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
L'amour c'est quoi?
Julio Iglesias Lyrics
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L'amour dans ton regard
Mais je n'y vois que du silence
Je fais semblant d'avoir
Un impossible espoir
Ce n'est qu'une illusion qui danse
Je sais que tu t'en fous
A tous nos rendez-vous
C'est la fin d'un amour
Un souvenir déjà commence
{Refrain:}
L'amour, c'est quoi?
C'est une mélodie qui chante à l'imparfait
C'est te chercher toujours sans te trouver jamais
Ce n'est qu'un pas vers le regret
L'amour, c'est quoi?
Le tout petit espoir qui fait les grands chagrins
Un bien qui fait du mal, un mal qui fait du bien
L'amour, c'est quoi?
L'amour, c'est toi
Je fais semblant de rire
De tous mes souvenirs
Qui sont pour moi autant de larmes
Semblant de m'étourdir
Avec d'autres sourires
Semblant de leur trouver du charme
Mais tout au fond de moi
Toujours la même voix
Parmi tous ces prénoms de femmes
Toujours le même amour, le même feu, la même flamme
{au Refrain}
The lyrics of Julio Iglesias's song L'Amour C'est Quoi? discuss the complexity and duality of love. The singer is pretending to see love in the eyes of their partner, but all they see is silence. This causes them to pretend to have an impossible hope for their relationship, but it is only an illusion that dances before them. The singer realizes that their partner does not care and that the relationship is coming to an end. They are left with the beginning of a memory, which foreshadows the end of their love story.
The refrain of the song asks the question, "What is love?" and answers it by stating that love is a melody that sings in the imperfect, always searching but never finding, a step towards regret. Love is also a small hope that causes great sadness, a good thing that can also do harm. At the end of the refrain, the song states that love is the person speaking to, in this case, their partner.
Overall, L'Amour C'est Quoi is a bittersweet song that explores the various nuances and complexities of love. It portrays love as something that is both beautiful and painful, hopeful and regretful.
Line by Line Meaning
Je fais semblant de voir
I pretend to see
L'amour dans ton regard
Love in your eyes
Mais je n'y vois que du silence
But I only see silence there
Je fais semblant d'avoir
I pretend to have
Un impossible espoir
An impossible hope
Ce n'est qu'une illusion qui danse
It's just a dancing illusion
Je sais que tu t'en fous
I know you don't care
A tous nos rendez-vous
At all our meetings
Je vois venir l'indifférence
I see indifference coming
C'est la fin d'un amour
It's the end of a love
Un souvenir déjà commence
A memory already begins
L'amour, c'est quoi?
What is love?
C'est une mélodie qui chante à l'imparfait
It's a melody that sings in the past tense
C'est te chercher toujours sans te trouver jamais
It's always searching for you but never finding you
Ce n'est qu'un pas vers le regret
It's just a step towards regret
Le tout petit espoir qui fait les grands chagrins
The tiny hope that causes great sorrows
Un bien qui fait du mal, un mal qui fait du bien
A good that does harm, a harm that does good
L'amour, c'est quoi?
What is love?
L'amour, c'est toi
Love is you
Je fais semblant de rire
I pretend to laugh
De tous mes souvenirs
At all my memories
Qui sont pour moi autant de larmes
Which are like tears to me
Semblant de m'étourdir
Pretending to be dizzy
Avec d'autres sourires
With other smiles
Semblant de leur trouver du charme
Pretending to find them charming
Mais tout au fond de moi
But deep inside me
Toujours la même voix
Always the same voice
Parmi tous ces prénoms de femmes
Among all these women's names
Toujours le même amour, le même feu, la même flamme
Always the same love, the same fire, the same flame
Contributed by Ruby V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@martinios3425
Mon rêve ok un jour qu'on se voit même une salutation ça lui fera du bien Julie ecclésias mon artiste préféré
@MMT9301
Les chansons des années 80 sont les meilleures. 😍
@nawel7511
Oh mon dieu que de nostalgie en écoutant cette chanson, mon pauvre cœur se meurs et ta voix, Julio, le ramène à la vie
@kawterhalimi
J'aime aussi
@magdalamusese3411
L'amour c'est aimer sans condition c'est comme ça l'amour. Julio a bien définit l'amour dans cette belle chanson.
@ernestinemissamou3378
L'amour est la plus belle chose qui soit dans la vie d'une personne
@sephoraribeiro4026
25ans que j écoute du grand monsieur julio et jamais je me lasse ♥
@manulandry7822
sephora ribeiro merci beaucoup bisous à vous
@blancaesteladiazsalvador4407
😔😍😘🖐️
@fabriceguay9752
Moi ça fait 45 ans que j'écoute Mr Iglesias ! Un bonheur.