Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler is a Latin pop singer, romantic ballad artist, dance pop performer, reggaeton artist, and bachata musician, as well as a composer, record producer, and Spanish actor. He was born in Madrid on May 8, 1975. He is the youngest son of the famous singer Julio Iglesias and the well-known socialite 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 chart-topping and successful songs like Experiencia religiosa, Si tú te vas, Trapecista, No llores por mí, and Por amarte. With this album, he won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in 1997, and thanks to these singles, he reached number one on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks. He would later 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), which marked the Spanish artist's debut in the English market, his song Bailamos appears, which is part of the original soundtrack of the film Wild Wild West starring Salma Hayek and Will Smith, who personally requested the singer include the song in the movie. With this track, he reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and began to establish his international career, further solidified by other hits such as Hero, Escape, and 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 several times, as well as the Latin Grammy, the TVyNovelas Awards for Best Musical Theme, and the Premios Juventud. He also received the Grammy for Best Latin Artist in 1997. Additionally, many of his singles and albums have been honored with the Billboard Latin Award and the Billboard Music Award for being among the most popular on the charts in the United States.
In 2010, Enrique released 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 written by the Cuban composer Descemer Bueno, and I like It with Pitbull were major hits and ranked highly on the charts. With this album, the artist 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 brought Cuban musicians Gente de Zona and Descemer Bueno to the international stage, with whom he had already collaborated, after performing the song "Bailando" as a duet with them. The song had originally been recorded by the Cubans and was presented to Iglesias by Descemer, who comments that at first the Spanish artist 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 catapulted the Cuban dancer Ana Karla Suárez to fame.
Bailando became a resounding success worldwide, staying on the playlists for many weeks. In 2016, it won two Guinness World Records certificates in Mexico. Enrique Iglesias and Descemer have once again had successful collaborations: In 2017, they released the single Súbeme la radio along with the Puerto Rican duo Zion & Lennox, and in 2018, Nos fuimos lejos with the collaboration of Micha as well.
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 together with the Cuban group Gente de Zona, but it was not confirmed whether the singer Enrique Iglesias would be involved.
