Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer
Julio IglesiasJulio José Iglesias de la Cueva , better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 15 best selling music artists in history,...
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Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa. This helped turn him into one of the most popular artists in Latin America and in the
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market in the United States, and the biggest seller of Spanish language albums of the 1990s. Before the turn of the millennium, he made a crossover into the mainstream English language market, signing a unique multi-album deal with
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for an unprecedented US$50,000,000, 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,
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Iglesias has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best selling Latin artists of all time.
Iglesias has had five
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top five singles, including two #1s, and holds the record for producing 22 number 1 Spanish-language singles on the
Billboards Hot Latin Tracks. He has also had nine #1 songs on Billboard's Dance charts, more than any other single male artist. Altogether, Iglesias has amassed 53 #1 hits on the various Billboard charts. He has honorably been named as
The King of Latin Pop and
The King of Dance according to Billboard.
Enrique has been named as the 2nd best Latin artist in the span of 1986-2011 by Billboard only beaten by
Luis MiguelLuis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"...
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Early life
Iglesias was born in
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, Spain, and is the third and youngest child of singer
Julio IglesiasJulio José Iglesias de la Cueva , better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 15 best selling music artists in history,...
and socialite and magazine journalist
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. His mother is a
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and his father is of Spanish ancestry from Galicia. His parents' marriage was annulled in 1979.
In 1986, Iglesias' grandfather, Dr.
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, was kidnapped by the armed Basque separatist group
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. For their safety, Enrique and his brother, Julio Iglesias, Jr., were sent to live with their father in Miami. He also lived in
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, 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
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and went on to study business at the
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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, Fernan Martinez, the two promoted the songs under the stage name 'Enrique Martinez' with the backstory of being an unknown singer from Guatemala. Iglesias was signed by a record label called Fonovisa. After dropping out of college, he went to Toronto to record his first album. In 2003, Iglesias removed a mole from his face.
1995–96: Enrique Iglesias
On July 12, 1995, Iglesias released his first album titled
Enrique Iglesias-Tracklisting:#No Llores Por Mí — 4:00#Trapecista — 4:28#Por Amarte — 4:05#Si Tú Te Vas — 4:00...
, a collection of light rock ballads, including such mega-hits as "
Si Tú Te Vas"Si tú te vas" is the title of the first single released by Enrique Iglesias from his eponymous debut album.-Song information:...
", "
Experiencia Religiosa"Experiencia Religiosa" is the title of the second single released by Enrique Iglesias from his eponymous debut album. The song was awarded "Pop Song of the Year" at the 1997 Premio Lo Nuestro award. The track was written by Chein García Alonso, and became another successful release for Iglesias....
", and others. The record sold half a million copies in its first week, a rare accomplishment then for an album recorded in a language other than English.
His song " Por Amarte" was included in
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's
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Marisol, but with a twist: instead of
Por amarte daría mi vida (To love you, I'd give my life), the words were
Por amarte Marisol, moriría (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"Por Amarte" is the title of the third single released by Enrique Iglesias from his debut album.-Song information:The track was written by Roberto Morales and Enrique Iglesias, and became Iglesias's third consecutive chart topper in U.S...
", "
No Llores Por Mí"No Llores Por Mí" is the fifth single released by Enrique Iglesias from his debut album.-Song information:The track was written by Roberto Morales and Enrique Iglesias, and became Iglesias fourth consecutive chart topper in the U.S...
", and "
Trapecista"Trapecista" is the sixth single released by Enrique Iglesias from his debut album.-Song information:The track was written by Rafael Pérez-Botija, and became Iglesias's fifth consecutive chart topper in the U.S., a new record for Iglesias, breaking Selena's record with her album Amor Prohibido and...
" topped the Latin charts. The album went on to win Iglesias a
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for Best Latin Pop Performance and still the only Grammy received by Enrique.
1997–99: Vivir and Cosas Del Amor
In 1997, Iglesias' star continued to rise with the release of
VivirVivir is the second Spanish album from pop singer Enrique Iglesias. This album was a very successful release for the singer. The album includes three number 1 singles on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks charts in US: "Enamorado Por Primera Vez", "Sólo En Ti" and "Miente".In the United States it was...
(
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
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song "
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", translated into Spanish as "Solo en Tí".
Insisting on stadiums, that summer, Enrique, backed by sidemen for
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and
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, played to sold-out audiences in sixteen countries. Beginning the tour in
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, Texas the tour went on to three consecutive nights in Mexico's Plaza de Toros, two consecutive nights at
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's Auditorio Coca Cola and two at the Estadio River Plate in
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, Argentina to over 130,000 people as well as 19 arenas in the U.S.
