USA: ENRIQUE IGLESIAS RECEIVES PLATINUM RECORD MUSIC AWARD

Record ID: 393067

  • Title: USA: ENRIQUE IGLESIAS RECEIVES PLATINUM RECORD MUSIC AWARD
  • Date: 27th September 2002
  • Summary: SCU SOUNDBITE (English) OF IGLESIAS SAYING: "It feels good because it's a Spanish album and I think for once in my career after Escape, I think a lot of Anglo people that don't listen to Spanish music will listen to this album. So not only my Spanish base fans, but also that before didn't know me with my Spanish music."
  • Embargoed: 12th October 2002 13:00
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  • Location: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA2SIDXU7V257FH6RM5N0X7GTMX
  • Story Text: Enrique Iglesias accepted a Platinum Record Award for his latest album, Quizas, while at New York City's Madison Square Garden Friday (September 27, 2002).
    New York City welcomed Enrique Iglesias to Madison Square Garden where, after performing to a packed house, he accepted his Platinum Record award. The award honoured Iglesias's latest album, Quizas, which in its first week of release sold over one million copies.
    Talk to a few of Enrique's fans, and it's not hard to see just how loved he really is. Marcia Ferreria came to see her favorite heartthrob.
    "I admire him because I like the way he writes his music, the way he sings, and his personality. Just everything about him in general."
    Quizas is Iglesias's first all Spanish album in five years and the Grammy-winning pop star hopes that it will help to increase the popularity of Latin music.
    "I think a lot of Anglo people that don't listen to Spanish music will listen to this album. So not only my Spanish base fans, but also those that before didn't know me with my Spanish music," Iglesias said.
    He also reflected upon his career, pointing out that Mexico, in particular, was an important launching pad.
    "It's been at least four years since I've had a concert in Mexico. Mexico is where I started. The first records I sold, were sold in Mexico. The first fans that I found were in Mexico. The first autograph I signed was in Mexico," Iglesias said.
    Fans can catch Iglesias in concert during his current 30-city tour which takes him throughout Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.
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