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110-733: Latin pop (in Spanish and in Portuguese : Pop Latino) is a pop music subgenre that is a fusion of US–style music production with Latin music genres from anywhere in Latin America and Spain . Originating with Spanish-speaking musicians, Latin pop may also be made by musicians in Portuguese (mainly in Brazilian Portuguese ) and the various Romance Creole languages. Latin pop usually combines upbeat Latin music with American pop music. Latin pop
220-438: A compilation of his English-language hits on 11 November. The album includes " Can You Hear Me " as well as two new songs. The first single, " Away ", features Sean Garrett , and was followed by " Takin' Back My Love ", featuring Ciara . The album debuted at number three on the official UK Albums Chart and sold over 80,000 copies in its first two weeks of release alone. Iglesias was the winner of two World Music Awards in
330-705: A Spanish-based creole language called Chavacano developed in the southern Philippines. However, it is not mutually intelligible with Spanish. The number of Chavacano-speakers was estimated at 1.2 million in 1996. The local languages of the Philippines also retain significant Spanish influence, with many words derived from Mexican Spanish , owing to the administration of the islands by Spain through New Spain until 1821, until direct governance from Madrid afterwards to 1898. Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler ( Spanish pronunciation: [enˈrike miˈɣel iˈɣlesjas ˈpɾejsleɾ] ; born 8 May 1975)
440-737: A collaboration with American rapper Sammy Adams . It was released to the US iTunes Store on 25 September 2012. The song was released in UK on 9 December 2012. On 8 December 2012, Iglesias performed at the second annual iHeartRadio Festival where he confirmed he was working on a new album. Iglesias continued to tour during this period returning to India in October 2012 to perform another series of shows called Tri-City tour in Pune , Delhi , and Bangalore playing to sold-out arenas and stadiums. On 31 May 2013, Iglesias performed at
550-521: A collection of light rock ballads, including hits such as " Si Tú Te Vas " (If You Go Away) and " Experiencia Religiosa " (Religious Experience). The record was released by label Fonovisa , along with Iglesias's following two albums. 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. The record also ended up being certified Gold in another non-Spanish-speaking territory ( Portugal ) in its first week of release, and sold over
660-588: A considerable number of words from Arabic , as well as a minor influence from the Germanic Gothic language through the period of Visigoth rule in Iberia. In addition, many more words were borrowed from Latin through the influence of written language and the liturgical language of the Church. The loanwords were taken from both Classical Latin and Renaissance Latin , the form of Latin in use at that time. According to
770-517: A dramatic change in the pronunciation of its sibilant consonants , known in Spanish as the reajuste de las sibilantes , which resulted in the distinctive velar [x] pronunciation of the letter ⟨j⟩ and—in a large part of Spain—the characteristic interdental [θ] ("th-sound") for the letter ⟨z⟩ (and for ⟨c⟩ before ⟨e⟩ or ⟨i⟩ ). See History of Spanish (Modern development of
880-476: A first language by Spaniards and educated Filipinos ( Ilustrados ). Despite a public education system set up by the colonial government, by the end of Spanish rule in 1898, only about 10% of the population had knowledge of Spanish, mostly those of Spanish descent or elite standing. Spanish continued to be official and used in Philippine literature and press during the early years of American administration after
990-535: A joint venture with Universal Latino , Iglesias released different singles in both English and Spanish simultaneously to different formats. The first English single from the album, " I Like It ", which features the rapper Pitbull, was released on 3 May 2010 in the U.S. and became a success, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song was also featured in the MTV reality series Jersey Shore . " Cuando Me Enamoro "
1100-471: A long history in the territory of the current-day United States dating back to the 16th century. In the wake of the 1848 Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty , hundreds of thousands of Spanish speakers became a minoritized community in the United States. The 20th century saw further massive growth of Spanish speakers in areas where they had been hitherto scarce. According to the 2020 census, over 60 million people of
1210-495: A million copies in the next three months. 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 edited to suit the show, with Por amarte Marisol, moriría (To love you, Marisol, I'd die). The album also showcased Iglesias's prowess as a polyglot , releasing both Italian and Portuguese editions, with most of
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#17328373204931320-521: A more mature musical direction, the album, aided by the popular singles " Esperanza " (Hope) and " Nunca Te Olvidaré " (I'll Never Forget You), both of which topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and helped cement his status in the Latin music scene . Iglesias did a shorter tour of smaller venues to accompany the release of the album, with one show being televised from Acapulco , México. This
1430-560: A multi-album deal, after weeks of negotiations with Interscope , Iglesias recorded and released his first full record in English, Enrique . The pop album featured some clear Latin musical influences, and took two months to complete. It contained the popular song " Rhythm Divine ", a duet with Whitney Houston titled " Could I Have This Kiss Forever ", and a cover of the Bruce Springsteen song " Sad Eyes ". In 2000, Iglesias performed at
1540-468: A music career and did not want his famous surname to help advance his career. In Toronto, he borrowed money from his family's nanny and recorded a demo cassette tape which consisted of a Spanish song and two English songs. Approaching his father's former publicist, Fernán Martínez, the two promoted the songs under the stage name Enrique Martínez with the backstory of being a singer from Guatemala . On 21 November 1995, Iglesias released Enrique Iglesias ,
