Enrique V. Iglesias

This article is about the singer. For the Uruguayan economist, see Enrique V. Iglesias. For the singer's self titled album, see Enrique Iglesias (album).

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Iglesias and the second or maternal family name is Preysler.

Enrique Iglesias

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Born Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler

May 8, 1975 (age 39)[1]

Madrid, Spain[2]

Residence Miami, Florida, United States

Education Gulliver Preparatory School

Alma mater University of Miami

Occupation Singer-songwriter, actor, record producer, humanitarian

Home town Madrid, Spain[3]

Partner(s) Anna Kournikova

(2001–present)

Parents Julio Iglesias

Isabel Preysler

Relatives Chabeli Iglesias (sister)

Julio Iglesias, Jr. (brother)

Julio Iglesias Puga (grandfather)

Miguel Boyer (stepfather)

Steven R. McQueen (cousin)

Neile Adams (great-aunt)

Musical career

Genres Latin rock, Latin pop, dance-pop, adult contemporary, electropop, soft rock

Instruments Vocals, guitar

Years active 1994–present

Labels

Fonovisa UMG Recordings Interscope Republic

Associated acts Wisin & Yandel, Pitbull

Website

www.enriqueiglesias.com

Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (English /ɛnˈriːkeɪ ɪˈɡlɛsiəs/; Spanish pronunciation: [enˈrike iˈɣlesjas]) (born May 8, 1975), simply known as Enrique Iglesias, is a Spanish singer-songwriter, actor, and record producer. Iglesias started his career in the mid-1990s on an American Spanish Language record label Fonovisa which helped turn him into one of the biggest stars in Latin America and the Hispanic Market in the United States becoming the biggest seller of Spanish-language albums of that decade. By the turn of the millennium, he had made a successful crossover into the mainstream market and signed a multi-album deal with Universal Music Group for an unprecedented US $68,000,000 with Universal Music Latino to release his Spanish albums and Interscope to release English albums. In 2010, he parted with Interscope and signed with another Universal Music Group label Republic Records to release bilingual albums.

Iglesias has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best selling Spanish language artists of all time.[4] He has had five Billboard Hot 100 top five singles, including two number-ones, and holds the record for producing 25 number-one Spanish-language singles on the Billboard '​s Hot Latin Tracks. He has also had 13 number-one songs on Billboard's Dance charts, more than any other single male artist.[5] Altogether, Iglesias has amassed more than 70 number-one rankings on the various Billboard charts.[6] Billboard has called him The King of Latin Pop

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