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This page is about the singer Julio Iglesias. For his father, see Julio Iglesias, Sr.. For his son, see Julio Iglesias, Jr.
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Iglesias and the second or maternal family name is De la Cueva.
Julio Iglesias

Julio Iglesias in November 2007.
Background information
Birth name Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva
Born (1943-09-23) September 23, 1943 (age 68)
Madrid, Spain
Genres Latin American music, Latin, Latin pop, Dance and Classical
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Years active 1968–present
Labels Columbia Records and Sony Music Entertainment
Website www.julioiglesias.com

Julio Iglesias (born Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva; September 23, 1943) is a Spanish singer and songwriter whose romantic image, magnetic stage presence, and expressive music made him one of the best-selling artists of all time. By the early 21st century he had sold hundreds of millions of albums in more than a dozen languages.[1] He has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums.[2] According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 15 best-selling music artists in history.[3] While Iglesias rose to international prominence in the 1970s and 1980s as a performer of romantic ballads, his success has continued on as he entered new musical endeavors.[4] He is the father of singer Enrique Iglesias.

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Early life [link]

Iglesias was born in Madrid, the eldest son of Dr. Julio Iglesias Puga and María del Rosario de la Cueva y Perignat. Iglesias' father's family was from Galicia, and Iglesias' mother an Andalusian.

In the 1960s, he studied law in Madrid and was a goalkeeper for one of Real Madrid's[5] football teams. On September 22, 1963, he was involved in a car crash, resulting in an injury to his spinal cord.[6] He said, "I had a car accident; [a] very, very strange car accident...I lost control of the car and rolled it, resulting in what they call 'paraparexia,' which is not paraplegia. It's a compression in the [spinal] cord, in the sense of the neck...my spinal cord; and I was very, very ill for three years."  His doctors thought he would never walk again; indeed, his legs were left permanently weakened, and they continued to require therapy as of late October 2010. However, slowly, he began recovering his health. To develop and increase the dexterity of his hands, he began playing guitar.[6] When he recovered from his accident, he resumed academic studies and traveled to the United Kingdom to study the English language, first in Ramsgate, then at Bell Educational Trust's Language School in Cambridge.

In 1971, he married Spanish Filipino[7] journalist Isabel Preysler and had three children, Chabeli Iglesias, Julio Iglesias, Jr. and Enrique Iglesias. Their marriage was annulled in 1979. In 1981 his father, Julio Iglesias Puga, Sr, was kidnapped by Basque terrorists but found alive two weeks later, prompting Julio Iglesias to move his children to Miami, Florida.[8]

On August 24, 2010, Julio Iglesias and Miranda Rijnsburger got married after a 20-year relationship. The religious ceremony was celebrated in the Parish of the Virgen del Carmen of Marbella, and was followed by a Mass of thanksgiving in the chapel on the property the couple owns in the same city.[9] The couple has three sons and twin daughters: Miguel (born September 7, 1997), Rodrigo (born April 3, 1999), Victoria and Cristina (born May 1, 2001) and Guillermo (born May 5, 2007).[10] After Iglesias was 60 years old, his 89 year old father produced more children: half-brother Jaime born May 18, 2004; and half sister Ruth born July 26, 2006. Julio's half siblings were a product of Dr. Iglesias Puga's second marriage, to Ronna Keitt.[11]

Career [link]

In 1968, he won the Benidorm International Song Festival, a songwriter's event in Spain, with the song "La vida sigue igual" (meaning "Life Continues Just The Same") which was used in the film La vida sigue igual, about his own life. After his events he signed a deal with Discos Columbia, the Spanish branch of the Columbia Records company. He represented Spain in the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest, earning fourth place, after Northern Irish singer Dana and the Welsh singer Mary Hopkin. His entry was the song "Gwendolyne." Shortly after he had a number one hit in many European countries with "Un Canto A Galicia." That single sold 1 million copies in Germany. In 1975 he found success in the Italian market by recording a song exclusively in Italian called "Se mi lasci non vale" ("If You Leave Me, It Can't Be"). Notable albums from this decade are A Flor de Piel (1974, with the European hit "Manuela"), "El Amor" (1975), and "Soy" (1978). He also sang in French. One of his popular songs is "Je n'ai pas changé".

