Enrique Iglesias music career

Music career

1995–1996: Enrique Iglesias
On July 12, 1995, Iglesias released Enrique
Iglesias, a collection of light rock ballads,
including hits such as " Si Tú Te Vas ",
" Experiencia Religiosa ", and others. The record
sold half a million copies in its first week, a
rare accomplishment then for an album
recorded in a language other than English,
going Gold in Portugal within the first week of
release, and sold over a million copies in the
next three months.[16]
His song " Por Amarte" was included in
Televisa 's telenovela Marisol , but with a
twist: instead of Por amarte daría mi vida
(To love you, I'd give my life), the words were
Por amarte Marisol, moriría (To love you,
Marisol, I'd die). The CD also yielded Italian
and Portuguese editions of the album, with
most of the songs translated into those
languages.
Five singles released from this album, such as
"Por Amarte", " No Llores Por Mí", and
" Trapecista " topped the Billboard's Latin
charts. The album went on to win Iglesias a
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop
Performance.
1997–1998: Vivir and Cosas del Amor
Iglesias with Ronald McDonald in
1999, his Cosas del Amor tour
was sponsored by McDonald's.
In 1997, Iglesias' stardom continued to rise
with the release of Vivir ( To Live), which put
him up with other English language music
superstars in sales for that year. The album
also included a cover version of the Yazoo
song " Only You ", translated into Spanish as
"Solo en Tí".
Three singles released from Vivir ("Enamorado
Por Primera Vez", " Sólo en Ti " and " Miente ")
topped the Latin singles chart as well as those
in several Spanish-speaking countries. Along
with his father and Luis Miguel, Iglesias was
nominated for an American Music Award in the
first-ever awarded category of Favorite Latin
Artist. It was said beforehand that the elder
Iglesias would walk out if he did not win the
award. Iglesias lost out to his father, but did
perform the song " Lluvia Cae " at the event.
Insisting on playing stadiums for his first
concert tour, that summer, Iglesias, backed by
sidemen for Elton John , Bruce Springsteen and
Billy Joel , played to sold-out audiences in
sixteen countries. Beginning in Odessa , Texas
the tour went on to three consecutive nights in
Mexico's Plaza de Toros, two consecutive
nights at Monterrey 's Auditorio Coca Cola and
two at the Estadio River Plate in Buenos Aires,
Argentina to over 130,000 people as well as 19
arenas in the U.S. [20]
In 1998, Iglesias released his third album,
Cosas del Amor ( Things of Love ). Taking a
more mature musical direction, the album,
aided by the popular singles " Esperanza " and
" Nunca Te Olvidaré", both of which topped the
Latin singles chart, helped cement his status in
the Latin music scene.
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Iglesias did a short tour of smaller venues to
accompany the release of the album, with one
show being televised from Acapulco, Mexico.
This was followed by a larger world tour of
over eighty shows in even bigger venues. The
Cosas del Amor Tour was the first ever
concert tour sponsored by McDonald's .
He won an American Music Award in the
category of Favorite Latin Artist against Ricky
Martin and Chayanne. The song "Nunca te
Olvidaré" was also used as the theme music
for a Spanish soap opera of the same name
and he sang the song himself on the last
episode of the series.
1999–2001: Enrique and Escape
Enrique Iglesias frequently kisses and hugs
his fans on stage.
By 1999, Iglesias had begun a successful
crossover career into the English language
music market. Thanks to other successful
crossover acts, most notably that of Ricky
Martin and Gloria Estefan , Latino artists and
music had a great surge in popularity in
mainstream music. After attending one of his
concerts in March 1999, Will Smith asked
Iglesias to contribute to the soundtrack of his
movie Wild Wild West . His contribution
"Bailamos" was released as a single and
became a number one hit in the US.
After the success of " Bailamos ", several
mainstream record labels were eager to sign
Iglesias. Signing a multi-album deal after
weeks of negotiations with Interscope , Iglesias
recorded and released his first full CD in
English, Enrique . The pop album, with some
Latin influences, took two months to complete.
It contained the song " Rhythm Divine", a duet
with Whitney Houston entitled " Could I Have
This Kiss Forever ", and a cover of the Bruce
Springsteen song " Sad Eyes ".
In 2000, Iglesias performed at the Super Bowl
XXXIV halftime show alongside Christina
Aguilera, Phil Collins , and Toni Braxton . Shock
jock Howard Stern repeatedly played a tape of
a supposedly very off-key Iglesias on his radio
show and accused the Iglesias of not being
able to sing live. On June 8, 2000, Iglesias
sang the song live on Stern's show with just a
guitar accompanying him. After the
performance, Stern remarked, "I respect you for
coming in here; you really can sing". [21]
Iglesias would remark that the controversy
was the best promotion he could have. The
album's single " Be With You " became
Iglesias's second number one single on
Billboard' s Hot 100.
