name	Valen Hsu
tradchinesename	許茹芸
simpchinesename	许茹芸
pinyinchinesename	Xǔ Rú Yún
birth name	許宏琇 ()
origin	Republic of China (Taiwan)
birth date	September 20, 1974
birth place	Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan
othername	Hsu Ru-yun, 琇琇
occupation	Singer, composer, songwriter, actress
genre	Mandopop
instrument	Piano, keyboard
label	What's Music (1995–2000)EMI Music Taiwan (2001–2003)Silver Fish Productions (2004–2006)Seed Music (2007–2009) Valen Voice Production (2010–present)
yearsactive	1994–present
website	Official Website
awards	}}

Valen Hsu, also known as Xiu Xiu (琇琇), () was born on 20 September 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. She is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriter. Hsu is widely known for her sad love ballads which have earned her the nickname "The Queen of Love Songs". Her songs are mostly sung in Mandarin Chinese and some in Cantonese.

Biography

A classically-trained pianist, she started playing the piano when she was 4. While she was attending high school in 1993, she was discovered while performing in a restaurant in Taipei, where many known pop artists began their careers. She was offered a contract with Taiwan’s What’s Music Record label and began work on her first commercial album, all before the age of 19.

Career

Valen Hsu has recorded 14 studio albums over the span of eight years, as well as four "Best Of" compilations. Her first album, ''Tau Hao'', was completed in 1994 and received critical acclaim from the Asian music industry. However, record sales did not exceed expectations, only selling a little over 50,000 copies. Her next studio album was what significantly changed her career. ''Lei Hai'', or ''Tear’s Sea'' as translated, sold more than 300,000 copies in Taiwan. And her third album, ''If the Cloud Knows'', sold over 2.2 million copies alone in Taiwan. Her fourth album, ''Ri Guang Ji Zhang'' (''Sunlight Airport'') was completed in 1998 and sold 800,000 copies in Taiwan, but over 3 million copies in Asia, permanently placing her in the company of Asian divas such as Faye Wong and Sandy Lam and becoming an integral part of a new Mando-Pop era including Coco Lee and A-Mei.

In 1999, after the sale of What’s Music to Universal Records (Taiwan), she recorded a duet with Enrique Iglesias entitled ''You’re My No. 1'', released on Enrique’s Asian version of his ''Enrique'' album. She ended her contract with What’s Music in 2001 and signed on with EMI Taiwan. The first album with her new record label was titled ''I Just Want to Tell You'', and it was produced by Yosinori Kameda, a famous Japanese music producer. In 2001, she decided to broaden her professional career by acting in her first TV drama with F4, Taiwan’s boy-band equivalent to 'N Sync. She further broadened her acting career in 2003 by performing on stage with Zuni Icosahedron, an independent cultural collective concentrating on alternative theater and multi-media performances. In 2004, she decided to take a hiatus from the music industry to pursue other interests, including learning English in New York City.

Valen Hsu is known for her vocals, which are wispy yet strong and crystal-clear. Her singing voice and technique have been compared to Hong Kong's Faye Wong. In 1998, the Japanese magazine publication ''Asia Pop'' voted her as the best female pop vocalist in Asia. She has been known to deliver CD-quality live performances. Occasionally, she will play the piano while singing live at her concerts.

Her 13th studio album entitled ''66° Pohjoista Leveyttä'' was released on December 21, 2007. She traveled to Finland's Arctic Circle to film her music videos for this new album. Filming took place mainly in two cities: Helsinki and Rovaniemi. The first single is called "Fireworks". She recorded a duet with Amguulan, a very talented singer from Mongolia, "Man and Woman" became one of the most popular song throughout 2008.

