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Yasha Malekzad (born 1 October 1984) is an English music video director and producer from Beccles, Suffolk, England, [1] who has worked with international artists including Enrique Iglesias, Will Smith, Pitbull, Usher, Lil Wayne, Sharon Stone, Nicky Jam, the Wanted, Christina Milian, JLS, Tinchy Stryder, Romeo Santos, Lionel Richie, Era Istrefi, Paulina Rubio, Daley, Wisin, Ludacris, Roselyn Sanchez, Parker Ighile, Stafford Brothers, Camilla Belle and many more. He is also currently working on a long format documentary project on Olympic wrestling titled Pahlavan. Malekzad is the creative director of Artist Preserve, his production company and product placement agency, located in Chelsea, London.
Yasha Malekzad, of Persian and English descent, was born into a creative family of dancers and musicians. He pursued a career as a music producer and graduated from De Montfort University with an honours degree in music production and innovation. Whilst making a living DJing and selling records, he fell into the world of film, first through producing music videos and then by directing them.
Nicky Jam, Will Smith & Era Istrefi
Stafford Brothers ft Christina Milian & Lil Wayne
Pahlavan [17] – a documentary film telling wrestling's story.
Best Music Video, 2011, Ev. Gerard Award, "Dirty Dancer"
Best Music Video, 2011, Los Premios 40 Principales Award, "Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)"
Best Music Video, 2011, Univision’s Best of Music, "Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)"
Los Premios 40 Prinpales, 2014, Best Spanish Video - "Bailando"
Latin Music Italian Awards, 2014, Best Latin Male Video of the Year - "Bailando"
Premios Juventud, My Favourite Music Video - "Bailando"
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (Spanish pronunciation: [enˈrike miˈɣel iˈɣlesjas ˈpɾejzleɾ]; is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie 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 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.
Gente de Zona is a Cuban reggaeton duo made up of musicians Alexander Delgado Hernández and Randy Malcom Martínez. In 2014, the duo gained success with the collaboration of Mario Proenza, who helped them record with Enrique Iglesias the song "Bailando". This hit gave the duo numerous prestigious awards like the Latin Grammy and Latin Billboard Awards.
Descemer Bueno is a Cuban singer, songwriter, and record producer. His first professional gigs were playing bass with Cuban troubadour Santiago Feliú.
"Tonight ", censored as “Tonight " or simply "Tonight" in altered versions, is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias. It features American rapper Ludacris and producer DJ Frank E. The song was released to US radio on 1 November 2010, as the album's second US single, and digitally on 22 November 2010. The altered version of the song was included on the French limited edition of Euphoria. The official remix features American rapper Pitbull.
"Dirty Dancer" is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias and American singer Usher, recorded for Iglesias' sixth studio album, Euphoria, and included on Usher's EP Versus. A remix of the song, which features American rapper Lil Wayne and American singer Nayer, was released on 9 May 2011 by Universal Music Group as the sixth single from Euphoria. Written by the two singers with Evan Bogart, Erika Nuri and David Quiñones and producer RedOne, "Dirty Dancer" is a dance-pop song.
Nayer Regalado, known mononymously as Nayer, is an American singer. She gained recognition in 2011 after being featured on Pitbull's hit single "Give Me Everything", and releasing her single "Suave " featuring Pitbull and Mohombi which was a success in Europe and the Middle East. Her other known collaborations include songs with Ne-Yo, Enrique Iglesias, Lil Wayne, Usher, Fonseca, Juan Magan, Yomil, Jean-Roch and Melissa.
"Turn the Night Up" is a song recorded by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias, released as the lead single off Iglesias' tenth studio album Sex and Love. It was written by Iglesias, Niles Hollowell-Dhar, Marty James and Rome Ramirez, and produced by The Cataracs. On 18 July 2013 Enrique uploaded the single's cover art on his official website, while the song was released to US Top 40 radio on 22 July 2013.
Bilal Hajji, sometimes also known as The Chef is a Moroccan-Swedish songwriter and record producer. Based in Sweden, of Moroccan origin, he has worked with many worldwide artists and celebrities, such as Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias, Akon, One Direction, Nicki Minaj, Nicole Scherzinger. He has written or co-written many charting hits on the music charts in many International countries. His early success came through co-writing songs for Alexandra Burke, Lady Gaga, Sean Kingston, Kat DeLuna and Swedish acts Darin Zanyar and Mohombi. He achieved recognition for his work in 2005, firstly with the Darin song "Step Up", which reached No. 1 in Sweden and later won him both a Swedish Grammy and Scandinavian Song of the Year award.