In 2001 Iglesias released his second English
language album Escape. Where most of the
Latin crossover acts of the previous year
experienced some difficulty matching the
record sales of their first English language
albums, Iglesias actually went on to sell even
more. The album's first single, " Hero ", became
a number one hit in the United Kingdom, and in
many other countries. The entire album was
co-written by Iglesias.
Escape is his biggest commercial success to
date. The singles " Escape " and " Don't Turn Off
The Lights " became radio staples, faring well
and placing highly or topping various charts
both in North America and elsewhere. A second
edition of the album was released
internationally and contained a new version of
one of Iglesias's favorite tracks, " Maybe", as
well as a duet with Lionel Richie called " To
Love a Woman ".
Iglesias capitalized on the album's success
with his "One-Night Stand World Tour"
consisting of 50 sold-out shows in 16
countries. Including Radio City Music Hall and
three consecutive nights in London's Royal
Albert Hall , the tour ended with a big show at
Stadium National Lia Manoliu in Bucharest,
Romania. The concert launched MTV Romania,
with the video for " Love to See You Cry " being
the first to be shown on the channel.
The second leg of the tour, " Don't Turn Off The
Lights ", was completed in the summer of 2002,
with two sold-out nights in Madison Square
Garden and another two in Mexico's National
Auditorium . The tour finished with a single
show in the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San
Juan , Puerto Rico .
2002–2004: Quizás and 7
In 2002 Iglesias chose to release a fourth
Spanish-language album titled Quizás
( Perhaps). A more polished musical
production than his previous Spanish albums
and containing more introspective songs, the
album's title track is a song about the strained
relationship Iglesias has with his famous
father.
The album debuted at number 12 on the
Billboard 200 albums chart, the highest
placement of a Spanish language album on the
chart at the time. Quizás sold a million copies
in a week, making it the fastest-selling album
in Spanish in 5 years. The three singles
released from the album all ended up topping
the Latin chart, giving Iglesias a total of 16
number ones on the chart. He currently holds
the record for the most number one singles on
Billboard's Latin Chart. His last single from
the album, "Para Que la Vida", reached a
million spins on U.S. radio, the only Spanish
language song to do so. [22]
The video to the song "Quizás" was the first
Spanish language music video to be added to
the selection on one of MTV's popular show
Total Request Live. Iglesias performed the
song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ,
becoming the first to sing a Spanish song on
the show, and opening doors for other artists
such as Ricky Martin , Juanes and Jorge
Drexler to perform their Spanish material.
Iglesias included songs from Quizás in his
"Don't Turn Off the Lights Tour", and the
album went on to win a Latin Grammy Award
for Best Pop Vocal Album.
By 2003 Iglesias released his seventh album,
which he called 7 , the second to be co-written
by Iglesias. Among its more 1980s-inspired
material, it features the song "Roamer", which
he wrote with his friend and longtime guitarist,
Tony Bruno . The CD also contained the song
"Be Yourself", a song about independence (the
chorus talks about how Iglesias' own parents
did not believe he'd ever succeed in his singing
career). The first single was the song
" Addicted ", and was followed closely by a
remix of the song "Not in Love", featuring
Kelis .
With this album, Iglesias went on his biggest
world tour to date. The highly publicised tour
started with twelve shows in the United States
ending with Iglesias playing at Houston Rodeo
and continued on to several countries, most of
which he'd never previously visited playing to
sold-out arenas and stadiums in Australia,
India, Egypt and Singapore before ending his
tour in South Africa.
2007–2009: Insomniac , 95/08 Exitos and
Greatest Hits

Enrique Iglesias in concert,
June 2008.
Iglesias in an interview on August
29, 2007.
After a two year hiatus Iglesias released his
new album Insomniac on June 12, 2007. The
album was so named due to it being recorded
mainly at night. The album contained a more
contemporary pop style than that of previous
albums. The album's highlights include " Push ",
with rapper Lil' Wayne, as well as "Ring My
Bells", and a cover of Ringside's " Tired of
Being Sorry ".
Enrique Iglesias
performing on
November 29, 2007
The first single " Do You Know? (The Ping Pong
Song) " was released on April 10, 2007. It was
the Iglesias's highest charting song on the Hot
100 since " Escape " it was also a hit
throughout Europe peaking in the top 10 in
many countries and the Spanish version
entitled "Dímelo" was number one on Hot Latin
Tracks for 12 weeks becoming his second best
performing song on that chart.
