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March 28, 2002 - A fan on Enrique Iglesias' official site message board posted new photos of Enrique from his cover of the May 2002 issue of YM. Check out the three pictures including two of the singer petting dogs here.

March 28, 2002 - Enrique Iglesias recorded a clip backstage at the Rosemont on Monday for Eddie & Jobo of B96 Chicago. Enrique addressed the 9.11 aspects of 'Hero', he said the only time he gets 'that kind of play' with celebrity girls is when he uses them in his videos, his revealed his love for Walmart, and more. Listen to the five minute interview here.

March 27, 2002 - Enrique Iglesias' official site message board has photos of the singer working behind the counter and taking orders at McDonalds and meeting Ronald. Check out the shots here.

March 27, 2002 - John Young of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was at Monday night's Enrique Iglesias concert held at Benedum Center. Young said Enrique had to do "little more than look good while crooning hits from his two English language albums." John added, "His music might consist of sing-song pop and arena rock retreads, and his show might be more of a runway exercise than a bona fide concert, but Iglesias has followed his bliss into very lucrative territory." Read more.

March 26, 2002 - This week's filth2go.com from Billy Masters has news on Enrique Iglesias losing his virginity at 17 in a foursome -- 2 girls, 2 guys. Read more.

March 24, 2002 - A fan on Enrique Iglesias' official site message board posted an article from AXM magazine where Enrique was quizzed on several issues and spoke frank and uncensored. When asked what the most outrageous misinterpretation about him was, Enrique said, "They said I was a virgin once and that did bother me." Enrique says he also has an new Spanish album finished that has completely new songs saying, "It's musically different but it's what I think falls into that Pop category." Read more.

March 23, 2002 - Michael Freedberg of the Boston Phoenix gave his thoughts on Enrique Iglesias and his latest album 'Hero'. Freedberg wrote, "The music is supple, and Enrique’s voice is sensuous. It's a hefty voice but a nimble one — dreamy, even, in the manner of Europop." Read more.

March 22, 2002 - Enrique Iglesias' official site has nine photos from the singer's tour stop in Montreal. Check them out here.

March 21, 2002 - The Sun reports Anna Kournikova has taken to disguising herself by wearing a black wig when she's out with Enrique Iglesias. An onlooker who spotted her in the get-up with Enrique in Toronto said, "It was a ridiculous get-up. Everyone recognised her."

March 20, 2002 - A  representative for Enrique Iglesias management confirmed a second Toronto show yesterday which will be free for the 2,200 people in balcony seats for his show last Monday. Some of the fans at that show weren't able to hear the singer because of some areas of the venue not being properly fed sound. Peter Katsis, The Firm's senior vice-president of music said, "Once Enrique Iglesias was made aware that there was sound concerns he decided he wanted to book a return show and offer the people who sat in the balcony free tickets at a lower level." The show will be sometime in September. Read more.

March 19, 2002 - A  fan on Enrique Iglesias' official site message board is sharing her close experience with the singer at his concert in Philadelphia on Sunday. jerziegirl wrote, "I am still in a dream-like state over last night. I was in the front row and it was definitely the best concert experience EVER! Enrique touched my hand twice, sang to me, smiled at me... it was awesome. He sounded great, the band was great, the crowd was cool." Read more.

March 16, 2002 - The Enquirer's Mike Walker reports AJ McLean of the Backstreet Boys was  seen at a club with a drink in his hand. A fan, who knew he'd just gotten out of rehab, approached him and asked him what he was doing. He said it was a non-alcoholic drink and let the fan sniff it to show it wasn't alcoholic.

March 16, 2002 - Yes, there is yet another Backstreet Boys breakup rumor in the lastest Star magazine. An insider told the tabloid, "It's a shame with all their talent, but the guys are facing oblivion. All the bickering, tension, and fighting has not only torn them apart, it's crushed any hope of mounting a comeback against their biggest rival, *NSYNC. Even worse, it has destroyed the key 'buddy factor' within the group. All they do now is butt heads." Again Nick Carter's rebel move to sign on as a solo artist with The Firm after the rest of the group fired the management company is listed high on reasons for tension, what the insider called the "last straw."