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban/Fusion Performance is an honor presented annually by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.
"Loco" is the lead Spanish single and overall second single from Enrique Iglesias's album, Sex and Love, featuring American singer Romeo Santos. This is Iglesias' second bachata song after "Cuando Me Enamoro". A banda version of the song was recorded which features Mexican singer Roberto Tapia. Another version of the song featuring Spanish singer India Martínez was released on iTunes on 17 December 2013. At the Latin Grammy Awards of 2014, the song received a nomination for Best Tropical Song.
Sex and Love is the tenth studio album recorded by Spanish recording artist Enrique Iglesias. It was released on 14 March 2014 by Republic Records. The album's three Spanish singles: "Loco", "El Perdedor" and "Bailando" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. The album features guest vocals from Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Minogue, Descemer Bueno, Pitbull, Flo Rida, Anthony Touma, Romeo Santos, Mickael Carreira, Marco Antonio Solís, Yandel, Gente de Zona, Luan Santana, India Martínez and Sean Paul. Sex and Love won the Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Album of the Year.
"Bailando" (transl. "Dancing") is a song by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias for his tenth studio album Sex and Love (2014). Written by Iglesias with long-time collaborator Descemer Bueno, the first and Spanish version was released with Cuban artists Bueno and Gente de Zona. Shortly afterward, the official version of the song was released by Universal Republic Records as the sixth single from the album. The song spent 41 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. "Bailando" was produced by Carlos Paucar.
The Billboard Latin Digital Songs, or Latin Digital Song Sales, is a record chart that ranks the best-selling Spanish-language digital songs in the United States, as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard. It was introduced in the issue dated January 23, 2010 and merges all versions of a song sold from digital music distributors. Its data was incorporated in the Hot Latin Songs chart on October 22, 2012.
The 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on November 20, 2014 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise. This was the first time that Latin Grammys has been held at this location. The main telecast was broadcast on Univision at 8:00PM EST.
This was the ninth edition of Los Premios 40 Principales, the annual awards organized by Spanish music radio Los 40 Principales. It was held on December 12, 2014 in Madrid's Barclaycard Center, which has been home to the award show since its creation in 2006.
The 27th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by the American network Univision, honoring the best Latin music of 2014 in the United States, took place on February 19, 2015, at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST. During the ceremony, Lo Nuestro Awards were presented in 31 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by Univision.
Jeff Dotson is an American film director and photographer from Southern California, who has worked with Enrique Iglesias, Kanye West, Pitbull, Usher, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry, Skrillex, Showtek, Borgeous, Maroon 5, Sander Van Doorn and more. Known for his technical achievements in visual effects and winner of a MTV Video Music Award.
"Súbeme la Radio" is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias featuring Cuban singer Descemer Bueno and Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Zion & Lennox. The song was released by RCA Records and Sony Music Latin on 24 February 2017. It was written by Iglesias, Zion & Lennox, Bueno, Chris Jeday, Juan Rivera and Luis Ortiz, and produced by Jeday, Carlos Paucar and Gaby Music. "Súbeme la Radio" peaked at number two in Spain and on the US Hot Latin Songs chart.
"Nos Fuimos Lejos" is a song by Cuban singer Descemer Bueno and Spanish recording artist Enrique Iglesias, featuring collaborative vocals by El Micha. Written by Bueno, Iglesias, El Micha and Jorge Luis Piloto, it was digitally released on 6 April 2018 by Sony Music Entertainment. Several other versions of the singles were eventually released, including other artists—Andra, David Calzado y Su Charanga Habanera, Hatim Ammor and RedOne, Bebe, and Ece Seçkin. The original version of "Nos Fuimos Lejos" charted on several other Latin Billboard charts, while the "Romanian Version" with Andra reached the top 10 in Romania.
"Move to Miami" is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias featuring rapper Pitbull. It was released by RCA Records and Sony Music Latin on 3 May 2018. The track was written by Iglesias, Pitbull, Jorge Gomez, Bilal Hajji, Jimmy Joker, Marty James, Servando Primera, José Garcia, and its producers J.R. Rotem, Nitti Gritti and Wuki. This is Iglesias' first full English single since "I'm a Freak" (2014).