His cheesy, perma-tanned father, Julio, might have sold hundreds of millions of records in a career spanning more than 40 years, but Enrique Iglesias has achieved more of substance in far less time. The Madrid-born crooner has amassed more than 20 No 1 singles in the US Spanish-language chart since blazing on to the scene in the mid-1990s with his self-titled debut album. A Grammy award winner, the LP launched the first phase of his career, during which he established himself as the undisputed king of Latin pop. A pan-global tour of his 1997 album Vivir, including 19 American stadiums, laid the foundations for the second phase, as a crossover artist in the English-language market. By logical progression, he reached the No 1 spot in the US with his 1999 single Bailamos. Although Hero subsequently topped the UK singles chart, Iglesias has never achieved the same level of success in English as in his native tongue. Marking something of a return to his roots, his latest album, the bilingual Euphoria, amounts to an admission of as much.
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