Luis Enrique

During his peak he also performed as a session musician and provided percussion for many other artists including Ricky Martin, Foreigner, Juan Luis Guerra, Chayanne and others. He also worked in other genres such as merengue and pop.

• Name — Luis Enrique • Born — 28 September 1962 • Birthplace — Somoto, Madriz, Nicaragua • Origin — Miami, Florida • Genre — * Salsa • tropical • latin pop • soft rock • latin ballad • Years Active — 1973–present • Label — Top Stop Music

Luis Enrique was born in the small town of Somoto, Nicaragua, to a family of musical artists. He is the son of Francisco Luis Mejia Godoy, and nephew of Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy and Carlos Mejia Godoy. His brother, Ramon Mejia, better known as "Perrozompopo" is also a Latin Grammy nominated artist for Best Alternative Music Album. At the age of 15 he moved to the United States in 1978 with his mother, and attended La Serna High School in Whittier, California. His enrollment in a music class in high school was his only formal training.

Luis Enrique began his career in the late 1980s and achieved success then and in the 1990s. He was one of the leading pioneers that led to the salsa romántica movement in the 1980s. Enrique has received two Grammy Award-nomination for "Best Tropical Latin Performance" for album Luces del Alma and his song "Amiga". He performed and recorded with salsa romántica group Sensation 85, which also included La Palabra and Nestor Torres. On May 19, 2009, his album Ciclos was nominated for numerous Latin Grammy Awards, his biggest breakthrough in over a decade. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album and also contained the hit single "Yo No Sé Mañana". He hosted the first season of Objetivo Fama in 2004, a Puerto Rican singing competition show. He won two Latin Grammys and the Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Album in 2010. In 2015 he was a judge on La Voz Peru for its third season.

He mentioned in an interview with Billboard that his top five favorite salsa singers are Ruben Blades, Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco, Louie Ramirez, and Oscar D'Leon. He currently resides in Miami, Florida. He has one son, Luca Enrique Mejia. He released an autobiography in 2017 titled "Autobiografía".

Luis Enrique is recorded with the occupation recording artist. Classed in the genre salsa. Recorded as having received Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album and Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album. Identity and origins. He also worked under the name Luis Enrique.