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110-479: Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler ( Spanish pronunciation: [enˈrike miˈɣel iˈɣlesjas ˈpɾejsleɾ] ; born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the turn of the millennium, he made a successful crossover into the mainstream English-language market. He signed

220-436: A compilation of his English-language hits on 11 November. The album includes " Can You Hear Me " as well as two new songs. The first single, " Away ", features Sean Garrett , and was followed by " Takin' Back My Love ", featuring Ciara . The album debuted at number three on the official UK Albums Chart and sold over 80,000 copies in its first two weeks of release alone. Iglesias was the winner of two World Music Awards in

330-662: A 1971 production by the North Shore Music Theatre of Beverly, Massachusetts . Lainie Kazan starred in a production at the Claridge Atlantic City . Vicki Lawrence played the role twice, once for Sacramento Music Circus and once for Glendale Music Theatre. Both Tovah Feldshuh and Betsy Palmer played Dolly in productions by the Paper Mill Playhouse . Marilyn Maye also starred in several regional productions and recorded

440-481: A Musical Picture and was nominated in four other categories, including Best Picture at the 42nd Academy Awards . The plot of Hello, Dolly! originated in the 1835 English play A Day Well Spent by John Oxenford , which Johann Nestroy adapted into the farce Einen Jux will er sich machen ( He Will Go on a Spree or He'll Have Himself a Good Time ) in 1842. Thornton Wilder adapted Nestroy's play into his 1938 farcical play The Merchant of Yonkers . That play

550-421: A United States record label is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hello, Dolly! (musical) Hello, Dolly! is a 1964 musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart , based on Thornton Wilder 's 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers , which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1954. The musical follows the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi ,

660-704: A Woman" to cheerfully do all the household chores. He plans to travel with Dolly to New York City to march in the Fourteenth Street Association Parade and propose to the widow Irene Molloy, who owns a hat shop there. Dolly arrives in Yonkers and "accidentally" mentions that Irene's first husband might not have died of natural causes, and also mentions that she knows an heiress, Ernestina Money, who may be interested in Horace. Horace departs for New York and leaves Cornelius and Barnaby to mind

770-750: A collaboration with American rapper Sammy Adams . It was released to the US iTunes Store on 25 September 2012. The song was released in UK on 9 December 2012. On 8 December 2012, Iglesias performed at the second annual iHeartRadio Festival where he confirmed he was working on a new album. Iglesias continued to tour during this period returning to India in October 2012 to perform another series of shows called Tri-City tour in Pune , Delhi , and Bangalore playing to sold-out arenas and stadiums. On 31 May 2013, Iglesias performed at

880-522: A decade. He signed with Sony Music and his subsequent albums were to be released by Sony Music Latin in Spanish and RCA Records in English. Iglesias is one of the best-selling Latin music artists with estimated sales of over 70 million records worldwide. He has had five Billboard Hot 100 top five singles, including two number-ones. Iglesias holds the record for the most number-one songs on

990-452: A full album of the score. The Australian production was produced by J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd. and opened at Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney on 27 March 1965. Carole Cook was imported to star, making her the second woman to play the role of Dolly Levi. Jack Goode played Horace, alongside Bill Millican as Cornelius, Jill Perryman as Irene, Tikki Taylor as Minnie Fay, and Brian Hannan as Barnaby. Australian choreographer Betty Pounder

1100-417: A gentleman ("Ribbons Down My Back"). Cornelius and Barnaby arrive at the shop and pretend to be rich. Horace and Dolly arrive at the shop, and Cornelius and Barnaby hide from him. Irene inadvertently mentions that she knows Cornelius, and Dolly tells her and Horace that even though Cornelius is Horace's clerk by day, he is a notorious New York playboy by night. Minnie screams when she finds Cornelius hiding in

1210-544: A joint venture with Universal Latino , Iglesias released different singles in both English and Spanish simultaneously to different formats. The first English single from the album, " I Like It ", which features the rapper Pitbull, was released on 3 May 2010 in the U.S. and became a success, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song was also featured in the MTV reality series Jersey Shore . " Cuando Me Enamoro "

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1320-610: A kiss before the night is over, but Barnaby isn't so sure. As the clerks have no money for a carriage, they tell the girls that walking to the restaurant shows that they've got "Elegance". At the Harmonia Gardens Restaurant, Rudolph, the head waiter, prepares his service crew for Dolly Gallagher Levi's return: their usual lightning service, he tells them, must be "twice as lightning" ("The Waiters' Gallop"). Horace arrives with his date, but she proves neither as rich nor as elegant as Dolly had implied; furthermore she

1430-529: A million copies in its first week, a rare accomplishment then for an album recorded in a language other than English. The record also ended up being certified Gold in another non-Spanish-speaking territory ( Portugal ) in its first week of release, and sold over a million copies in the next three months. His song " Por Amarte " was included in Televisa 's telenovela Marisol , but with a twist: instead of Por amarte daría mi vida (To love you, I'd give my life),

1540-536: A more mature musical direction, the album, aided by the popular singles " Esperanza " (Hope) and " Nunca Te Olvidaré " (I'll Never Forget You), both of which topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and helped cement his status in the Latin music scene . Iglesias did a shorter tour of smaller venues to accompany the release of the album, with one show being televised from Acapulco , México. This

