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After a two-year hiatus, Iglesias released his new album Insomniac in June 2007.

Enrique Iglesias has been hugely popular in both the Latin and English-language music markets.

Early Life: Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler was born on May 8, 1975, in Madrid, Spain to Julio Iglesias and Filipina socialist and magazine journalist Isabel Preysler.

In his early life, Enrique and his siblings lived with their mother until December 1981 when Enriques grandfather was kidnapped.

For their safety, Enrique and his brother were sent to Miami to live with their father.

They were mostly raised by the nanny, and Enrique dedicated his first album to her.

Enrique attended Gulliver Preparatory School and the University of Miami, where he majored in business.

Enrique borrowed money from his nanny to record his demo tape because he didnt want his famous father to know he wanted to be a musician.

Career: Iglesias released his self-titled album, Enrique Iglesias, on July 12, 1995.

It is a collection of soft rock ballads that, along with his next two albums, was released by the Mexican record label Fonovisa.

The record sold half a million copies in its first week, going Gold in Portugal within the first week of release, and sold over a million copies in the next three months.

This is a rare accomplishment for an album recorded in a language other than English.

Five singles were released from the album, such as Por Amarte, No Llores Por M and Trapecista, which topped the Billboards Latin charts.

In 1997, Iglesias stardom continued to rise with the release of his second album, Vivir (To Live).

Iglesias was nominated for an American Music Award in the first-ever awarded category of Favorite Latin Artist.

The following year, 1998, saw the release of Iglesias third album, Cosa del Amor (Things of Love).

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In 1999, Iglesias recorded and released his first full CD in English, Enrique.

The pop album featured Latin influences and includes a duet with Whitney Houston entitled Could I Have This Kiss Forever.

Theo WargoGetty Images In 2000, Iglesias performed at the Super Bowl XXXIV halftime show alongside Christina Aguilera and Phil Collins.

In 2001, Iglesias released his second English-language album, Escape.

In 2002, Iglesias decided to release a fourth Spanish-language album titled Quizs (Perhaps).

The album debuted at number twelve on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

In 2003, Iglesias released his seventh album, which he called 7.