Following the annulment of his marriage to Preysler in 1979, he moved to Miami, Florida, in the United States and signed a deal with CBS International, and started singing in different languages such as English, French, Portuguese, German and other languages to his music. Iglesias released the album De Niña a Mujer (1981), dedicated to his daughter (that divided the cover photo with him), from it came the first English-language hit, a Spanish cover of "Begin the Beguine" which became number 1 in the United Kingdom, he also released a collection, Julio (1983). In 1984, he released 1100 Bel Air Place, the hit album which gave him publicity in the English-speaking entertainment industry. It sold four million albums in the United States, with the first single "To All the Girls I've Loved Before", a duet with Willie Nelson, earning a fifth place spot in the Billboard Hot 100; it also featured "All of You", with Diana Ross.

Julio Iglesias made a cameo appearance as himself on The Golden Girls as Sophia Petrillo's date on St. Valentine's Day. In 1984 he recorded the duets with Diana Ross and Willie Nelson previously mentioned. Iglesias won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in the 1988 Grammy Awards for the album Un Hombre Solo (A Man Alone). He recorded a duet with Stevie Wonder on "My Love", in his Non Stop album, a crossover success in 1988. In the 1990s, Iglesias returned to his original Spanish melody in Tango (1996), nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the 1998 Grammy Awards, losing to the Romances album by Mexican singer, Luis Miguel.[12] Also that year, his youngest son from his first marriage, Enrique Iglesias, also was nominated for the Vivir album.

Julio Iglesias went on to win the World Music Award for Tango in Monaco later that year where he was up against singer Luis Miguel and son Enrique for the second time. Julio performed two "Tangos" to the delight of the audience. In 1995, he appeared as a guest star in the videoclip of Thalía's song "Amandote"; she had starred in the video clip of Iglesias's hit "Baila Morena". Iglesias returned to the headlines in October 2003, when he went to Argentina and kissed show host Susana Giménez three times during a live telecast of her show.

In 2003, he released his album Divorcio (Divorce). In its first day of sales, Divorcio sold a record 350,000 albums in Spain, and reached the number 1 spot on the charts in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, and Russia. In 2003 and 2004, he was featured on a ten month world tour; which took Iglesias, aided by the success his album Divorcio and toured from Europe and Asia to North America, South America and Africa. More than half the shows on the tour sold out within days of going on sale. In December 2004, his Dutch girlfriend Miranda Rijnsburger and Iglesias himself recorded a duet of the Christmas song "Silent Night". The song, which was not officially released, also included a voice message from Iglesias, Rijnsburger and their 4 young children. The song was released online through the singer's official website and a CD was included on their Christmas card as a holiday gift from the Iglesias family to their friends and fans around the world.

In 2008, Iglesias recorded another song as a gift to his fans. The family recorded "The Little Drummer Boy" in Spanish and English and included it in the family's Christmas card. Iglesias also made 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. Iglesias's south Florida mansion on the exclusive private Indian Creek Island property was placed on the market in 2006 for a quoted $28 million, making it one of "Ten Most Expensive Homes in the South" in 2006 according to Forbes Magazine.[13]

In September 2006, a new English album titled Romantic Classics was released. "I've chosen songs from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s that I believe will come to be regarded as the new standards", Iglesias stated in the album's sleeve notes. The album features the hits "I Want to Know What Love Is", "Careless Whisper", and "Right Here Waiting". Romantic Classics was Iglesias's highest debut on the Billboard charts, entering at number 31 in the United States, 21 in Canada, 10 in Australia, and top spots across Europe and Asia. He returned to the studio to record songs in Filipino and Indonesian for his Asian releases of Romantic Classics which helped propel record sales in the Asian entertainment industry. Iglesias promoted Romantic Classics in 2006 and was seen all over the world on television shows. For example, in the United States, he appeared on Dancing With The Stars (where he sang his hit "I Want To Know What Love Is"), Good Morning America, The View, Fox and Friends, and Martha Stewart.