1650-487: A multi-album deal with Universal Music Group for US$ 68 million with Universal Music Latino to release his Spanish albums and Interscope Records to release English albums. Enrique is the third child of Spanish singer-songwriter Julio Iglesias . In 2010, Iglesias parted with Interscope Records and signed with another Universal Music Group label, Republic Records , to release bilingual albums. In 2015, he parted ways with Universal Music Group after being there for over

1760-517: A multi-album deal, after weeks of negotiations with Interscope , Iglesias recorded and released his first full record in English, Enrique . The pop album featured some clear Latin musical influences, and took two months to complete. It contained the popular song " Rhythm Divine ", a duet with Whitney Houston titled " Could I Have This Kiss Forever ", and a cover of the Bruce Springsteen song " Sad Eyes ". In 2000, Iglesias performed at

1870-522: A single in North America. The song was played extensively on AC radio and peaked high on Billboard ' s Hot AC . In Europe, the second single was "Tired of Being Sorry", which performed well in many countries; he recorded a version of the song with French singer Nâdiya , which was number one in France for eleven weeks. A solo version of "Push" was added to the soundtrack of the movie Step Up 2

1980-570: A special USO performance for U.S. troops. After Channing left the Broadway show, she headed a second US tour beginning in September 1965. 18 months later, Rogers also joined the roadshow production. It ran for two years and nine months. Eve Arden and Dorothy Lamour were replacements. Grable led another touring company before joining the Broadway show. Bailey and Calloway headed an all-Black tour in 1967 prior to their Broadway run, which

2090-543: A strong-willed matchmaker, as she travels to Yonkers, New York , to find a match for the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. Hello, Dolly! debuted at the Fisher Theater in Detroit on November 18, 1963, directed and choreographed by Gower Champion and produced by David Merrick . It starred stage performer Carol Channing as Dolly Gallagher Levi, a role theatrical audiences of

2200-441: A two-year hiatus, Iglesias released his new album Insomniac on 12 June 2007. The album was so named due to it being recorded mainly at night. The record had a more contemporary pop style than that of his previous albums. Its highlights include the songs " Push ", with rapper Lil Wayne , as well as "Ring My Bells" and a cover of Ringside 's " Tired of Being Sorry ". The album's first single, " Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song) ",

2310-433: A young artist, wants to marry Horace's weepy niece Ermengarde, but Horace opposes this because Ambrose's vocation does not guarantee a steady living. Ambrose enlists Dolly's help, and they travel to Yonkers, New York to visit Horace, who is a prominent citizen there and owns Vandergelder's Hay and Feed. Horace explains to his two clerks, Cornelius Hackl and Barnaby Tucker, that he is going to get married because "It Takes

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2420-421: Is actress Neile Adams , the first wife of American actor Steve McQueen , mother of actor Chad McQueen , and grandmother of actor Steven R. McQueen . His father's family is from Galicia and Andalusia ; his father also claims some Jewish and Puerto Rican ancestry on his mother's side. Iglesias found out later in life that he was born with a rare congenital condition known as situs inversus , where some of

2530-536: Is delighted that he can now pay the restaurant bill, while Horace finds only a little spare change. Barnabay and Cornelius realize that the wallet must belong to Horace. Cornelius, Irene, Barnaby and Minnie try to sneak out during "The Polka Contest", but Horace recognizes them and spots Ermengarde and Ambrose as well. The ensuing free-for-all culminates in a trip to night court. Cornelius and Barnaby confess that they have no money and have never been to New York before. Cornelius declares that even if he has to dig ditches

2640-432: Is excited because brassy widow Dolly Gallagher Levi is in town ("Call on Dolly"). Dolly makes a living through what she calls "meddling" – matchmaking and numerous sidelines, including dance instruction and mandolin lessons ("I Put My Hand In"). She is currently seeking a wife for grumpy Horace Vandergelder, the well-known half-a-millionaire, but it becomes clear that Dolly intends to marry Horace herself. Ambrose Kemper,

2750-481: Is his biggest commercial success to date. The singles " Escape " and " Don't Turn Off the Lights " became radio staples, placing highly or topping various charts both in North America and elsewhere. A second edition of the album was released internationally and contained a new version of one of Iglesias's favorite tracks, " Maybe ", as well as a duet with Lionel Richie called " To Love a Woman ". Iglesias capitalized on

2860-526: Is known for operating the Cherry Avenue Auction in Fresno, CA) for allowing vendors to sell unlicensed records. Fonovisa itself, however, became the subject of controversy in 1999 when the record label admitted to paying radio stations millions of dollars in payola to play songs from Fonovisa artists. Santiso was also charged with tax evasion during the process. This article about

2970-408: Is soon bored by Horace and leaves, as Dolly had planned she would. Cornelius, Barnaby, and their dates arrive, unaware that Horace is also dining at the restaurant. Irene and Minnie, inspired by the restaurant's opulence, order the menu's most expensive items. Cornelius and Barnaby grow increasingly anxious as they discover they have little more than a dollar left. Dolly makes her triumphant return to

3080-917: The Billboard Music Award for Top Latin Album , the Billboard Latin Awards for Latin Album of the Year and Latin Pop Album of the Year , and was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year . Iglesias worked with three producers whom he had collaborated with before: RedOne , Mark Taylor , and Carlos Paucar. The album features collaborations with Akon , Usher , Nicole Scherzinger , Sunidhi Chauhan , Ludacris , DJ Frank E , Pitbull , Juan Luis Guerra , and his third song together with Wisin & Yandel . In

