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'''Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler''' ({{IPA|es|enˈrike miˈɣel iˈɣlesjas ˈpɾejsleɾ}}; born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican label [[Fonovisa]] and became 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 [[Universal Music Latin Entertainment|Universal Music Latino]] to release his Spanish albums and [[Interscope Records]] to release English albums. Enrique is the third child of Spanish singer-songwriter [[Julio Iglesias]].
In 2010, Iglesias parted with Interscope Records and signed with another Universal Music Group label, [[Republic Records]], to release bilingual albums. In 2015, he parted ways with Universal Music Group after being there for over a decade. He signed with [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music]] and his subsequent albums were to be released by [[Sony Music Latin]] in Spanish and [[RCA Records]] in English.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Cobo |first=Leila |date=24 July 2015 |title=Enrique Iglesias signs with Sony Music |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/6642014/enrique-iglesias-signs-with-sony-music
Iglesias is one of the [[List of best-selling Latin music artists|best-selling Latin music artists]] with estimated sales of over 70 million records worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/opinion/luis-magana/las-razones-de-enrique-iglesias-para-retirarse|title=Las razones de Enrique Iglesias para retirarse|work=[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]]|date=5 September 2021|language=es|access-date=13 January 2022|quote=It would be impossible to erase from memory the more than 70 million records that Iglesias has sold throughout his almost 27-year artistic career.|archive-date=5 September 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905125515/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/opinion/luis-magana/las-razones-de-enrique-iglesias-para-retirarse|first=Luis|last=Magaña}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/musica/enrique-iglesias-edita-ultimo-disco_0_KdEdFu8lZ.html|title=Una forma de adiós|work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]]|date=16 September 2021|language=es|access-date=13 January 2022|quote=Between albums, singles and musical productions he sold 70 million copies; In the United States alone he sold 19 million, which shows his extremely high popularity (...)|archive-date=17 September 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917213316/https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/musica/enrique-iglesias-edita-ultimo-disco_0_KdEdFu8lZ.html}}</ref> He has had five [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] top five singles, including two number-ones. Iglesias holds the record for the most number-one songs on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Latin Songs]] chart with 27 songs and the [[Latin Pop Airplay]] chart with 24 songs.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Villa |first1=Lucas |title=Enrique Iglesias: Our 10 Favorite Hits |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9468449/enrique-iglesias-best-songs/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=25 October 2020 |date=19 October 2020 |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022231712/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9468449/enrique-iglesias-best-songs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Iglesias holds the number-one position on the Greatest of All-Latin Artists charts<ref>{{cite magazine |date=19 October 2020 |title=Enrique Iglesias Tops Billboard's Greatest of All Time Latin Artists Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9466868/enrique-iglesias-tops-greatest-of-all-time-latin-artists-chart#:~:text=Enrique%20Iglesias%20crowns%20Billboard's%20first,Wednesday%20night%2C%20Oct.%2021. |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020013301/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9466868/enrique-iglesias-tops-greatest-of-all-time-latin-artists-chart/#:~:text=Enrique%20Iglesias%20crowns%20Billboard's%20first,Wednesday%20night%2C%20Oct.%2021. |archive-date=20 October 2020 |access-date=20 October 2020}}</ref> and in October 2022 he was honored with the Top Latin Artist of All Time at the Latin Billboard Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morin |first=Alyssa |date=22 October 2020 |title=Enrique Iglesias Accepts Top Latin Artist of All Time at the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1200848/enrique-iglesias-accepts-top-latin-artist-of-all-time-at-the-2020-billboard-latin-music-awards |
==Early life==
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