrique Iglesias, which 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 (because of loving あなた I'd die), it 発言しました por amarte MARISOL moriría (because of loving MARISOL I'd die).
In 1997, Iglesias' 星, つ星 continued to rise, when he released Vivir, which put him up in sales with other, English 音楽 superstars for that year.
によって 1999, Iglesias had begun a successful cross-over into the English 音楽 market. "Rythm Divine" was what introduced Iglesias to audiences world-wide によって becoming a number 1 hit. In 2001, he released his English cd, Enrique, his song Hero becoming a number one hit in many places.
Iglesias has won numerous awards during his career as a singer, including the Grammy.
Discography
Enrique Iglesias (1996 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_(Enrique_Iglesias_album) (2003)
