Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler is a Latin pop, romantic ballad, dance pop, reggaeton, bachata singer who is also a Spanish composer, record producer, and actor. He was born in Madrid on May 8, 1975. He is the youngest son of the famous singer Julio Iglesias and the socialite widely popular in the Spanish tabloids, Isabel Preysler.

Enrique became very popular in America and also in Cuba in the 90s with his debut album Enrique Iglesias (1995) which gave us very popular and successful songs like Experiencia religiosa, Si tú te vas, Trapecista, No llores por mí or Por amarte. With this album, he won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in 1997 and thanks to these singles, he reached the number one spot on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart. Subsequently, he would release, with equal success, Vivir (1997) from which Cubans remember the single Enamorado por primera vez and Cosas del amor (1998).

In his fourth album Enrique (2000), with which the Spanish singer debuted in the English market, his song Bailamos appears, which is part of the original soundtrack of the movie Wild Wild West starring Salma Hayek and Will Smith, who personally asked the singer to include the song in the movie. With this song, he reached the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States and began to consolidate his international career, later reinforced by other titles like Hero, Escape, or Don't Turn Off the Lights, all from the album Escape (2000).

Iglesias has won many awards and recognitions throughout his long career. With millions of copies sold, he has been the recipient of the Premio Lo Nuestro on several occasions, the Latin Grammy, the TVyNovelas Awards for Best Musical Theme, the Premios Juventud, and he won the Grammy for Best Latin Artist in 1997. In addition, many of his singles and albums have been awarded the Billboard Latin Award and Billboard Music Award for ranking among the most popular on the United States charts.

In 2010, Enrique presented Euphoria. An album in English and Spanish featuring memorable collaborations with Juan Luis Guerra, Pitbull, Wisin y Yandel, Usher, Nicole Scherzinger, and Akon.

When I Fall in Love, a duet with Juan Luis Guerra, a bachata song written by the Cuban composer Descemer Bueno, and I like It with Pitbull were big hits and reached the top positions. With this album, the singer achieved number one in sales in Spain, Mexico, and other countries. It was certified Double Platinum in the United States, Platinum in Mexico, and Colombia, as well as Gold in Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and Poland.

In April 2014, Enrique Iglesias introduced the Cuban musicians Gente de Zona and Descemer Bueno to the international scene, with whom he had already worked, after performing the song "Bailando" as a duet with them. The song had originally been recorded by the Cubans and presented to Iglesias by Descemer, who mentioned that at first the Spanish singer did not like it until he saw it recorded, at which point he decided to include it in his album "Sex and Love."

Later, the song was released by the record label Republic Records and performed by Enrique Iglesias, Descemer Bueno, and Gente de Zona. All versions of the music video were directed by the Cuban producer Alejandro Pérez and filmed in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Portugal. This video launched Cuban dancer Ana Karla Suárez to fame.

"**Bailando**" became a resounding success worldwide, spending many weeks on music charts. In 2016, it won two Guinness World Records certificates in Mexico. Enrique Iglesias and Descemer repeated successful collaborations: In 2017, they released the single "**Súbeme la radio**" with the Puerto Rican duo Zion & Lennox, and in 2018, "**Nos fuimos lejos**" with the collaboration of also Micha.

In 2020, coinciding with the sixth anniversary of the release of the music video for the song "Bailando," Descemer Bueno announced that he was working on a second part of the single with the Cuban group Gente de Zona, but it was not specified whether singer Enrique Iglesias would participate in it.