Enrique Iglesias-Biography

Birth name	Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler
Born	May 8, 1975 (1975-05-08) Madrid, Spain
Origin	Madrid, Spain
Genres	Pop, Latin pop, R&B
Occupations	Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Producer, Model
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar
Years active	1995–Present
Website	enriqueiglesias.com

Enrique Iglesias was born in Spain, the third and youngest child of singer Julio Iglesias and socialite and magazine journalist Isabel Preysler. His mother name is a Filipina and his father is of Galician Spanish ancestry. His parents divorced in 1988, and the following year Julio moved to Miami, Florida, in the U.S to continue with his musical career. Iglesias 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. He borrowed money from his family nanny and he recorded a demo cassette tape which consisted of a Spanish song and two English songs.

He started his musical career on Mexican label “Fonovisa”. This helped turn him into one of the most popular artists in Latin America and in the Hispanic or Latino market in the US and the biggest seller of Spanish language albums of the 1990's. Before the turn of the millennium, he made a crossover into the mainstream English language market, signing a unique multi album deal with Universal Music Group for an unprecedented US$48,000,000, with Universal Music Latino to release his Spanish albums and Interscope to release English albums. In 2010, he parted with Interscope and signed with another Universal Music Group label, Universal Republic.

Iglesias has had five Billboard 100 top five singles, including two #1s, and holds the record for producing 22 number 1 Spanish language singles on the Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks. He has sold over 60 million albums worldwide, both in English and Spanish, making him one of the best selling Spanish artists of all time. He has also had eight #1 songs on Billboard's Dance charts, more than any other single male artist. Altogether, Iglesias has amassed 52 #1 hits on the various Billboard charts. He also has sold more than 40 million singles worldwide which makes him having sold about 100 million records totally. He has sold over 12 million albums in the US.

Iglesias started dating Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova in late 2001. Kournikova confirmed that she and Iglesias have been together for over 8 years but have no plans to marry in the near future. Enrique Iglesias is one of the most celebrated Latin Artist Of all time. He has won 15 Billboard and 23 awards Billboard Latin Music Awards .He has won 5 American Music Awards, 1 Grammy and 1 Latin Grammy and 6 World Music Awards. He has also won an award for Best International Act in MTV India Awards .He was also name "King of Latin Pop".

Jennifer Lopez-Biography

Birth name	Jennifer Lynn Lopez
Born	July 24, 1969 (1969-07-24) (age 41)
Genres	Latin pop, R&B, pop, dance pop
Occupations	Actress, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, fashion designer, television producer
Years active	1986–present

Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, fashion designer and television producer. Most people known by her nickname J.Lo, She was born in the Bronx, New York.  She is the daughter of Puerto Rican parents Guadalupe, a kindergarten teacher, and David Lopez, a computer specialist, both born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Lopez was raised Roman Catholic. She has two siblings, Lynda and Leslie. Lopez spent her entire academic career in Catholic schools, finishing at the all girls Preston High School in the Bronx. She financed singing and dancing lessons for herself from the age of 19. After attending Baruch College for one semester, Lopez divided her time between working as a notary public in a legal office, dance classes, and dance performances in Manhattan night clubs. After months of auditioning for dance roles, Lopez was selected as a dancer for various rap music videos. She gained her first regular high profile job as a "Fly Girl" dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color from 1991-1993. Soon after, Lopez became a backup dancer for Janet Jackson and made an appearance in her 1993 video "That's the Way Love Goes".

Lopez came to prominence within the music industry following the release of her debut studio album “On the 6”, which spawned the number one hit single "If You Had My Love". Her second studio album J.Lo (2001) was a commercial success, selling 8 million copies worldwide. She released two albums including her first full Spanish language album “Como Ama una Mujer”, and her fifth English studio album Brave. Returning to music with a new record label, Lopez is scheduled to release her seventh studio album, titled Love?, on April 19, 2011. Its single "On the Floor" is currently impacting charts worldwide. Her contributions to the music industry have garnered her numerous achievements including two Grammy Award nominations; two Latin Grammy Award nominations; three American Music Awards, amongst six nominations; and the estimated sale of over 55 million records worldwide. Billboard ranked her as the 27th Artist of the 2000s decade. Lending her musical knowledge to others, Lopez is currently a member of the judging panel of American reality television competition American Idol. Jennifer Lopez has parlayed her media fame into a fashion line and various perfumes with her celebrity endorsement. Outside of her work in the entertainment industry, Lopez advocates human rights, vaccinations and is a supporter of Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Shakira-Biography

Real name: - Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll

Born: - February 2, 1977

Genres: - Latin pop, pop rock, dance, electronic

Occupations: - Singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer

Years active: - 1990–present

Today we gonna talk about Shakira-Biography. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Colombian singer.  Her father is originally from the US, born in New York, at 5 years old his family moved to Sincelejo from New York then relocated to Barranquilla. She is the only child of Nidia Ripoll and William Mebarak Chadid and is of Lebanese, Spanish and Italian descent.  She has eight older half siblings from her father's previous marriage. Shakira emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s. Born and raised in Colombia, Shakira revealed many of her talents in school as a live performer, demonstrating her vocal ability with Latin and Middle Eastern influences with her own original twist on belly dancing. Shakira is a native Spanish speaker and also speaks fluent English and Portuguese as well as some Italian, French and Arabic.After global flops with local music producers on her first two albums, and being little known outside Colombia, She decided to produce her own brand of music. In 1995 she released “Pies Descalzos”, which brought her great fame in Spain, and her 1998 album “Dónde Están los Ladrones” Was a critical success selling over 7 million copies worldwide. In 2001, aided by the worldwide success of her first English single "Whenever, Wherever" that became the best selling single of 2002, she broke through into the English speaking world with the release of “Laundry Service”, which sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Four years later, she released two album projects called “Fijación Oral Vol. 1”and “Oral Fixation Vol. 2”. Both reinforced her success, particularly with the best selling song of the 2000s, "Hips Don't Lie".