3190-552: The New York Daily News lauded Carol Channing's performance, declaring her "the most outgoing woman on the musical stage today – big and warm, all eyes and smiles, in love with everybody in the theatre and possessing a unique voice ranging somewhat upward from a basso profundo ." He also wrote, "I wouldn't say that Jerry Herman's score is memorable." New York Post critic Richard Watts, Jr., wrote, The fact that [ Hello, Dolly! ] seems to me short on charm, warmth, and

3300-806: The Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart with 27 songs and the Latin Pop Airplay chart with 24 songs. Iglesias holds the number-one position on the Greatest of All-Latin Artists charts and in October 2022 he was honored with the Top Latin Artist of All Time at the Latin Billboard Awards. Iglesias also has 14 number-ones on Billboard ' s Dance charts , more than any other male artist. He has earned

3410-671: The Billboard ' s Hot Latin Songs chart. A version of the song released in Spain featured Spanish Flamenco singer India Martinez and topped the charts in Spain. This was followed by El Perdedor , a duet with Mexican singer Marco Antonio Solis and was the theme to the telenovela Lo que la vida me robó . The song became his 24th #1 on the Latin charts. On 14 March 2014, Iglesias released his tenth studio album, Sex and Love . The release of

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3520-499: The St. James Theatre and closed on December 27, 1970, after 2,844 performances. Carol Channing starred as Dolly, with a supporting cast that included David Burns as Horace, Charles Nelson Reilly as Cornelius, Eileen Brennan as Irene, Jerry Dodge as Barnaby, Sondra Lee as Minnie Fay, Mary Jo Catlett as Ermengarde, and Igors Gavon as Ambrose. Although facing competition from Funny Girl with Barbra Streisand , Hello, Dolly! swept

3630-478: The Super Bowl XXXIV halftime show with Christina Aguilera , Phil Collins and Toni Braxton . Shock jock Howard Stern repeatedly played a tape of a (supposedly) very off-key Iglesias on his radio show, accusing him of "not being able" to sing live. On 8 June 2000, Iglesias came to New York and sang the song, live and unplugged, on Stern's show with just an accompanying guitarist. After the performance,

3740-793: The Tony Awards in 1964, winning awards in ten categories (out of eleven nominations) that tied the musical with the previous record keeper South Pacific , record that remained unbroken for 37 years until The Producers won twelve Tonys in 2001. After Channing left the show, Merrick employed prominent actresses to play Dolly, including Ginger Rogers , who started on August 9, 1965; Martha Raye , starting on February 27, 1967; Betty Grable , from June 12, 1967, to November 5, 1967; Pearl Bailey (in an all-black version with Cab Calloway as Horace) starting on November 12, 1967 (with Thelma Carpenter as her alternate); Phyllis Diller , as of December 26, 1969; and Ethel Merman (after having turned down

3850-708: The West End at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on December 2, 1965, and ran for 794 performances. Champion directed and choreographed, and the cast starred Mary Martin as Dolly (after she, as well as Merman, had turned down the role for the original run of the show) and Loring Smith as Horace Vandergelder. Smith had created the Horace role in the original Broadway production of The Matchmaker , Johnny Beecher as Barnaby, Garrett Lewis as Cornelius, Mark Alden as Ambrose Kemper, and Marilynn Lovell as Irene Molloy. Dora Bryan replaced Martin from May 1966 until

3960-530: The Yazoo song " Only You ", translated into Spanish as "Solo en Ti". Three singles were released from Vivir : " Enamorado Por Primera Vez " (In Love For the First Time), "Solo en Ti", and " Miente " (Lie), which topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart as well as the charts of several Spanish-speaking countries. Along with his father and Luís Miguel , Iglesias was nominated for an American Music Award in

4070-512: The polka competition at the upscale Harmonia Gardens Restaurant in New York City so Ambrose can demonstrate his ability to be a breadwinner to Horace. Cornelius, Barnaby, Ambrose, Ermengarde and Dolly all take the train to New York ("Put on Your Sunday Clothes"). Irene and Minnie open their hat shop for the afternoon. Irene wants a husband, but does not love Horace Vandergelder. She declares that she will wear an elaborate hat to impress

4180-516: The 1965 production, starred as Dolly Levi. The production opened at the State Theatre, Melbourne , followed by Lyric Theatre, Brisbane , Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney , Festival Theatre, Adelaide and His Majesty's Theatre, Perth . The Production Company has staged Hello, Dolly! at the State Theatre, Melbourne twice: first in 2002, starring Amanda Muggleton , then again in 2017, starring Marina Prior . Hello, Dolly! premiered in

4290-492: The 2014 Curve Theatre (Leicester) production of Hello, Dolly! , headlined by Janie Dee whose castmates included Laura Pitt-Pulford as Irene and Michael Xavier as Cornelius. The 2009 Regent's Park Open Air Theatre revival of Hello, Dolly , headlined by Samantha Spiro under the direction of Timothy Sheader , ran July 30 – September 12, with other cast members including Allan Corduner (Horace), Josefina Gabrielle (Irene), and Akiya Henry (Minnie Fay). The production

