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Artist Biography For Julio Iglesias

Julio José Iglesias De La Cueva Born September 23 1943 In Madrid Spain Is Spain's Best Selling Singer And The Best-Selling Spanish Language Singer Of All Time. Julio Iglesias Has Sold Over 250 000 000 Records In Different Languages And Released 77 Records. He Thus Far Has Performed Approximately 5 000 Concerts During His Career. Early Career To 1978
Julio Was The Son Of Julio Iglesias Sr A Doctor. He Was A Professional Football Player With Real Madrid Where He Played As Goalkeeper. During This Time He Also Enrolled In Law School. He Had An Accident That Dashed His Hopes Of Becoming A Great Soccer Player But During His Period In Bed He Started To Compose Songs. He Received A Certificate As A Lawyer From Cambridge University A Little Later. 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. He Represented Spain At The Eurovision Song Contest In 1970 Finishing Fourth Behind Northern Irish Singer Dana Scallon And The Welsh Singer Mary Hopkin. His Entry Was The Song "Gwendolyne" Which Was His First Recording. During The 1970s He Married The Spanish-Mestiza Philippine Socialite Isabel Preysler With Whom He Had Three Children Chabeli Iglesias Who Has Been A Show Host And Is Now A News Reporter In Washington D.C. Enrique Iglesias Now A World-Famous Singer Who Followed In His Father's Footsteps And Julio José Iglesias A Model Who Has Released Two CDs. It Was During The 1970s That The Iglesias Family's Private Life Became Very Public With Julio And The Rest Of The Family Frequently Featured On The Covers Of Various International Magazines. Peak Of Success 1978-1990
In 1978 He Signed A Contract For CBS International Adding English French Portuguese German And Italian To His Language Repertoire. He Had His First Hit In English With A Cover Of "Begin The Beguine" And Released A Collection Julio In 1983 Building His Reputation. In 1984 He Released The Smash Hit Album 1100 Bel Air Place Which Gave Him Considerable Fame In English-Language Markets. The Album Sold Three Million Albums In The US Alone With The First Single "To All The Girls I've Loved Before" A Duet With Willie Nelson Reaching The Top Five On The Billboard Hot 100. The Album Also Featured "All Of You" A Hit Duet With Diana Ross. In 1985 His Father Was Kidnapped But Found Well And Alive After Two Agonizing Weeks. This Prompted Julio Who Had Already Divorced Preysler To Move His Family To Miami Florida Where They Settled In A Mansion At Miami Beach. That Year He Also Recorded Duets With Diana Ross And Willie Nelson. It Was Rumored In 1986 That Julio Perhaps Seeking To Get Away From All The Fame And Hoopla For One Week Was Found Walking Around The Streets Of Cayey Puerto Rico After Disappearing For Seven Days. Julio Feels There Is A Deep Connection Between Him And Puerto Rico Because One Of His Grandmothers Was Puerto Rican. Iglesias Won A Grammy Award For Best Latin Pop Album In The 1988 Grammy Awards For The Album Un Hombre Solo "A Single Man" . He Also Recorded A Duet With Stevie Wonder On "My Love" From His Non Stop Album Which Achieved Crossover Success In 1988. 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. Career 1990-Today
In The 1990s Julio Went Back To His Spanish Music Roots And In 1996 He Released A CD Nicknamed Tango. He Is Slowly Stepping Out Of The Limelight Now And Enjoying His Son Enrique's Popularity Together With His Long-Time Companion Miranda And Their 2 Sons Miguel Alejandro September 7 1997 Rodrigo April 3 1999 And Twin Daughters Cristina And Victoria May 1 2001 . Julio Is Very Amenable To Signing Autographs Although He Can Be A Little Difficult To Reach Sometimes Due To His And His Family's Security Detail Which They Have Had Since The 1985 Kidnapping Of Julio's Father. 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." Divorce In Its First Day Of Sales "Divorcio" Sold A Record 350 000 Copies In Spain And Quickly Reached The #1 Spot On The Charts In Spain Portugal France Italy And Russia. The Remainder Of 2003 And Early 2004 Featured A Mega 10 Month World Tour Which Took Iglesias Fuled With The Success Of "Divorcio" From Europe And Asia To The United States South America And Africa. More Than Half The Shows On The Tour Sold Out Within Days Of Going On Sale Showing That Fans Still Adore Julio. In December Of 2004 Miranda And Julio Recorded A Duet Of The Christmas Song Silent Night. The Song Which Was Not Released Also Included A Voice Message From Julio Miranda And Their 4 Young Children. The Song Was Released Online Through The Singer's Web Page And Was A Holiday Gift From The Iglesias' To Their Fans Around The World. 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. Julio Jr. Has A Half-Brother Who Is 60 Years Younger Than Him. Julio's Father Julio Sr. Had A Child At 89 Called Jaime. The Birth Came After A 17-Year Romance With Ronna Which Culminated In Them Walking Down The Aisle In 2001. His Wife Underwent Fertility Treatment In Order To Conceive First Time Around And Medical Science Is Believed To Have Played A Role In Her Latest Pregnancy Too. After Little Jaime Made His Debut In 2004 Julio Sr. Rejected Suggestions Ronna Was The Driving Force Behind Their Decision To Start A Family. "At My Age A Child Is Marvellous " He Declared. "If People Say I Just Did It For My Wife I Don't Take It As An Insult But The Truth Is I Wanted It Just As Much As Her." Julio Iglesias's Father Died Just Days After He Announced He Was To Become A Father For The Fourth Time At The Age Of 90. Julio Sr. Died After Suffering A Cardiac Arrest At His Home In Madrid. Julio Sr. Confirmed That His Wife Of Four Years Ronna Kneit Was Expecting Their Second Child Together. He Said He Wanted His 42-Year-Old Partner To Have Something To Remember Him By. "My Wife Wanted It And I Owed It To Her " He Explained. "It Was An Act Of Generosity Towards Her. I Leave Her Part Of My Blood Of My Life. I Need Her So Much That I Said To Her 'Here This Is What You Wanted For When I Am Gone'." Currently Julio Is In The Studio Recording A New English Album Titled "Romantic Classics" Which Is Due Out In September Of 2006. Romantic Classics Is A Series Of The Greatest Love Songs In American Culture And Features The Hits "I Want To Know What Love Is" "Careless Whisper" And "Right Here Waiting" All Major Hits Of The Past 20 Years. A Series Of Promotional Events Followed By A World Tour Will Help Promote The Album After Its Release. The Singer's Web Page 1 Is Currently Under Construction And Will Feature Information From "Romantic Classics" When It Is Updated Later This Year. 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 Zartlichkeiten 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 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 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 To Be Released In September Of 2006 Quelque Chose De France 2007 Julio Iglesias 1 2011 - He Is Starting With This New World Tour. Extracted From Wikipedia Http //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Julio_Iglesias

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