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
Momentos
Julio Iglesias Lyrics
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Hablando de mil cosas por hacer
Y a veces en pequeñas discusiones
Llegaba a amanecer
Y siempre amanecía con un beso y tú
Después me preparabas un café
Y yo me despedía cada día
Parábamos el tiempo día a día
Quería descubrirte cada vez
Prendido de tu vida
Y tú prendida de la mía
El mundo parecía a nuestros pies
Ya ves que todo pasa quien diría
Ya ves que poco queda del ayer
Apenas los recuerdos
Momentos que no vuelven otra vez
Te acuerdas de las veces que dijimos
Que nada nos podría separar
El viento que escuchaba tus palabras
Cantaba tu cantar
Y yo me cobijaba por tu cuerpo y tú
Echabas los sentidos a volar
Perdidos en la noche y el silencio
Soñábamos soñar
La vida se hace siempre de momentos
De cosas que no sueles valorar
Y luego cuando pierdes
Cuando al fin te has dado cuenta
El tiempo no te deja regresar
Ya ves que todo pasa quien diría
Ya ves que poco queda por contar
Apenas los recuerdos
Momentos que no vuelven nunca más
The song Momentos by Julio Iglesias is a nostalgic tribute to a long-lost love. The lyrics reminisce on late-night conversations and passionate embraces that the singer shared with his lover. They reminisce about dreaming of the future and planning their lives together. The lyrics are filled with tenderness, as the singer lovingly remembers every nuance of his former lover. The chorus acts as a bittersweet reminder that everything in life is temporary, and memories are all that remain.
The song is melancholic yet beautiful, with a message that everyone can relate to. The lyrics paint a picture of a love that was once very real yet is now gone. The way the lyrics flow brings out strong emotions and feelings of loss and regret. The theme of living in the moment and cherishing every passing minute is present throughout the song.
Overall, Momentos is a timeless classic that evokes memories of lost love and the inevitability of time. It speaks to the hopelessness that comes with realizing that some moments cannot be relived or regained, no matter how hard we try.
Line by Line Meaning
De noche nos pasábamos las horas
We spent the hours of the night talking
Hablando de mil cosas por hacer
Discussing thousands of things we could do
Y a veces en pequeñas discusiones
Sometimes in small arguments
Llegaba a amanecer
It would become dawn
Y siempre amanecía con un beso y tú
And it always ended with a kiss from you at dawn
Después me preparabas un café
Then you would make me a cup of coffee
Y yo me despedía cada día
And I left every day
Soñando con volver
Dreaming of returning
Parábamos el tiempo día a día
We stopped time day by day
Quería descubrirte cada vez
I wanted to discover you more and more
Prendido de tu vida
Captivated by your life
Y tú prendida de la mía
And you captivated by mine
El mundo parecía a nuestros pies
The world seemed to be at our feet
Ya ves que todo pasa quien diría
You see, everything passes, who would have thought
Ya ves que poco queda del ayer
You see, there is very little of yesterday left
Apenas los recuerdos
Just memories
Momentos que no vuelven otra vez
Moments that will never come back
Te acuerdas de las veces que dijimos
Do you remember the times we said
Que nada nos podría separar
That nothing could ever separate us
El viento que escuchaba tus palabras
The wind that listened to your words
Cantaba tu cantar
Sang your song
Y yo me cobijaba por tu cuerpo y tú
And I would cuddle up to your body and you
Echabas los sentidos a volar
Let your senses fly
Perdidos en la noche y el silencio
Lost in the night and the silence
Soñábamos soñar
We dreamed of dreaming
La vida se hace siempre de momentos
Life is always made up of moments
De cosas que no sueles valorar
Things that you don't usually appreciate
Y luego cuando pierdes
And then when you lose them
Cuando al fin te has dado cuenta
When you finally realize
El tiempo no te deja regresar
Time doesn't let you go back
Apenas los recuerdos
Just memories
Momentos que no vuelven nunca más
Moments that will never come back
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, UBC
Written by: Fernando Eduardo Ado Dos Santos, Julio Iglesias, Ramon Arcusa Alcon, Tony Renis
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