What happened to Enrique Iglesias?

Spanish singer, Enrique Iglesias has recently announced that he is suffering from pneumonia. In a social media post he made, he shared that he had to pull out of the Tecate Emblema because of his health.

“Dear fans, much to my regret, it’ll be impossible for me to appear at the show tonight in Mexico. I have pneumonia and doctors have advised absolute rest and have forbidden me to get on an airplane,” he wrote.

“I am frankly sad to cancel this show in a country that has given me so much. I hope to recover fast and be able to be with you all in full form soon,” he ended.

It was reported that he was replaced by a group of artists including Danna Paola of the Elite tv series. Other artists also include Kabah, Magneto, Calo, JNS, The Sacados, and Litzy.

He released his popular collection Enrique Iglesias – a collection of light rock ballads on November 21, 1995. The collection includes Si Tu Te Vas and Experiencia Religiosa. He sold over 500K copies of the album in the first week.

The album had several singles including Por Amarte, No Llores Por Mi, Trapecista, and more. Several songs on the album topped Billboard’s Latin Charts and still holds the record for producing the most number-one singles on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. He won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance with the album.

Iglesias entered the English music scene with his albums, Vivir (To Live) and Cosas del Amor. His successful crossover into the English market also includes the release of his album Enrique. 

He released his second English album Escape in 2001. His next album Quizas sold a million copies in a week, making it the fastest-selling album in Spanish in five years. His seventh album 7 was released in 2003.

Iglesias went on to release several albums including Insomniac, 95/08 Exitos, Euphoria, Sex and Love, and more. He had won several awards including 23 Billboard Music Awards, 36 Billboard Latin Music Awards, 8 American Music Awards, 1 Grammy, 5 Latin Grammy Awards, 10 World Music Awards, 6 MTV awards, 19 Premois Lo Nuestro, and more.