Three singles released from
Vivir ("
Enamorado Por Primera Vez"Enamorado Por Primera Vez" is the title of the first single released by Enrique Iglesias from his second album Vivir.-Song information:...
", "Sólo en Ti" and "
Miente"Miente" is the title of the fourth single released by Enrique Iglesias from his second album Vivir. Miente is also the name of the Puerto Rican feature film directed and designed by Rafi Mercado from House of Mercado Entertainment. It stars Oscar Guerrero as Henry, Mariana Santangelo as Paula and...
") topped the Latin singles chart as well as those in several Spanish-speaking countries. Along with his father and
Luis MiguelLuis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"...
, Iglesias was nominated for an American Music Award in the first-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"Lluvia Cae" is the title of the sixth single released by Enrique Iglesias from his second album Vivir.-Song information:...
" at the event.
In 1998, Iglesias released his third album,
Cosas del AmorCosas del Amor is the third Spanish studio album from Pop singer Enrique Iglesias. In 1999 the Album received a nomination for Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance.- Album information :...
(
Things of Love). Taking a more musical direction, the album, aided by the popular singles "
Esperanza"Esperanza" is the title of the first single released by Enrique Iglesias from his third studio album Cosas del Amor.-Song information:...
" and "
Nunca Te Olvidaré"Nunca Te Olvidaré" is the title of the second, and final, single released by Enrique Iglesias from his third studio album Cosas del Amor.-Song information:...
", 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
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, Mexico. This was followed by a larger world tour of over eighty shows in even bigger venues. The
Cosas del Amor Tour was the first ever concert tour sponsored by
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He won an American Music Award in the category of Favorite Latin Artist against
Ricky MartinEnrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
and
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. The song "Nunca te Olvidaré" 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.
1999–2000: Enrique
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 MartinEnrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
and
SelenaSelena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits...
, Latino artists and music had a great surge in popularity in mainstream music. Iglesias' contribution to the soundtrack of
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's movie
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, "Bailamos" became a number one hit in the US.
After the success of "
Bailamos"Bailamos" is a Latin pop song from singer Enrique Iglesias, sung in English and Spanish. It was the debut single of Iglesias in the English-language market, and attained immense success, reaching the #1 spot in the Billboard Hot 100....
", several mainstream record labels were eager to sign Enrique. Signing a multi-album deal after weeks of negotiations with Interscope, Iglesias recorded and released his first full CD in English,
Enrique. The pop album, with some Latin influences, took two months to complete. It also contained a very successful international single duetted with
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entitled "
Could I Have This Kiss Forever"Could I Have This Kiss Forever" is a 2000 duet from singers Whitney Houston and Enrique Iglesias, written by Diane Warren. The song first appeared on Iglesias's debut English-language album Enrique as a slow Latin styled ballad...
", and a cover of the
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song "
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".
2001–02: Escape
In 2001 Iglesias released the album
EscapeEscape is an Enrique Iglesias album recorded in English in 2001.In late 2002, a special edition of the album was released with three extra songs, "Hero" , "Maybe" and "To Love a Woman", a duet with Lionel Richie....
. Where most of the Latin crossover acts of the previous year experienced some difficulty matching the record sales of their first English language albums, Iglesias actually went on to sell even more. The album's first single, "
Hero"Hero" is a single released by Enrique Iglesias from his second English album Escape and was written for his good friend Simon Baxendale, by Iglesias, Paul Barry and Mark Taylor. Enrique first released the song to radio in early September 2001 to a positive critical and commercial reception...
", 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"Escape" is a pop song written by Kara DioGuardi, Enrique Iglesias, Steve Morales and David Siegel for Iglesias' 2001 album Escape. The song is the album's opening track, and was released as its second single in 2002 . The song reached number three in the UK and number twelve in the U.S. charts...
" and "
Don't Turn Off The Lights"Don't Turn Off the Lights" is a pop song by Enrique Iglesias from his 2001 album Escape. The song was written by Iglesias Kara DioGuardi, Steve Morales and Dave Siegel and was released as the third single from the album in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.-Song information:In...
" became radio staples, fairing 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 Enrique's favorite tracks, "
Maybe"Maybe" is a pop song written by Kara DioGuardi, Enrique Iglesias, Steve Morales and David Siegel for Iglesias' 2001 album Escape. Iglesias stated in many interviews that the song was his favorite track from the album Escape. In 2002, the album was reissued with two new tracks, one of which was a...
", as well as a duet with
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called "
To Love a Woman"To Love A Woman" is the sixth and final single to be released from Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias' second English studio album, Escape. The song features vocals from Lionel Richie, however, the single is credited as Enrique being the guest artist...
