Why I Love And Admire Enrique Iglesias By: Lupe Llerenas
Enrique Iglesias is a global superstar recognized for his musical versatility across pop and urban genres in Spanish and English. Since debuting in 1995, he has sold more than 180 million albums worldwide, released 10 studio albums and 3 greatest hits compilations. He has headlined 10 sold-out world tours and performed in front of millions of fans.
He’s undeniably the biggest Latin recording artist in music history achieving 154 No. 1 singles across Billboard charts with a total of 27 No. 1 singles on the Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs Chart. He currently holds the record for most number ones in the chart’s history. Enrique Iglesias is known as pop music’s most influential singer/songwriters of our time with the highest success in English/Spanish crossover. He has collaborated with megastars such as Pitbull, Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie, Juan Luis Guerra, Marco Antonio Solis, and many more.
Enrique has been celebrated with countless awards as a singer and songwriter that include multiple GRAMMYs, Billboard Awards, ASCAP, and more. He remains one of the most streamed and viewed artists with over 14 billion views on YouTube/VEVO and 14 billion in streams. Most recently, Enrique’s hit song “Bailando” featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona surpassed 3 billion views on YouTube since its 2014 release.
Later this year, Enrique will join Ricky Martin to embark on a joint headlining North American tour. Both Latin artists were supposed to go on tour last year, but the dates were postponed due to the pandemic. The new 26-date run features a handful of rescheduled shows that will kick off September 25th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and wrap on November 20th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin will finally be hitting the road!
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Aside from his music success, Enrique has contributed his time to philanthropy work. He has been a supporter of many charitable causes such as Habitat for Humanity, City of Hope, Live Earth, The Salvation Army, and the Special Olympics. He has also notably supported causes to help children globally with the organization Save the Children.
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Without a doubt, for nearly three decades this multi-platinum pop icon has become one of the most successful Latin singer-songwriters in the world. Congratulations Enrique Iglesias on continuing your legacy of becoming the king of Latin pop!