By age 15, he was secretly writing songs in his bedroom. When it came time to record his first demo, he refused to ask his father for help. Instead, he borrowed money from his childhood nanny, Elvira Olivares, to record a cassette tape. To ensure he was judged on talent alone, he promoted the songs under the stage name "Enrique Martínez," pretending to be an unknown singer from Guatemala. 🚀 Rise to the Top
: Featured in the movie Wild Wild West , this track catapulted him to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. Enrique Iglesias
By the late 1990s, Enrique successfully crossed over into the English-speaking market. His massive global hits defined an era of pop music: By age 15, he was secretly writing songs in his bedroom