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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'', '' Vivir'' and '' 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'', ''Escape'', '' 7'' and ''Insomniac''. During this time he also released Spanish albums such as '' Quizás'' and '' 95/08 Éxitos'' under Universal Music Latin. In 2010, Iglesias parted with Interscope Records and signed with another Universal Music Group label, Republic Records where he released two successful bilingual albums ''Euphoria'' and ''Sex and Love''. In 2015, he parted ways with ... [...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] |