1650-498: A primarily Hassaniya Arabic -speaking territory, Spanish was officially spoken as the language of the colonial administration during the late 19th and 20th centuries. Today, Spanish is present in the partially-recognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as its secondary official language, and in the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf ( Algeria ), where the Spanish language is still taught as
1760-634: A private high school in Miami , where he participated in his first live performance in a school production of Hello Dolly . He then attended the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida , where he studied business but dropped out after a year. After dropping out of the University of Miami, Iglesias traveled to Toronto to record his first album. Iglesias did not want his father to know about his plans for
1870-550: A second language features characteristics involving the variability of the vowel system. While far from its heyday during the Spanish protectorate in Morocco , the Spanish language has some presence in northern Morocco , stemming for example from the availability of certain Spanish-language media. According to a 2012 survey by Morocco's Royal Institute for Strategic Studies (IRES), penetration of Spanish in Morocco reaches 4.6% of
1980-518: A second language, largely by Cuban educators. The number of Spanish speakers is unknown. Spanish is also an official language of the African Union . Spanish was an official language of the Philippines from the beginning of Spanish administration in 1565 to a constitutional change in 1973. During Spanish colonization , it was the language of government, trade, and education, and was spoken as
2090-511: A single in North America. The song was played extensively on AC radio and peaked high on Billboard ' s Hot AC . 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 number one in France for eleven weeks. A solo version of "Push" was added to the soundtrack of the movie Step Up 2
2200-442: A two-year hiatus, Iglesias released his new album Insomniac on 12 June 2007. The album was so named due to it being recorded mainly at night. The record had a more contemporary pop style than that of his previous albums. Its highlights include the songs " Push ", with rapper Lil Wayne , as well as "Ring My Bells" and a cover of Ringside 's " Tired of Being Sorry ". The album's first single, " Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song) ",
2310-416: Is cognate to the root word of satisfacer ("to satisfy"), and hecho ("made") is similarly cognate to the root word of satisfecho ("satisfied"). Compare the examples in the following table: Some consonant clusters of Latin also produced characteristically different results in these languages, as shown in the examples in the following table: In the 15th and 16th centuries, Spanish underwent
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#17328373204932420-436: Is Latin in origin, including Latin borrowings from Ancient Greek. Alongside English and French , it is also one of the most taught foreign languages throughout the world. Spanish is well represented in the humanities and social sciences . Spanish is also the third most used language on the internet by number of users after English and Chinese and the second most used language by number of websites after English. Spanish
2530-657: Is a global language with about 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain , and about 600 million when including second language speakers. Spanish is the official language of 20 countries , as well as one of the six official languages of the United Nations . Spanish is the world's second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese ; the world's fourth-most spoken language overall after English , Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani ( Hindi - Urdu ); and
2640-537: Is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the turn of the millennium, he made a successful crossover into the mainstream English-language market. He signed a multi-album deal with Universal Music Group for US$ 68 million with Universal Music Latino to release his Spanish albums and Interscope Records to release English albums. Enrique
2750-429: Is commonly associated with Spanish-language pop, rock, and dance music. Latin pop is one of the most popular Latin music genres today. However, before the arrival of artists like Alejandro Sanz , Thalía , Luis Miguel , Selena , Paulina Rubio , Shakira , Carlos Vives , Ricky Martin , Gloria Trevi and Enrique Iglesias , Latin pop first reached a global audience through the work of bandleader Sergio Mendes in
2860-399: Is estimated that about 486 million people speak Spanish as a native language , making it the second most spoken language by number of native speakers . An additional 75 million speak Spanish as a second or foreign language , making it the fourth most spoken language in the world overall after English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindi with a total number of 538 million speakers. Spanish is also
2970-582: Is from Galicia and Andalusia ; his father also claims some Jewish and Puerto Rican ancestry on his mother's side. Iglesias found out later in life that he was born with a rare congenital condition known as situs inversus , where some of the body's major organs, such as the heart, are situated on the opposite side of the body from where they would normally be located. At first, Iglesias and his two siblings stayed with their mother; however, in December 1981, Iglesias's grandfather Dr. Julio Iglesias Puga
3080-740: Is heavily influenced by Venezuelan Spanish. In addition to sharing most of its borders with Spanish-speaking countries, the creation of Mercosur in the early 1990s induced a favorable situation for the promotion of Spanish language teaching in Brazil . In 2005, the National Congress of Brazil approved a bill, signed into law by the President , making it mandatory for schools to offer Spanish as an alternative foreign language course in both public and private secondary schools in Brazil. In September 2016 this law
