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
Gwendolyne
Julio Iglesias Lyrics
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Aún llevo el calor
Que me hace sentir
Aún llevo tu amor
Tan dentro de mi
Que aún puedo vivir
Muriendo de amor
Muriendo de ti
Como buscan las olas
La orilla del mar
Como busca el marino
Su puerto y su hogar
Yo he buscado en mi alma
Queriéndote hallar
Y tan solo encontré mi soledad
Y a pesar que estás lejos
Tan lejos de mi
A pesar de otros besos
Quizás gwendoline
Aún recuerdes el tiempo
De aquel nuestro amor
Aún te acuerdes de mi
Y aún recuerdo aquel ayer
Cuando estabas junto a mi
Tu me hablabas del amor
Y aún podía sonreir
Y aún recuerdo aquel ayer
Y ahora te alejas de mi
Le he pedido al silencio
Que me hable de ti
He indagado en la noche
Queriéndote oir
Y al murmullo del viento
Le he oido decir
Tu nombre gwendoline
The lyrics to Julio Iglesias's song Gwendolyne deal with the theme of lost love and the longing that follows. The first stanza describes the depth of the love that the singer still possesses for Gwendolyne, and the intensity of the pain that this love causes. The lines, "Tan dentro de mi/Aún llevo el calor/ Que me hace sentir/Aún llevo tu amor" express the idea that the love is so deeply ingrained within him that it still produces warmth and feelings of love. The singer is willing to die for his love for Gwendolyne as expressed in the line "Muriendo de amor/Muriendo de ti".
The second stanza uses the metaphor of the ocean to describe the singer's fruitless search for his absent lover. The lines "Como buscan las olas/la orilla del mar/Como busca el marino/su puerto y su hogar" compare the singer's search for Gwendolyne to the way that the ocean waves search for the shore and the way that a sailor searches for a home port. The singer has looked inward, hoping to find her in his own soul, but has only found his own loneliness.
The third stanza contains a plea to Gwendolyne that she may still remember their love. The lines "Y a pesar que estás lejos/Tan lejos de mi/A pesar de otros besos/Quizás gwendoline" express the hope that she may still remember the depth of their past love. The singer is desperately holding on to the memory of their love and the connection that they once shared.
Line by Line Meaning
Tan dentro de mi
I still carry within me
Aún llevo el calor
the warmth that makes me feel
Que me hace sentir
I still carry your love
Aún llevo tu amor
so deep inside of me
Tan dentro de mi
that I can still live
Que aún puedo vivir
dying of love
Muriendo de amor
dying for you
Muriendo de ti
Como buscan las olas
Like waves seeking
La orilla del mar
the shore of the sea
Como busca el marino
Like the sailor searching
Su puerto y su hogar
for his port and his home
Yo he buscado en mi alma
I have searched within my soul
Queriéndote hallar
to find you
Y tan solo encontré mi soledad
and only found my solitude
Y a pesar que estás lejos
And despite the fact that you are far away
Tan lejos de mi
A pesar de otros besos
Despite other kisses
Quizás gwendoline
Maybe, Gwendoline
Aún recuerdes el tiempo
You still remember the time
De aquel nuestro amor
of our love
Aún te acuerdes de mi
You still remember me
Y aún recuerdo aquel ayer
And I still remember that yesterday
Cuando estabas junto a mi
when you were by my side
Tu me hablabas del amor
You talked to me about love
Y aún podía sonreir
and I could still smile
Le he pedido al silencio
I have asked silence
Que me hable de ti
to speak to me about you
He indagado en la noche
I have searched in the night
Queriéndote oir
wanting to hear you
Y al murmullo del viento
And in the murmur of the wind
Le he oido decir
I have heard it say
Tu nombre gwendoline
your name, Gwendoline
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JULIO IGLESIAS DE LA CUEVA
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