Singer of popular music, born in Madrid, Spain. He was successful in the 1968 Benidorm Festival with a song he composed himself, La vida sigue igual. From 1978 he has lived in the USA. Among his best-known melodic and sentimental hit songs are Hey (1980), 1110 Bel Air Place (1984), Non Stop (1988), Starry Night (1990), Calor (1992), and Crazy (1994).
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| Origin | Madrid, Spain |
| Years active | 1960- present |
| Genres | Latin |
| Labels | Sony Music |
Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (born September 23, 1943 in Madrid, Spain) is Spain's best selling singer and the best-selling Spanish singer of all time. Julio Iglesias has sold over 250 million records in different languages and released 77 records.
Biography
Julio is the son of Dr. Julio Iglesias, Sr.
If not for a car accident, he may have never had a music career:"I had a car accident, very, very strong car accident," remembers Iglesias.
In June 2001 he finished his law degree at Madrid Spain's Complutense University, fulfilling the promise he made to his then 84-year-old father that he would eventually graduate after dropping out 35 years ago to pursue his music career. Together their children are:
Daughter: Isabel Iglesias Preysler known as Chábeli Iglesias (b 3-Sept-1971, Madrid) Son: Julio Jose Iglesias Jr. 8-May-1975, Madrid)Chabeli Iglesias is now a news reporter in Washington DC.
Since 1990 Iglesias has been with Dutch Miranda Rijnsburger. 1-May-2001)
Julio has a half-brother who is 60 years younger than him and a half-sister who is 63 years younger than him! Julio's father 89 year old Julio Iglesias, Sr.
Musical career
Early career to 1978
In 1968, he won the Benidorm International Song Festival, a songwriter's contest in Spain, and signed a contract with a Columbia Records Latin music label, Discos Columbia.
Peak during 1978-1990
In 1978, he signed a contract for CBS International, adding English, French, Portuguese, German and Italian to his language repertoire. ( incorrect - the English no.1 was actually in Spanish)
In 1984, he released the smash hit album 1100 Bel Air Place, which gave him considerable fame in English-language markets.
In 1985, his father was kidnapped but found well and alive after two agonizing weeks.
Iglesias won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in the 1988 Grammy Awards for the album Un Hombre Solo ("A Single Man").
Stories of Julio's expensive private jets, boats, and houses became legendary during that decade, and his world tours took him to many countries and continents around the world performing in many sold out concerts among the vast women populations.
Since 1990
In the 1990s, Julio went back to his Spanish music roots, and in 1996, he released a CD nicknamed Tango.
Iglesias returned to the headlines in October, 2003, when he went to Argentina and kissed show host Susana Gimenez three times during a live telecast of her show.
2003 saw the release of the Spanish album "Divorcio."
The remainder of 2003 and early 2004 featured a mega 10 month world tour;
In December of 2004, Miranda and Julio recorded a duet of the Christmas song Silent Night.
Julio has made important investments in the Dominican Republic's eastern town of Punta Cana, a major tourist destination, where he spends most of the year when he is not on tour.
In September 2006 a new English Album titled "Romantic Classics" was released.
The singer's south Florida Mansion on the exclusive, security obsessed, private Indian Creek Island is currently on the market for $28 million dollars making it one of "Ten Most Expensive Homes in the South" in 2006 according to Forbes Magazine.
Discography
This list contains all albums of original material plus notable collections.
Gwendolyne (1970) Julio Iglesias (1972) Un Canto a Galicia (1973) A Flor de Piel (1974) A Mexico (1974) El Amor (1975) En El Olympia (1976) recorded live at the Paris Olympia Si Mi Lasci (1976) Yo Canto (1977) A Mis 33 Anos (1977) Sono Un Pirata, Sono Un Signore (1978) Soy (1978) The 24 Greatest Songs (1978) A Vous Les Femmes (1979) Aimer La Vie (1979) America (1979) Emociones (1979) Innamorarsi Alla Mia Eta (1979) Hey! (1980) Sentimental (1980) Fidele (1981) Zärtlichkeiten (1981) From A Child To A Woman (1981) Minhas Cancoes Prefidas (1981) Moments (1982) also Momento or Momenti Por Una Mujer (1982) In Concert (1983) Pelo Amor di Uma Mulher (1983) Julio (1983) 1100 Bel Air Place (1984) Reissued, 2006 Legacy Recordings Libra (1985) Un Hombre Solo (1987) Tutto L'Amore Che Ti Manca (1987) Non Stop (1988) Latinamente (1989) Raices (1989) Starry Night (1990) Ein Weihnachtsabend Mit Julio Iglesias (1992) Calor (1992) Crazy (1994) La Carretera (1995) Tango (1996) Reissued, 2006 Legacy Recordings My Life: The Greatest Hits (1998) Noche de Cuatro Lunas (2000) Una Donna Puo Cambiar la Vita (2001) Ao Meu Brasil (2001) Personalidad: 20 Exitos (2002) Divorcio (2003) Love Songs (2004) l'homme que je suis (2005) Romantic Classics (2006)
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