3190-478: Is his biggest commercial success to date. The singles " Escape " and " Don't Turn Off the Lights " became radio staples, 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 Iglesias's favorite tracks, " Maybe ", as well as a duet with Lionel Richie called " To Love a Woman ". Iglesias capitalized on
3300-528: Is one of the best-selling Latin music artists with estimated sales of over 70 million records worldwide. He has had five Billboard Hot 100 top five singles, including two number-ones. Iglesias holds the record for the most number-one songs on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart with 27 songs and the Latin Pop Airplay chart with 24 songs. Iglesias holds the number-one position on
3410-806: Is spoken by very small communities in Angola due to Cuban influence from the Cold War and in South Sudan among South Sudanese natives that relocated to Cuba during the Sudanese wars and returned for their country's independence. Spanish is also spoken in the integral territories of Spain in Africa, namely the cities of Ceuta and Melilla and the Canary Islands , located in the Atlantic Ocean some 100 km (62 mi) off
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3520-804: Is the de facto national language of the country, Spanish is often used in public services and notices at the federal and state levels. Spanish is also used in administration in the state of New Mexico . The language has a strong influence in major metropolitan areas such as those of Los Angeles , Miami , San Antonio , New York , San Francisco , Dallas , Tucson and Phoenix of the Arizona Sun Corridor , as well as more recently, Chicago , Las Vegas , Boston , Denver , Houston , Indianapolis , Philadelphia , Cleveland , Salt Lake City , Atlanta , Nashville , Orlando , Tampa , Raleigh and Baltimore-Washington, D.C. due to 20th- and 21st-century immigration. Although Spanish has no official recognition in
3630-484: Is the official Spanish language of the State. ... The other Spanish languages shall also be official in their respective Autonomous Communities... The Royal Spanish Academy ( Real Academia Española ), on the other hand, currently uses the term español in its publications. However, from 1713 to 1923, it called the language castellano . The Diccionario panhispánico de dudas (a language guide published by
3740-456: Is the third child of Spanish singer-songwriter Julio Iglesias . In 2010, Iglesias parted with Interscope Records and signed with another Universal Music Group label, Republic Records , to release bilingual albums. In 2015, he parted ways with Universal Music Group after being there for over a decade. He signed with Sony Music and his subsequent albums were to be released by Sony Music Latin in Spanish and RCA Records in English. Iglesias
3850-529: Is used as an official language by many international organizations , including the United Nations , European Union , Organization of American States , Union of South American Nations , Community of Latin American and Caribbean States , African Union , among others. In Spain and some other parts of the Spanish-speaking world, Spanish is called not only español but also castellano (Castilian),
3960-567: Is usually assumed to be derived from castillo ('castle'). In the Middle Ages , the language spoken in Castile was generically referred to as Romance and later also as Lengua vulgar . Later in the period, it gained geographical specification as Romance castellano ( romanz castellano , romanz de Castiella ), lenguaje de Castiella , and ultimately simply as castellano (noun). Different etymologies have been suggested for
4070-877: The Billboard Music Award for Top Latin Album , the Billboard Latin Awards for Latin Album of the Year and Latin Pop Album of the Year , and was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year . Iglesias worked with three producers whom he had collaborated with before: RedOne , Mark Taylor , and Carlos Paucar. The album features collaborations with Akon , Usher , Nicole Scherzinger , Sunidhi Chauhan , Ludacris , DJ Frank E , Pitbull , Juan Luis Guerra , and his third song together with Wisin & Yandel . In
4180-656: The Billboard ' s Hot Latin Songs chart. A version of the song released in Spain featured Spanish Flamenco singer India Martinez and topped the charts in Spain. This was followed by El Perdedor , a duet with Mexican singer Marco Antonio Solis and was the theme to the telenovela Lo que la vida me robó . The song became his 24th #1 on the Latin charts. On 14 March 2014, Iglesias released his tenth studio album, Sex and Love . The release of
4290-702: The Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart as well as the charts of several Spanish-speaking countries. Along with his father and Luís Miguel , Iglesias was nominated for an American Music Award in the first-ever awarded category of Favorite Latin Artist . Iglesias lost out to his father, but performed the song " Lluvia Cae " (Rain is Falling) at the event. Insistent on playing large stadiums for his first concert tour that summer, Iglesias, backed by sidemen for Elton John , Bruce Springsteen , and Billy Joel , played to sold-out audiences in sixteen countries. Beginning in Odessa, Texas ,
4400-557: The Spanish as a First Foreign Language (SAFFL) initiative in March 2005. Spanish has historically had a significant presence on the Dutch Caribbean islands of Aruba , Bonaire and Curaçao ( ABC Islands ) throughout the centuries and in present times. The majority of the populations of each island (especially Aruba) speaking Spanish at varying although often high degrees of fluency. The local language Papiamentu (Papiamento on Aruba)
4510-508: The Spanish–American War but was eventually replaced by English as the primary language of administration and education by the 1920s. Nevertheless, despite a significant decrease in influence and speakers, Spanish remained an official language of the Philippines upon independence in 1946, alongside English and Filipino , a standardized version of Tagalog . Spanish was briefly removed from official status in 1973 but reimplemented under
