Enrique Miguel Iglesias Spanish singer-songwriter, model, actor, and record producer.Favorite Color: Black and Grey. Interesting facts: He never wears a watch and only carries on him...
DOB : 8 May 1975, Madrid, Spain
Birth Name
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler
Nickname: K**e, EI & Supernova,
Iglesias was born in Spain, and is the third and youngest child of singer Julio Iglesias and social
ite and magazine journalist Isabel Preysler. He was raised with two older siblings: Chabeli Iglesias and Julio Iglesias, Jr...
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, EI and his brother, Julio Iglesias, Jr., were sent to live with their father in Miami
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! EI 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 he promoted the songs under the stage name 'Enrique Martínez'
After dropping out of college, he traveled to Toronto to record his first album
On July 12, 1995, Iglesias released Enrique Iglesias,
The record sold half a million copies in its first week, and give hits such as "Si Tú Te Vas"
In 1997,EI star continued to rise with the release of Vivir means To Live
Three singles released from Vivir ("Enamorado Por Primera Vez", "Sólo en Ti" and "Miente") topped the Latin singles chart as well as those in several Spanish-speaking countries
In 1998, EI released his third album, Cosas del Amor its means Things of Love
He won an American Music Award in the category of Favorite Latin Artist against Ricky Martin and Chayanne
After attending one of his concerts in March 1999, Will Smith asked Iglesias to contribute to the soundtrack of his movie Wild Wild West His contribution "Bailamos" was released as a single and became a number one hit in the US. EI recorded and released his first full CD in English, Enrique. The pop album, with some Latin influences, took two months to complete. It contained the song Rhythm Divine, a duet with Whitney Houston entitled "Could I Have This Kiss Forever", and a cover of the Bruce Springsteen song "Sad Eyes". First English Album Enrique 1999 Songs
• Alabao
• Bailamos
• Be With You
• Could I Have This Kiss Forever
• I Have Always Loved You
• Im Your Man
• Mas Es Amar
• No Puedo Mas Sin Ti
• Oyeme
• Rhythm Divine
• Ritmo Total (rythm Divine Auf Spanisch)
• Sad Eyes
• You're My
In 2001 EI released his second English language album Escape
The album's first single, "Hero", 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" and "Don't Turn Off The Lights" became radio staples, faring well and placing highly or topping various charts both in North America and elsewhere.
• Don't Turn Off The Lights
• Escapar
• Escape ( My Favorite.)
• Hero
• Heroe
• I Will Survive
• If The World Crashes Down
• Love 4 Fun
• Love To See You Cry
• Maybe
• One Night Stand
• She Be The One
In 2002 Iglesias chose to release a fourth Spanish-language album titled Quizás
Quizás sold a million copies in a week, making it the fastest-selling album in Spanish in 5 years.
1. Mamacita
3. Marta
4. Mentiroso
5. No Apagues La Luz
6. Para Qué La Vida
7. Pienso En Tí
8. Quizás
9. Suéltame Las Riendas
song "Quizas" is about his dad, Julio Iglesias. 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
By 2003 Iglesias released his seventh album, which he called Seven ( 7 )
The first single was the song "Addicted", and was followed closely by a remix of the song "Not in Love", featuring Kelis.
1. Addicted (Addicted was idea of EI )
2. Addicto
3. Be Yourself ( This song about independence )
4. Break Me, Shake Me
5. California Callin'
6. Free
7. Live it up tonight
8. Not in love (remix of the song featuring Kelis.)
9. Roamer ( wrote By his friend and longtime guitarist, Tony Bruno.)
10. Say It
11. The way you touch me
12. Wish You Were Here (with Me)
13. You Rock Me
EI released his new album Insomniac on June 12, 2007
he first single "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)" 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", 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. Insomniac All Songs
• Alguien Soy Yo
• Amigo Vulnerable
• Dimelo
• Do You Know (Ping Pong Song)
• Don't You Forget About Me
• Little Girl
• Miss You
• On Top Of You
• Push ( featuring rapper Lil' Wayne,)
• Ring My Bell
• Somebody's Me
• Stay Here Tonight
• Sweet Isabel
• Tired Of Being Sorry (featuring Nadiya )
• Wish I Was Your Lover
"Dímelo" was #1 on Hot Latin Tracks for 12 weeks becoming his second best performing song on that chart. A solo version of "Push" was added to the soundtrack of the movie Step Up 2 the Streets. EI 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. Iglesias released a Spanish Greatest Hits album named 95/08 Exitos on March 25, 2008 which included his seventeen #1 songs on Hot Latin Tracks chart, plus two new songs. Dónde Están Corazón" & "Lloro Por Ti"
The album's second single "Lloro Por Ti" had an official remix featuring Wisin & Yandel which also reached #1.
1. "Experiencia Religiosa"
2. "Si Tú Te Vas"
3. "Por Amarte"
4. "Enamorado Por Primera Vez"
5. "Sólo En Ti"
6. "Nunca Te Olvidaré"
7. "Bailamos" (from "Wild Wild West")
8. "Ritmo Total"
9. "Héroe"
10. "Mentiroso"
11. "Quizás"
12. "Dímelo"
13. "¿Dónde Están Corazón?"
14. "Lloro Por Ti" ( official remix featuring Wisin & Yandel )
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" featuring Sean Garrett and was followed by "Takin' Back My Love" featuring Ciara. he 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. in 2010, EI featured in the charity song We Are the World 25 for Haiti along with 25 other top artists from USA in order to raise funds for the Earthquake hit Haiti area. July 5, 2010, Iglesias released his ninth studio album, Euphoria,
The album is Iglesias's first bilingual album with seven original English songs and six original Spanish songs.[20]The album has won Billboard Music Award for Top Latin Album, Billboard Latin Award for Latin Album of the Year and Latin Pop Album of the Year and was nominated for Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year. he album features collaborations with Akon, Usher, Nicole Scherzinger,Sunidhi Chauhan, Ludacris, Pitbull, Juan Luis Guerra and his third duet with Wisin & Yandel. The first English single from the album, "I Like It", which features the rapper Pitbull, was released on May 3, 2010 in the U.S. and became a success, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also featured in the MTV reality series, Jersey Shore.
1. Cuando Me Enamoro (feat. Juan Luis Guerra )
2. No Me Digas Que No ( feat. Yandel )
3. Ayer
4. Dile Que
5. I Like It (featuring Pitbull )
6. One Day At A Time (feat. Akon )
7. I Can Feel Your Heartbeat ( feat. Nicole Scherzinger )
8. Dirty Dancer (feat. Usher )
9. Tu Y Yo
Mouth to Mouth", featuring Jennifer Lopez, being shelved. It also resulted in the extension itself being cancelled. The extension's would-be third single, "Naked", featuring singer Dev, was later reworked into the third single from Dev's debut studio album, The Night the Sun Came Up. On May 22, 2012, Iglesias performed at the first Q102 Springle Ball, performing the songs "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)", "Hero", and "I Like It". "Finally Found You"
The song received its worldwide premiere on August 24, 2012.[1] The track features vocals from rapper Sammy Adams. Another version features Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee. The official music video premiered on October 23, 2012
Album: Euphoria Reloaded
1 I Like How It Feels ( Featuring Pitbull )
2 Mouth 2 Mouth ( Featuring JLo )
3 Finally Found You ( Featuring Sammy Adams
to be continued..........
