Full name:
Enrique Iglesias Preysler
. Occupation: Singer
. Date of Birth: May 8, 1975
. Place of birth: Madrid, Spain
. Nationality: Spanish
. Marital status: Married
. Former mistress: Gerry Halliwell, Christina Aguilera, Natalia Oreiro
. Discography
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Enrique Iglesias (1995)
. Cosas Del Amor (1998)
. Bailamos (1999)
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Enrique (1999)
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Enrique Iglesias - the biggest selling Latin American artists in the world
. Career
Enrique, who was born May 8, 1975, began in 1995 after releasing his first album, which he planned in secret from his family since 16 years
. He is the owner of 116 platinum discs, . 227 gold, . 26 international awards, . including: Grammy Award 1996 Best Latin American Executive, . Award in 1997 Billboard Magazine Album of the Year, . World Music Award's best-selling Latin American singer in the world, . eight awards Premio Lo Nuestro, . two ACE Awards Artist of the Year, . two ASCAP Awards Best Composer and American Music Award 1997,
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The first world tour
Enrique includes 78 concerts in 13 countries, which attracted more than 720,000 people. He began his second world tour in February 1999, during which he will give 80 concerts in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Athlete, a romantic, an optimist, a lover of cinema and television and, of course, music,
Enrique likes photography, limousines and other attributes of Fame. Even he does not like insincere people, and get up very early in the morning (early - means to 7 am).
From the age of three, he lives in Miami, which absorbs the best thing that can give him three different cultures - Spanish, European and American - each of whom has his musical influence.
Selecting the music of his career,
Enrique could just go in the footsteps of his father, but he did not want to be compared with. "I do not like the image of the Latin American lover. I am not "- says
Iglesias. In fact, none of his family and had no idea that he recorded the album until he signed a contract with the studio. "I wanted to do it myself. When I told my parents, they were shocked, but they were happy for me ". The self-titled debut album,
Enrique rose to the top of the charts Latin America. And he was the best selling Latin American performer in 1996, 1997, 1998, and remains to this day!
. When asked whether he thought about how to remove the well-known name of the father of her stage name, he replied: "In no case is part of my blood and heritage
. Even if I leave only your name, will still ask about her father, and yet all know who I am ". His independence made him go to Canada to record their first album. "Most of the work, which deals with the vocals, I have made here. I wanted to go, and it seemed to me that Canada is an excellent place to do ".
Enrique understands the curiosity of the public to match the musical career of father and son, but he stresses that he is not going to walk in the footsteps of his father. "We are very different. We are two completely different between a singer who sing in different styles, and, most importantly, we belong to different generations'. What unites them is the fact that both
Iglesias sing about love. "Some people ask how such a young guy like you could write such a romantic song. I think most people fall in love and lose from this head, just when they are young, but not at age 60, when all thoughts are on the Health.
Currently,
Enrique is working on his new album, which will be written in English. "My English album will undoubtedly be more" fatal ". English and Spanish on a different sound in music. I think my Spanish music sounds a little trite in English, but my English music somewhat trite in the Spanish version, "- said
Enrique, who writes the wheels in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
Observations on the father's career greatly helped
Enrique. He learned to surround himself with the right people and follow their time. "As for the English market, I noticed that if you are very young, they will take you to the idol of teenagers, but I would not like this".
He shared his father's desire to be the best in their field. But he wants to succeed himself, without resorting to someone whatever assistance. He became famous four years ago, and today he has sold over 10 million. copies of their CDs. He won a Grammy in 1997 for his first album, "
Enrique Iglesias". His second album "Vivir" was also at a height. Sales of his third album, "Cosas del Amor" surpassed the performance of the first two.
Some of the most successful hits,
Enrique became part of the recently released "Bailamos", which also includes his new English single. "Bailamos" was recorded for the soundtrack to the film Wil Smith's "Wild, Wild West" and is not top of the charts.
Despite the wealth and fame, he likes to engage in usual activities. He prefers to spend time in the company of his school friends and with her two dogs. There
Enrique two cars Porsche, which he loves to ride in Miami. His favorite food - hamburgers, hot dogs and Cuban dishes. The fact that your friends like to
Enrique, is the fact that he can always give good advice and always ready to provide moral support.
He was born in Madrid, where he lived with his mother, his brother Julio and his sister Chabeli. In 1982, his mother sent him to his father in Miami.
Career
Enrique began when he was still at school. His first song debut in a play called "Hello Dolly". People who were with him were impressed by his artistic talent. Then he started singing without her parents. He also began writing songs, and one year after graduation, he signed a contract with a recording studio "Fonovisa".
He left for three months in Canada to record their first album. Songs that became part of the first and second album were written when he was 17 years old. Songs from his more recent album, "Cosas Del Amor" have a more mature.
Enrique realizes how lonely road sex symbol. While he meets with different girls, but he would like to have a permanent girlfriend. However, he understands how hard it is next to him since his life began to take place in public. Nevertheless, his friends believe that he had not changed, and would like to see it so, and remained.
Unofficial page
- A page dedicated to Enrique Iglesias. Biography, interviews, awards, lyrics to songs, album. There are materials in Russian, English and Spanish. Posted at Sofiya Lorenzzo "Window in Spain."
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