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4620-471: The Super Bowl XXXIV halftime show with Christina Aguilera , Phil Collins and Toni Braxton . Shock jock Howard Stern repeatedly played a tape of a (supposedly) very off-key Iglesias on his radio show, accusing him of "not being able" to sing live. On 8 June 2000, Iglesias came to New York and sang the song, live and unplugged, on Stern's show with just an accompanying guitarist. After the performance,
4730-557: The United States/Mexico border region , had begun to introduce synthesizers , slicker production , and a more urban sensibility to formerly root styles like norteño and conjunto. Moreover, New York and Miami were home to thriving Latin club scenes, which during the 1980s led to the rise of Latin freestyle , a club-oriented dance music that was rooted in Latin rhythms but relied on synthesizers and drum machines for most of its arrangements . Both of these sounds influenced
4840-458: The 1980s and 1990s, with acts such as Puerto Rican boy band Menudo , even achieving massive crossover success among non-Latino listeners during the late 1990s. While not restricted to America by any means, Latin pop was profoundly affected by production techniques and other styles of music – both Latin and otherwise – that originated primarily in the United States. Tejano music , centered in Texas and
4950-768: The 1990s. Most of its artists sang in Spanish for Latino audiences, although Latin pop's similarity to the mainstream helped several performers score crossover hits when they chose to record in English. Jon Secada landed several pop hits during the mid-1990s, and Tejano pop star Selena 's album Dreaming of You actually debuted posthumously at number one on the album charts upon its 1995 release. The late '90s and early 2000s saw Latin artists such as Ricky Martin , Enrique Iglesias , Shakira , Jennifer Lopez and ex-husband Marc Anthony , Paulina Rubio , Jade Esteban Estrada , Thalía , among others, achieve crossover mainstream success. Other traditionally pop artists also made forays into Latin pop either finding success experimenting with
5060-404: The 2021–2022 school year alone. The local business process outsourcing industry has also helped boost the language's economic prospects. Today, while the actual number of proficient Spanish speakers is around 400,000, or under 0.5% of the population, a new generation of Spanish speakers in the Philippines has likewise emerged, though speaker estimates vary widely. Aside from standard Spanish,
5170-574: The 20th century, Spanish was introduced to Equatorial Guinea and the Western Sahara , and to areas of the United States that had not been part of the Spanish Empire, such as Spanish Harlem in New York City . For details on borrowed words and other external influences upon Spanish, see Influences on the Spanish language . Spanish is the primary language in 20 countries worldwide. As of 2023, it
5280-550: The 9th century, and the first systematic written use of the language happened in Toledo , a prominent city of the Kingdom of Castile , in the 13th century. Spanish colonialism in the early modern period spurred the introduction of the language to overseas locations, most notably to the Americas. As a Romance language, Spanish is a descendant of Latin. Around 75% of modern Spanish vocabulary
5390-639: The Equatoguinean education system and is the primary language used in government and business. Whereas it is not the mother tongue of virtually any of its speakers, the vast majority of the population is proficient in Spanish. The Instituto Cervantes estimates that 87.7% of the population is fluent in Spanish. The proportion of proficient Spanish speakers in Equatorial Guinea exceeds the proportion of proficient speakers in other West and Central African nations of their respective colonial languages. Spanish
5500-738: The Greatest of All-Latin Artists charts and in October 2022 he was honored with the Top Latin Artist of All Time at the Latin Billboard Awards. Iglesias also has 14 number-ones on Billboard ' s Dance charts , more than any other male artist. He has earned the honorific title King of Latin Pop . In December 2016, Billboard magazine named him the 14th most successful and top male dance club artist of all time. Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler
5610-691: The Iberian Peninsula. These languages included Proto-Basque , Iberian , Lusitanian , Celtiberian and Gallaecian . The first documents to show traces of what is today regarded as the precursor of modern Spanish are from the 9th century. Throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era , the most important influences on the Spanish lexicon came from neighboring Romance languages — Mozarabic ( Andalusi Romance ), Navarro-Aragonese , Leonese , Catalan/Valencian , Portuguese , Galician , Occitan , and later, French and Italian . Spanish also borrowed
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#17328373204935720-493: 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 with the album being certified Diamond for shipments of over 10 million copies. 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
5830-649: The Lights" tour 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 . By 2003, Iglesias had released his seventh album, which he called 7 , the second to be co-written by him. Among its more 1980s-inspired material, it features
5940-653: The Mawazine Festival in Rabat, Morocco. The show broke the highest attendance record as more than 120,000 fans gathered to watch the concert. Iglesias released a number of singles prior to the album release, the first of which was " Turn the Night Up " followed by " Heart Attack " which was released to US Top 40 radio stations. Latin stations were served with the song " Loco ", a smooth bachata duet with urban bachata superstar Romeo Santos . The single became Iglesias' 24th No. 1 on