After a 19 months hiatus, Valen released her latest album ''My Love Journey 1km''. She invited her friend Josh to co-produced this album with her. Her first single is called 'Let's go when love arrives', 2nd song is a soft rock 'With You'

Other works

Acting

In 2006, she filmed a full-length movie with famed Hong Kong Director Patrick Lam entitled ''Fu Zhi'', or "''After This Our Exile''" as translated. She stars alongside Hong Kong actors Aaron Kwok and Charlie Yeung. The film was released in 2006 and subsequently won several Golden Horse Awards (Asia's equivalent to the Academy Awards) on the same year, including Best Picture and Best Actor.

Writing

In addition to composing and writing some of her songs, she has also published two books: one of them a compilation of short poems and the other a beauty book entitled ''Beauty Sense'', which were published in 2003 and 2006, respectively.

In 2010, she published a travelogue ''Antithesis'', which compromises of short poems and photos shot in Cuba.

Charity works

In 1999, she traveled to Rwanda, Africa with the World Health Organization and other Asian celebrities to perform charity work, filming a commercial and raising funds for donation through sales of an E.P. entitled ''Wo Niu'' (which means "''Snail''"), written by Jay Chou, one of Asia’s male mega pop stars.

Hope Education Foundation

In 2006, Valen and her friends, Charlie Yeung, Gigi Leung and Angelica Lee formed "Hope Education Foundation". A non-profit organization to help children in need.

Discography

Studio albums

English !! Chinese !! Release date
''Ingratiate''	:zh:討好>討好	June 1995
''Tear’s Sea''	:zh:淚海>淚海
''If the Cloud Knows''	:zh:如果雲知道>如果雲知道
''Sunshin airport''	:zh:日光機場>日光機場
''Still loving you''	:zh:我依然愛你>我依然愛你
''Best love''	:zh:你是最ㄞˋ>你是最ㄞˋ(愛)
''Victory''	:zh:真愛無敵>真愛無敵
''I’m This Happy'' (Cantonese)	:zh:我就是這麼快樂>我就是這麼快樂
''Good Day''	:zh:難得好天氣>難得好天氣
''Flower Blossom''	:zh:花咲>花開
''Just Want to Tell You''	:zh:只說給你聽>只說給你聽
''Rue Blossom''	:zh:芸開了>芸開了
''66° Pohjoista Leveyttä''	:zh:北緯六十六度>北緯六十六度
''My Love Journey 1km''	:zh:愛·旅行·一公里>愛·旅行·一公里

Compilations

! English/Pinyin title	! Chinese (Traditional)	! Release date
''Ru Ci Jing Cai "Best Of…"'' (Hong Kong Version)		September 1997
''Ru Ci Jing Cai "Best Of…"'' (Taiwan Version)		November 1997
''Liu Jin Shi Zai "Best Of…"''		June 2001
''Single Diary "Best Of…"''		June 2001
''Valen Hsu’s Movie Ballads – Cloud Stay''		June 2003
''I love the nights of autumn "Best Of…"''		December 2003
''Valen Hsu "Best Of Classic…"''		February 2005

Instrumental

! English/Pinyin title	! Chinese (Traditional)	! Release date
''Piano Diary''		September 1999

EP/Singles

! English/Pinyin title	! Chinese (Traditional)	! Release date
''Neighbor'' (Fan Club single - not for sale)		November 1996
''Snail''		July 1999
''Pleasant to Hear''		April 2007

Musical theatre performances

2003 - ''Good Wind Like Water'' (''好風如水'')(Zuni Icosahedron)

2005 - ''Fragments d’un Discours Amoureux'' (''戀人絮語'') (Yi Hua Lin Productions)

2010 - ''Turn Left, Turn Right'' (''幾米 / 向左走向右走'') (Based on the book ''A Chance of Sunshine'' by Jimmy Liao)

Film and television

2002 - ''Come to My Place'' (''來我家吧'') - Director : Cheng Ze Niou (Cast : Valen Hsu, F4)

2005 - After This Our Exile (''父子'') - Director : Patrick Tam （Cast : Aaron Kwok, Charlie Yeung, Valen Hsu）