4400-471: The Harmonia Gardens and is greeted in style by the staff ("Hello, Dolly!") She sits in the now-empty seat at Horace's table and proceeds to eat a large, expensive dinner, telling the exasperated Horace that no matter what he says, she will not marry him. Barnaby and Horace hail waiters at the same time, and in the ensuing confusion each drops his wallet and inadvertently picks up the other's. Barnaby

4510-499: The Latin crossover acts of the previous year experienced some difficulty matching the record sales of their first English-language albums, Iglesias actually went on to sell even more with the album being certified Diamond for shipments of over 10 million copies. The album's first single, " Hero ", became a number-one hit in the United Kingdom, and in many other countries. The entire album was co-written by Iglesias. Escape

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4620-677: The Lights" tour was completed in the summer of 2002, with two sold-out nights in Madison Square Garden and another two in Mexico's National Auditorium . The tour finished with a single show in the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico . By 2003, Iglesias had released his seventh album, which he called 7 , the second to be co-written by him. Among its more 1980s-inspired material, it features

4730-668: The Mawazine Festival in Rabat, Morocco. The show broke the highest attendance record as more than 120,000 fans gathered to watch the concert. Iglesias released a number of singles prior to the album release, the first of which was " Turn the Night Up " followed by " Heart Attack " which was released to US Top 40 radio stations. Latin stations were served with the song " Loco ", a smooth bachata duet with urban bachata superstar Romeo Santos . The single became Iglesias' 24th No. 1 on

4840-541: The Parade Passes By" and sent it to Champion. By the time the next set of tryouts in Washington began, a different number with the same name, written by Herman, was included in the show. After Strouse and Adams threatened to sue the production, they were given a songwriting credit for the song. That conflict led to an eight-year-long feud between Champion and Michael Stewart on one side and Strouse and Adams on

4950-407: The Parade Passes By". She asks Ephraim's permission to marry Horace, requesting a sign from him. Dolly catches up with the annoyed Vandergelder, who has missed the whole parade, and she convinces him to give her matchmaking one more chance. She tells him that Ernestina Money would be perfect for him and asks him to meet her at the swanky Harmonia Gardens that evening. Cornelius is determined to get

5060-614: The Roof . The run was not continuous, unlike My Fair Lady , with several week-long breaks, including a week where the production moved to St. Louis. The Broadway production of Hello Dolly! grossed $ 27 million. By August 1970, it had made a profit of $ 8.5 million against its $ 350,000 investment. Mary Martin starred in a US tour, starting in April 1965 and playing in 11 cities. The production also toured in Japan , Korea and Vietnam for

5170-575: The Streets . The song was regarded as the third single from the album. A music video was released which features the film's lead actors. On 4 July 2007, Iglesias became the first Western artist to play a concert in Syria in three decades when he performed for a sold-out crowd of ten thousand in the capital Damascus and in the same week, he performed on Live Earth in Hamburg . The Insomniac World Tour

5280-488: The University of Miami, Iglesias traveled to Toronto to record his first album. Iglesias did not want his father to know about his plans for a music career and did not want his famous surname to help advance his career. In Toronto, he borrowed money from his family's nanny and recorded a demo cassette tape which consisted of a Spanish song and two English songs. Approaching his father's former publicist, Fernán Martínez,

5390-417: The album track " Dirty Dancer " was released as the fourth English single and became his ninth Hot Dance Club Play chart topper, tying with Prince and Michael Jackson as the male with the most No. 1 dance singles. Further, " Ayer " served as the album's third Spanish single and seventh single overall. The Euphoria Tour took Iglesias across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and several European countries. One of

5500-558: The album was " Bailando ", featuring Descemer Bueno, and Gente De Zona. "Bailando" was immensely successful becoming his 25th #1 on Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. Bailando was #1 for 41 consecutive weeks on Billboard's Hot Latin songs chart becoming the longest reigning #1 in the history of the chart beating the record previously held by Shakira 's 25 week run. This record was later broken in 2017 when " Despacito " by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber Bailando

5610-415: The album was accompanied by the single I'm a Freak and featured Pitbull . The album also featured a duet with Kylie Minogue called "Beautiful", which appears on her twelfth studio album Kiss Me Once . In addition to the previously stated collaborations, the album featured guest appearances by Flo Rida , Yandel , Juan Magan , Jennifer Lopez , and Gente de Zona . The next single to be released from

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5720-520: The album's success with his "One-Night Stand World Tour" consisting of fifty sold-out shows in sixteen countries. Including Radio City Music Hall and three consecutive nights in London's Royal Albert Hall , the tour ended with a big show at Lia Manoliu Stadium in Bucharest , Romania. The concert launched MTV Romania, with the video for " Love to See You Cry " being the first music video to be shown on

5830-582: The album's third English single, " Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You) " broke into the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, also reaching No. 4. The song was released only for digital download in the United States but was featured on some editions of Euphoria in Europe and some Asian areas. The song became Iglesias' first number one on the U.S. Pop Songs and Radio Songs airplay charts. A remix version of

5940-531: The armoire. Horace is about to open the armoire himself, but Dolly, Irene and Minnie distract him with patriotic sentiments related to subjects like Betsy Ross and The Battle of the Alamo shown in the famous lyrics "Alamo, remember the Alamo!" ("Motherhood March"). Cornelius sneezes, and Horace storms out, realizing there are men hiding in the shop, but not knowing they are his clerks. Dolly arranges for Cornelius and Barnaby, who are still pretending to be rich, to take

