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
De Un Mundo Raro
Julio Iglesias Lyrics
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Y de ilusiones
Y te ofrezcan un sol
Y un cielo entero
Si te acuerdas de mí
No me menciones
Porque vas a sentir
Amor del bueno
Y si quieren saber
De tu pasado
Es preciso decir una mentira
Dí que vienes de allá
De un mundo raro
Que no sabes llorar
Que no entiendes de amor
Y que nunca has amado
Porque yo a donde voy
Hablaré de tu amor
Como un sueño dorado
Y olvidando el rencor
No diré que tu adiós
Me volvio desgraciado
Y si quieren saber
De mi pasado
Es preciso decir otra mentira
Les diré que llegué
De un mundo raro
Que no sé del dolor
Que triunfé en el amor
Y que nunca he llorado
Yo, nunca he llorado
The lyrics to Julio Iglesias’ song De Un Mundo Raro tell a story of a man who encourages his lover to forget about him if she ever hears talk of love and offers of a perfect life. He warns her not to mention him for fear that her good intentions may return to hurt her. He asks her to lie about her past and tell others that she comes from a strange world where love is unknown and crying is not understood. He urges her to do this so that she can move on with her life without any lingering memories of him.
The man then speaks of his own intentions for the future. He vows that wherever he goes, he will speak of his lover and her love for him like it was a beautiful dream. He assures her that he will forget about any resentment he may have felt towards her for leaving him and will not reveal to others that her departure made him miserable. Instead, he will tell them that he comes from his own strange world where pain is unfamiliar, he has succeeded in love, and he has never shed a tear. Overall, the song is a passionate plea to forget the past, move on, and start anew, even if that means creating an alternate reality.
Line by Line Meaning
Cuando te hablen de amor
When someone talks to you about the subject of love
Y de ilusiones
and dreams
Y te ofrezcan un sol
and promises you the sun
Y un cielo entero
and the entire sky
Si te acuerdas de mí
If you remember me
No me menciones
Don't mention me
Porque vas a sentir
Because it will make you feel
Amor del bueno
the goodness of love
Y si quieren saber
And if someone wants to know
De tu pasado
about your past
Es preciso decir una mentira
It is necessary to tell a lie
Dí que vienes de allá
Say that you come from a place
De un mundo raro
From a strange world
Que no sabes llorar
Where you don't know how to cry
Que no entiendes de amor
Where you don't understand love
Y que nunca has amado
And where you have never loved
Porque yo a donde voy
Because wherever I go
Hablaré de tu amor
I will speak of your love
Como un sueño dorado
As a golden dream
Y olvidando el rencor
And forgetting the resentment
No diré que tu adiós
I won't say that your goodbye
Me volvio desgraciado
Made me miserable
Y si quieren saber
And if someone wants to know
De mi pasado
About my past
Es preciso decir otra mentira
It is necessary to tell another lie
Les diré que llegué
I will tell them that I arrived
De un mundo raro
From a strange world
Que no sé del dolor
Where I don't know about pain
Que triunfé en el amor
Where I triumphed in love
Y que nunca he llorado
And where I have never cried
Yo, nunca he llorado
Me, I have never cried
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: JOSE ALFREDO JIMENEZ SANDOVAL
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Rosario Francois
Mi artista favorito de todas las épocas no pasa de moda para mi es el mejor
ima blanco
Este hombre canta con el alma
Alexsander Alvarado
Canción muy bonita compuesta por el señor José Alfredo Jimenez. Excelente interpretación por Julio
Alanna Michelle paulino
Casado un problen no
soledad ruiz
Hermosa canción aunque ya tengo ya mis añitos 💞 sigo enamorada de la vida se que un día me voy a encontrar con una persona igual que yo con los mismo sentimiento bonitos que sepa amar desde lo más profundo del corazón ❤️
De todo un poco y mas
Eres hermosa ❤
Yuliana Felisa Panesso Mazuera
¡Dios mío ! Esto si era música...... que gran recuerdo a mi primer amor.🤩😍🤩😍😢😪😢😿😿😿😿😘😘
Ronaldo Francisco
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Ronaldo Francisco
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Paco Varela
Me encanta esta canción con su creador el maestro José Alfredo, pero no cabe duda que Julio le dio un toque muy especial de romanticismo