Enrique Iglesias, Spanish singer-songwriter and King of Latin Pop, was born in Madrid, Spain in 1975.
Enrique Iglesias was born in Madrid, Spain on May 8, 1975. Julio Iglesias, his father, is a well-known Spanish musician, and Isabel Preysler, his mother, is a well-known Madrid socialite. When Enrique's parents split in 1979, he moved home with his mother. Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler, better known as Enrique Iglesias, is a Spanish singer, songwriter, and actor who is one of the world's best-selling Latin recording artists. His father was a well-known Spanish musician, but Enrique entered the music industry under the alias Martinez because he did not want to utilise his renowned father's name to further his own career.
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