In 2008, Iglesias promoted his Romantic Classics album worldwide and in 2009-2010, he planned a world tour as a celebration of forty years in the music industry.[citation needed] After his house in Indian Creek did not sell he razed his house to the ground in 2008 and said he planned to build another.[14]

In 2010, Iglesias continued to travel around the world with his "Starry Night World Tour" to promote his 42 years of career. Julio Iglesias is currently learning Tunisian Sephardic cuisine for which he has developed an incredible passion, the Mloukhia being his best recipe. According to his close friend, Emilio Lopez, Julio is also learning Orthodox Judaism to become a rabbi in Los Angeles and teach French-speaking kids how to pray with a Latino twist.

Julio is frequently seen at the Tunisian restaurant in Paris called Douieb where he orders the Tunisian sandwich.

According to his official site, he has sold over 300 million albums worldwide as of 1 November 2010 (2010 -11-01).

In March 2011, the artist launched a new studio album called Numero 1.

Iglesias' performance of the song La Mer ("The Sea") is featured in the soundtrack of the 2011 film Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. The performance comes from a live album, currently out-of-print, recorded live at the Olympia theater in Paris in 1976. At the beginning and the end of the recording, Iglesias introduces the song, and his backing musicians, in fluent French.

Discography [link]

Main article: Julio Iglesias discography

Studio, live, remastered and compilation main albums

References [link]

  1. ^ belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  2. ^ julioiglesias.com
  3. ^ List of best-selling music artists
  4. ^ official web page, elmundo.es, europapress.es, El Universal
  5. ^ "The Iglesias dynasty:Two generations of hot Latin talent". www.hellomagazine.com. https://www.hellomagazine.com/specials/iglesiascomparison/comparison.html. 
  6. ^ a b Iglesias, Julio. Reader's Digest. November 2006 issue. Article by Julio Iglesias, page??
  7. ^ "Preysler Family". www.geocities.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=https://www.geocities.com/preyslerphil/FamilyTree.pdf&date=2009-10-26+00:42:56. 
  8. ^ Couzens, Gerard (20 December 2005). "Julio, the Daddy of them all, dies at 90". Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-372204/Julio-Daddy-dies-90.html. Retrieved 08 April 2012. 
  9. ^ "Spanish singer Julio Iglesias marries in secret". Yahoo! News. https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_spain_people_julio_iglesias. 
  10. ^ Nudd, Tim (May 7, 2007). "Julio Iglesias Welcomes a Baby Boy". People.com. https://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20038071,00.html. Retrieved August 27, 2010. 
  11. ^ Couzens, Gerard (20 December 2005). "Julio, the Daddy of them all, dies at 90". Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-372204/Julio-Daddy-dies-90.html. Retrieved 08 April 2012. 
  12. ^ ""Latin Pop Performance" on Rockonthenet.com". https://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1998/grammys.htm. Retrieved 1998-02-25. 
  13. ^ Lacey Rose (June 12, 2006). "Home Improvements - Most Expensive Home In The U.S. 2006: South". www.forbes.com. https://www.forbes.com/realestate/2006/06/09/expensive-homes-south_cx_lr_0612home.html. Retrieved June 12, 2006. 
  14. ^ Miami Home Retrieved 04-15-11.

External links [link]

Preceded by
Salomé
with "Vivo cantando"		 Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
1970		 Succeeded by
Karina
with "En un mundo nuevo"

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Julio Iglesias (disambiguation)

Julio Iglisias may refer to:

  • Julio Iglesias Puga (1915-2005), Spanish gynecologist.
  • Julio Iglesias (1943-), Spanish singer, son of previous.
  • Julio Iglesias Preysler (1973-), Spanish singer, host, actor and model, son of previous.
  • Julio José Iglesias Rouget (1972-), Spanish former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
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    Mamy Blue

    "Mamy Blue" (later aka "Mammy Blue") is the title of an international hit from 1971–72 for several artists.

    The song was originally written with French lyrics in 1970 by veteran French songwriter Hubert Giraud; he conceived the song in his car waiting out a Parisian traffic jam and had completed its demo within a few days. After four months the first recorded version of "Mamy Blue" was made - with Italian lyrics - by Ivana Spagna marking that singer's recording debut.

    In May 1971 Alain Milhaud, a French record producer based in Spain, acquired the song for Los Pop-Tops, a Spanish group he managed. Milhaud produced the Pop-Tops recording of "Mamy Blue" in a session in London after the group's frontman Phil Trim wrote English lyrics for the song. The French Barclay label expediently had the song covered by both Joël Daydé (fr) and Nicoletta.