Iglesias followed up with the ballad
" Somebody's Me", which was released as a
single in the American continent. The song was
played extensively on AC radio and peaked
high on Billboard's Hot AC. In Europe, the
second single was "Tired of Being Sorry",
which performed well in many countries; he
recorded a version of the song with French
singer Nâdiya which was number one in France
for eleven weeks.
On July 4, Enrique Iglesias became the first
Western artist to play a concert in Syria in
three decades when he performed for a sold-
out crowd of 10,000 in the capital Damascus
and in the same week performed on Live Earth
in Hamburg .
The Insomniac World Tour was launched at the
Dome in Johannesburg , South Africa, the same
venue he ended his last world Tour and took
him to sold out arenas throughout Europe. It
was his first arena tour of the UK with him
playing venues such as Manchester's MEN
Arena and Wembley Arena. The tour ended
with Iglesias performing at newly opened L.A.
Live . A second leg of the tour has taken him
throughout Latin America from Mexico to
Argentina.
A solo version of "Push" was added to the
soundtrack of the movie Step Up 2 the
Streets . The song was regarded as the third
single from the album. A music video was shot
which features the film's lead actors. Despite
never being officially added to radio the song
has charted in several countries and is one of
his most highly rated songs amongst fans.
Iglesias's song " Can You Hear Me " has been
chosen as the official song of the UEFA Euro
2008 football tournament. [23] He performed
the song live at the June 29, 2008 final in
Vienna, Austria. [24] The song featured on a re-
issue of the Insomniac album being released in
certain countries.
Iglesias released a Spanish Greatest Hits
album named 95/08 Exitos on March 25,
2008 which included his seventeen number one
songs on Hot Latin Tracks chart, plus two new
songs. The first single was the song "Dónde
Están Corazón", which is written by Argentine
star Coti and became Iglesias's 18th number
one single on Billboard 's Hot Latin Songs.
The album debuted at number one on
Billboard' s Latin Albums Chart and number
eighteen on the overall Billboard 200 albums
chart. It was Iglesias's second Spanish album
to debut in the top 20 of the Billboard 200
( Quizás debuted at number twelve in 2002).
The album was certified double Platinum
(Latin field) in the U.S. and in some Latin
American countries.
The album's second single " Lloro Por Ti " had
an official remix featuring Wisin & Yandel
which also reached number one. Iglesias did a
tour of the US. Beginning in Laredo , Texas and
ending at the Izod Center in New Jersey he
was accompanied though most of the tour
with Bachata band Aventura who also
performed "Lloro Por Ti" with him at the
Premios Juventud.
Iglesias was a surprise performer at the Lo
Nuestro Awards, opening the show with a
medley of "Dónde Están Corazón" and
"Dimelo". He also performed at the Billboard
Latin Music Awards , where he received a
special award.
After the success of his Spanish Greatest
Hits compilation, Iglesias released a
compilation of his English language hits on
November 11. The album includes "Can You
Hear Me" as well two new songs. The first
single is entitled " Away" featuring Sean Garrett
and was followed by " Takin' Back My Love "
featuring Ciara .[25] The album debuted at
number three on the official UK Albums Chart
and sold over 80,000 copies in its first two
weeks of release alone.
Iglesias was the winner of two World Music
Awards in the categories of "World's Best
Selling Latin Performer" and "World's Best
Selling Spanish Artist", in the ceremony held in
Monaco on November 9, 2008.
2010–2011: Euphoria
On July 5, 2010, Iglesias released his ninth
studio album, Euphoria , his first work to be
released under his new label, Universal
Republic . The album is Iglesias's first bilingual
album with seven original English songs and
six original Spanish songs. [26] The album has
won Billboard Music Award for Top Latin
Album, Billboard Latin Award for Latin Album
of the Year and Latin Pop Album of the Year
and was nominated for Latin Grammy Award
for Album of the Year. Iglesias worked with
three producers whom he has worked with
before; RedOne , Mark Taylor and Carlos
Paucer. The album features collaborations with
Akon , Usher, Nicole Scherzinger, Sunidhi
Chauhan , Ludacris , Pitbull, Juan Luis Guerra
and his third duet with Wisin & Yandel. In a
joint venture with Universal Latino Iglesias will
release different singles in both languages
simultaneously to different formats.
The first English single from the album, " I Like
It ", which features the rapper Pitbull, was
released on May 3, 2010 in the U.S. and
became a success, reaching number 4 on the
Billboard Hot 100 . The song was also featured
in the MTV reality series, Jersey Shore.
