Enrique iglesias biography height of mount

We do not even need to introduce this international pop sensation who is turned 39 today. This “Bailamos” and “Addicted” singer is a brand name in himself.

We do not even need to introduce this international pop sensation who is turned 39 today. This “Bailamos” and  “Addicted” singer is a brand name in himself.

Born in Spain,1975 , Enrique was the son of a popular Spanish singer Julio Iglesias. Iglesias grew up mostly in Miami and began singing as a teenager. He released his self-titled debut album in 1995 and, like his subsequent studio works, proved to be a huge success. By early 2012, Iglesias had sold more than 60 million records worldwide. The Spanish Star had charmed most of the world by his music before he even turned 35 most and his most successful songs include “Bailamos,” “Rhythm Divine,” “Be With You,” “Escape,” “Maybe,” “Don’t Turn Off The Lights”, “Taking Back My Love” and “Hero.”But even after such stardom, there are certain things about Enrique that not people know. (Read: Top 5 of the worst International music videos of the world)

1) Enrique Iglesias’s father, pop star Julio Iglesias, was the best-selling Spanish singer of all time. Hence Enrique changed his name to Enrique Martinez, while sending his demo tapes to record companies as he didn’t want to get a record deal because of his father’s name.

2) Enrique removed his trademark mole on his right cheek after a doctor told him it could become cancerous.

3) While touring, Enrique Iglesias and his entourage regularly played practical jokes on one another. “We played a trick on one of our guys from our record company,” he recalls. They had left him naked in the hallway outside their hotel room

Spanish-Filipino singer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Iglesias and the second or maternal family name is Preysler.

Musical artist

Julio Iglesias Jr. (born Julio José Iglesias Preysler; 25 February 1973) is a Spanish singer-songwriter.

Early life

Julio Iglesias Jr. was born Julio José Iglesias Preysler in Madrid, Spain, the son of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and Filipina socialite Isabel Preysler. He is the younger brother of Chabeli Iglesias and the older brother of Enrique Iglesias. His parents divorced in 1979. Iglesias Jr. and his siblings moved to Miami to live with their father. Iglesias Jr. went to college near San Francisco at Menlo College in Atherton, California. He won a chance to participate in NBC's Out of the Blue and he worked for the Travel Channel, where he hosted a travel show that took him to Latin America.

Career

Iglesias Jr., with the help of his friend and manager Darius Jordi Lassus, first got into show business as a model. It was his manager that negotiated an exclusive male modeling agreement with Joey Hunter (at the time he was the president of the Male Model division) at the Ford Models Agency in New York. It was through Joey Hunter, that Iglesias Jr. was discovered by photographer Bruce Weber. He went on to campaign for Versace. Shortly after, Iglesias Jr. signed on with publicity executive Ruben Malaret who began a press campaign to further gain exposure of Iglesias Jr. to the English speaking entertainment industry. Some of his no