6050-731: The body's major organs, such as the heart, are situated on the opposite side of the body from where they would normally be located. At first, Iglesias and his two siblings stayed with their mother; however, in December 1981, Iglesias's grandfather Dr. Julio Iglesias Puga was kidnapped by the armed Basque group ETA . When Enrique was six years old he lived for a year in the Yugoslav capital of Belgrade with his mother. For their safety, Enrique and his brother Julio were sent to live with their father in Miami . There, they were brought up mostly by

6160-524: The categories of "World's Best Selling Latin Performer" and "World's Best Selling Spanish Artist" at the ceremony held in Monaco on 9 November 2008. On 5 July 2010, Iglesias released his ninth studio album Euphoria , his first work to be released under his new label Universal Republic . The album is Iglesias's first bilingual album, with seven original English songs and six original Spanish songs. It won

6270-457: The channel. In 2002, Iglesias decided to release a fourth Spanish-language album titled Quizás ( Perhaps ). A more polished musical production than his previous Spanish albums and containing more introspective songs, the album's title track is a song about the strained relationship Iglesias has with his famous father. The album debuted at number twelve on the Billboard 200 albums chart,

6380-456: The curtain. It is not, however, included in the licensed version for stock and amateur productions from Tams Witmark. The song "Elegance", though credited to Herman, was written by Bob Merrill for the 1957 show New Girl in Town but deleted from the original production. The musical, directed and choreographed by Gower Champion and produced by David Merrick, opened on January 16, 1964, at

6490-513: The first-ever awarded category of Favorite Latin Artist . Iglesias lost out to his father, but performed the song " Lluvia Cae " (Rain is Falling) at the event. Insistent on playing large 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. Beginning in Odessa, Texas ,

6600-408: The girl of it. ... Channing opens wide her big-as-millstone eyes, spreads her white-gloved arms in ecstatic abandon, trots out on a circular runway that surrounds the orchestra, and proceeds to dance rings around the conductor. ... With hair like orange sea foam, a contralto like a horse's neighing, and a confidential swagger, [she is] a musical comedy performer with all the blowzy glamor of the girls on

6710-480: The highest placement of a Spanish-language album on the chart at that period. Quizás sold a million copies in a week, making it the fastest-selling album in Spanish in five years. All three singles released from the album all ended up topping the Latin chart, giving Iglesias a total of sixteen number ones on the chart. He currently holds the record for the most number-one singles on Billboard ' s Latin Chart. With

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6820-556: The honorific title King of Latin Pop . In December 2016, Billboard magazine named him the 14th most successful and top male dance club artist of all time. Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler was born in Madrid , Spain , the third and youngest child of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and Filipina socialite and magazine journalist Isabel Preysler . Iglesias was raised with two older siblings, Chábeli and Julio Jr . One of his mother's aunts

6930-510: The intangible quality of distinction in no way alters my conviction that it will be an enormous popular success. Herman has composed a score that is always pleasant and agreeably tuneful, although the only number that comes to mind at the moment is the lively title song. His lyrics could be called serviceable. In the New York Herald Tribune , Walter Kerr wrote, Hello, Dolly! is a musical comedy dream, with Carol Channing

7040-450: The ladies out to dinner to the Harmonia Gardens restaurant to make up for their humiliation. She teaches Cornelius and Barnaby how to dance since they always have dancing at such establishments ("Dancing"). Soon, Cornelius, Irene, Barnaby, and Minnie are happily dancing. They go to watch the great 14th Street Association Parade together. Alone, Dolly decides to put her dear departed husband Ephraim behind her and to move on with life "Before

7150-411: The last woman in the world. Dolly angrily bids him "So Long, Dearie", telling him that while he's bored and lonely, she'll be living the high life. The next morning, back at the hay and feed store, Cornelius and Irene, Barnaby and Minnie, and Ambrose and Ermengarde each set out on new life's paths. A chastened Horace Vandergelder finally admits that he needs Dolly in his life, but Dolly is unsure about

7260-530: The lead at the show's inception) from March 28, 1970, to December 27, 1970. Two songs cut prior to the opening – typical belt style songs "World, Take Me Back" and "Love, Look in My Window" – were restored for Merman's run. Jo Anne Worley was Channing's original standby but she never went on. She later played Dolly in regional and summer stock productions. Bibi Osterwald was the standby for Dolly following Worley's and Channings' departures, subbing for all

7370-476: The marriage until her late husband sends her a sign. Vandergelder spontaneously repeats a saying of Ephraim's: "Money is like manure. It's not worth a thing unless it's spread about, encouraging young things to grow." Horace tells Dolly life would be dull without her, and she promises in return that she'll "never go away again" ("Hello, Dolly" (reprise)). Source: *Song cut before Broadway Opening, reinstated when Ethel Merman joined to play Dolly. **Song

7480-525: The nanny, Elvira Olivares, to whom Enrique later dedicated his first album. Iglesias attended Gulliver Preparatory School , a private high school in Miami , where he participated in his first live performance in a school production of Hello Dolly . He then attended the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida , where he studied business but dropped out after a year. After dropping out of

7590-465: The original production were generally positive, and Carol Channing's performance as Dolly Gallagher Levi was greatly acclaimed; however, some reviewers criticized the score and the libretto , implying that Channing's performance was responsible for the efficacy of the show. In his review of the opening night performance, The New York Times theatre critic Howard Taubman wrote Hello, Dolly! ... has qualities of freshness and imagination that are rare in