".
Iglesias capitalized on the album's success with his "One-Night Stand World Tour" consisting of 50 sold-out shows in 16 countries. Including
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and three consecutive nights in London's
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, the tour ended with a big show at
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in
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, Romania. The concert launched MTV Romania, with the video for "
Love to See You Cry"Love to See You Cry" is the third single released from Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias' second English-language studio album, Escape. The song was written by Mark Taylor, Enrique Iglesias, Paul Barry and Steve Torch, and produced by Lester Mendez...
" being the first to be shown on the channel.
The second leg of the tour, "
Don't Turn Off The Lights"Don't Turn Off the Lights" is a pop song by Enrique Iglesias from his 2001 album Escape. The song was written by Iglesias Kara DioGuardi, Steve Morales and Dave Siegel and was released as the third single from the album in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.-Song information:In...
", was completed in the summer of 2002, with two sold-out nights in
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and another two in Mexico's
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. The tour finished with a single show in the
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in
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,
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.
2002–04: Quizás & 7
In 2002, Iglesias chose to release a fourth Spanish-language album titled
Quizás (
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 relationship Iglesias has with his famous father.
The album debuted at number 12 on the
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albums chart, the highest placement of a Spanish language album on the chart at the time.
Quizás sold a million copies in a week, making it the fastest-selling album in Spanish in 5 years. The three singles released from the album all ended up topping the Latin chart, giving Iglesias a total of 16 number ones on the chart. He currently holds the record for the most number one singles on
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's Latin Chart. His last single from the album, "Para Que la Vida", reached a million spins on U.S. radio, the only Spanish language song to do so.
The video to the song "Quizás" was the first Spanish language music video to be added to the selection on one of
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popular show
Total Request Live. Iglesias performed the song on
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, becoming the first to sing a Spanish song on the show, and opening doors for other artists such as
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,
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and
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to perform their Spanish material. Iglesias included songs from
Quizás in his "Don't Turn Off the Lights Tour", and the album went on to win a
Latin Grammy AwardA Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Unlike the regular Grammy Award which primarily honors music produced in the United States, the Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the...
for
Best Pop Vocal AlbumThe Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally...
.
By 2003 Iglesias released his seventh album, which he called
7-Chart positions:-Certifications:-External links:* * * *...
, 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,
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. 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 first single was the song "
Addicted"Addicted" is a pop song by singer Enrique Iglesias. It was the first single from his album 7.-Song information:Iglesias claims he wrote the song while on tour in East Germany on a dismal day when he was inspired by the Gothic Architecture. It was a modest hit in the UK where it charted within the...
", and was followed closely by a remix of the song "Not in Love", featuring
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.
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
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.
2007–08: Insomniac
Iglesias released his new album
InsomniacA Re-release in India came with a DVD containing music videos for the songs "Do You Know", "Somebody's Me", "Tired of Being Sorry" and "Push" .-Charts:-Release history:...
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"Push" is a song from the Enrique Iglesias album Insomniac. The song features the artist Lil Wayne and is Iglesias's first collaboration with a rap artist.-History:...
", with rapper Lil' Wayne, as well as "Ring My Bells", and a cover of
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's "
Tired of Being Sorry"Tired of Being Sorry" is a Latin pop song recorded by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias. Written by Scott Thomas, it was released as second international single from his 2007 album Insomniac and achieved success in several European countries where it was a top ten hit...
".
The first single "
Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)"Do You Know?"/"Dimelo", also known as Do You Know , is a pop song from singer Enrique Iglesias. It is the first single from his album Insomniac and takes the latter part of its English name from the sample of a ping pong ball bouncing that is employed as a percussion track throughout the...
" was released on April 10, 2007. It was the Iglesias's highest charting song on the Hot 100 since "Escape" it was also a hit throughout Europe peaking in the top 10 in many countries and the Spanish version entitled "Dímelo" was #1 on Hot Latin Tracks for 12 weeks becoming his second best performing song on that chart.
Iglesias followed up with the ballad "
Somebody's Me"Somebody's Me" is the second single released from Enrique Iglesias's fourth UK studio album, Insomniac. The single was released in the UK on December 10, 2007. The single found success in the USA, Canada and Latin America, however, it failed to chart in the UK.-Song information:Iglesias debuted...
", which was released as a single in the American continent. The song was played extensively on AC radio and peaked high on Billboard's Hot AC, where the Spanish version also performed well. 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
NâdiyaNâdiya is a French R&B singer.-Early life:Nâdiya comes from a family of Algerian origin in the region of Mostaganem. She is the youngest in a family of 8 children. Her brothers are named: Kader Touati, Baklavah Waheb and her sisters: Malika, Sidartha and Karla...
which was #1 in France for eleven weeks.
