He’s also a song writer and producer, and this year he has received two Guinness World Records certificates in México, one for being an artist with the most #1 hits (27 in total) and another for his song “Bailando” being in the #1 spot for 41 weeks. Iglesias is considered the King of Latin Pop. Casa de Campo will now receive international pop star Enrique Iglesias and one of the most popular duets, Gente de Zona to celebrate the end of a cycle and the beginning of 2017.Įnrique Iglesias recently released “Duele el Corazón” featuring Wisin and “Bailando” along with “El Perdón” featuring Nicky Jam, “Loco” featuring Romeo, “No me digas que no,” “Escape,” “Dímelo,” and “Cuando me enamoró,” where he collaborated with Dominican idol Juan Luis Guerra among others. These past months saw numerous artists come to our majestic stone amphitheater in Altos de Chavón artists like Marc Anthony, Carlos Vives, J Balvin, Ricky Martin and Zion and Lennox, all completely sold out. “To hear people who don’t speak my language sing my songs is an emotion I have no words to express or to thank my fans for the love they’ve given me.In order to close with a flourish the splendid season of concerts and artistic presentations of the 2016 year, Casa de Campo is pleased to announce a two-in-one concert with Enrique Iglesias and Gente de Zona on December 30th, the day before New Year’s! This show is sponsored by Brugal, Orange, American Express Banco del Progreso. “It was the most important song of my career and the one that brought me international recognition in places I never dreamed I would reach,” he now tells Billboard.
This was the first hugely successful collaboration between a reggaeton act and a massive pop act, and its acceptance by fans from both sides opened to the floodgates to numerous like-minded collaborations that continue to proliferate today.Īs for Nicky Jam, he still considers “El perdón” his main milestone.
If I didn’t have ‘Bailando,’ ‘El Perdón would have never fallen in my hands,” he notes.īut the “El Perdon” sphere of influence went way beyond Iglesias. Today, Iglesias sees “El Perdón” as a natural evolution of his sound into more urban collaborations. Reggaeton Superstars J Balvin and Nicky Jam on Conquering the Globe In the Trump Era 1 song? I could have erased the video and done a new one, but I like to show my emotions. Ten years off the music game and to come back with a No. 1 I recorded a video for my fans and started crying. “Then, to do a song with Enrique automatically changes the game. “When I wrote the beginning of the song - “Did he take you to the moon, and I couldn’t do that?” - that part hit me really hard,” Jam says about his mid-tempo melancholy reggaetón song about lost love. “But when he sent me the song, I called him up and I said, I love it. “I usually write or co-write most of my songs,” Iglesias explains.
And Nicky Jam sent him his newest composition. Iglesias reached out through a friend. He spoke to Nicky Jam for hours. He liked Jam’s personal story, his return to the charts after nearly losing it all. “I’ve been a fan of Nicky Jam’s for a while,” Iglesias told Billboard back in 2016. What else was out there that could be compatible with his music? In Nicky Jam, he found the answer. Now, Nicky Jam’s brand of reggaeton was more melodic, the lyrics more romantic, the songs tinged with longing, the voice poignant and immediately recognizable.Įnrique Iglesias, fresh from the huge success of “Bailando” in 2014, was more attuned than ever to urban sounds. He was still a Puerto Rican reggaeton artist, yes, but his music had mellowed after living for several years in Medellin, Colombia - the city where he also cleaned up his act and found a new manager.