March 15, 2002 - Enrique Iglesias called in to MTV's Total Request Live on Thursday and talked about the TRL success of Escape saying, "I didn't expect it to do that good so i'm very happy." As for what he thinks made it such a big hit, Enrique explained, "I think it is a mix of many different things you know, Anna being in it, it is a cool song and a song I think kids can relate to and the beat is pretty contagious."

March 15, 2002 - According to numerous reports on Enrique Iglesias' official site message board, Enrique's grandmother and the mother of Julio Iglesias, Doña Rosario de la Cueva died today at 82 years old in her Coral Gables home in Miami. She had been very sick for the past three months. Read more.

March 14, 2002 - Laetitia.net took several photos from Tuesday night's Enrique Iglesias concert in Montreal. Check out the 18 pictures here.

March 13, 2002 - Apparently on KISS 92 in Toronto, fans were calling in to complain about the horrible sound quality at the Enrique Iglesias concert last night at the Air Canada Center. Many attending the show and paying $60-80 a ticket weren't pleased and many booed the hard to hear performance. The blame apparently is being cast on Enrique's crew, who were in charge of the sound stage. Hopefully things can get fixed up before tonight's show at the Molson Theater in Montreal.

March 13, 2002 - Jane Stevenson of the Toronto Sun was at Monday's Enrique Iglesias concert at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto where the Latin pop star performed before a crowd of 5,000... Almost all women, and one of those being his girlfriend Anna Kournikova. Jane said, "The sound was a definite problem, especially in the higher reaches of the ACC with a crowd to my right screaming in unison: 'We can't hear you!' several times. But, honestly, it didn't seem to matter that much what Iglesias -- a walking Calvin Klein ad --was actually saying or singing." Read more.

March 10, 2002 - Yahoo has photos of Enrique Iglesias performing prior to receiving world's best-selling Latin male artist award during the World Music Awards ceremony in Monaco, March 6. Check them out here.

March 8, 2002 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova were spotted at the ultrahip lounge Mint in Los Angeles.

March 7, 2002 - The Sun reports Enrique Iglesias had to deal with his microphone not working for 15 minutes before he was able to perform his latest single, 'Escape' at the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo. Enrique showed thanks to the UK by wearing he Union Jack as his cap onstage. Check out a photo here.

March 8, 2002 - Dido was the big winner at the World Music Awards in Monaco on Wednesday. The top selling singer got awards for ’Best-Selling British Artist’, ’Best Pop Female’, and ’Best Adult Contemporary’. Other winners included Enrique Iglesias, who was named ’Best-Selling Male Latin Star’ and ’Best-Selling Pop Male’, while Kylie Minogue was named ’Best-Selling Australian Artist.’ For photos from the event that also included O-Town and host Jennifer Love Hewitt, check out WireImage.com.

March 7, 2002 - ShowbizIreland.com has several photos of Enrique Iglesias, Westlife, The Corrs, and U2 at the Meteor Awards held in Ireland this past weekend. Check them out here.

March 6, 2002 - Fans on Enrique Iglesias' official site message board are swooning over new pictures posted from his appearance at The Meteor Music Awards in Ireland this weekend. Check the pair of backstage pictures here.

March 5, 2002 - Enrique Iglesias performed at the Irish Music Awards in Dublin on Sunday but was in and out of the city before heading off to Monaco for the World Music Awards. Enrique did have time to chat with ShowbizIreland.com where he told them after jumping from the stage to sing amongst the fans, "When I got off the stage I didn't realise it was so high, so I had to wait till the song was over to jump back up, I didn't want to make a fool of myself." Amongst the winners at the show were Westlife, Samantha Mumba, and Robbie Williams. For more on the show and the list of winners, click here.

March 1, 2002 - According to a press release posted on Enrique Iglesias' message board by a moderator, the singer's flight had to be diverted from a flight headed to Italy and land back in the U.S. for engine repairs in Savannah, Georgia. Because of the problems, Enrique was forced to cancel an appearance on an Italian television show. The plane has since been fixed so Iglesias can make a scheduled performance in Leipzig, Germany. Read more.

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