Iglesias met with even greater success when he released his first all-English record, Enrique (2000), including the songs "Rhythm Divine" and "Be With You." 'Escape' charts and was featured in the film Wild Wild West, starring Will Smith. In 1999, he made a career breakthrough with the song "Bailamos" ("We Dance") released as a single, the song soon became a No. Iglesias's 1997 follow-up, Vivir, went big as well, registering more than 5 million in sales and launching the singer's first-ever world tour. The following year Iglesias took home numerous accolades, including a 1996 Grammy Award for best Latin performer, Billboard's "Artist of the Year" and "Album of the Year" honors, and a pair of American Music Awards. The record proved to be more of a hit than Iglesias had ever imagined, going gold in Portugal in just seven days, and selling more than 6 million copies worldwide. Later that year, his self-titled debut album hit CD stores.
The hard work soon paid off, as Iglesias inked a record contract in 1995. He'd recorded the cassette, which featured one Spanish song and a pair of English tunes, by secretly borrowing money from his nanny. Intent on making it without the help of his father or his famous last name, Iglesias started shopping demos of his work to various producers under the name Enrique Martinez. But the world of music kept calling to him, and after just a year of college, he dropped out. For me it was a getaway to sing, one of those things I didn’t want anyone to screw up."Īfter graduating from high school, Iglesias enrolled at the University of Miami, where he intended to study business. "It's not like I was looking for a record deal then," Iglesias later said.
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