7700-488: The other. The official songwriting credits as listed with ASCAP have Adams, Herman and Strouse as co-writers. ***Song replaced "Come and Be My Butterfly" during Broadway Run. ^Horace Vandergelder's solo "Penny in My Pocket", although it received rave responses out of town, was cut prior to the Broadway opening for reasons of time. For the 2017 Broadway Revival, it was added back in as the opening of Act Two in front of

7810-582: The public. After attending one of Iglesias's concerts in March 1999, American actor Will Smith asked Iglesias to contribute a song to the soundtrack of his upcoming movie Wild Wild West ; Iglesias's contribution of "Bailamos" was released as a single that year, becoming an international hit and peaking at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 . After the success of " Bailamos ", several mainstream record labels were eager to sign Iglesias. Signing

7920-581: The record for most number-one singles on Billboard ' s Hot Latin Songs chart. The album went on to win Iglesias the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance . In 1997, Iglesias's stardom continued to rise with the release of Vivir ( To Live ), which elevated him to the levels of popular English-language musicians (in sales) that year. The album also included a cover version of

8030-459: The rest of his life, he'll never forget the day because he had met Irene. Cornelius, Barnaby, and Ambrose then each profess their love for their companion ("It Only Takes A Moment"). Dolly convinces the judge that their only crime was being in love. The judge finds everyone innocent and cleared of all charges, but Horace is declared guilty and forced to pay damages. Dolly mentions marriage again, and Horace declares that he wouldn't marry her if she were

8140-630: The role of Cornelius. The production closed on August 25, 2018, with Midler and Hyde Pierce returning to play Dolly and Horace (respectively) from July 17, 2018, to closing. Betty Buckley played the title role in the first national tour of the 2017 Broadway revival, which began performances in Cleveland, Ohio in October 2018 in the Connor Palace at Playhouse Square, after a tryout in Utica, New York in September 2018. Opening night reviews of

8250-550: The role of Dolly at Tuesday evening performances beginning in June 2017, as well as covering Midler's holiday dates. She played her final performance on January 7, 2018. Midler won the Tony for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, and Creel for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical, at the 71st Tony Awards in 2017. Midler, Pierce, Trensch, and Feldstein left the production on January 14, 2018. Bernadette Peters took over

8360-537: The role of Dolly with previews from January 20, 2018, officially on February 22, 2018, and Victor Garber took over the role of Horace Vandergelder. Charlie Stemp assumed the role of Barnaby Tucker on January 20, 2018. Santino Fontana temporarily played the role of Cornelius Hackl from March 2018 to May 6 while Gavin Creel recovered from back surgery. Creel returned to the role on May 8, 2018. Before Fontana's temporary engagement, understudy Christian Dante White played

8470-455: The run of our machine-made musicals. It transmutes the broadly stylized mood of a mettlesome farce into the gusto and colors of the musical stage. ... Mr. Herman's songs are brisk and pointed and always tuneful ... a shrewdly mischievous performance by Carol Channing. ... Making the necessary reservations for the unnecessary vulgar and frenzied touches, one is glad to welcome Hello, Dolly! for its warmth, color and high spirits. John Chapman of

8580-480: The same name and Iglesias guest-starred and sang the song live on the finale episode of the series. In 1999, Iglesias began a successful crossover career into the English-language pop music market. Thanks to other successful Latin crossover acts, most notably Ricky Martin , Jennifer Lopez , and soon thereafter Shakira , Spanish-language and Latino musicians experienced a great surge in popularity amongst

8690-450: The show closed in October 1967. The show has been revived four times on Broadway : In the West End the show has been three times revived (to date, July 2024): A 1989 UK tour of the show of Hello, Dolly! , directed and choreographed by Paul Kerryson, was headlined by Dora Bryan reprising her 1965-66 West End role. Bryan's castmates included Norman Rossington as Horace and Kathryn Evans as Irene. Kerryson would subsequently direct

8800-400: The show's title after hearing Louis Armstrong 's version of "Hello, Dolly". The show became one of the most iconic Broadway shows of the latter half of the 1960s, and running for 2,844 performances, was the longest-running musical in Broadway history for a time. Sources: Tams-Witmark Guide to Musical Theatre Masterworks Broadway As the 19th becomes the 20th century, all of New York City

8910-479: The song " Para Qué La Vida " Iglesias reached a million spins on U.S. radio becoming the first Latin act to do so. The video to the song " Quizás " was the first Spanish-language music video to be added to the selection on MTV 's popular show Total Request Live .The album went on to win the Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album . That year he embarked on an arena tour of the Americas. The "Don't Turn Off

9020-497: The song "Roamer", which he wrote with his friend and longtime guitarist Tony Bruno which featured an appearance from Kara DioGuardi . The CD also contained the song "Be Yourself", a song about independence; the chorus talks about how Iglesias's parents did not believe he'd ever succeed in his singing career. The first single was the song " Addicted ", and was followed closely by a remix of the song " Not in Love ", featuring Kelis which

9130-522: The stars, including Bailey, despite the fact that Osterwald was white. Marie Bryant and Novella Nelson also covered for the role of Dolly. Bailey received a Special Tony Award in 1968. The show received rave reviews, with "praise for Carol Channing and particularly Gower Champion." The original production became the longest-running musical (and third longest-running show) in September 1970 in Broadway history up to that time, surpassing My Fair Lady and then being surpassed in turn by Fiddler on