Books

2003 - ''The cost of happiness at this point in time'' (''此時快樂的代價''), A collection of short poems

2006 - ''Beauty Sense'' (''五感美人''), A book on beauty and wellness tips

2008 - ''Fragile'' (''小心輕放''), 2nd book of collection of short poems

2009 - ''I Want to be Your Friend'' (''我想要和你做朋友''), A book for Hope Foundation

2010 - ''Antithesis'' (''對照''),Collections of short poems and photos shot in Cuba

Endorsements and charities

1996 - ''Esprit'' Clothing Spokesperson

1998 - ''AB Call'' Pager Service

1998 - ''ICRT'' Charity Concert

1999 - ''Head & Shoulders'' Shampoo Commercial – Part 1 (Taiwan, Singapore & Hong Kong) (E.P.：All Your Heart）

1999 - ''WHO'' Charity Run - Rwanda（E.P. : Gua Niou）

1999 - ''Head & Shoulders'' Shampoo Commercial – Part 2 (Taiwan, Singapore & Hong Kong) (E.P. : I’m This Happy）

1999 - ''Cable & Wireless'' (Hong Kong Telecom)

2002 - ''Tai Ping'' Soda Crackers Commercial [China & Hong Kong]

2002 - ''O Smile'' Biscuits Commercial [Taiwan]

2003 - ''Mei Bei Jia'' Shampoo Commercial [China]

2006 - ''Chantecaille'' Spokesperson

2006 - ''Rice Beauty'' Products Commercial & Spokesperson

External links

Valen's Official Website http://www.valenvoice.com/

Valen's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/xu-ru-yun-Valen-Hsu/239712411490

Valen's Blog in Taiwan http://valenhsu.pixnet.net/blog

Valen's Blog in China http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/1244876825

Valen's WeiBo in China http://t.sina.com.cn/xuruyun

Valen's Plurk http://www.plurk.com/ValenH

Taiwan Fans Club http://blog.pixnet.net/JustForValen

China Fans Club http://www.xuruyun.net/

Korea Fans Club http://valenf.com.ne.kr/

Hope Education Foundation http://www.hope-ef.org/eng/support.html

Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:People from Taipei Category:Taiwanese stage actors Category:Taiwanese composers Category:Taiwanese female singers Category:Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriters

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name	Enrique Iglesias
background	solo_singer
birth name	Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler
born	May 08, 1975Madrid, Spain
origin	Madrid, Spain
instrument	Vocals, guitar
genre	Pop, Latin pop, R&B;, Dance-pop, soft rock, alternative rock
occupation	Singer-songwriter, actor, Producer, Model
associated acts	Wisin y Yandel, Pitbull, Ludacris
years active	1995-present| label Fonovisa, Interscope, Universal Music Latino, Universal Republic, Polydor
website	}}

Enrique Iglesias (born Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler; May 8, 1975) is a Spanish pop music singer. Iglesias started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa. This helped turn him into one of the most popular artists in Latin America and in the Hispanic American market in the United States, and the biggest seller of Spanish language albums of the 1990s. Before the turn of the millennium, he made a crossover into the mainstream English language market, signing a unique multi-album deal with Universal Music Group for an unprecedented US$48,000,000, with Universal Music Latino to release his Spanish albums and Interscope to release English albums. In 2010, he parted with Interscope and signed with another Universal Music Group label, Universal Republic.

Iglesias has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best selling Latin artists of all time.

Iglesias has had five ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top five singles, including two #1s, and holds the record for producing 22 number 1 Spanish-language singles on the ''Billboard''s Hot Latin Tracks. He has also had nine #1 songs on Billboard's Dance charts, more than any other single male artist. Altogether, Iglesias has amassed 53 #1 hits on the various Billboard charts. He has honorably been named as ''The King of Latin Pop'' and ''The King of Dance'' according to Billboard.

