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Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican label Fonovisa where he released three Spanish albums ''Enrique Iglesias (album), Enrique Iglesias'', ''Vivir (album), Vivir'' and ''Cosas del Amor (Enrique Iglesias album), Cosas del Amor'' becoming 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 Interscope Records releasing a string of hit English albums such as ''Enrique (album), Enrique'', ''Escape (Enrique Iglesias album), Escape'', ''7 (Enrique Iglesias album), 7'' and ''Insomniac (Enrique Iglesias album), Insomniac''. During this time he also released Spanish albums such as ''Quizás (album), Quizás'' and ''Enrique Iglesias: 95/08 Éxitos, 95/08 Éxitos'' under Universal Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Iglesias Discography
Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias has released 12 studio albums, five compilation albums, 62 Single (music), singles (including 8 as a featured artist), and 80 music videos. Iglesias started his career in 1995 with his first Spanish album and self-titled album ''Enrique Iglesias (album), Enrique Iglesias'', which produced five number-ones on the Hot Latin Tracks chart and won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in 1997. In 1999, he released his first English album ''Enrique (album), Enrique'', which included the song "Bailamos" from the film ''Wild Wild West''. The album produced two number-one Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 tracks. In 2001, Enrique released ''Escape (Enrique Iglesias album), Escape'' which has sold over 8 million copies worldwide. In July 2010, Iglesias released his ninth studio effort, ''Euphoria (Enrique Iglesias album), Euphoria'', which was his first bilingual album. The album produced three consecutive number-ones on the Hot Dance Club Songs cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosas Del Amor (Enrique Iglesias Album)
''Cosas del Amor'' () is the third Spanish studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias, It was released by Fonovisa on 22 September 1998 (see 1998 in music). The album was produced again by Spanish songwriter and record producer Rafael Pérez-Botija, taking a more mature direction on the production of the album, departing from the pop rock ballads of his first two albums and focusing on Latin pop arrangements similar to the likes of Luis Miguel. Release and reception In 1999, the album received a nomination for Best Latin Pop Performance at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, losing to '' Vuelve'' by Ricky Martin. It yielded two number-one singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart: " Esperanza" and " Nunca Te Olvidaré". The third single was canceled in favor of his first English language hit single "Bailamos". The album debuted at number-one in the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart in the week of 10 October 1998, staying at pole position for five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Netherlands, Dutch–United States, American multinational Music industry, music corporation under Law of the Netherlands, Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands, and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the "Record label#Major labels, Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its Initial public offering, IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The French Vincent Bolloré, Bolloré family still owns 28 percent of UMG (18 percent directly, and ten percent through Vive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quizás (album)
''Quizás'' (English: ''Perhaps'') is the sixth studio album and fourth full-Spanish-language album by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias. The album was released by Universal Music Latino on 17 September 2002. ''Quizás'' was Iglesias first album in Spanish in four years, his last being '' Cosas del Amor'' in 1998. This was also his last full-length Spanish album of his career as his next albums would be English and bilingual exclusively. The album has a fragile and delicate sound compared to his previous three Spanish albums, which were based on pop songs with light rock instrumentation and consists mainly of middle of the road Latin pop ballads. It is his most personal release to date as it deals with topics such as the strange relationship with his father, singer Julio Iglesias, and other personal dilemmas. Enrique Iglesias won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album at the 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on 3 September 2003. Making of ''Quizás'' Enriq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insomniac (Enrique Iglesias Album)
''Insomniac'' is the eighth studio album, and fourth English-language album, released by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias. The album is the first of Iglesias's English releases since '' 7'' (2003), which was deemed a commercial failure. ''Insomniac'' contains Iglesias' first collaboration with a rapper - Lil Wayne - on the song " Push," as well as a cover of indie rock band Ringside's "Tired of Being Sorry". It was released worldwide on 11 June 2007 and in the USA on 12 June 2007. Background and composition The title "Insomniac" is a reference to the fact that Iglesias says he often takes sleeping pills to get a good night's rest. Iglesias recorded most of the album in the evening and early hours of the morning, writing more than 50 songs before settling on 12 that he felt were strong enough to put on the album. ''Insomniac'' features "Miss You", which is dedicated to his girlfriend, former tennis star Anna Kournikova, as well as a track, "Push", which he performs with rappe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 (Enrique Iglesias Album)