9240-460: The store in his absence. Cornelius decides that he and Barnaby need to get out of Yonkers and have an adventure in New York. They blow up some tomato cans to create a terrible stench as a pretext to close the store. Dolly mentions that she knows two ladies in New York they should call on: Irene Molloy and her shop assistant, Minnie Fay. She tells Ermengarde and Ambrose that she will enter them in

9350-605: The tour went on to play three consecutive nights in Mexico City's Plaza de Toros , two nights at Monterrey 's Auditorio Coca-Cola , and two nights (with over 50,000 attendees each) at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata in Argentina , totaling over 130,000 people. Additionally, Iglesias toured to 19 large indoor arenas in the U.S. In 1998, Iglesias released his third album Cosas del Amor ( Things of Love ). Taking

9460-511: The tour with bachata band Aventura , who also performed "Lloro Por Ti" with him at the 2008 Premios Juventud . Iglesias was a surprise performer at the 2008 Lo Nuestro Awards, opening the show with a medley of "¿Dónde Están Corazón?" and "Dímelo". He also performed at the Billboard Latin Music Awards , where he received a special award. After the success of his Spanish greatest hits compilation, Iglesias released

9570-625: The tour's legs took him to Australia, while fellow artist Pitbull joined him as an opening act. Prince Royce also served as opening act during the tour's second leg across North America. In August 2011, Iglesias released the single " I Like How It Feels " to radio. He would perform the track alongside Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) and I Like It and the 2011 American Music Awards and the Dallas Cowboys vs Miami Dolphins Thanksgiving halftime show along Ludacris and Pitbull. On 25 August 2012, Iglesias unveiled his brand new single, " Finally Found You ",

9680-567: The two had an interview, and Stern remarked, "I respect you for coming in here; you really can sing." Iglesias noted that the recording could have been him, but that it was probably a recording made during a television taping where he was required to lip sync and not sing properly. He would remark that the controversy was the best promotion he could have. The album's single " Be with You " became Iglesias's second number-one single on Billboard ' s Hot 100 chart. In 2001, Iglesias released his second English-language album Escape . Where most of

9790-439: The two promoted the songs under the stage name Enrique Martínez with the backstory of being a singer from Guatemala . On 21 November 1995, Iglesias released Enrique Iglesias , a collection of light rock ballads, including hits such as " Si Tú Te Vas " (If You Go Away) and " Experiencia Religiosa " (Religious Experience). The record was released by label Fonovisa , along with Iglesias's following two albums. The record sold half

9900-508: The words were edited to suit the show, with Por amarte Marisol, moriría (To love you, Marisol, I'd die). The album also showcased Iglesias's prowess as a polyglot , releasing both Italian and Portuguese editions, with most of the songs being sung in those languages. Five singles were released from the album, including "Por Amarte", " No Llores Por Mí " (Don't Cry for Me) and " Trapecista " (Trapezist), all of which topped several of Billboard ' s Latin music charts. The album still holds

10010-546: The world would forever associate with her. The show moved to Broadway in 1964, winning 10 Tony Awards , including Best Musical and Best Actress in a Musical for Channing. The awards earned set a record which the play held for 37 years. The show album Hello, Dolly! An Original Cast Recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. The album reached number one on the Billboard album chart on June 6, 1964, and

10120-436: Was a flop, so he revised it and retitled it as The Matchmaker in 1954, expanding the role of Dolly (played by Ruth Gordon ). The role of Dolly Gallagher Levi was originally written for Ethel Merman but she turned it down, as did Mary Martin —although both eventually played it. Merrick then auditioned Nancy Walker , but he hired Carol Channing , who then went on to originate the role of Dolly. Director Gower Champion

10230-691: Was a hit in the UK, Australia, Europe and Asia. The Seven World Tour was sponsored by Pepsi with Iglesias featuring in an commercial alongside Britney Spears , Beyoncé and Pink and a second ad which featured Not In Love. His biggest world tour to date started with twelve shows in the United States ending with Iglesias playing at Houston Rodeo , and continued on to several countries, most of which he'd never previously visited, playing to sold-out stadiums and arenas in Australia, India, Egypt, and Singapore, before ending his tour in South Africa . After

10340-787: Was acquired from Televisa by the Univision Music Group. Fonovisa was owned by the Univision Music Group until May 2008 when it was bought by Universal Music Group . It is now part of Universal Music Latin Entertainment . Fonovisa headquarters are now in the Capitol Records Building, in Hollywood, California . On January 25, 1996, Fonovisa was allowed to proceed with its copyright infringement lawsuit against Cherry Auction (which

10450-485: Was also a crossover success in part due to a Spanglish version of the song which featured rapper Sean Paul which saw the song peak at #12 on Billboard's Hot 100 and Top 10 on the airplay chart becoming the highest charting Spanish song since the Macarena in 1996. The original Spanish music video of the song was also YouTube 's second most watched music video of 2014, behind Katy Perry 's hit single, " Dark Horse " and

10560-714: Was certified double Platinum (Latin field) in the U.S. and in some Latin American countries. The record's second single, " Lloro Por Ti ", also reached number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart and had an official remix featuring Wisin & Yandel . Iglesias did a tour of the US to promote the compilation. Beginning in Laredo, Texas , and ending at the Izod Center in New Jersey , he was accompanied through most of

