Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Iglesias (born May 8, 1975 in Madrid, Spain) is a Miami-based singing sensation and multimillion-album seller. Enrique is son of famous Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and Spanish-mestiza Philippine socialite Isabel Preysler. He is the brother of Chabeli Iglesias and Julio José Iglesias.

Life and Career

Enrique Iglesias album sales currently total forty million making him one of the best-selling Spanish music artists in the world. Enrique has yet to overtake his father's great sales figures but in terms of single-album sales he has outsold Julio arguebly justifying the label his record company gave him as "best selling spanish artist in the world" and certainly the best selling of the last decade. Enrique has said that if he has children and they wish to follow in his footsteps, he would naturally expect them also to be better than he is.

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It has been said that the young Iglesias considers himself a writer first and a singer second so it's no suprise that songs Enrique has written/co-written for himself have been allowed to be sung by other artists. The first instance being American idol Clay Aiken's "The Way". Enrique also collaborated with songwriter Guy Chambers to write "Un Nuovo Giorno", the lead single from Andrea Boccelli's first pop album. The song was later translated into English as "First Day Of My Life" and recorded by Mel C. Many times Enrique has said that should he ever retire that he wants to write and produce songs for other artists.

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American idol - Clay Aiken - Guy Chambers - Andrea Boccelli - Mel C

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Iglesias has also developed an interest in acting, starring alongside Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Johnny Depp in the Robert Rodriguez film Once Upon a Time in Mexico, in which he played the gun-wielding Lorenzo. He says that he would act again if given small roles that he could fit in between his musical commitments.

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Antonio Banderas - Salma Hayek - Johnny Depp - Robert Rodriguez - Once Upon a Time in Mexico

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Enrique also played the part of an evil Roman emperor in an ambitous TV commercial for Pepsi, which sponsored his last world tour. He starred alongside Britney Spears, Beyonce and Pink, who turn the tables on him in the commercial.

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Pepsi - Britney Spears - Beyonce - Pink

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Enrique's career hasn't been without controversy. In June of 2000 radio personality Howard Stern recieved a tape of a supposedly off key Iglesias singing along to the track "Rhythm Divine". Stern played this humorous clip throughout the week on his radio show insinuating that Enrique couldn't sing well outside the studio and even suggested that Enrique did not sing on his own albums in the same front as shamed pop duo Milli Vanilli. Enrique flew straight in to New York from Italy were he'd performed a duet with Luciano Pavarotti to appear on Stern's show. Enrique sang acoustic versions of "Rhythm Divine" and "Be With You" proving to Stern that he could indeed sing. Stern told Enrique he had silenced his critics. Enrique would go on to say that controversy and his apearance on the show was the best promotion he could have.

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Howard Stern - Milli Vanilli - Luciano Pavarotti

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Enrique has been linked to a number of women, from former Miss Universe Alicia Machado to teen queen Christina Aguilera. He currently dates Russian tennis star and model Anna Kournikova.

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Alicia Machado - Christina Aguilera - Anna Kournikova

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More recently, Enrique has been a guest on Oprah Winfrey's talk show, surprising one of his fans and spending the day with her. Enrique will soon appear in a commercial for the Tommy Hilfiger fragrance called "True Star Men", which Enrique is endorsing.

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Oprah Winfrey - Tommy Hilfiger

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