Iglesias Enrique is considered the most popular Hispanic singer. Many times his albums have been gold and platinum. Iglesias has won several prestigious awards.
Family, early years
Enrique was born on May 8, 1975. His father is Iglesias Julio, a famous singer, actor, producer, mother is Preisler Isabelle, a TV presenter. The parents divorced when the boy was 3 years old. The children were raised by a nanny, as the mother worked a lot.
Then Julio took the children, they lived in America. Enrique graduated from a prestigious school in Miami. From the age of 16, he dreamed of becoming a musician, but Julio insisted that his son become a businessman.
Under pressure from his father, Enrique began his studies at the Faculty of Business. However, he recorded songs and sent out demos to studios under a different name. In 1994, FonoMusic offered Iglesias a contract. Enrique left his studies and went to Canada to record an album.
Creative biography
In 1995, the album "Enrique Iglesias" appeared, which quickly became popular. Sold out 1 million copies in a week. In 1997 the collection "Vivir" was released. Enrique created a group, which included the best musicians, and went on a tour of the countries.
In 1998 the third album "Cosas del Amor" was recorded. The singer was presented with the American Music Awards. One of the compositions from the album sounds in the movie "Wild, Wild West", which added Enrique's popularity in the world. He had an English-language album, which included songs recorded with Houston Whitney, one of the compositions became iconic
In 2000, Iglesias repeated the tour, and subsequently released the album "Escape", which became the most popular. In the same period, Enrique received the title of Best Latin American Singer.
The Spanish-language album "Quizás" gained worldwide popularity. Then came the collection "7", which was not highly appreciated. After the end of the tour, Enrique recorded the album "Insomniac", which became a success. Later, 2 more albums were released.
In 2010, the musician donated money from the sale of the new album to people affected by the earthquake. Thanks to the next album "Euphoria" Iglesias was given awards in 9 categories. In 2014, the video for the song "Bailando" gathered 800 million views in a week.
A long tour of Iglesias took place from 2014 to 2017, the singer visited many countries. He continues to write songs, create videos, give concerts.
Personal life
Iglesias Enrique has had a relationship with Love Hewitt Jennifer since 2000. The girl appeared in one of the singer's videos. In 2001, on the set of the video "Escape", Enrique met with Anna Kournikova, a Russian tennis player.
They soon began to appear together. The relationship lasted 10 years, and then Enrique and Anna got married. In 2017, they had twins - a girl Lucy and a boy Nicholas. Information about the separation of spouses and reunification often appears in the press.
In 2013, Iglesias and Kournikova moved to a new mansion built on the coast of Miami. They often sail on their own yacht.