" Cuando Me Enamoro " was released as the
lead Spanish single from the album, and also
became the theme song of a Mexican
telenovela of the same title produced by
Televisa . The song debuted at number 8 and
number 25 on U.S Latin Pop Songs and U.S.
Hot Latin Songs , respectively. The song
became his 25th top 10 single on the U.S.
Billboard Hot Latin Songs & after 4 weeks of
its release date it became his 21st No.1 song
on this chart. [27][28] As of January 2011
" Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You) " broke into the top
10 on the Billboard charts reaching no 4 and
became another big success. [29] The song
was released only for digital download in the
U.S. although was featured on some Editions
of "Euphoria" in Europe and some Asian areas.
The song has became his first number one on
the US Pop Songs and Hot 100 airplay Charts.
[30] A remix version of " Dirty Dancer" was
released and became his ninth Dance Club
play chart topper making him the male with
the most number-one dance singles, tying with
Prince & Michael Jackson .[31][32] " Ayer "
serves as the albums seventh single. The
Euphoria Tour has taken him across the US,
Canada UK and Europe. A second which has
taken him to Australia will include leg will
include fellow artists Pitbull and Prince Royce
and will be across North America. In August
2011, he released the lead single from the
extension, " I Like How It Feels", to radio.
2012–present: Sex and Love (Sexo Y
Amor)
On August 25, 2012, Iglesias unveiled his brand
new single, " Finally Found You ", a
collaboration with American rapper Sammy
Adams .[33] It was released to the US iTunes
Store on September 25, 2012. The song was
released in UK on December 9, 2012. On
December 8, 2012, Iglesias performed at Z100
Jingle Ball in Miami and the iHeartRadio
Festival interview session before the shows
Iglesias stated he's working on some new
music and - when asked about his time in the
studio - Iglesias said, “It’s kind of like going
fishing, you never know when you’re going to
catch a big one.” Continuing on to tell what
fans can expect to hear, he said he’s ready to
try something new saying, “I come out with so
many albums and I want to make sure that if I
come out with an album it sounds new. At
least to me.” It has been confirmed that
Iglesias will be working with Mark Taylor, The
Cataracs, and Carlos Paucar for his new
album.
On May 31, 2013 Iglesias performed at the
Mawazine Festival in Rabat, Morocco. The
show broke the highest attendance record as
more than 120,000 fans gathered to watch the
concert which is considered as the highest as
of yet. [34]
On June 29, 2013 Republic Records confirmed
that Enrique's first single from his upcoming
album is titled " Turn the Night Up". The single
was released in the middle of July. Iglesias
released a special video which featured photos
and videos that fans had sent in, fans could
also make their own version using media from
their personal Facebook albums. The song was
released to US Top 40 radio on July 22, 2013.
[35] On July 18, 2013 Iglesias uploaded the
single's cover art on his official website. [36]
On August 24, 2013, " Loco" was released on
iTunes as the lead Spanish single from his
upcoming album. The smooth bachata track
features vocals from urban bachata superstar
Romeo Santos. [37] The single released
worldwide on August 26, 2013. It became
Iglesias' 24th No. 1 on the Billboard's Hot
Latin Songs chart. [38] The official music video
premiered on the same day. Billboard released
an article stating that the new album would
also include collaborations with Latin stars
Marco Antonio Solís and Pitbull, in addition to
Romeo Santos. The album is set to be
released sometime in 2014. [39]
On September 17, 2013, Z100 Radio played
Enrique's third single from his upcoming
bilingual studio album. The single is titled
" Heart Attack " and was released in October
2013. [40] It officially impacted Top 40/
Mainstream radio in the U.S. on October 1,
2013. It was made available for purchase as a
digital download on October 8, 2013. [41]
Enrique and Marco Antonio Solis recently
recorded a song together titled " El Perdedor ",
which is the opening theme for Mexican
telenovela Lo Que La Vida Me Robó .
Iglesias confirmed " I'm a Freak " as the third
English single from his tenth studio album. The
single features Pitbull and was released in
January 2014. Iglesias recorded a song with
Kylie Minogue called "Beautiful", which appears
on her twelfth studio album, Kiss Me Once .
[42] On January 29, 2014, Iglesias announced
the title of his tenth studio album would be
Sex and Love.The album was released in
March 14, 2014. The album features guest
vocals from Pitbull, Romeo Santos , Marco
Antonio Solís , Flo Rida, Kylie Minogue , Yandel ,
Jennifer Lopez , Gente de Zona and India
Martínez .

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