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
Les Dérobades
Julio Iglesias Lyrics
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Mais ce soir il faut choisir
Ne dis pas que tu hésites
Tu fais mal pour le plaisir
Le plaisir de voir un homme
Comme un jouet dans tes mains
Que tu laisses pour personne
Moi je n'en peux plus
De tous tes caprices
Des jours où tu m'aimes
Et des jours où je glisse
Tout au fond de l'ombre
Tout au bout du vide
De ces nuits trop longues
Où mon coeur se ride
Je n'ai plus la force
De toujours t'attendre
Solide est l'écorce
Mais le bois est tendre
Ma vie se disloque
Je me baricade
Ce soir je me moque
De tes dérobades
Je veux lire entre les lignes
Deviner entre les mots
Je m'accroche au moindre signe
Nauffragé sur ton radeau
Je ne suis qu'un fou peut-être
Et tu joues de mon amour
Comme avec ces marionnettes
Dont l'enfant se lasse un jour
Moi je n'en peux plus
De tous tes caprices
Des jours où tu m'aimes
Et des jours où je glisse
Tout au fond de l'ombre
Tout au bout du vide
De ces nuits trop longues
Où mon coeur se ride
Je n'ai plus la force
De toujours t'attendre
Solide est l'écorce
Mais le bois est tendre
Ma vie se disloque
Je me baricade
Ce soir je me moque
De tes dérobades
The song Les Dérobades by Julio Iglesias expresses the pain and confusion of a man who is trapped in a tumultuous relationship with a woman who cannot decide whether she loves him or not. The opening line, "Either you love me or you leave me," sets the tone for the rest of the song as the singer pleads with his lover to make a decision. He is tired of her indecisiveness and the way she hurts him for her own pleasure.
The second verse reveals the singer's vulnerability as he admits that he cannot take the constant push and pull of the relationship. He feels like a toy in her hands, discarded and picked up again as it pleases her. He is tired of being left alone, only to be picked up again for no reason.
The chorus expresses the lead protagonist's fatigue with his partner's whimsicality, "I cannot take any more of your whims, of the days you love me and the days I slip away, to the depths of the shadows, to the end of the void, of those endless nights when my heart withers." He is tired of being left in a state of constant heartbreak and confusion, and he cannot take it anymore.
In the end, the singer is done with the relationship, and he is taking control of his life. He will no longer be waiting for someone who cannot make up her mind, and he is determined to move forward. The song is a call to end relationships that do not serve one's emotional well-being and to take charge of one's life.
Line by Line Meaning
Ou tu m'aimes, ou tu me quittes
The singer demands that his partner makes a decision, either to love him or leave him.
Mais ce soir il faut choisir
The singer emphasizes that the partner must decide tonight.
Ne dis pas que tu hésites
The singer warns his partner not to claim they are unsure.
Tu fais mal pour le plaisir
The singer accuses his partner of hurting him for their own enjoyment.
Le plaisir de voir un homme
The singer highlights that his partner takes pleasure in seeing him as a toy.
Comme un jouet dans tes mains
The singer feels like a puppet in his partner's grasp.
Que tu laisses pour personne
The singer feels abandoned by his partner as they leave him for no one in particular.
Et vas retrouver pour rien
The singer further emphasizes that his partner's actions are for no reason.
Moi je n'en peux plus
The singer expresses that he cannot handle the situation any longer.
De tous tes caprices
The singer is tired of his partner's unpredictability and whims.
Des jours où tu m'aimes
The singer cannot handle the days his partner loves him.
Et des jours où je glisse
The singer feels like he is slipping away on the days his partner does not love him.
Tout au fond de l'ombre
The singer feels like he is in the depths of darkness.
Tout au bout du vide
The singer feels like he is at the end of an abyss.
De ces nuits trop longues
The singer feels like the nights are never-ending.
Où mon coeur se ride
The singer's heart feels heavy and drained.
Je n'ai plus la force
The singer feels like he does not have the strength to endure and wait any longer.
De toujours t'attendre
The singer is exhausted from constantly waiting for his partner.
Solide est l'écorce
The singer appears strong on the outside.
Mais le bois est tendre
The singer is actually quite vulnerable.
Ma vie se disloque
The singer feels like his life is falling apart.
Je me baricade
The singer desperately tries to protect himself.
Ce soir je me moque
The singer decides to let go and forget.
De tes dérobades
The singer is tired of his partner's evasiveness and avoidance.
Je veux lire entre les lignes
The singer wants to understand what his partner is really feeling.
Deviner entre les mots
The singer tries to interpret his partner's words to find the truth.
Je m'accroche au moindre signe
The singer clings to any tiny hint of emotion from his partner.
Nauffragé sur ton radeau
The singer feels lost and stranded on his partner's boat.
Je ne suis qu'un fou peut-être
The singer acknowledges that he may be seen as crazy for continuing with this relationship.
Et tu joues de mon amour
The singer feels like his partner is manipulating his love for them.
Comme avec ces marionnettes
The singer compares himself to a marionette controlled by his partner.
Dont l'enfant se lasse un jour
The singer realizes that his partner will eventually grow tired of him, like how a child grows tired of a toy.