Early life

Iglesias was born in Madrid, Spain, and is the third and youngest child of singer Julio Iglesias and socialite and magazine journalist Isabel Preysler. His mother is a Filipina (of mainly Spanish ancestry) and his father is of Spanish ancestry from Galicia. His parents' marriage was annulled in 1979.

In 1985, Iglesias' grandfather, Dr. Julio Iglesias Puga, was kidnapped by the terrorist group ETA. For their safety, Enrique and his brother, Julio Iglesias, Jr., were sent to live with their father in Miami. He also lived in Belgrade, Serbia, for one year with his mother. As his father's career kept him on the road, the young Iglesias was raised by the family nanny. He attended Gulliver Preparatory School and went on to study business at the University of Miami.

Iglesias did not want his father to know about his plans for a musical career and did not want his famous surname to help advance his career. He borrowed money from his family nanny and he recorded a demo cassette tape which consisted of a Spanish song and two English songs. Approaching his father's former publicist, Fernan Martinez, the two promoted the songs under the stage name 'Enrique Martinez' with the backstory of being an unknown singer from Guatemala. Iglesias was signed by a record label called Fonovisa. After dropping out of college, he went to Toronto to record his first album.

Music career

1995–96: ''Enrique Iglesias''

On July 12,1995 , Iglesias released his first album titled ''Enrique Iglesias'', a collection of light rock ballads, including such mega-hits as "Si Tú Te Vas", "Experiencia Religiosa", and others. The record sold half a million copies in its first week, a rare accomplishment then for an album recorded in a language other than English.

His song " Por Amarte" was included in Televisa's telenovela ''Marisol'', but with a twist: instead of ''Por amarte daría mi vida'' (To love you, I'd give my life), the words were ''Por amarte Marisol, moriría'' (To love you, Marisol, I'd die). The CD also yielded Italian and Portuguese editions of the album, with most of the songs translated into those languages.

Five singles released from this album, such as "Por Amarte", "No Llores Por Mí", and "Trapecista" topped the Latin charts. The album went on to win Iglesias a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance.

1997–99: ''Vivir'' and ''Cosas Del Amor''

In 1997, Iglesias' star continued to rise with the release of ''Vivir'' (''To Live''), which put him up with other English language music superstars in sales for that year. The album also included a cover version of the Yazoo song "Only You", translated into Spanish as "Solo en Tí".

Insisting on stadiums, that summer, Enrique, backed by sidemen for Elton John, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel, played to sold-out audiences in sixteen countries. Beginning the tour in Odessa, Texas the tour went on to three consecutive nights in Mexico's Plaza de Toros, two consecutive nights at Monterrey's Auditorio Coca Cola and two at the Estadio River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina to over 130,000 people as well as 19 arenas in the U.S.

Three singles released from ''Vivir'' ("Enamorado Por Primera Vez", "Sólo en Ti" and "Miente") topped the Latin singles chart as well as those in several Spanish-speaking countries. Along with his father and Luis Miguel, Iglesias was nominated for an American Music Award in the first-ever awarded category of Favorite Latin Artist. It was said beforehand that the elder Iglesias would walk out if he did not win the award. Iglesias lost out to his father, but did perform the song "Lluvia Cae" at the event.

In 1998, Iglesias released his third album, ''Cosas del Amor'' (''Things of Love''). Taking a more mature musical direction, the album, aided by the popular singles "Esperanza" and "Nunca Te Olvidaré", both of which topped the Latin singles chart, helped cement his status in the Latin music scene.

Iglesias did a short tour of smaller venues to accompany the release of the album, with one show being televised from Acapulco, Mexico. This was followed by a larger world tour of over eighty shows in even bigger venues. The ''Cosas del Amor'' Tour was the first ever concert tour sponsored by McDonald's.

He won an American Music Award in the category of Favorite Latin Artist against Ricky Martin and Los Tigres del Norte. The song "Nunca te Olvidaré" was also used as the theme music for a Spanish soap opera of the same name and he sang the song himself on the last episode of the series.

