Enrique Iglesias | |
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![]() Iglesias at the Euphoria World Tour in 2011 | |
Born | Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler 8 May 1975 Madrid, Spain |
Education | Gulliver Preparatory School University of Miami |
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Years active | 1995–present |
Works | Discography |
Partner | Anna Kournikova (2001–present) |
Children | 3 |
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Awards | Full list |
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Origin | Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S. |
Genres | Latin pop |
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Website | enriqueiglesias |
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (Spanish pronunciation: [enˈrike miˈɣel iˈɣlesjas ˈpɾejsleɾ]; born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the turn of the millennium, he made a successful crossover into the mainstream English-language market. He signed a multi-album deal with Universal Music Group for US$68 million with Universal Music Latino to release his Spanish albums and Interscope Records to release English albums. Enrique is the third and youngest child of Spanish singer-songwriter Julio Iglesias.
In 2010, Iglesias parted with Interscope Records and signed with another Universal Music Group label, Republic Records, to release bilingual albums. In 2015, he parted ways with Universal Music Group after being there for over a decade. He signed with Sony Music and his subsequent albums were to be released by Sony Music Latin in Spanish and RCA Records in English.[1]
Iglesias is one of the best-selling Latin music artists with estimated sales of over 70 million records worldwide.[2][3] He has had five Billboard Hot 100 top five singles, including two number-ones. Iglesias holds the record for the most number-one songs on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart with 27 songs and the Latin Pop Airplay chart with 24 songs.[4] Iglesias holds the number-one position on the Greatest of All-Latin Artists charts[5] and in October 2022 he was honored with the Top Latin Artist of All Time at the Latin Billboard Awards.[6] Iglesias also has 14 number-ones on Billboard's Dance charts, more than any other male artist.[7] He has earned the honorific title King of Latin Pop.[8][9] In December 2016, Billboard magazine named him the 14th most successful and top male dance club artist of all time.[10]
It would be impossible to erase from memory the more than 70 million records that Iglesias has sold throughout his almost 27-year artistic career.
Between albums, singles and musical productions he sold 70 million copies; In the United States alone he sold 19 million, which shows his extremely high popularity (...)
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