6050-424: The Old Spanish sibilants) for details. The Gramática de la lengua castellana , written in Salamanca in 1492 by Elio Antonio de Nebrija , was the first grammar written for a modern European language. According to a popular anecdote, when Nebrija presented it to Queen Isabella I , she asked him what was the use of such a work, and he answered that language is the instrument of empire. In his introduction to
6160-443: The Royal Spanish Academy) states that, although the Royal Spanish Academy prefers to use the term español in its publications when referring to the Spanish language, both terms— español and castellano —are regarded as synonymous and equally valid. The term castellano is related to Castile ( Castilla or archaically Castiella ), the kingdom where the language was originally spoken. The name Castile , in turn,
6270-416: The Streets . The song was regarded as the third single from the album. A music video was released which features the film's lead actors. On 4 July 2007, Iglesias became the first Western artist to play a concert in Syria in three decades when he performed for a sold-out crowd of ten thousand in the capital Damascus and in the same week, he performed on Live Earth in Hamburg . The Insomniac World Tour
6380-502: The U.S. population were of Hispanic or Hispanic American by origin. In turn, 41.8 million people in the United States aged five or older speak Spanish at home, or about 13% of the population. Spanish predominates in the unincorporated territory of Puerto Rico , where it is also an official language along with English. Spanish is by far the most common second language in the country, with over 50 million total speakers if non-native or second-language speakers are included. While English
6490-399: The administration of Ferdinand Marcos two months later. It remained an official language until the ratification of the present constitution in 1987, in which it was re-designated as a voluntary and optional auxiliary language. Additionally, the constitution, in its Article XIV, stipulates that the Government shall provide the people of the Philippines with a Spanish-language translation of
6600-419: The album track " Dirty Dancer " was released as the fourth English single and became his ninth Hot Dance Club Play chart topper, tying with Prince and Michael Jackson as the male with the most No. 1 dance singles. Further, " Ayer " served as the album's third Spanish single and seventh single overall. The Euphoria Tour took Iglesias across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and several European countries. One of
6710-496: The album was " Bailando ", featuring Descemer Bueno, and Gente De Zona. "Bailando" was immensely successful becoming his 25th #1 on Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. Bailando was #1 for 41 consecutive weeks on Billboard's Hot Latin songs chart becoming the longest reigning #1 in the history of the chart beating the record previously held by Shakira 's 25 week run. This record was later broken in 2017 when " Despacito " by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber Bailando
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#17328373204936820-417: The album was accompanied by the single I'm a Freak and featured Pitbull . The album also featured a duet with Kylie Minogue called "Beautiful", which appears on her twelfth studio album Kiss Me Once . In addition to the previously stated collaborations, the album featured guest appearances by Flo Rida , Yandel , Juan Magan , Jennifer Lopez , and Gente de Zona . The next single to be released from
6930-411: The album's success with his "One-Night Stand World Tour" consisting of fifty sold-out shows in sixteen countries. Including Radio City Music Hall and three consecutive nights in London's Royal Albert Hall , the tour ended with a big show at Lia Manoliu Stadium in Bucharest , Romania. The concert launched MTV Romania, with the video for " Love to See You Cry " being the first music video to be shown on
7040-406: The album's third English single, " Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You) " broke into the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, also reaching No. 4. The song was released only for digital download in the United States but was featured on some editions of Euphoria in Europe and some Asian areas. The song became Iglesias' first number one on the U.S. Pop Songs and Radio Songs airplay charts. A remix version of
7150-416: The categories of "World's Best Selling Latin Performer" and "World's Best Selling Spanish Artist" at the ceremony held in Monaco on 9 November 2008. On 5 July 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. It won
7260-404: The channel. In 2002, Iglesias decided 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 twelve on the Billboard 200 albums chart,
7370-566: The classic hispanus or hispanicus took the suffix -one from Vulgar Latin , as happened with other words such as bretón (Breton) or sajón (Saxon). Like the other Romance languages , the Spanish language evolved from Vulgar Latin , which was brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Romans during the Second Punic War , beginning in 210 BC. Several pre-Roman languages (also called Paleohispanic languages )—some distantly related to Latin as Indo-European languages , and some that are not related at all—were previously spoken in
7480-446: The consonant written b (a bilabial with plosive and fricative allophones). In modern Spanish, there is no difference between the pronunciation of orthographic b and v . Typical of Spanish (as also of neighboring Gascon extending as far north as the Gironde estuary , and found in a small area of Calabria ), attributed by some scholars to a Basque substratum was the mutation of Latin initial f into h- whenever it
7590-404: The country's constitution. In recent years changing attitudes among non-Spanish speaking Filipinos have helped spur a revival of the language, and starting in 2009 Spanish was reintroduced as part of the basic education curriculum in a number of public high schools, becoming the largest foreign language program offered by the public school system, with over 7,000 students studying the language in
