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
Crazy in Love
Julio Iglesias Lyrics
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Steals the feelings from a love affair
And there's no place to lay the blame
'Cause it ain't a case of no one cares
Helplessly we watch it fade away
Neither will admit it,
But we both just wanna say,
I do
I miss the days when we were
Crazy in Love
When you were not sure of me
And I wasn't sure of you
I do
Bring back the days when we were
Crazy in Love
I want to feel that way again (I wanna feel)
When we were Crazy in Love
Oh, it used to be so easy
When we touch, and I was high
I could get intoxicated
Just by looking in your eyes
Baby is there anything that we can do
'Cause I know you're missing me
Like I'm always missing you,
I do
I miss the days when we were
Crazy in Love
When you were not sure of me
And I wasn't sure of you,
I do
Bring back the days when we were
Crazy in Love
I want to feel that way again
(I want to feel it)
Crazy in love
(I want to feel crazy in love)
(What about those days we were so crazy in Love)
(I wanna feel in love with you)
(I wanna feel crazy with you)
The lyrics of Julio Iglesias's "Crazy in Love" is a retrospective look at a love affair that has lost its steam. Time has slowly whittled away the intense feelings and replaced it with a yearning for a time when love was more vibrant and free-flowing. The song speaks to the feeling of being helpless in the face of love that was once so full of life and now seems to be fading away to nothing. There is a feeling of regret as both the singer and the subject of the song are at a loss for what went wrong and there is no one to blame.
The lyrics convey the longing to feel the highs of love again, to the point where the singer is seemingly asking for a return to the uncertainty of the early stages of the relationship when there was a healthy dose of mystery and intrigue. The desperation of wanting to feel that way with the person again is palpable throughout the song, with the singer using phrases like 'bring back the days' and 'I wanna feel crazy in love' to express that point. The song is also somewhat of an ode to the power of love and how it has the ability to make people feel like they’re on top of the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Ain't it funny how time
Isn't it ironic how time can take away the passion from a relationship?
Steals the feelings from a love affair
Time makes us lose the emotions we once had for each other.
And there's no place to lay the blame
Nobody's at fault for the loss of love.
'Cause it ain't a case of no one cares
It's not that we don't care about each other.
Helplessly we watch it fade away
Even though we want to, we can't control the way our love fades.
Neither will admit it,
Neither of us will confess.
But we both just wanna say,
We both want to say…
I do
I want to go back to the time when we were…
I miss the days when we were
I long for the days when we were…
Crazy in Love
Madly in love with each other.
When you were not sure of me
When you were still figuring out your own feelings for me.
And I wasn't sure of you
And I was unsure of your true feelings for me.
Bring back the days when we were
Let's go back to the time when we were…
I want to feel that way again (I wanna feel)
I want to experience those intense emotions again.
Oh, it used to be so easy
It was so effortless back then.
When we touch, and I was high
When we touched, it was like a drug for me.
I could get intoxicated
I could get drunk on your love.
Just by looking in your eyes
All it took was to make eye contact with you.
Baby is there anything that we can do
Is there anything we can do about this?
'Cause I know you're missing me
I know you're feeling the same way I do.
Like I'm always missing you,
I constantly miss you.
I want to feel that way again
I want to love you like I did before.
(I want to feel it)
Crazy in love
Intensely in love.
(I want to feel crazy in love)
(What about those days we were so crazy in Love)
(I wanna feel in love with you)
(I wanna feel crazy with you)
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: EVEN STEVENS, RANDY MC CORMICK
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Shaina
My favorite song of Julio. It brings back too much memories that I couldn’t handle. I could get intoxicated just by looking in your eyes.
Arif Aziz
One of the most beautiful songs for all those who have experienced True Love 💕 The amazing voice of Julio Iglesias has added all feelings in it one would imagine ❤
Filipe Chaves
Apaixonante
Ana Maria Cioceanu
So true...The time steals the feelings from a love affair... I so LOVE this song!
ValériaLSampaio - A música é uma poesia cantada
Julio Iglesias Crazy in Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWydOujYJDU&t=3s
interesar
How great!!!!! Right from my heart! Julio forever!!!!
Roberta Oliveira
Que música linda❤❤❤❤
Linda O'neill
Love Julio. Yet another beautiful song and beautifully sang. ❤ xx
The enis-i
His voice is what makes this an amazing song
David Ruiz
Preciosa canción y en directo es lo máximo