1. Biography
Enrique Iglesias (born May 8, 1975) is a multi-million album selling
singer from Spain. Born in Madrid, he is the son of Julio Iglesias and
Isabel Preysler, and the brother of Chabeli Iglesias and Julio José
Iglesias.
After the kidnapping of his grandfather in Spain, Enrique moved to
Miami in 1985. While in Miami, Enrique enjoyed the luxuries of being
the son of a billionaire, but he developed a taste for simpler things, a
fact that would later surface in his concerts, where he would use all
white, cotton shirts instead of expensive clothing to perform.
Iglesias first performed while in high school, in a play named Hello
Dolly. While attending the University of Miami, he went into an
audition with his future manager, using the name Enrique Martínez. It
was with that fake name that he promoted his demos across Central
America. Months later, he was signed by Fonovisa and went to
Toronto to record his first CD, under total anonymity.
In 1996, he released his first album in Spanish, the self titled Enrique
Iglesias, which included mega-hits Por Amarte, Trapecista, and
others. His song Por Amarte was included in Televisa's telenovela
Marisol, but with a twist: instead of saying por amarte YO moriría
(because of loving YOU I'd die), it said por amarte MARISOL moriría
(because of loving MARISOL I'd die).
In 1997, Iglesias' star continued to rise, when he released Vivir, which
put him up in sales with other, English music superstars for that year.
By 1999, Iglesias had begun a successful cross-over into the English
music market. "Rythm Divine" was what introduced Iglesias to
audiences world-wide by becoming a number 1 hit. In 2001, he
released his English cd, Enrique, his song Hero becoming a number
one hit in many places.
Iglesias has won numerous awards during his career as a singer,
including the Grammy.

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