On July 4, Enrique Iglesias became the first Western artist to play a concert in Syria in three decades when he performed for a sold-out crowd of 10,000 in the capital city of
DamascusDamascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
and in the same week performed on
Live Earth-Background:Founded by Emmy-winning producer Kevin Wall, in partnership with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Live Earth was built upon the belief that entertainment has the power to transcend social and cultural barriers to move the world community to action...
.
The Insomniac World Tour was launched at the Dome in
JohannesburgJohannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa, the same venue he ended his last world Tour and took him to sold out arenas throughout Europe. It was his first arena tour of the UK with him playing venues such as Manchester's
MEN ArenaThe Manchester Evening News Arena is an indoor arena situated in Manchester, England. It is adjacent to Manchester Victoria station near Corporation Street...
and
Wembley ArenaWembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...
. The tour ended with Iglesias performing at newly opened L.A. Live. A second leg of the tour has taken him throughout Latin America from Mexico to Argentina.
A solo version of "Push" was added to the soundtrack of the movie
Step Up 2 the StreetsStep Up 2: The Streets is the 2008 sequel to the 2006 film Step Up from Touchstone Pictures. It was directed by Jon Chu, and choreographed by Jamal Sims, Hi-Hat and Dave Scott...
. The song was regarded as the third single from the album. A music video was shot which features the film's lead actors. Despite never being officially added to radio the song has charted in several countries and is one of his most highly rated songs amongst fans.
Enrique's song "Can You Hear Me" has been chosen as the official song of the UEFA Euro 2008 football tournament. He performed the song live at the June 29, 2008 final in Vienna, Austria. The song featured on a re-issue of the Insomniac album being released in certain countries.
2008–09: Greatest Hits albums
Enrique released a Spanish
Greatest Hits album on March 25, 2008 which included his seventeen #1 songs on Hot Latin Tracks chart, plus two new songs. The first single was the song "Dónde Están Corazón", which is written by Argentine star
CotiRoberto Fidel Ernesto Sorokin, who performs under the stage name Coti, is an Argentine musician, most famous for collaborations with other Spanish-language artists like Andrés Calamaro , Julieta Venegas , Paulina Rubio and Luis Miguel in his last album...
and became Iglesias's 18th #1 single on
Billboards Hot Latin Songs. The album debuted at #1 on
Billboards Latin Albums Chart and #18 on the overall
Billboard 200 albums chart. It was Enrique's second Spanish album to debut in the top 20 of the
Billboard 200 (
Quizás debuted at #12 in 2002). The album has been recently certified double Platinum in the U.S. and in some Latin American countries.
The album's second single "
Lloro Por Ti"Lloro Por Tí" is the second single released by Enrique Iglesias from his compilation album Enrique Iglesias: 95/08 Éxitos. The song was released as an official single in July, 2008....
" had an official remix featuring
Wisin & YandelWisin & Yandel are a Puerto Rican reggaeton Duo, consisting of Juan Luis Morera Luna and Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar . They started their career in 1998 and have been together since, winning several awards during that time....
which also reached #1. Iglesias did a tour of the US. Beginning in
LaredoLaredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...
, Texas and ending at the Izod Center in
New JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
he was accompanied though most of the tour with Bachata band Aventura who also performed "Lloro Por Ti" with him at the Premios Juventud.
Iglesias was a surprise performer at the Lo Nuestro Awards, opening the show with a medley of "Dónde Están Corazón" and "Dimelo". He also performed at the
Billboard Latin Music AwardsThe Billboard Latin Music Awards grew out of the Billboard Music Awards program from Billboard Magazine, an industry publication charting the sales and radio airplay success of musical recordings. The awards began in 1990...
, where he received a special award.
After the success of his Spanish
Greatest Hits compilation, Iglesias released a compilation of his English language hits on November 11. The album includes "Can You Hear Me" as well two new songs. The first single is entitled "
Away"Away" is the first single released from Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias' Greatest Hits album. The song features vocals from pop-rap singer Sean Garrett. The single was released on November 11, 2008. "Away" was originally intended to be on Sean Garrett's debut solo album "Turbo 919", but...
" featuring
Sean GarrettGarrett Hamler, better known by his stage name Sean Garrett is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He has produced fifteen number one singles in only seven years of producing music. That number puts him in fifth place on the Billboard list of producers with the most number...
and was followed by "
Takin' Back My Love"Takin' Back My Love" is a song by singers Enrique Iglesias and Ciara. It is the second single from his English greatest hits album Greatest Hits. The song was produced by RedOne who was a co-writer of the song alongside Iglesias and Frankie Storm....