1999–2000: ''Enrique''

By 1999, Iglesias had begun a successful crossover career into the English language music market. Thanks to other successful crossover acts, most notably that of Ricky Martin and Selena, Latino artists and music had a great surge in popularity in mainstream music. Iglesias' contribution to the soundtrack of Will Smith's movie ''Wild Wild West'', "Bailamos" became a number one hit in the US.

After the success of "Bailamos", several mainstream record labels were eager to sign Enrique. Signing a multi-album deal after weeks of negotiations with Interscope, Iglesias recorded and released his first full CD in English, ''Enrique''. The pop album, with some Latin influences, took two months to complete and contained a duet with Whitney Houston called "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" and a cover of the Bruce Springsteen song "Sad Eyes". The album's third single, "Be With You", became his second number one.

The final single from the album was the song "You're My #1", re-recorded and released in selected territories as a duet with local acts – Alsou in Russia, Sandy & Junior in Brazil and Valen Hsu in Asia.

2001–02: ''Escape''

In 2001 Iglesias released the album ''Escape''. Where most of the Latin crossover acts of the previous year experienced some difficulty matching the record sales of their first English language albums, Iglesias actually went on to sell even more. The album's first single, "Hero", became a number one hit in the United Kingdom, and in many other countries. The entire album was co-written by Iglesias.

''Escape'' is his biggest commercial success to date. The singles "Escape" and "Don't Turn Off The Lights" became radio staples, fairing well and placing highly or topping various charts both in North America and elsewhere. A second edition of the album was released internationally and contained a new version of one of Enrique's favorite tracks, "Maybe", as well as a duet with Lionel Richie called "To Love a Woman".

Iglesias capitalized on the album's success with his "One-Night Stand World Tour" consisting of 50 sold-out shows in 16 countries. Including Radio City Music Hall and three consecutive nights in London's Royal Albert Hall, the tour ended with a big show at Stadium National Lia Manoliu in Bucharest, Romania. The concert launched MTV Romania, with the video for "Love to See You Cry" being the first to be shown on the channel.

The second leg of the tour, "Don't Turn Off The Lights", was completed in the summer of 2002, with two sold-out nights in Madison Square Garden and another two in Mexico's National Auditorium. The tour finished with a single show in the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

2002–04: ''Quizás'' & ''7''

In 2002, Iglesias chose to release a fourth Spanish-language album titled ''Quizás'' (''Perhaps''). A more polished musical production than his previous Spanish albums and containing more introspective songs, the album's title track is a song about the strained relationship Iglesias has with his famous father.

The album debuted at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart, the highest placement of a Spanish language album on the chart at the time. ''Quizás'' sold a million copies in a week, making it the fastest-selling album in Spanish in 5 years. The three singles released from the album all ended up topping the Latin chart, giving Iglesias a total of 16 number ones on the chart. He currently holds the record for the most number one singles on ''Billboard'''s Latin Chart. His last single from the album, "Para Que la Vida", reached a million spins on U.S. radio, the only Spanish language song to do so.

The video to the song "Quizás" was the first Spanish language music video to be added to the selection on MTV's popular show ''Total Request Live''. Iglesias performed the song on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'', becoming the first to sing a Spanish song on the show, and opening doors for other artists such as Ricky Martin, Juanes and Jorge Drexler to perform their Spanish material. Iglesias included songs from ''Quizás'' in his "Don't Turn Off the Lights Tour", and the album went on to win a Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album.

By 2003 Iglesias released his seventh album, which he called ''7'', the second to be co-written by Iglesias. Among its more 1980s-inspired material, it features the song "Roamer", which he wrote with his friend and longtime guitarist, Tony Bruno. The CD also contained the song "Be Yourself", a song about independence (the chorus talks about how Iglesias' own parents did not believe he'd ever succeed in his singing career). The first single was the song "Addicted", and was followed closely by a remix of the song "Not in Love", featuring Kelis.