10670-563: Was chosen as the official song of the UEFA Euro 2008 football tournament. He performed the song live at the 29 June 2008 final in Vienna, Austria. The song featured on a re-issue of Insomniac , which was released in certain countries. Iglesias released a Spanish greatest hits album titled 95/08 Éxitos on 25 March 2008, which included his seventeen number-one songs on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart plus two new songs. The first single

10780-504: Was employed to stage the musical numbers. Jill Perryman served as understudy to Carole Cook. Nancye Hayes was featured in the ensemble as well as understudying the part of Irene Molloy. After a successful season in Sydney, the show went on to play Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne , and His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland in 1966. In 1995 a new Australian tour was presented by Gordon Frost. Jill Perryman , who starred as Irene Molloy in

10890-476: Was followed by another larger world tour, consisting of over 80 shows, in even bigger venues. The Cosas del Amor Tour was the first ever concert tour sponsored by McDonald's . He won the American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist for a second time, this time winning against Ricky Martin and Chayanne . The song "Nunca te Olvidaré" was also used as the theme song for a Spanish soap opera of

11000-528: Was given a second cast album. Carole Cook , (the second actress to play the title role, after Channing, appearing in Australia and New Zealand productions), Dorothy Lamour , Eve Arden , Ann Miller , Michele Lee , Edie Adams , and Yvonne De Carlo also played the role on tour. Betty White appeared with the Kenley Players as Dolly in the summer of 1979. Molly Picon appeared as Dolly in

11110-560: Was honored with the Olivier Award as the best London-area stage musical revival of 2009, also earning Olivier awards for leading lady Samantha Spiro and for choreographer Stephen Mear . On January 19, 2016, it was announced that Bette Midler would play the title role in a Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! . Previews began March 15, 2017, officially opening on April 20, 2017, at the Shubert Theatre . The production

11220-631: Was launched at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg , South Africa, the same venue he ended his last world tour, and took him to sold-out arenas throughout Europe. It was his first arena tour of the UK, with him playing venues such as Manchester's MEN Arena and Wembley Arena . The tour ended with Iglesias performing at the newly opened L.A. Live . A second leg of the tour took him throughout Latin America. Iglesias's song " Can You Hear Me "

11330-461: Was not included in the original version. During the tryouts in Detroit , Gower Champion invited Charles Strouse and Lee Adams to consult on improvements to the musical. David Merrick was aware of their involvement, but Jerry Herman was not, even though Strouse was under the impression that Herman knew about it. Strouse and Adams suggested re-working the ending of Act I, wrote a new song "Before

11440-458: Was not the producer's first choice, but Hal Prince and others turned it down, among them Jerome Robbins and Joe Layton . Hello, Dolly! had rocky tryouts in Detroit, Michigan , and Washington, D.C. After receiving the reviews, the creators made major changes to the script and score, including the addition of the song "Before the Parade Passes By". Initially called Dolly, A Damned Exasperating Woman , then Call on Dolly , Merrick revised

11550-457: Was produced by Scott Rudin , directed by Jerry Zaks and choreographed by Warren Carlyle . David Hyde Pierce played Horace Vandergelder. Other principal casting for this revival included Kate Baldwin as Irene Molloy, Gavin Creel as Cornelius Hackl, Jennifer Simard as Ernestina Money, Taylor Trensch as Barnaby Tucker, Will Burton as Ambrose Kemper, Melanie Moore as Ermengarde, and Beanie Feldstein as Minnie Fay. Donna Murphy played

11660-554: Was released as the lead Spanish single from the album, and became the theme song of the Mexican telenovela of the same title , produced by Televisa . The song debuted at number eight and number twenty-five on the U.S. Latin Pop Songs chart and the U.S. Hot Latin Songs chart, respectively. It became his twenty-fifth top ten single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and after four weeks of its release date, it became his twenty-first No.1 song on this chart. In January 2011,

11770-409: Was released on 10 April 2007. It was Iglesias's highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 since " Escape ". The song was also a hit throughout Europe, peaking in the top 10 in many countries. The Spanish version of the song, titled " Dímelo ", was number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart for eleven weeks. Iglesias followed up with the ballad " Somebody's Me ", which was released as

11880-453: Was replaced the next week by Louis Armstrong 's album Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong also was featured in the film version of the show, performing a small part of the song "Hello, Dolly!" . The show has become one of the most enduring musical theater hits, with four Broadway revivals and international success. It was also made into the 1969 film Hello Dolly! by 20th Century Fox , which won three Academy Awards, including Best Score of

11990-612: Was the first Spanish language video to reach a billion views on the platform. "Bailando" currently has over 3 billion views on YouTube. The song won three Latin Grammy awards including Song of the Year. In addition to the original Spanish version, Iglesias also released two Portuguese versions of the song featuring the Portuguese singer Mickael Carreira and the Brazilian singer Luan Santana . Fonovisa In late 2002, Fonovisa

12100-516: Was the song " ¿Dónde Están Corazón? ", which was written by Argentine star Coti , and became Iglesias's eighteenth number-one single on Billboard ' s Hot Latin Songs. The album debuted at number one on Billboard ' s Top Latin Albums chart and number eighteen on the overall Billboard 200 albums chart. It was Iglesias's second Spanish album to debut in the top 20 of the Billboard 200 ( Quizás debuted at number twelve in 2002). The album

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