Writer(s): Luis Gardey
Contributed by Jason W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@rafaelmendesrodrigues7859
Ou tu m'aimes, ou tu me quittes
Mais ce soir il faut choisir
Ne dis pas que tu hésites
Tu fais mal pour le plaisir
Le plaisir de voir un homme
Comme un jouet dans tes mains
Que tu laisses pour personne
Et vas retrouver pour rien
Moi je n'en peux plus
De tous tes caprices
Des jours où tu m'aimes
Et des jours où je glisse
Tout au fond de l'ombre
Tout au bout du vide
De ces nuits trop longues
Où mon coeur se ride
Je n'ai plus la force
De toujours t'attendre
Solide est l'écorce
Mais le bois est tendre
Ma vie se disloque
Je me baricade
Ce soir je me moque
De tes dérobades
Je veux lire entre les lignes
Deviner entre les mots
Je m'accroche au moindre signe
Nauffragé sur ton radeau
Je ne suis qu'un fou peut-être
Et tu joues de mon amour
Comme avec ces marionnettes
Dont l'enfant se lasse un jour
Moi je n'en peux plus
De tous tes caprices
Des jours où tu m'aimes
Et des jours où je glisse
Tout au fond de l'ombre
Tout au bout du vide
De ces nuits trop longues
Où mon coeur se ride
Je n'ai plus la force
De toujours t'attendre
Solide est l'écorce
Mais le bois est tendre
Ma vie se disloque
Je me baricade
Ce soir je me moque
De tes dérobades
@MrSamir1322
Ou tu m'aimes, ou tu me quittes,
Mais ce soir il faut choisir.
Ne dis pas que tu hésites;
tu fais mal pour le plaisir...
Le plaisir de voir un homme
comme un jouet dans tes mains,
que tu ne laisses pour personne
et vas retrouver pour rien.
Moi je n'en peux plus de tous tes caprices,
des jours où tu m'aimes, des jours où je glisse,
tout au fond de l'ombre, tout au bout du vide,
de ces nuits trop longues où mon coeur se ride.
Je n'ai plus la force de toujours t'attendre.
Solide est l'écorce mais le bois est tendre.
Ma vie se disloque. Je me barricade...
Ce soir, je me moque de tes dérobades !
Je veux lire entre les lignes,
je devine entre les mots.
Je m'accroche au moindre signe
naufragé sur ton radeau.
Je ne suis qu'un fou, peut être,
et tu joues de mon amour
comme avec ces marionnettes
dont l'enfant se lasse un jour.
Moi je n'en peux plus de tous tes caprices,
Des jours où tu m'aimes, et des jours où je glisse,
tout au fond de l'ombre, tout au bout du vide,
de ces nuits trop longues ou mon cœur se ride.
Je n'ai plus la force de toujours t'attendre.
Solide est l'écorce mais le bois est tendre.
Ma vie se disloque. Je me barricade...
Ce soir, je me moque de tes dérobades !
@MrSamir1322
Ou tu m'aimes, ou tu me quittes,
mais ce soir il faut choisir.
Ne dis pas que tu hésites;
tu fais mal pour le plaisir...
Le plaisir de voir un homme
comme un jouet dans tes mains,
que tu laisses pour personne
et vas retrouver pour rien.
Moi je n'en peu plus de tous tes caprices,
des jours où tu m'aimes, des jours où je glisse,
tout au fond de l'ombre, tout au bout du vide,
de ces nuits trop longues ou mon coeur se ride.
Je n'ai plus la force de toujours t'attendre.
Solide est l'écorce mais le bois est tendre.
Ma vie se disloque. Je me barricade...
Ce soir, je me moque de tes dérobades!
Je devine entre les lignes,
je devine entre les mots.
Je m'accroche au moindre signe
naufragé sur ton radeau.
Je ne suis qu'un fou, peut être,
et tu joues de mon amour
comme avec ces marionnettes
dont l'enfant se lasse un jour.
Moi je n'en peux plus de tous tes caprices,
le jour où tu m'aimes, le jour où je glisse,
tout au fond de l'ombre, tout au bout du vide,
de ces nuits trop longues ou mon coeur se ride.
Je n'ai plus la force de toujours t'attendre.
Solide est l'écorce mais le bois est tendre.
Ma vie se disloque. Je me barricade...
Ce soir, je me moque de tes dérobades!
@na3imslama
Ce magnifique album en 1981 "fidèle" a bercé toute mon enfance car ma défunte mère l'écoutait en boucle❤❤❤
@lenganedaouda4200
Je l'écoute en mémoire du vieux mick mon père c'est la nostalgie des années 84 à San Pedro merci Julio Iglesias ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@geclangeclan3400
Sacré Julio, qu'est ce que vous nous avez régalé avec vos superbes mélodies ! Un regret de ne plus l entendre. Je lui souhaite une bonne santé 🙏🙏🙏
@sabrinatardivel5495
J avais 17 ans c est juste magnifique ❤️🙏🏽
@redouaneazhari1459
C est comme c était hier tu fais partie de mon enfance et de ma vie
@rabhaghenim6206
Woaw- c beau depuis mes 15 ans jusqu'à 49 ans que j'écoute ❤👍
@assybah3336
Très profonde , ça me rappelle plein de souvenirs ♥️
@tolgafratoglu4050
This my #1 in Spotify for 3 years. Hello from Istanbul.
@melissapegase2920
Cette chanson est parfaite tout simplement😍😍😍😍😍😍😭😭
@alimahaman8642
Ça me rappelle un moment inoubliable de ma vie