" featuring
CiaraCiara Princess Harris , known mononymously as Ciara, is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and fashion model. Born in Austin, Texas, she traveled around the world during her childhood, only to land in Atlanta, Georgia where she met music producer, Jazze Pha...
.
The compilation includes English hit songs such as "Bailamos", "Hero", "Be with You", "Not in Love" and "Escape" which have topped various
Billboard charts (two of which did so on the Hot 100) as well as songs such as "Rhythm Divine", "Tired of Being Sorry" and "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)", which have also topped charts in Europe.
After the successful collaboration with Nadiya Iglesias has recorded a second duet with her called "Miss You" which featured on a deluxe edition of the album.
The album debuted at #3 on the official
UK Albums ChartThe UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
and sold over 80,000 copies in its first two weeks of release alone.
Enrique 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.
2010–present: Euphoria
On July 5, 2010, Iglesias released his ninth and tenth studio albums,
EuphoriaEuphoria is the ninth studio album by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias. The album is a joint-release by Universal Republic and Universal Music Latino and was released on July 5, 2010 internationally and in the US on July 6, 2010...
, his first work to be released under his new label,
Universal RepublicUniversal Republic Records is a record label, owned by Universal Music Group. It is based on the now-defunct Republic Records label founded by brothers Monte and Avery Lipman...
. The album is Iglesias's first bilingual album with seven original English songs and six original Spanish songs. The album has won
Billboard Music Award for Top Latin AlbumThe 2011 Billboard Music Awards were held May 22, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and hosted by Ken Jeong. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2010....
,
Billboard Latin Award for Latin Album of the Year and Latin Pop Album of the YearThe 2011 Billboard Latin Music Awards were held on Thursday April 28, 2011 at the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. It is produced and broadcast lived on Telemundo network...
and was nominated for
Latin Grammy Award for Album of the YearThe Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally...
.
Iglesias worked with three (actually four but one isn't mentioned) producers whom he has worked with before;
RedOneNadir Khayat , known by the stage name RedOne, is a Moroccan producer and songwriter. Renowned for co-producing hit singles such as "Just Dance", "Poker Face", "LoveGame", "Bad Romance", "Alejandro" and "Judas", he is attributed by some as the key to Lady Gaga's success...
,
Mark TaylorMark Taylor is a Grammy Award winning British record producer and songwriter. Having sold over 50 million records, he has produced and written for artists such as Cher, Enrique Iglesias, Britney Spears, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, Kylie Minogue, and Lady Gaga...
and Carlos Paucer. The album features collaborations with
AkonAliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first...
,
UsherUsher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
,
Nicole ScherzingerNicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer, model, and actress. Scherzinger is perhaps best known for being the lead vocalist of the Pussycat Dolls....
,
LudacrisChristopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
,
PitbullArmando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
,
Juan Luis GuerraJuan Luis Guerra is a singer, songwriter and producer from the Dominican Republic who has sold over 30 million records, and won numerous awards including 12 Latin Grammy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and two Latin Billboard Music Awards...
and his third duet with
Wisin & YandelWisin & Yandel are a Puerto Rican reggaeton Duo, consisting of Juan Luis Morera Luna and Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar . They started their career in 1998 and have been together since, winning several awards during that time....
. In a joint venture with Universal Latino Iglesias will release different singles in both languages simultaneously to different formats.
The first English single from the album, "
I Like It"I Like It" is a song performed by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias taken from his first bilingual studio album, Euphoria. It was produced by RedOne and interpolates Lionel Richie's 1983 "All Night Long " as well as featuring American rapper Pitbull and was released on May 3, 2010. The song was also...
", which features the rapper
PitbullArmando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
, was released on May 3, 2010 in the U.S. and became a success, reaching number 4 on the
Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
"
Cuando Me Enamoro" was released as the lead Spanish single from the album. The song debuted at number 8 and number 25 on
U.S Latin Pop SongsThe Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
and U.S. Hot Latin Songs, respectively. The song became his 25th top 10 single on the U.S.
Billboard Hot Latin SongsHot Latin Songs is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. It is often recognized as the most important music chart for Spanish language Latin music in the American music market. It was established by the magazine on September 6, 1986 with La Guirnalda by Rocío Dúrcal being the first song...
& after 4 weeks of its release date it became his 21st No.1 song on this chart.