She has won two Grammy Awards and twelve Billboard Latin Music Awards and has been Golden Globe nominated. She is also the highest selling Colombian artist of all time, and the second most successful female Latin singer after Gloria Estefan, having sold over 50 million albums worldwide according to Sony Music Entertainment. Her U.S. album sales stand at 9.6 million. In the fall of 2009, Shakira released her 6th album She Wolf. Shakira's "Waka Waka", was chosen as the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The song has received generally positive critical reception, and has become a worldwide smash hit and the biggest selling World Cup song of all time. On YouTube, the English version of the music video is the third most watched music video of all time with over 300 million views. Her 7^th studio album, the bilingual “Sale el Sol”, was released October 2010 and has shipped over 4 million copies worldwide.She was engaged to the son of the President of Argentina, Antonio de la Rúa. Their relationship lasted almost 11 years and ended in August 2010.  She is now dating Spanish football player Gerard Piqué and confirmed their relationship in March 2011.

Justin Timberlake-Biography

Birth name	Justin Randall Timberlake
Born	January 31, 1981(US)
Genres	Pop, dance, R&B
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor, businessman
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards, guitar,

Justin Timberlake is an American pop musician. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Lynn Harless and Randall Timberlake, His paternal grandfather, Charles L. Timberlake, was a Baptist minister, and Timberlake was raised Baptist, though now considers himself more "spiritual than religious". He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club. His castmates included future girlfriend and pop superstar Britney Spears, future tourmate Christina Aguilera. The show ended in 1994, but late in 1995 Timberlake recruited Chasez to be in an all-male singing group organized by boy band manager Lou Pearlman that eventually became 'N Sync.

In 2002, he released his debut solo album, Justified, which sold more than 7 million copies worldwide. The album was a commercial success, greatest hits "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body". Timberlake continued his success with his second solo album, FutureSex, debuting at number one on the Billboard chart, and produced the US number one hit singles "SexyBack" and "What Goes Around Comes Around". Timberlake's first two albums made him one of the most commercially successful singers in the world. Aside from music, he has also begun an acting career.

In April 2007, Timberlake was entering a London studio with famous singer Madonna, confirming rumors that he was collaborating with her. A song "4 Minutes” was first played by Timbaland at Philadelphia's Jingle Ball on December 17, 2007. "4 Minutes" was revealed to be a duet between Timberlake and Madonna, with backing vocals by Timbaland. It was lead single from Madonna's eleventh studio album Hard Candy, which featured four other song writing collaborations with Justin Timberlake. The single was an international hit, topping the charts in over 20 countries worldwide. Timberlake also appears in the music video, which was directed by Jonas & Francois. On March, 2008, Timberlake performed the song at Madonna's Hard Candy Promotion Show at Roseland Ballroom in New York City. On November, 2008, Timberlake performed the song with Madonna on the Los Angeles stop of her Sticky & Sweet Tour. Timberlake was given Sexiest Man titles by Teen People and Cosmopolitan magazines. On February 17, 2009, Timberlake was named the "Most Stylish Man in America" by GQ magazine. Timberlake is also a fan of the Football Club Manchester United.

50 Cents-Biography

Real Name: - Curtis James Jackson III

Birthday: - July 6, 1975

Born: - South Jamaica

Genres: - Hip hop, Gangsta rap

Everyone known by his stage name 50 Cent, He is an American rapper and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005). Get Rich or Die Tryin' has been certified 8 times platinum by the RIAA and has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. His album The Massacre has been certified five times
platinum by the RIAA and has sold 11 million copies worldwide. Jackson began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. After leaving that stupid drug dealing and he started rap career. The past period he was shot at and struck by nine bullets during an incident in 2000.

After releasing his album guess who’s back? in 2002, Jackson was discovered by rapper Eminem. With the help of Eminem and Dr. Dre, who produced his first major commercial successes, Jackson became one of the world's highest selling rappers in 2003, he founded the record label G-Unit Records, which signed several successful rappers such as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo.

Jackson has engaged in feuds with other rappers including Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Cam'ron, Rick Ross, and active G-Unit members The Game and Young Buck. He has also pursued an acting career, appearing in the semi autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin' in 2005, the Iraq War film Home of the Brave in 2006, and Righteous Kill in 2008. 50 Cent was ranked as the sixth best artist of the 2000–2009 decade by Billboard magazine. The magazine also ranked him as the fourth top male artist and as the third top rapper behind Eminem and Nelly. Billboard magazine also ranked him as the sixth best and most successful Hot 100 Artist of the 2000–2009 decade and as the number one rap artist of the 2000–2009 decade. Billboard ranked his album Get Rich or Die Tryin' as the twelfth best album of the 2000–2009 decade and his album The Massacre as the 37th best album of the 2000–2009 decade. He is currently working on his fifth studio album, Black Magic, which currently has no official release date but is expected to be released later in 2011. Jackson has a tattoo of "Marquise" with an axe on his right biceps. "The axe is 'cause I'm a warrior. I don't want him to be one, though, “he explains. He also has "50", "Southside", and "Cold World" inscribed on his back because "I'm a product of that environment. It's on my back, though, so it's all behind me."Thanks all for read the greatest rapper, 50 Cents Biography.