He released his first English album in 2000: Who is Enrique Iglesias?

In 1995, he released his first album, Enrique Iglesias, in Spanish. This album was in the light rock genre and included the hit songs "Si Tú Te Vas" and "Experiencia Religiosa". Despite being recorded in a language other than English, it was a huge success, selling half a million copies in its first week.

Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler was born on May 8, 1975, in Madrid, the capital of Spain.

His father is the famous singer and national goalkeeper Julio Iglesias, and his mother is Isabel Preysler. He has brothers named Julio Jose and Chabeli. He also has half-siblings named Tamara Falco and Ana Boyer on his mother's side, and Miguel Alejandro, Rodrigo, Cristina, and Victoria Iglesias on his father's side. In 1983, when he was 8 years old, his family moved to Miami, Florida. He studied at the University of Miami.

Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (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.

He decided to release his first album when he was 16-17 years old. At the age of 20, he released his first self-titled album, "Enrique Iglesias", in 1995. It was very successful and made a great entrance into the music world. The album also brought Iglesias a Gold Record award 3 weeks after its release.

The album 'Vivir', released in January 1997, sold more than 5 million copies worldwide. It was awarded 2 Platinum Records in America and a certificate by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America).

He first proved himself in these countries by composing his compositions in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Then, in a very short time, his fame spread all over the world. He released his first English album in 2000.

He went on his first world tour in 1997. He gave 78 concerts in 13 countries. Enrique Iglesias is an important artist who has achieved truly incredible success considering his total awards. Its awards reached a magnificent number of 116 Platinum Records and 227 Gold Records.

He played the foul-mouthed gun psycho Lorenzo in the movie "Once Upon a Time in Mexico", starring Enriqu Banderas, Salma Hayek, and Johnny Depp.

Enrique Iglesias played the evil Roman emperor in the Pepsi commercial that sponsored him on his world tour.

Some of his albums:

1995 – Enrique Iglesias

1997 – Vivir (To Live)

1998 – Cosas del Amor

1999 – Enrique

2001 – Escape

2002 – Quizas

2003 – Seven (7)

2007 – Insomniac

2008 – Enrique Iglesias: 95/08 Exitos – Greatest Hits

2010 – Euphoria

Sex and Love (2014)

Finale (Vol. 1) (2021)

Finale (Vol. 2) (2024)

Striking details from his life story

When Enrique was very young, his mother and father separated. The family moved to Miami because Julio's father was under threat of being kidnapped by the ETA terrorist organization. Enrique was 8 years old when he first came to Miami.

His father did not want Enrique to become an artist like him and always opposed him. Enrique, on the other hand, always relied on this love of music within him and changed his surname to Martinez just to avoid going anywhere with his father's name. He set out on this journey by borrowing money from his beloved nanny, Elvira Olivares, and dedicated his first album, 'Enrique Iglesias', to his nanny.

Even though his first album was in Spanish, it broke a record by selling 600,000 copies in its first week. With a magnificent sales chart, Enrique said that he is now in the market.

With his hit song 'I Can Be Your Hero', he became the only person the whole USA listened to on September 11th. After the attack, all radio stations in the USA tried to calm the public by playing Hero simultaneously.

Time Of The Change, the Center for Psychiatry and Nervous Diseases, one of the most important institutions in England, uses Enrique's voice to soothe patients.

1.3 million women in the USA applied to Glamor and asked how Enrique Iglesias' eyelashes were so long and beautiful. Many of the women said, "Even though we use such high quality mascara, it still doesn't look like hers."

In a 2014 Billboard magazine interview, the reporter asked: 'Where do you keep all those awards?' "I have a separate house for my awards." He gave the answer. Enrique's awards in the field of music are 438.

As part of the SEX&LOVE TOUR, which was released in 2014 and was announced to be extended until the end of 2017, he sang for 100,000 people at Wembley, one of the largest stadiums in the world, and is the first and only artist to fill it to its capacity.

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