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Iglesias was born in Madrid, the third and final child of
Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and Filipina socialite and magazine journalist
Isabel Preysler.[5][6] His parents divorced in 1978, and the following year
their father moved to Miami, Florida to continue with his musical career.
In 1985, Iglesias' grandfather, Dr. Julio Iglesias Puga was
kidnapped by the terrorist group ETA. Fearing for his grandchildren's safety,
Enrique and his brother were sent to live with their father in Miami.[citation
needed]
In America, he lived the life of a typical Miami
teen.[citation needed] Though his father's career kept him on the road, the
young Iglesias was raised by the family nanny. In 1993 he graduated from
Gulliver Preparatory School and went on to study business at the University of
Miami.[citation needed]
Enrique did not want his father to know about his plans for
a musical career, and did not want his famous surname to help advance his
career. Citing his early inspiration from his teenage lover, Christie Debler,
Iglesias borrowed money from his family nanny he recorded a demo tape which
consisted of one Spanish song and two English songs. Approaching his father's
former publicist Fernan Martinez, the two shopped the demo tape under the stage
name 'Enrique Martinez' with the backstory of being an unknown from Guatemala.
Iglesias was signed by a then small indie record label called Fonovisa.
Dropping out of college he went to Toronto, Ontario, Canada for six months to
record his first album.
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