As of January 2011 "
Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)"Tonight ," also known as "Tonight " when played on radio during daytime, is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias. It features American rapper Ludacris and producer DJ Frank E. The song was released to the US radio on November 1, 2010, and it was released digitally on November 22, 2010...
" broke into the top 10 on the Billboard charts reaching no 4. The song was released only for digital download in the U.S. although was featured on some Editions of "Euphoria" in Europe and some Asian areas. The song has became his first #1 on the US Pop Songs and Hot 100 airplay Charts.
A remix version of "
Dirty Dancer"Dirty Dancer" is a song by Spanish recording artist Enrique Iglesias and American recording artist Usher, recorded for Iglesias' sixth studio album, Euphoria, and included on Usher's EP Versus. A remix of the song, which features American rapper Lil Wayne, was released on May 9, 2011 by Universal...
" was released and became his ninth Dance Club play chart topper making him the male with the most number-one dance singles. tying with Prince &
Michael JacksonMichael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
. "
Ayer"Ayer" is a song by Spanish recording artist Enrique Iglesias taken from his first Bilingual album Euphoria. The song was released as the third Spanish single and seventh overall single from the album. It was produced by Enrique's long time collaborator Carlos Paucar...
" serves as the albums seventh single.
The Euphoria Tour has taken him across the US, Canada UK and Europe. A second which has taken him to Australia will include leg will include fellow artists Pitbull and
Prince RoyceGeoffrey Royce Rojas , known professionally as Prince Royce, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from New York City, New York. At an early age, Royce took an interest in music and into his teenage years, began experimenting with music and writing poetry. By age nineteen, Royce met...
and will be across North America.
Enrique is finalizing production for an extension to
Euphoria, titled
Euphoria Reloaded, and is set for release on November 15, 2011. It will contain a DVD with footage of Iglesias's Euphoria Tour and a new edition of the album that includes 4 new tracks, from which two tracks have been announced. The First single that will hit the radio would be
I Like How It Feels"I Like How It Feels" is a song by Spanish recording artist Enrique Iglesias taken from the album Euphoria. The song is the first single from the reissue of the album and the eighth overall single. The song also features guest appearance from Cuban rapper Pitbull and producers The WAV.s. It is...
featuring rapper Pitbull. Another confirmed track is called Mouth 2 Mouth which features
Jennifer LopezJennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
, written by
Diana VickersDiana Vickers is an English singer-songwriter, stage actress and fashion designer who initially came to public attention as a semi-finalist on the fifth series of British talent show The X Factor in 2008...
and is produced by
DJ Frank EJustin Franks, also known as DJ Frank E, is an American DJ and record producer from Denver, Colorado. He began mixing records and later progressed to producing remixes in 2003....
whom Enrique has worked before on his smash hit
Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)"Tonight ," also known as "Tonight " when played on radio during daytime, is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias. It features American rapper Ludacris and producer DJ Frank E. The song was released to the US radio on November 1, 2010, and it was released digitally on November 22, 2010...
.
Songwriting, producing, and acting
Iglesias has collaborated with songwriter
Guy ChambersGuy Chambers is an English songwriter and record producer, perhaps best known for his long partnership with Robbie Williams.- Biography :...
to write "Un Nuovo Giorno", the lead single from
Andrea BocelliAndrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
's first pop album. The song was later translated into English as "
First Day of My Life"First Day of My Life" is the third single from Melanie C's third solo album, Beautiful Intentions. It was released on 30 September 2005 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland only. Later it was released internationally and peaked at number-one in Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain selling over...
" 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"The Way"/"Solitaire" is the second commercial double A-side CD single by Clay Aiken released on March 16, 2004, on the RCA label.In the summer of 2004, "Solitaire" replaced "This is the Night" as the bonus track on new versions of Aiken's Measure of a Man.The Way was featured in Scooby Doo 2:...
" for
American IdolAmerican Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
runner up
Clay AikenClayton Holmes "Clay" Aiken is an American singer, songwriter, actor, producer and author who began his rise to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003. RCA Records offered him a recording contract, and his multi-platinum debut album Measure of a Man was released...
. Four songs co-written by Iglesias appear on the UK band
The HolliesThe Hollies are an English pop and rock group, formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, though most of the band members are from throughout East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and 1970s...
' current album. 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 CarlssonAndreas Carlsson is a Swedish music producer, composer, and pop songwriter.-Biography:Carlsson was part of the Cheiron Studios team until the studio was closed down in 2001....
, Kalle Engström and
Kristian LundinKristian Carl Marcus Lundin is a Swedish composer, music producer and songwriter.-Biography:Beginning his career as a member of the Swedish duo Amadin , Kristian's writing and production talents were quickly recognized by music industry icon Denniz PoP, who invited him to join the Cheiron Studios...