With this album, Iglesias went on his biggest world tour to date. The highly publicised tour started with twelve shows in the United States ending with Iglesias playing at Houston Rodeo and continued on to several countries, most of which he'd never previously visited playing to sold-out arenas and stadiums in Australia, India, Egypt and Singapore before ending his tour in South Africa.

2007–08: ''Insomniac''

Iglesias released his new album ''Insomniac'' on June 12, 2007. The album was so named due to it being recorded mainly at night. The album contained a more contemporary pop style than that of previous albums. The album's highlights include "Push", with rapper Lil' Wayne, as well as "Ring My Bells", and a cover of Ringside's "Tired of Being Sorry".

The first single "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)" was released on April 10, 2007. It was the Iglesias's highest charting song on the Hot 100 since "Escape" it was also a hit throughout Europe peaking in the top 10 in many countries and the Spanish version entitled "Dímelo" was #1 on Hot Latin Tracks for 12 weeks becoming his second best performing song on that chart.

Iglesias followed up with the ballad "Somebody's Me", which was released as a single in the American continent. The song was played extensively on AC radio and peaked high on Billboard's Hot AC, where the Spanish version also performed well. In Europe, the second single was "Tired of Being Sorry", which performed well in many countries; he recorded a version of the song with French singer Nâdiya which was #1 in France for eleven weeks.

On July 4, Enrique Iglesias became the first Western artist to play a concert in Syria in three decades when he performed for a sold-out crowd of 10,000 in the capital city of Damascus and in the same week performed on Live Earth.

The Insomniac World Tour was launched at the Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa, the same venue he ended his last world Tour and took him to sold out arenas throughout Europe. It was his first arena tour of the UK with him playing venues such as Manchester's MEN Arena and Wembley Arena. The tour ended with Iglesias performing at newly opened L.A. Live. A second leg of the tour has taken him throughout Latin America from Mexico to Argentina.

A solo version of "Push" was added to the soundtrack of the movie ''Step Up 2 the Streets''. The song was regarded as the third single from the album. A music video was shot which features the film's lead actors. Despite never being officially added to radio the song has charted in several countries and is one of his most highly rated songs amongst fans.

Enrique's song "Can You Hear Me" has been chosen as the official song of the UEFA Euro 2008 football tournament. He performed the song live at the June 29, 2008 final in Vienna, Austria. The song featured on a re-issue of the Insomniac album being released in certain countries.

2008–09: ''Greatest Hits Albums''

Enrique released a Spanish Greatest Hits album on March 25, 2008 which included his seventeen #1 songs on Hot Latin Tracks chart, plus two new songs. The first single was the song "Dónde Están Corazón", which is written by Argentine star Coti and became Iglesias's 18th #1 single on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs. The album debuted at #1 on Billboard's Latin Album Charts and #18 on Billboards top 200 Album chart. It was Enrique's second Spanish Album to debut in the top 20 Billboards Top 200 Albums (''Quizás'' debuted at 12 in 2002). The album has been recently certified double platinum in the U.S.and in some Latin American countries.

The album's second single Lloro Por Ti had an official remix featuring Wisin y Yandel which also reached #1. Iglesias did a tour of the US. Beginning in Laredo, Texas and ending at the Izod Center in New Jersey he was accompanied though most of the tour with Bachata band Aventura who also performed "Lloro Por Ti" with him at the Premios Juventud.

Iglesias was a surprise performer at the Lo Nuestro Awards, opening the show with a medley of "Dónde Están Corazón" and "Dimelo". He also performed at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, where he received a special award.

After the success of his Spanish Greatest Hits compilation, Iglesias released a compilation of his English language hits on November 11. The album includes "Can You Hear Me" as well two new songs. The first single is entitled "Away" ft Sean Garrett and was followed by "Takin' Back My Love" ft Ciara.

