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Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva aka Julio
Iglesias (born September 23, 1943) in Madrid is
Spain's best selling singer and one of the best
selling Spanish singers of all time. Julio
Iglesias has sold 250 million records in different
languages and released 77 records. He has
performed approximately 5,000 concerts during his
career.
    
 
==Early career to 1978==

He was a professional soccer 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 1970|Eurovision
Song Contest in 1970, finishing fourth behind
Ireland|Irish singer Dana (singer)|Dana and Mary
Hopkin of the United Kingdom. His entry was the
song "Gwendolyne" which was his first recording.
During the 1970s he married the Mestizo#The
Philippines|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 language|English,
French language|French, Portuguese
language|Portuguese, German language|German and
Italian language|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 in music|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 from Preysler, to
move his family to Miami, 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 Grammy Awards of 1988|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
Iglesias|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 sign 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.

==Discography==

This list contains all albums of original material
plus notable collections.

* Gwendolyne (1970)
* Julio Iglesias (album)|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 (album)|Soy (1978)
* The 24 Greatest Songs (1978)
* A Vous Les Femmes (1979)
* Aimer La Vie (1979)
* America (album)|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 (album)|Libra (1985)
* Un Hombre Solo (1987)
* Tutto L'Amore Che Ti Manca (1987)
* Non Stop (1988)
* Latinamente (1989)
* Raices (1989)
* Starry Night (1990)
* Ein Weinachtsabend Mit Julio Iglesias (1992)
* Calor (1992)
* Crazy (album)|Crazy (1994)
* La Carretera (1995)
* Tango (album)|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 (Julio Iglesias)|Love Songs (2004)
* l'homme que je suis (2005)

==See also==
*Best selling music artists- World's top-selling
music artists chart.

==External links==

* http://www.julioiglesias.com/ Julio Iglesias web
page
*
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMI
SS70311071654390588&sql=Bgekmikc6bb39/ All Music
Guide Julio Iglesias page