. It went straight to
iTunesiTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
#1.
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 MirandaCarmen Miranda, GCIH was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, Broadway actress and Hollywood film star popular in the 1940s and 1950s. She was, by some accounts, the highest-earning woman in the United States and noted for her signature fruit hat outfit she wore in the 1943 movie The Gang's...
,
SelenaSelena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits...
, Richie Valens,
SantanaSantana is a rock band based around guitarist Carlos Santana and founded in the late 1960s. It first came to public attention after their performing the song "Soul Sacrifice" at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, when their Latin rock provided a contrast to other acts on the bill...
,
Ricky MartinEnrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
and Iglesias himself.
Iglesias also developed an interest in acting, starring alongside
Antonio BanderasJosé Antonio Domínguez Banderas , better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film actor, film director, film producer and singer...
,
Salma HayekSalma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez de Pinault is a Mexican film actress, director and producer. She received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role as Frida Kahlo in the film Frida.-Early life:...
and
Johnny DeppJohn Christopher "Johnny" Depp II is an American actor, producer and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol...
in the
Robert RodriguezRobert Anthony Rodríguez is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor and musician. He shoots and produces many of his films in his native Texas and Mexico. He has directed such films as Desperado, From Dusk till Dawn, The Faculty, Spy Kids, Sin City, Planet...
film
Once Upon a Time in MexicoOnce Upon a Time in Mexico is a 2003 action film written, edited and directed by Robert Rodriguez. It is the final film in the "Mariachi Trilogy", which also includes El Mariachi and Desperado. Antonio Banderas reprises his role as El Mariachi...
, in which he played the foul-mouthed gun-wielding Lorenzo. In 2007, he had guest starred in the TV comedy
Two and a Half MenTwo and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was originally about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake...
as a carpenter/handyman. He says that he would act again if given small roles that he could fit in between his musical commitments.
He also guest starred as Gael, an Argentinean guitar playing/surfer/massage therapist love interest on the CBS hit TV show
How I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
.
Iglesias also played the part of an evil Roman emperor in an ambitious TV commercial for
PepsiPepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
, which sponsored his last world tour. He starred alongside
Britney SpearsBritney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
,
BeyoncéBeyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
and
PinkAlecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
, who turn the tables on him in the commercial. He's also starred in commercials for Doritos and for Viceroy watches.
Personal
Iglesias started dating former tennis player
Anna KournikovaAnna Sergeyevna Kournikova is a Russian retired professional tennis player. Her beauty and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide, despite the fact that she never won a WTA singles title. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name...
in late 2001 (she appeared in his video, "Escape"), and rumors that the couple had secretly married circulated in 2003 and again in 2005. Kournikova herself has consistently refused to directly confirm or deny the status of her personal relationships. But in May 2007,
Enrique IglesiasEnrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
was (mistakenly, as he would clarify later) quoted in the
New York SunThe New York Sun was a weekday daily newspaper published in New York City from 2002 to 2008. When it debuted on April 16, 2002, adopting the name, motto, and masthead of an otherwise unrelated earlier New York paper, The Sun , it became the first general-interest broadsheet newspaper to be started...
that he had no intention of marrying Kournikova and settling down because they had split up. The singer would later deny these rumors of "divorce" or simply separation. In June 2008, Iglesias told the Daily Star that he had married Kournikova the previous year and that they are currently separated. In an interview with
Graham NortonGraham William Walker, known by his stage name Graham Norton , is an Irish actor, comedian, television presenter and columnist...
in 2010, Kournikova confirmed that she and Iglesias have been together for over eight years but have no plans to marry in the near future. Kournikova and Iglesias have been a long term relationship for 10 years now.
Discography
- Enrique Iglesias
-Tracklisting:#No Llores Por Mí — 4:00#Trapecista — 4:28#Por Amarte — 4:05#Si Tú Te Vas — 4:00...
(1995)
- Vivir
Vivir is the second Spanish album from pop singer Enrique Iglesias. This album was a very successful release for the singer. The album includes three number 1 singles on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks charts in US: "Enamorado Por Primera Vez", "Sólo En Ti" and "Miente".In the United States it was...
(1997)
- Cosas del Amor
Cosas del Amor is the third Spanish studio album from Pop singer Enrique Iglesias. In 1999 the Album received a nomination for Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance.- Album information :...
(1998)
- Enrique (1999)
- Escape
Escape is an Enrique Iglesias album recorded in English in 2001.In late 2002, a special edition of the album was released with three extra songs, "Hero" , "Maybe" and "To Love a Woman", a duet with Lionel Richie....
