Pop producer Cretu must demolish his villa.

18 million euros, a lot of trouble now and the end: After years of litigation, the former Sandra-producer and "Enigma" founder Michael Cretu his luxury estate in Ibiza off. The reason? A violation of the building.

 

Ibiza - The excavators have already begun with the demolition - now there is no turning back. 13 years ago from Romania had the pop-born producer Cretu its 3150 square meter property in Sant Antoni in the west of Ibiza in a nature reserve built. According to media reports, he had among other things, a wooded hillside can be removed. Environmentalists complained against the construction and got now by the Supreme Court in Madrid right.

"This is a historic victory," said Neus Prats from the environmental organization GEN-GOB. Jaume Roig Cretus lawyer criticized his client had been punished particularly hard because he is a prominent foreigners had. The other side has admitted that the demolition in the fight against the architectural on the island an example had been.

The cypress and palm trees surrounding property, which the newspaper "El Pais" as a mixture of the monastery and castle describes, is more than 18 million euros worth. Cretu is initially received a building permit. This was later revoked, it was said. The former Balearic Government have even passed a law specifically to prevent demolition, but also did nothing.

Cretu is, inter alia, as a producer of pop singer Sandra ( "Mary Magdalene") announced that he 1988 to 2008 and was married some 32 million albums sold. The couple lived with their two children in Ibiza. In the nineties, he celebrated with the project "Enigma" world success.

Boris Becker was also on the neighboring island of Mallorca in the past with his villa problems. The former tennis star had about half of his estate in Artà tear, because it is in a conservation area had been built.