Enrique Iglesias

For the album, see Enrique Iglesias (album).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Iglesias and the second or maternal family name is Preysler.

Enrique Iglesias
Iglesias at the Euphoria World Tour in 2011
Born
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler

(1975-05-08) 8 May 1975 (age 49)
Madrid, Spain
EducationGulliver Preparatory School
University of Miami
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • composer
  • actor
Years active1995–present
WorksDiscography
PartnerAnna Kournikova (2001–present)
Children3
Parents
Relatives
AwardsFull list
Musical career
OriginMiami-Dade County, Florida, U.S.
GenresLatin pop
Instrument
  • Vocals
Labels
Websiteenriqueiglesias.com

Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (Spanish pronunciation: [enˈrike miˈɣel iˈɣlesjas ˈpɾejsleɾ]; 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 child of Spanish singer-songwriter Julio Iglesias.[1]

In 2010, Iglesias parted with Interscope Records and signed with another Universal Music Group label, Republic Records, to release bilingual albums. In 2015, he parted ways with Universal Music Group after being there for over a decade. He signed with Sony Music and his subsequent albums were to be released by Sony Music Latin in Spanish and RCA Records in English.[2]

Iglesias is one of the best-selling Latin music artists with estimated sales of over 70 million records worldwide.[3][4] He has had five Billboard Hot 100 top five singles, including two number-ones. Iglesias holds the record for the most number-one songs on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart with 27 songs and the Latin Pop Airplay chart with 24 songs.[5] Iglesias holds the number-one position on the Greatest of All-Latin Artists charts[6] and in October 2022 he was honored with the Top Latin Artist of All Time at the Latin Billboard Awards.[7] Iglesias also has 14 number-ones on Billboard's Dance charts, more than any other male artist.[8] He has earned the honorific title King of Latin Pop.[9][10][11][12] In December 2016, Billboard magazine named him the 14th most successful and top male dance club artist of all time.[13]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cobo, Leila (24 July 2015). "Enrique Iglesias signs with Sony Music". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ^ Magaña, Luis (5 September 2021). "Las razones de Enrique Iglesias para retirarse". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022. It would be impossible to erase from memory the more than 70 million records that Iglesias has sold throughout his almost 27-year artistic career.
  4. ^ "Una forma de adiós". Clarín (in Spanish). 16 September 2021. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022. Between albums, singles and musical productions he sold 70 million copies; In the United States alone he sold 19 million, which shows his extremely high popularity (...)
  5. ^ Villa, Lucas (19 October 2020). "Enrique Iglesias: Our 10 Favorite Hits". Billboard. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Enrique Iglesias Tops Billboard's Greatest of All Time Latin Artists Chart". Billboard. 19 October 2020. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  7. ^ Morin, Alyssa (22 October 2020). "Enrique Iglesias Accepts Top Latin Artist of All Time at the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards". E! Online. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  8. ^ Murray, Gordon (10 October 2014). "Steve Aoki, Iggy Azalea, Enrique Iglesias Net New Dance/Electronic No. 1s". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Enrique Iglesias Nickname King of Latin Pop". Biography. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Enrique Iglesias Named Latino King of Pop". latingossip.com. Latin Gossip Staff. Latin Gossip. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. ^ Mendez, Chris Malone. "Enrique Iglesias Releases 'Final: Vol. 2' Album, Formally Ending Part Of His Career". Forbes. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  12. ^ Piner, Chris (25 November 2023). "Enrique Iglesias to Bid Farewell to Recording Career With Release of 'Final (Vol. 2)' Album". American Songwriter. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists : Page 1". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2020.