An interview with Enrique Iglesias

Reporter: Hello everybody, you are listening to BBC radio station and today we have a special guest in our studio, Enrique Iglesias. He is a famous singer known all over the world. Hello Enrique.

Enrique: Hi all, first of all I'd like to say im really happy to be here tonight.

Reporter: So, can you tell us something about yourself? 

Enrique: Well, I was born as Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler on May 8, 1975 in Madrid, Spain. I am the youngest in the family and i have a brother and a sister.

Reporter: When did you first thought about making a career with singing?

Enrique:  When I was younger, I learned a lot about music from my father Julio Iglesias. I  started writing music when I was 15 years old. I studied business administration at Miami university, but after a year I quit to start my music career.

Reporter: Do you have any role models?

Enrique:  Yes, Lionel Richie, bands Roxy Music, Journey and Foreigner.

Reporter: Tell us how did your career start.

Enrique:  I recorded my first single when I was 20 years old, and next year I released my first album with 2 hits "SU Tú Te Vas" and "Experiencia Religiosa". For that album I also got a Grammy award for best latin pop performance.

Reporter: What about when you started to record songs in English?

Enrique: Starting to sing in English, made a big impact on my career, one of the first songs was "Bailamos" for the movie "Wild Wild West". After that I recorded  more albums in english.

Reporter: What about the song lyrics, do you write all songs alone?

Enrique: No, not all lyrics are done by me, I collaborated with more songwriters and also help other singers and groups with songwriting.

Reporter: Which songs were the biggest hits?

Enrique:  One of the biggest hits was a song from album "Escape" called "Hero", it  became a number one song in UK and many other countries, in 2003 my 7th  album was also a big success, I went on the biggest world tour with that album in USA, Australia, India, Egypt, Singapore and South Africa.

Reporter: Are you active in charity events also?

Enrique: Yes, I have been singing in different events for charity, for example "City of Hope", its a research institution dedicated to prevention and curing cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

Reporter: Which were the most important awards you won in your career?

Enrique: At 1997 I got a grammy award for best latin pop album and radio music award for best artist. At 2002 I got world music awards for best selling pop male artist, best selling European and Latin artist.

Reporter: Do you have any plans for serious relationship?

Enrique: Yes, I am married to Anna Kournikova and we really want to have a children in the future.

Reporter: I wish u a good luck in the futere and many good concerts. Ty that you took the time for interview.  

Enrique: First I am really very happy that I was here and thank you.

Reporter: So today with us was Enrique Iglesias. Tomorow don´t forget to listening us; who do you think will be with us ? You will find out tomorow. And enjoy in his song "Hero". Goodnight everybody :)