7700-450: The following table: Spanish is marked by palatalization of the Latin double consonants ( geminates ) nn and ll (thus Latin annum > Spanish año , and Latin anellum > Spanish anillo ). The consonant written u or v in Latin and pronounced [w] in Classical Latin had probably " fortified " to a bilabial fricative /β/ in Vulgar Latin. In early Spanish (but not in Catalan or Portuguese) it merged with
7810-466: The former British colony of Belize (known until 1973 as British Honduras ) where English is the sole official language, according to the 2022 census, 54% of the total population are able to speak the language. Due to its proximity to Spanish-speaking countries and small existing native Spanish speaking minority, Trinidad and Tobago has implemented Spanish language teaching into its education system. The Trinidadian and Tobagonian government launched
7920-584: The grammar, dated 18 August 1492, Nebrija wrote that "... language was always the companion of empire." From the 16th century onwards, the language was taken to the Spanish-discovered America and the Spanish East Indies via Spanish colonization of America . Miguel de Cervantes , author of Don Quixote , is such a well-known reference in the world that Spanish is often called la lengua de Cervantes ("the language of Cervantes"). In
8030-476: The highest placement of a Spanish-language album on the chart at that period. Quizás sold a million copies in a week, making it the fastest-selling album in Spanish in five years. All three singles released from the album all ended up topping the Latin chart, giving Iglesias a total of sixteen number ones on the chart. He currently holds the record for the most number-one singles on Billboard ' s Latin Chart. With
8140-632: The language from the Kingdom of Castile , contrasting it with other languages spoken in Spain such as Galician , Basque , Asturian , Catalan/Valencian , Aragonese , Occitan and other minor languages. The Spanish Constitution of 1978 uses the term castellano to define the official language of the whole of Spain, in contrast to las demás lenguas españolas (lit. "the other Spanish languages "). Article III reads as follows: El castellano es la lengua española oficial del Estado. ... Las demás lenguas españolas serán también oficiales en las respectivas Comunidades Autónomas... Castilian
8250-535: The language's hegemony in an intensely centralising Spanish state were established from the 18th century onward. Other European territories in which it is also widely spoken include Gibraltar and Andorra . Spanish is also spoken by immigrant communities in other European countries, such as the United Kingdom , France , Italy , and Germany . Spanish is an official language of the European Union . Today,
8360-686: The majority of the Spanish speakers live in Hispanic America . Nationally, Spanish is the official language—either de facto or de jure —of Argentina , Bolivia (co-official with 36 indigenous languages), Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Cuba , Dominican Republic , Ecuador , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Mexico (co-official with 63 indigenous languages), Nicaragua , Panama , Paraguay (co-official with Guaraní ), Peru (co-official with Quechua , Aymara , and "the other indigenous languages"), Puerto Rico (co-official with English), Uruguay , and Venezuela . Spanish language has
8470-567: The mid-1960s, although artists like Carmen Miranda popularized Latin samba music in Hollywood decades before this. In later decades, it was defined by the romantic ballads that legendary artists such as Julio Iglesias or Roberto Carlos produced in the 1970s. Ricky Martin is considered to be the King of Latin Pop. Latin pop became the most popular form of Latin music in the United States during
8580-711: The northwest of the African mainland. The Spanish spoken in the Canary Islands traces its origins back to the Castilian conquest in the 15th century , and, in addition to a resemblance to Western Andalusian speech patterns, it also features strong influence from the Spanish varieties spoken in the Americas, which in turn have also been influenced historically by Canarian Spanish. The Spanish spoken in North Africa by native bilingual speakers of Arabic or Berber who also speak Spanish as
8690-529: The population. Many northern Moroccans have rudimentary knowledge of Spanish, with Spanish being particularly significant in areas adjacent to Ceuta and Melilla. Spanish also has a presence in the education system of the country (through either selected education centers implementing Spain's education system, primarily located in the North, or the availability of Spanish as foreign language subject in secondary education). In Western Sahara , formerly Spanish Sahara ,
8800-523: The public. After attending one of Iglesias's concerts in March 1999, American actor Will Smith asked Iglesias to contribute a song to the soundtrack of his upcoming movie Wild Wild West ; Iglesias's contribution of "Bailamos" was released as a single that year, becoming an international hit and peaking at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 . After the success of " Bailamos ", several mainstream record labels were eager to sign Iglesias. Signing
8910-499: The release of Vivir ( To Live ), which elevated him to the levels of popular English-language musicians (in sales) that year. The album also included a cover version of the Yazoo song " Only You ", translated into Spanish as "Solo en Ti". Three singles were released from Vivir : " Enamorado Por Primera Vez " (In Love For the First Time), "Solo en Ti", and " Miente " (Lie), which topped
9020-495: The rise of Latin pop, which retained Latin rhythms in its uptempo numbers but relied more on mainstream pop for its melodic sense. Latin pop's first major crossover star was Gloria Estefan , who scored a succession of non-club-oriented dance-pop hits during the mid- to late 1980s, but eventually became known more as an adult contemporary diva with an affinity for sweeping ballads . This blend of Latinized dance-pop and adult contemporary balladeering dominated Latin pop through