''7'' is the third English studio album and seventh studio album overall (hence the title) released by Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican label Fonovisa where he released three Spanish albums ''Enrique Iglesias (album), Enrique .... The album was released on 25 November 2003. Coming off from the massive success of his 2001 release ''Escape (Enrique Iglesias album), Escape'' that established him as one of the most important and biggest selling Latin figures of the music industry worldwide alongside Ricky Martin and Shakira. None of its singles cracked the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, though the second and last single "Not in Love (Enrique Iglesias song), Not in Love" was a moderated hit in Europe. The album received mixed reviews, with critics comparing it negatively with his 2001 album saying it did not live up to the expectatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape (Enrique Iglesias Album)
''Escape'' is the fifth studio album and second English-language album recorded by Spanish singer and songwriter Enrique Iglesias. It was released by Interscope Records on 30 October 2001. The album ''Escape'' proved to be even more successful than its predecessor, '' Enrique'' (1999), having sold over 8 million copies worldwide. The album spawned five singles: "Hero", " Escape", " Don't Turn Off the Lights", " Love to See You Cry", and " Maybe", all of which became chart hits. In November 2002 a second edition of the album was released with two new tracks: a new version of "Maybe" and "To Love a Woman". Background Iglesias co-wrote every track on the album and co-executive produced the album with Andres Restepo. The album returns Enrique to a straightforward pop style in comparison to the Latin-pop theme songs of his English debut. The album also has influences of 80s guitar rock much like his early Spanish releases. "I'm Latin and always will be but my music is not. Even whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique (album)
''Enrique'' is the debut English album and fourth studio album by Enrique Iglesias. It was released on 23 November 1999. The album launched two number one US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hits, "Bailamos" and " Be with You". Background After the success of his first English crossover single "Bailamos", Iglesias signed a multi-album deal with Interscope and spent the next two months recording the first English album. Knowing that Iglesias was a Bruce Springsteen fan, Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine recommended that Iglesias covered the Springsteen track "Sad Eyes" which had recently been released on Springsteen's collection of rare recordings '' Tracks''. The album also contains a duet with Whitney Houston, titled "Could I Have This Kiss Forever", which Iglesias and Houston recorded separately. Iglesias recorded the song in Los Angeles and Houston in Hamburg, Germany with both of them singing with each other over the phone. They did eventually meet when they re-recorded the track for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivir (album)
''Vivir'' (English: ''Live'') is the second Spanish studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias. It was released by Fonovisa on 21 January 1997 (see 1997 in music). The album includes three number-one singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks charts in United States: " Enamorado Por Primera Vez", " Sólo En Ti" and " Miente". In the United States, it was platinum on 6 May 1997. This album received a nomination for Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards, on 25 February 1998, losing to '' Romances'' by Luis Miguel. The album received a Premio Lo Nuestro award for "Pop Album of the Year" at the 9th Lo Nuestro Awards. To the date the record has sold a million copies in U.S and over 5 million copies worldwide. Commercial performance The album debuted in the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart at number 1 in the week of 15 February 1997, dethroning his own father Julio Iglesias with the album ''Tango'', and spent eight w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Iglesias (album)
''Enrique Iglesias'' is the debut studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias, it was released by Fonovisa on 21 November 1995 (see 1995 in music). The album was a success and topped the Latin charts. It also won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards on 26 February 1997. The album received a Gold certification in Portugal after a weeks of sales, and has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide. In the United States it was certified Platinum on 18 November 1996, becoming one of the best selling Latin albums of all times in that country. All singles of the album hit the number-one spot in the'' Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart: " Si Tú Te Vas", " Experiencia Religiosa", " Por Amarte", " No Llores Por Mí" and " Trapecista", the most for any Latin album, beating Selena and Jon Secada with four chart-toppers, each. Commercial performance The album debuted in the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart at number 38 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