The compilation includes English hit songs such as "Bailamos", "Hero", "Be With You", "Not In Love" and "Escape" which have topped the various Billboard Charts (two of which on Hot 100) as well as songs such as Rhythm Divine, Tired Of Being Sorry and Do You Know (The ping pong song) which have also topped charts in Europe.

After the successful collaboration with Nadiya Iglesias has recorded a second duet with her called "Miss You" which featured on a delux edition of the album.

The album debuted at #3 on The Official Uk Album Chart and sold over 80,000 copies in its first 2 weeks alone.

Enrique was the winner for two World Music Awards in the categories of "World's Best Selling Latin Performer" and "World's Best Selling Spanish Artist", in the ceremony held in Monaco on November 9, 2008.

2010–present: ''Euphoria''

On July 5, 2010, Iglesias released his ninth studio album, ''Euphoria'', his first work to be released under his new label, Universal Republic. The album is Iglesias's first bilingual album with seven original English songs and six original Spanish songs.

Iglesias worked with three producers whom he has worked with before; RedOne, Mark Taylor and Carlos Paucer. The album features collaborations with Akon, Usher, Nicole Scherzinger, Ludacris, Pitbull, Juan Luis Guerra and his third duet with Wisin y Yandel. In a joint venture with Universal Latino Iglesias will release different singles in both languages simultaneously to different formats.

The first English single from the album, "I Like It", which features the rapper Pitbull, was released on May 3, 2010 in the U.S. and became a success, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. After weeks on the chart, it reached to #1 on the Billboard Hot/Dance Club Play, making it Enrique's 7th number one song on that chart and also making him the male singer with most number-ones tying with Prince & Michael Jackson.

"Cuando Me Enamoro" was released as the lead Spanish single from the album. The song debuted at number 8 and number 25 on U.S Latin Pop Songs and U.S. Hot Latin Songs, respectively. The song became his 25th top 10 single on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs & after 4 weeks of its release date it became his 21st No.1 song on this chart. The song won and nominated for many Latin Song Of The Year category.

As of January 2011 "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" broke into the top 10 on the Billboard charts becoming no 4. The song was released only for digital download in the U.S., at first it was included on the French Limited Edition of ''Euphoria'' in late 2010, then was included on the New Edition of "Euphoria" in Europe and some Asian areas in 2011. The song peaked to #1 on the Billboard Hot/Dance Club Play chart, which became his 8th number one song on the chart, making him the only male single artist to have 8 number one songs on the chart, passing Prince and Michael Jackson. As of March 3, 2011 the song has peaked to #1 on the US Pop Songs Chart, marking it his first score on the chart. The song has also peaked to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay (Radio Songs). A remix version of "Dirty Dancer" was released as the sixth single, and "Ayer" serves as the seventh single.

On May 24, 2011, Iglesias revealed on Australian radio show The Kyle & Jackie O Show that he would be touring Australia as part of his “Euphoria” tour alongside Pitbull.

Songwriting, producing, and acting

Iglesias has collaborated with songwriter Guy Chambers to write "Un Nuovo Giorno", the lead single from Andrea Bocelli's first pop album. The song was later translated into English as "First Day of My Life" and recorded by Spice Girl Melanie C. The song has since gone to become a huge hit throughout Europe, and peaked in the number one spot in numerous countries. Iglesias also wrote the single "The Way" for American Idol runner up Clay Aiken. Four songs co-written by Iglesias appear on the UK band The Hollies' current album. Many times Iglesias has said that should he ever retire, he wants to write and produce songs for other artists. In 2010 Idol Allstars 2010 (Swedish Idol Series) released a song "All I Need Is You" co-written by Iglesias with Andreas Carlsson, Kalle Engström and Kristian Lundin. It went straight to I-Tunes #1.

In 2000, Iglesias co-produced an off Broadway musical called ''Four Guys Named Jose and Una Mujer Named Maria''. In the musical, four Americans of Latin heritage possess a common interest in music and meet and decide to put on a show. The show contained many references and allusions to many classic and contemporary Latin and pop songs by the likes of Carmen Miranda, Selena, Richie Valens, Santana, Ricky Martin and Iglesias himself.