    The Daydé version - featuring Phil Trim's English lyric - was recorded at Olympic Sound Studio in London and the Decca Studio in Paris: Wally Stott was the arranger. Nicoletta's version featured the original French lyrics written by Hubert Giraud who himself produced Nicoletta's recording.

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    Iglesias

    Iglesias may refer to:

  • Iglesias, Sardinia, a comune in the province of Carbonia-Iglesias, region of Sardinia, Italy
  • Iglesias, Province of Burgos, a municipality in the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain
  • Province of Carbonia-Iglesias a province in the region of Sardinia, Italy
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    Iglesias (surname)

    Iglesias is a Spanish surname, meaning "churches".

    Notables with this name include

  • Alberto Iglesias (born 1955), Spanish composer
  • The Iglesias family of Spain
  • Julio Iglesias, Sr. (1915—2005), gynecologist, father of Julio
  • Julio Iglesias (born 1943) singer, son of Dr. Iglesias, father of:
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    Iglesias, Province of Burgos

    Iglesias (pronounced [iˈɡleːzjas]) is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain.

    Coordinates: 42°18′N 3°59′W / 42.300°N 3.983°W / 42.300; -3.983


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    Released 2010

    Pour toi

    Released 2009

    Duetos 2009

    Released 2009

    Quelque chose de France

    Released 2007

    Ein Weihnachtsabend mit Julio Iglesias

    Released 2006

    Romantic Classics

    Released 2006

    L'homme que je suis

    Released 2005

    Love Songs - Canciones de amor

    Released 2004

    Un canto a Galicia

    Released 2003

    Love Songs

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    Music Heritage

    Released 2002

    Ao meu Brasil

    Released 2001

    Einfach das Beste

    Released 2000

    Noche de cuatro lunas

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    La mia vita: I miei successi

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    Mi vida: Grandes éxitos

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    My Life: The Greatest Hits

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    Minha Vida - Grandes Sucessos

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    Schenk mir Deine Liebe

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    Hey!

    Released 1995

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    Crazy

    Released 1994

    Por una mujer

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    Julio

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    Starry Night

    Released 1990

    24 grandes éxitos latinos

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    The 24 Greatest Songs

    Released 1989

    Raices

    Released 1989

    A flor de piel

    Released 1988

    Zärtlichkeiten

    Released 1987

    Begin the Beguine

    Released 1987

    Libra

    Released 1985

    1100 Bel Air Place

    Released 1984

    En concierto

    Released 1983

    Julio

    Released 1983

    Momenti

    Released 1982

    Momentos

    Released 1982

    Fidèle

    Released 1981

    De niña a mujer

    Released 1981

    À vous les femmes

    Released 1979

    Soy

    Released 1978

    Emociones

    Released 1978

    A mis 33 años

    Released 1978

    A México

    Released 1978

    En El Olympia

    Released 1976

    El amor

    Released 1975

    Yo canto

    Released 1970

    Gwendolyne

    Released 1970

    Personalidad 20 Éxitos

    In Concert

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    All Of You

    by: Julio Iglesias

    I never had this feeling before
    I never wanted anyone more
    And something in your eyes tells me
    You feel the way that I do, I feel like you do
    If you would like to stay here all night
    You know that I would say it's all right
    Although I'm saying, yes, I confess, I've got more on my mind
    'Cause I want more of you than your time
    All of you, your body and soul
    Every kind of love you can express
    All the secret dreams you've never told
    I want everything and I'll take nothing less
    All of you as long as you live
    Everything you've never shared before
    I want all of you that you can give
    All your joys and all your sorrows
    Your todays and your tomorrows
    How I'd long to feel the warmth of your touch
    And then if I'm not asking too much
    I'd like to spend my life wandering through
    All the wonders of you, all the wonders of you
    And when we're lying close in the dark
    So close I feel each beat of your heart
    I want you to reveal what you feel, all you hold deep inside
    There is nothing I want you to hide
    All of you, your body and soul
    Everything you want this love to be
    I want all of you, all that you can give
    And in return for all you're giving let me give you all of me
    All of you, your body and soul
    Every kind of love you can express
    All the secret dreams you've never told
    I want everything, everything, everything
    All of you as long as you live, as long as you live
    Everything you want this love to be
    I want all of you, all that you can give




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