9130-473: The same name and Iglesias guest-starred and sang the song live on the finale episode of the series. In 1999, Iglesias began a successful crossover career into the English-language pop music market. Thanks to other successful Latin crossover acts, most notably Ricky Martin , Jennifer Lopez , and soon thereafter Shakira , Spanish-language and Latino musicians experienced a great surge in popularity amongst
9240-424: The song " Para Qué La Vida " Iglesias reached a million spins on U.S. radio becoming the first Latin act 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 .The album went on to win the Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album . That year he embarked on an arena tour of the Americas. The "Don't Turn Off
9350-493: The song "Roamer", which he wrote with his friend and longtime guitarist Tony Bruno which featured an appearance from Kara DioGuardi . The CD also contained the song "Be Yourself", a song about independence; the chorus talks about how Iglesias's 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 which
9460-665: The songs being sung in those languages. Five singles were released from the album, including "Por Amarte", " No Llores Por Mí " (Don't Cry for Me) and " Trapecista " (Trapezist), all of which topped several of Billboard ' s Latin music charts. The album still holds the record for most number-one singles on Billboard ' s Hot Latin Songs chart. The album went on to win Iglesias the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance . In 1997, Iglesias's stardom continued to rise with
9570-591: The sound, such as Debelah Morgan and 98 Degrees , or recording Spanish versions of their songs or albums, such as Christina Aguilera and Jessica Simpson , to name a few. Spanish language Spanish ( español ) or Castilian ( castellano ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe . Today, it
9680-592: The term español (Spanish). According to the Royal Spanish Academy, español derives from the Occitan word espaignol and that, in turn, derives from the Vulgar Latin * hispaniolus ('of Hispania'). Hispania was the Roman name for the entire Iberian Peninsula . There are other hypotheses apart from the one suggested by the Royal Spanish Academy. Spanish philologist Ramón Menéndez Pidal suggested that
9790-444: The theories of Ramón Menéndez Pidal , local sociolects of Vulgar Latin evolved into Spanish, in the north of Iberia, in an area centered in the city of Burgos , and this dialect was later brought to the city of Toledo , where the written standard of Spanish was first developed, in the 13th century. In this formative stage, Spanish developed a strongly differing variant from its close cousin, Leonese , and, according to some authors,
9900-623: The third most used language on the Internet , after English and Chinese. Spanish is the official language of Spain . Upon the emergence of the Castilian Crown as the dominant power in the Iberian Peninsula by the end of the Middle Ages, the Romance vernacular associated with this polity became increasingly used in instances of prestige and influence, and the distinction between "Castilian" and "Spanish" started to become blurred. Hard policies imposing
10010-588: The tour went on to play three consecutive nights in Mexico City's Plaza de Toros , two nights at Monterrey 's Auditorio Coca-Cola , and two nights (with over 50,000 attendees each) at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata in Argentina , totaling over 130,000 people. Additionally, Iglesias toured to 19 large indoor arenas in the U.S. In 1998, Iglesias released his third album Cosas del Amor ( Things of Love ). Taking
10120-501: The tour with bachata band Aventura , who also performed "Lloro Por Ti" with him at the 2008 Premios Juventud . Iglesias was a surprise performer at the 2008 Lo Nuestro Awards, opening the show with a medley of "¿Dónde Están Corazón?" and "Dímelo". 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
10230-620: The tour's legs took him to Australia, while fellow artist Pitbull joined him as an opening act. Prince Royce also served as opening act during the tour's second leg across North America. In August 2011, Iglesias released the single " I Like How It Feels " to radio. He would perform the track alongside Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) and I Like It and the 2011 American Music Awards and the Dallas Cowboys vs Miami Dolphins Thanksgiving halftime show along Ludacris and Pitbull. On 25 August 2012, Iglesias unveiled his brand new single, " Finally Found You ",
10340-571: The two had an interview, and Stern remarked, "I respect you for coming in here; you really can sing." Iglesias noted that the recording could have been him, but that it was probably a recording made during a television taping where he was required to lip sync and not sing properly. He would remark that the controversy was the best promotion he could have. The album's single " Be with You " became Iglesias's second number-one single on Billboard ' s Hot 100 chart. In 2001, Iglesias released his second English-language album Escape . Where most of
10450-580: The world's most widely spoken Romance language. The country with the largest population of native speakers is Mexico . Spanish is part of the Ibero-Romance language group , in which the language is also known as Castilian ( castellano ). The group evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in Iberia after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. The oldest Latin texts with traces of Spanish come from mid-northern Iberia in
10560-682: Was a hit in the UK, Australia, Europe and Asia. The Seven World Tour was sponsored by Pepsi with Iglesias featuring in an commercial alongside Britney Spears , Beyoncé and Pink and a second ad which featured Not In Love. His biggest world tour to date 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 stadiums and arenas in Australia, India, Egypt, and Singapore, before ending his tour in South Africa . After
10670-480: Was also a crossover success in part due to a Spanglish version of the song which featured rapper Sean Paul which saw the song peak at #12 on Billboard's Hot 100 and Top 10 on the airplay chart becoming the highest charting Spanish song since the Macarena in 1996. The original Spanish music video of the song was also YouTube 's second most watched music video of 2014, behind Katy Perry 's hit single, " Dark Horse " and