(2001)
- Quizás
Quizás is an Enrique Iglesias album recorded in Spanish in 2002. The singer won a Latin Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Albumfor this recording in 2003.-Making of Quizás:...
(2002)
- 7
-Chart positions:-Certifications:-External links:* * * *...
(2003)
- Insomniac
A Re-release in India came with a DVD containing music videos for the songs "Do You Know", "Somebody's Me", "Tired of Being Sorry" and "Push" .-Charts:-Release history:...
(2007)
- Euphoria
Euphoria is the ninth studio album by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias. The album is a joint-release by Universal Republic and Universal Music Latino and was released on July 5, 2010 internationally and in the US on July 6, 2010...
(2010)
Filmography
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
| 1997 |
Fools Rush In |
"Si Tu Te Vas "Si tú te vas" is the title of the first single released by Enrique Iglesias from his eponymous debut album.-Song information:...
" |
Soundtrack |
| 1999 |
Wild Wild West Wild Wild West is a 1999 American steampunk action-comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, and starring Will Smith, Kevin Kline , Kenneth Branagh and Salma Hayek.Similar to the original TV series it was based on, The Wild Wild West, the film features a large amount of gadgetry...
|
"Bailamos "Bailamos" is a Latin pop song from singer Enrique Iglesias, sung in English and Spanish. It was the debut single of Iglesias in the English-language market, and attained immense success, reaching the #1 spot in the Billboard Hot 100....
" |
Soundtrack
Nominated - Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Song from a Movie |
| 2001 |
I Love the New Millennium I Love the New Millennium, the latest entry into the I Love the... series, is a nostalgia show focusing on the 2000's and premiered on VH1 Monday, June 23, 2008. Each night, from Monday to Thursday, two of the eight episodes premiered, corresponding to the years from 2000 to 2007...
|
"Hero "Hero" is a single released by Enrique Iglesias from his second English album Escape and was written for his good friend Simon Baxendale, by Iglesias, Paul Barry and Mark Taylor. Enrique first released the song to radio in early September 2001 to a positive critical and commercial reception...
" |
Soundtrack |
SmallvilleSmallville is an American television series developed by writers/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar based on the DC Comics character Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The television series was initially broadcast by The WB Television Network , premiering on October...
: "Craving" |
| 2003 |
ScrubsScrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
: "My Friend the Doctor" |
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"I Like It "I Like It" is a song performed by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias taken from his first bilingual studio album, Euphoria. It was produced by RedOne and interpolates Lionel Richie's 1983 "All Night Long " as well as featuring American rapper Pitbull and was released on May 3, 2010. The song was also...
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Guest Judge along with Nicole ScherzingerNicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer, model, and actress. Scherzinger is perhaps best known for being the lead vocalist of the Pussycat Dolls....
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- Enrique Iglesias is one of the most celebrated Latin Artists Of all time. He has won 16 Billboard Music Awards and 23 Billboard Latin Music Awards
The Billboard Latin Music Awards grew out of the Billboard Music Awards program from Billboard Magazine, an industry publication charting the sales and radio airplay success of musical recordings. The awards began in 1990...
.He has won 5 American Music Awards-Conception:The AMAs were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to compete with the Grammys after the move of that year's show to Nashville, Tennessee led to CBS picking up the Grammy telecasts after its first two in 1971 and 1972 were broadcast on ABC...
,a Grammy and a Latin GrammyA Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Unlike the regular Grammy Award which primarily honors music produced in the United States, the Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the...
and 7 World Music AwardsThe World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . John Martinotti is an executive producer and co-founder of the show...
. He has also won an award for Best International Pop Act in MTV India AwardsThe MTV Immies are held every year with an aim to award the best talents in the Indian music industry. In 2005 The Immies supported relief for the quake victims of India and Pakistan. Also, proceeds from donor passes were given to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund...
. He was also named "King Of Latin Pop". He has won 12 Premios Lo Nuestro Awards. In 2000, He was also awarded as Most Fashionable Artist in VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards. In 2001, For his release of 2nd studio album Escape fetched him best selling pop male Artist and European Male Artist in World Music Awards. He has also won an award for Most Successful Spanish Artist Of The Decade (Spanish Artist Of The Decade) at Premios OndasThe Premios Ondas have been given since 1954 by Radio Barcelona, a subsidiary of Cadena SER, in recognition of professionals in the fields of radio and television broadcasting, the cinema, and the music industry.Past winners have included R.E.M., U2, The Corrs, Eric Clapton, the Red Hot Chili...
in 2002.
- He is currently pending for Peoples Choice Award 2012 for Best Male Artist.
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