Enrique iglesias

Enrique Iglesias (born Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler; May 8, 1975) is a Spanish singer-songwriter, model, actor, and record producer. Iglesias started his career in the mid-1990s on an American Spanish Language record label Fonovisa which helped turn him into one of the biggest stars in Latin America and the Hispanic Market in the United States becoming the biggest seller of Spanish-language albums of that decade. He made a successful crossover into the mainstream market and signed a multi-album deal with Universal Music Group for an unprecedented US $48,000,000 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, Universal Republic.

Iglesias has sold over 100 million units worldwide, making him one of the best selling Spanish language artists of all time. He has had five Billboard Hot 100 top five singles, including two number-ones, and holds the record for producing 23 number-one Spanish-language singles on the Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks. He has also had 12 number-one songs on Billboard's Dance charts, more than any other single male artist Altogether, Iglesias has amassed 70 number-one rankings on the various Billboard charts. Billboard has called him The King of Latin Pop and The King of Dance. Billboard also named Enrique the number two Latin artist of the years 1986–2011 (Luis Miguel taking the first spot)Miguel taking the first spot).Iglesias was born in Spain,[citation needed] and is the third and youngest child of singer Julio Iglesias and socialite and magazine journalist Isabel Preysler. He was raised with two older siblings: Chabeli Iglesias and Julio Iglesias, Jr.. His mother is a Filipina and his father is of Spanish ancestry from Galicia and Andalusia, his father also claims to have Jewish ancestry on his mother's side. His parents were divorced in 1979.

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 Iglesias, Jr., were sent to live with their father in Miami. He also lived in Belgrade, Serbia, for one year with his mother. As his father's career kept him on the road, the young Iglesias was raised by the family nanny. He attended the prestigious Gulliver Preparatory School, where he made his singing debut in a production of Hello, Dolly!.Although his mother is ethnically Filipino, Enrique does not speak Tagalog. Iglesias is fluent in Spanish and English, the latter influencing and making a regular appearance in his songs. Iglesias 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, Fernán Martínez, the two promoted the songs under the stage name 'Enrique Martínez' with the backstory of being an unknown singer from Guatemala. Iglesias was signed the Mexican label Fonovisa. After dropping out of college, he traveled to Toronto to record his first album.On August 25, 2012, Iglesias unveiled his brand new single, "Finally Found You", a collaboration with American rapper Sammy Adams.[29] It was released to the US iTunes Store on September 25, 2012. The song was released in UK on December 9, 2012. He had also feature in Pitbull's song "Tchu Tchu Tcha" from his new album Global Warming. Its snippet version was released on November 11, 2012. The duo are set to create a music video of this song. On 8 December 2012, Enrique performed at Y100 Jingle Ball in Miami. As for his interview session before the show, Enrique recently told his Twitter fans he’s working on some new music and - when asked about his time in the studio - Iglesias said, “It’s kind of like going fishing, you never know when you’re going to catch a big one.” Continuing on to tell what fans can expect to hear, the 37-year-old revealed he’s 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.” In an Interview at the backstage of Power 96.1 Jingle Ball, it was revealed that Iglesias' new song is titled to be "I'm a Freak".In 2013 Enrique began to record new songs for his 10th studio album. It is confirmed that Iglesias is already working with Mark Taylor (producer), The Cataracs, Rome Ramirez and Marty James for his new album.