11 Things You Didn’t Know About Enrique Iglesias

Music was in the genes, as Enrique Iglesias is the son of one of the most famous singers of all time, the Spaniard Julio Iglesias. But despite this advantage, the artist and songwriter wanted to achieve success without the help of his surname, which he finally managed to do. Do you want to know more about him? Read to the end of this post!

we from awesome.club we are going to tell you some of the most interesting facts about the life of this Spanish artist.

He and Anna Kournikova are one of the most stable couples in the celebrity world. They met in 2001, when she participated in one of the singer’s music videos. They have been together ever since, and in 2017 they became parents to twins.

When he was eight years old, his family decided to go to Miami as his grandfather was kidnapped by the Spanish terrorist group ETA. Their parents’ fear that something similar would happen to their children made the family make this difficult decision.

Hidden from his parents and as a teenager, Enrique’s nanny, Elvira Olivares, lent him money to record a demo, which would later be recognized by record companies. For that reason, her first album was dedicated to Elvira, because she was the only one who knew his dream and believed he would be successful.

His first song was “Por amarte”. The singer has been composing since he was 15 years old and considers himself more of a composer than a singer.

The artist experienced an increase in his fame thanks to Will Smith and the movie “The Crazy Adventures of James West”. It all happened when the actor went to one of Enrique’s concerts and, because he liked his music so much, Will asked Iglesias to contribute to the film’s soundtrack. The song “Bailamos” was chosen to appear in the film. Since then they have maintained a very close relationship.

Enrique Iglesias has 9 siblings in total: those from the same father and mother, who are Chabeli Iglesias and Julio Iglesias Jr. In addition, on his mother’s side he has two other sisters: Tamara Falcó and Ana Boyer. On his father’s side, there are five more brothers: Miguel Alejandro, Rodrigo, Victoria, Cristina and Guillermo.

Under the name of Enrique Martínez from Guatemala the singer recorded his first demo. He chose to do it this way because he didn’t want his success to be due to his last name. Also, his parents didn’t know anything about this project.

The artist contributes to the NGO “Save the Children”, helping children in situations of humanitarian crisis. One of his best-known actions with the organization was the sale of the so-called “Heart T-Shirt”, t-shirts inspired by the one Enrique Iglesias wore at the Tihuana concert when he had an accident with a drone. These t-shirts were sold on the singer’s website.

The mole on her face was a characteristic mark. He removed it in 2003 and, contrary to what the gossips on duty said, it wasn’t for aesthetics. The singer said it was a recommendation from her dermatologist, who stated that she could eventually become cancerous.

The singer is never parted from his dog, Mad Max. You can see them in several photos on their social networks, enjoying together. This cuddly little dog is a German Shepherd and has been part of his family for about a year.

What is your favorite Enrique Iglesias song? Do you know any curious stories about him that we haven’t mentioned? Tell us in the comments section below!