Iglesias first got into show business as a model. His manager negotiated an exclusive male modeling agreement with Joey Hunter, president of the male model division at
Ford Models in New York. It was through Hunter that Iglesias was discovered by photographer
Bruce Weber. He went on to campaign for
Versace. Shortly after, Iglesias signed on with publicity executive Ruben Malaret who began a press campaign to further Iglesias' exposure to the English speaking entertainment industry. Some of his notable accomplishments was his participation on
Oprah Winfrey's talk show, being featured in an advertisement for
Gap, and modeling for designer John Bartlett VII on Sixth Fashion Show. He was offered two soap opera jobs, one at
Televisa and one in the ABC soap opera
All My Children. Iglesias also received an offer from the producers of the Broadway show
Grease to star as Danny, but decided to turn down these job offers to focus on his music. Iglesias signed a recording agreement with
Epic Records and traveled to Miami to record his first album,
Under My Eyes, with Rodolfo Castillo. Released in 1999, the recording of this album took them to New York City and Los Angeles; two songs released from this English language album are "One More Chance" and "Under My Eyes". Among promotional appearances for the album, Iglesias performed "One More Chance" at the
Miss Universe 1999 pageant and opened for
Cher on her tour of North America. The album failed to gain success in the United States and soon after Iglesias departed from Epic Records. Iglesias' second album,
Tercera Dimension, was released in 2003 on the
Warner Music Group and featured Spanish pop rock songs with the singles "Los Demas" and "Dejame Volar". Both albums received public interest from the
Hispanic media in the United States but attained minority success. He worked for
¡Hola! magazine, appearing in several photoshoots. More recently he has taken part in a series in Spain called
Club de Flo, in which Spanish politicians and celebrities have to present a comedy routine. The show was unsuccessful and cancelled after several episodes. He has moved back to Spain and is living with his mother
Isabel Preysler. He appeared on the Spanish version of
Dancing with the Stars called
¡Mira quien baila! but was voted out in the thirteenth week. He played the lead role in a drama film entitled
The Music of You directed by Lloyd DeSouza. In 2008, Iglesias was the winner of the first season of
CMT reality television show
Gone Country, in which artists from other genres of music lived together in a house in
Nashville and competed to win a country music contract. His single "The Way I Want You" was released to country radio on 10 March 2008 and was produced by
Gone Country host
John Rich. Iglesias also appeared on the ABC TV show
The Superstars. He was partnered with soccer player Brandi Chastain and finished in fourth place in the competition. In 2014, he joined with artists
Nuno Resende and
Damien Sargue for the compilation album
Latin Lovers. In 2015, he performed a concert (complete show) for the first time with his father
Julio Iglesias in a tour in
Romania, on 22 May at
Sala Polivalentă in
Cluj-Napoca and 2 July at
Sala Palatului in the capital
Bucharest. ==Personal life==