Spanish soap opera of the same name and he sang the song himself on theĮnrique Iglesias frequently kisses and hugs his fans on stage.īy 1999, Iglesias had begun a successful crossover career into theĮnglish language music market. The song "Nunca te Olvidaré" was also used as the theme music for a He won an American Music Award in the category of Favorite Latin Artist against Ricky Martin and Chayanne. The Cosas del Amor Tour was the first ever concert tour sponsored by McDonald's. This was followed by a larger world tour of over eighty shows in even bigger venues. Iglesias did a short tour of smaller venues to accompany the release of the album, with one show being televised from Acapulco, Mexico.
Taking a more mature musical direction, the album, aided by the popular singles " Esperanza" and " Nunca Te Olvidaré", both of which topped the Latin singles chart, helped cement his status in the Latin music scene. In 1998, Iglesias released his third album, Cosas del Amor ( Things of Love). Beginning in Odessa, Texas the tour went on to three consecutive nights in Mexico's Plaza de Toros, two consecutive nights at Monterrey's Auditorio Coca Cola and two at the Estadio River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina to over 130,000 people as well as 19 arenas in the U.S. Insisting on playing stadiums for his first concert tour, that summer, Iglesias, backed by sidemen for Elton John, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel, played to sold-out audiences in sixteen countries. Iglesias lost out to his father, but did perform the song " Lluvia Cae" at the event. Said beforehand that the elder Iglesias would walk out if he did not win In the first-ever awarded category of Favorite Latin Artist. Along with his father and Luis Miguel, Iglesias was nominated for an American Music Award Three singles released from Vivir (" Enamorado Por Primera Vez", " Sólo en Ti" and " Miente") topped the Latin singles chart as well as those in several Spanish-speaking countries. The album also included a cover version of the Yazoo song " Only You", translated into Spanish as "Solo en Tí". Which put him up with other English language music superstars in salesįor that year. In 1997, Iglesias' stardom continued to rise with the release of Vivir ( To Live), Iglesias with Ronald McDonald in 1999, his Cosas del Amor tour was sponsored by McDonald's.
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