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
Desde Que Te Has Ido
Julio Iglesias Lyrics
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Desde que te has marchado
Mis manos tienen frío
Por no tener tus manos
Y en mi jardín pequeño
De sueños y esperanzas
Hay un rumor a invierno, amor
Desde que tú te has ido
Desde que me has dejado
Yo sólo soy la sombra
Del hombre que has amado
Si de tu fuente, niña
Bebí todo mi canto
Ahora y en silencio, amor
Quiero llorar mi llanto
Desde que tú te has ido
Desde que me he quedado
En esta casa nuestra
Sé que me falta algo
Yo no sé si es el aire
No sé, si es la luz
Pero cuando miro, amor
Sé que me faltas tú
Desde que tú te has ido
Yo nunca te he olvidado
Llevo tu olor conmigo
Tu sombra de mi mano
Y guardo tu recuerdo
Para poder vivir
Siempre estarás conmigo, amor
Aunque no estés aquí
The lyrics of Julio Iglesias's "Desde Que Tu Te Has Ido" express the devastating emptiness and loneliness that comes from losing a loved one. The singer laments how his hands are cold without hers, how his dreams and hopes are murmurs of winter without her, and how he is only a shadow of the man she loved. He reminisces about the moments they shared, how he poured his entire being into loving her, and how now he weeps silently for what is lost. He wonders if it is the air, the light or something else that is missing, but all he knows is that she is gone and he is incomplete without her. Nonetheless, he carries her scent and her memory with him, knowing that she will always be a part of him, even if she is physically absent.
The song is a beautiful and poignant representation of loss and the yearning for a former love. The lyrics deal with universal themes that everyone can relate to, especially those who have experienced the pain and heartbreak of a broken relationship. The imagery in the song is particularly powerful, such as the mention of the cold hands or the small garden of dreams and hopes. It is as if the singer is painting a picture of his own inner world, a world that is now darker and colder without his beloved.
Overall, "Desde Que Tu Te Has Ido" is an emotionally charged and captivating song that speaks to the heart of anyone who has ever lost someone they loved.
Line by Line Meaning
Desde que tú te has ido
Since you left me
Desde que te has marchado
Since you walked away
Mis manos tienen frío
My hands are cold
Por no tener tus manos
Because I don't have your hands
Y en mi jardín pequeño
And in my small garden
De sueños y esperanzas
Of dreams and hopes
Hay un rumor a invierno, amor
There's a winter whisper, my love
Sin ti no tengo nada
Without you, I have nothing
Desde que tú te has ido
Since you left me
Desde que me has dejado
Since you abandoned me
Yo sólo soy la sombra
I am just a shadow
Del hombre que has amado
Of the man you loved
Si de tu fuente, niña
If from your fountain, my love
Bebí todo mi canto
I drank all my song
Ahora y en silencio, amor
Now and in silence, my love
Quiero llorar mi llanto
I want to cry my tears
Desde que tú te has ido
Since you left me
Desde que me he quedado
Since I stayed
En esta casa nuestra
In our house
Sé que me falta algo
I know something's missing
Yo no sé si es el aire
I don't know if it's the air
No sé, si es la luz
I don't know if it's the light
Pero cuando miro, amor
But when I look, my love
Sé que me faltas tú
I know it's you that I'm missing
Desde que tú te has ido
Since you left me
Yo nunca te he olvidado
I never forgot you
Llevo tu olor conmigo
I carry your scent with me
Tu sombra de mi mano
Your shadow in my hand
Y guardo tu recuerdo
And I keep your memory
Para poder vivir
So I can live
Siempre estarás conmigo, amor
You'll always be with me, my love
Aunque no estés aquí
Even if you're not here
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Evangelina Sobredo Galames
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Antonio Altomare
Dal quando sei partita.
Da quando sei partita
da quando te ne sei andata
le mie mani sono fredde
non sento più le tue mani.
Nel mio piccolo giardino
ch' era pieno di sogni e di speranze
c'è il rumor d' inverno, amore,
senza di te non è rimasto niente
c'è il rumor d' inverno, amore,
e non ho più speranza.
Da quando sei partita
da quando mi hai lasciato
io sono solo l'ombra
di quello che hai amato
sulle le tue labbra di gioia
ho bevuto tutto il mio canto
e ora viene il silenzio, amore,
rimane solo il pianto
e ora viene il silenzio, amore,
mi rimane solo il pianto.
Da quando sei partita
poiché solo sono rimasto
in questa casa nostra
mi manca qualcos' altro
non so se è l'aria,
non so se è la luce chiara
però quando guardo, amore,
so che mi manchi tanto
però quando guardo, amore,
so che mi manchi tanto.
Da quando sei partita
io non ti ho dimenticata
vivo con il tuo ricordo
perché sei l' ombra che ho amato
se vivo nel tuo ricordo
posso ancora poter vivere
sempre starai con me amor
e io starò insieme a te
sempre starai con me amor
e io starò sempre insieme a te
Eliseo Ruiz
Dedicada a todos los que han perdido un gran amor...bellísima canción!
Julio M.Mena
ASI SEA.
Freddy Alvarada Marañon
Todos hemos perdido a un ser querido, una preciosa e inolvidable canción en la maravillosa voz de gran Julio Iglesias.
Maria Olivares
Cuando un gran amor vuela alto y se convierte en estrella siempre queda en el corazón ❤️
violeta Pinto
Tiene una voz dulce,tierna, maravillosa y sus canciones parecen que tienen magia porque, cuando las escucho mas las quiero escuchar. Reconozco que JULIO es el cantanete mas grande e importante de la historia musical del Mundo y es un angel de Dios.
josePeru
Si,parece que todas las canciones de JULIO tienen magia,realmente son hermosas.
Pablo Sarmiento
Hermosa canción, especialmente en la voz de Cecilia, la inmensa.También me encanta en voz de Amaya Uranga, esa cantante tan exquisita. El universal Julio Iglesia le imprime toda su cadencia y elegancia, cantándola con su estilo único y esa voz que arrulla. Cuanto valor le han dado a esta hermosa canción.
Adalberto Gonzalez
Esta canción me hace recordar a la mujer más maravillosa que pude encontrar para esposa y quién se fue (falleció) el 5 de agosto del 2022 y nunca dejo de recordarla y que mejor homenaje que está hermosa canción
ROSA
¡Oh! Seres Humanos tenemos la dicha de escuchar al cantante mas importante,mas Universal y mas grande del planeta que existira eternamente por sus bellas canciones JULIO, quien ha sido bendecido por Dios.
josePeru
JULIO canta maravillosamente,sin duda es el mas grande de todos los tiempos.