10780-485: Was born in Madrid , Spain , the third and youngest child of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and Filipina socialite and magazine journalist Isabel Preysler . Iglesias was raised with two older siblings, Chábeli and Julio Jr . One of his mother's aunts is actress Neile Adams , the first wife of American actor Steve McQueen , mother of actor Chad McQueen , and grandmother of actor Steven R. McQueen . His father's family
10890-636: Was certified double Platinum (Latin field) in the U.S. and in some Latin American countries. The record's second single, " Lloro Por Ti ", also reached number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart and had an official remix featuring Wisin & Yandel . Iglesias did a tour of the US to promote the compilation. Beginning in Laredo, Texas , and ending at the Izod Center in New Jersey , he was accompanied through most of
11000-556: Was chosen as the official song of the UEFA Euro 2008 football tournament. He performed the song live at the 29 June 2008 final in Vienna, Austria. The song featured on a re-issue of Insomniac , which was released in certain countries. Iglesias released a Spanish greatest hits album titled 95/08 Éxitos on 25 March 2008, which included his seventeen number-one songs on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart plus two new songs. The first single
11110-680: Was developed in the cities of Toledo , in the 13th to 16th centuries, and Madrid , from the 1570s. The development of the Spanish sound system from that of Vulgar Latin exhibits most of the changes that are typical of Western Romance languages , including lenition of intervocalic consonants (thus Latin vīta > Spanish vida ). The diphthongization of Latin stressed short e and o —which occurred in open syllables in French and Italian, but not at all in Catalan or Portuguese—is found in both open and closed syllables in Spanish, as shown in
11220-604: Was distinguished by a heavy Basque influence (see Iberian Romance languages ). This distinctive dialect spread to southern Spain with the advance of the Reconquista , and meanwhile gathered a sizable lexical influence from the Arabic of Al-Andalus , much of it indirectly, through the Romance Mozarabic dialects (some 4,000 Arabic -derived words, make up around 8% of the language today). The written standard for this new language
11330-713: Was followed by a vowel that did not diphthongize. The h- , still preserved in spelling, is now silent in most varieties of the language, although in some Andalusian and Caribbean dialects, it is still aspirated in some words. Because of borrowings from Latin and neighboring Romance languages, there are many f -/ h - doublets in modern Spanish: Fernando and Hernando (both Spanish for "Ferdinand"), ferrero and herrero (both Spanish for "smith"), fierro and hierro (both Spanish for "iron"), and fondo and hondo (both words pertaining to depth in Spanish, though fondo means "bottom", while hondo means "deep"); additionally, hacer ("to make")
11440-468: Was followed by another larger world tour, consisting of over 80 shows, in even bigger venues. The Cosas del Amor Tour was the first ever concert tour sponsored by McDonald's . He won the American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist for a second time, this time winning against Ricky Martin and Chayanne . The song "Nunca te Olvidaré" was also used as the theme song for a Spanish soap opera of
11550-474: Was kidnapped by the armed Basque group ETA . When Enrique was six years old he lived for a year in the Yugoslav capital of Belgrade with his mother. For their safety, Enrique and his brother Julio were sent to live with their father in Miami . There, they were brought up mostly by the nanny, Elvira Olivares, to whom Enrique later dedicated his first album. Iglesias attended Gulliver Preparatory School ,
11660-613: Was launched at the Coca-Cola 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 the newly opened L.A. Live . A second leg of the tour took him throughout Latin America. Iglesias's song " Can You Hear Me "
11770-551: Was released as the lead Spanish single from the album, and became the theme song of the Mexican telenovela of the same title , produced by Televisa . The song debuted at number eight and number twenty-five on the U.S. Latin Pop Songs chart and the U.S. Hot Latin Songs chart, respectively. It became his twenty-fifth top ten single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and after four weeks of its release date, it became his twenty-first No.1 song on this chart. In January 2011,
11880-409: Was released on 10 April 2007. It was Iglesias's highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 since " Escape ". The song was also a hit throughout Europe, peaking in the top 10 in many countries. The Spanish version of the song, titled " Dímelo ", was number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart for eleven weeks. Iglesias followed up with the ballad " Somebody's Me ", which was released as
11990-462: Was revoked by Michel Temer after the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff . In many border towns and villages along Paraguay and Uruguay, a mixed language known as Portuñol is spoken. Equatorial Guinea is the only Spanish-speaking country located entirely in Africa, with the language introduced during the Spanish colonial period . Enshrined in the constitution as an official language (alongside French and Portuguese), Spanish features prominently in
12100-512: Was the song " ¿Dónde Están Corazón? ", which was written by Argentine star Coti , and became Iglesias's eighteenth number-one single on Billboard ' s Hot Latin Songs. The album debuted at number one on Billboard ' s Top Latin Albums chart and number eighteen on the overall Billboard 200 albums chart. It was Iglesias's second Spanish album to debut in the top 20 of the Billboard 200 ( Quizás debuted at number twelve in 2002). The album
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