Enrique Iglesias

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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

Iglesias at the Euphoria World Tour in August 2011

Born

Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler

8 May 1975 (age 40)[1][2]
Madrid, Spain

Residence

Miami, Florida, United States

Education

Gulliver Preparatory School

Alma mater

University of Miami

Occupation

Singer

Songwriter
Record producer
Model
Actor
Home town

Madrid, Spain

Religion

Christianity

Parent(s)
Julio Iglesias
Isabel Preysler
Relatives
Chabeli Iglesias (sister)
Julio Iglesias, Jr. (brother)
Julio Iglesias Puga (grandfather)
Steven R. McQueen (cousin)
Neile Adams (great-aunt)
Website

www.enriqueiglesias.com
Musical career

Genres

Latin pop
Latin rock
Dance-pop
Pop rock
Reggaton
house
Electropop
Soft rock
Dance Club

Instruments

Vocals
guitar
keyboard
synthesizer
programming
samples

percussion
Years active
Labels

1994present
Fonovisa
UMG Recordings
Interscope
Republic
Sony Music

Associated acts

Sunidhi Chauhan
Jennifer Lopez
Dev
Wisin & Yandel
Pitbull
Lionel Richie
Whitney Houston
Romeo Santos
Descemer Bueno
Gente De Zona
Lil Wayne
Usher
Akon
Sean Paul
Flo Rida
Kylie Minogue
The Cataracs
Sammy Adams
Marco Antonio Solis
Ludacris
DJ Frank E
Nicole Scherzinger
Juan Luis Guerra
Sean Garrett
Ciara
Kelis
India Martinez
Mark Taylor
Nicky Jam
Santana

Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (/nrike lsis/; Spanish: [enrike ilesjas]) (born 8 May
1975), is a Spanish recording artist and record producer. He is widely regarded as the King of
Latin Pop.[3][4] Iglesias started his career in the mid-1990s on an American Spanish Language
record label Fonovisa under the name Enrique Martinez, before switching to the stage name
Enrique Iglesias,[5]and turning into one of the biggest stars in Latin America and the Hispanic
Market in the United States. 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 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. In 2015, Enrique parted ways
with Universal music group after a decade. He signed for Sony Music and it has been reported
that it is one of the biggest contracts offered to any artist in recent years in terms of advances
and royalties. His upcoming albums will be by Sony Music Latin in Spanish and RCA in English. [6]
Iglesias has sold over 137 million records worldwide, making him one of the best selling Spanish
artists ever.[7] Iglesias has scored over 150 number-one hits across all of the Billboard charts and
he has had five Billboard Hot 100 top five singles, including two number-ones, and holds the
record for producing 26 number-one Spanish-language singles on the Billboard's Hot Latin
Tracks. He also holds the record for most number-one hits and the longest running number-one
hit on that chart.[8] Iglesias also has 13 number-ones on Billboard's Dance charts, more than any
other male artist.[9] He is also the best selling Latin artist in the UK and the best selling
international artist in India.[10]