Iglesias also developed an interest in acting, starring alongside Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Johnny Depp in the Robert Rodriguez film ''Once Upon a Time in Mexico'', in which he played the foul-mouthed gun-wielding Lorenzo. In 2007, he had guest starred in the TV comedy ''Two and a Half Men'' as a carpenter/handyman. He says that he would act again if given small roles that he could fit in between his musical commitments.

He also guest starred as Gael, an Argentinean guitar playing/surfer/massage therapist love interest on the CBS hit TV show ''How I Met Your Mother''.

Iglesias also played the part of an evil Roman emperor in an ambitious TV commercial for Pepsi, which sponsored his last world tour. He starred alongside Britney Spears, Beyoncé and Pink, who turn the tables on him in the commercial. He's also starred in commercials for Doritos and for Viceroy watches.

Personal life

Iglesias started dating Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova in late 2001 (she appeared in his video, "Escape"), and rumors that the couple had secretly married circulated in 2003 and again in 2005. Kournikova herself has consistently refused to directly confirm or deny the status of her personal relationships. But in May 2007, Iglesias was (mistakenly, as he would clarify later) quoted in the ''New York Sun'' that he had no intention of marrying Kournikova and settling down because they had split up. The singer would later deny these rumors of "divorce" or simply separation. In June 2008, Iglesias told the ''Daily Star'' that he had married Kournikova the previous year and that they are currently separated. In an interview with Graham Norton in 2010, Kournikova confirmed that she and Iglesias have been together for over eight years but have no plans to marry in the near future.

Discography

Studio albums

''Enrique Iglesias'' (1995)

''Vivir'' (1997)

''Cosas del Amor'' (1998)

''Enrique'' (1999)

''Escape'' (2001)

''Quizás'' (2002)

''7'' (2003)

''Insomniac'' (2007)

''Euphoria'' (2010)

Filmography

! Year	Film	Role	! Notes
1997		"Si Tu Te Vas"	soundtrack
1999	''Wild Wild West''	"Bailamos"	soundtrackNominated - Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Song from a Movie.
	''I Love the New Millennium''		soundtrack
	"Hero"	soundtrack
	''Once Upon a Time in Mexico''	Lorenzo
	"Hero"	soundtrack
2005		Himself	Host
2006		"Hero"	soundtrack
	''America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9''	Himself	Special Guest
''Two and a Half Men''	Carpenter/Handyman	TV Guest
	Himself	Co-host
	Himself	Musical Guest
	''Step Up 2: The Streets''		soundtrack
		soundtrack
''Beverly Hills Chihuahua''	"Hero"	soundtrack
''Lady Godiva''	"Hero"	soundtrack
2009	''How I Met Your Mother''	"Gael"	TV Guest
2010	''Hot Tub Time Machine''	"Hero"	soundtrack

Awards and nominations

Enrique Iglesias is one of the most celebrated Latin Artists Of all time. He has won 16 Billboard Music Awards and 23 Billboard Latin Music Awards .He has won 5 American Music Awards ,1 Grammy and 1 Latin Grammy and 7 World Music Awards. He has also won an award for Best International Pop Act in MTV India Awards. He was also name "King Of Latin Pop". He has won 12 Premios Lo Nuestro Awards. In 2001, He was also awarded as Most Fashionable Artist in VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards. He has also won an award for Most Successful Spanish Artist Of The Decade (Spanish Artist Of The Decade) at Premios Ondas in 2002.

Enrique and Blackouts Evan Fitzpatrick will be performing in Toronto September,29th. 2011 at the Air Canada Centre.

See also

list of Best Selling Latin Artist

List of best-selling music artists

List of best-selling singles worldwide

References

External links

Enrique Iglesias Official website

Interscope Records Official Site

Enrique Iglesias profile at NNDB

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