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
Nostalgie
Julio Iglesias Lyrics
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On se ressemble
Tu es tendre
Moi aussi
Nostalgie
Je pense à elle
Je l'appelle
Elle vivait là-bas
Au pays du froid
Où le vent, souvent
M'emporte en rêvant
Il neigeait du feu
Il pleuvait du bleu
Elle était jolie
Nostalgie
Nostalgie
On se ressemble
C'est décembre
Ton pays
Nostalgie
Tu joues tzigane
Sur la gamme
De l'oubli
Elle avait envie
De brûler sa vie
Sous un vrai printemps
Elle avait vingt ans
Elle a pris la mer
Vers un ciel plus clair
Mais laissant le gris
Nostalgie
(Ah ah ah)
Un amour d'hiver
Le ciel à l'envers
C'était la folie
Nostalgie
Parfois, sur la mer
Quand la nuit est claire
Son prénom revit
Nostalgie
Nostalgie
Nostalgie
The song "Nostalgie" by Julio Iglesias is a beautiful ballad about longing and memories of a lost love. The song opens with the lines "On se ressemble, Tu es tendre, Moi aussi" which translates to "We are similar, You are tender, Me too." The singer is reminiscing about a past lover, and how they both shared a tenderness in their relationship. The repetition of the word "Nostalgie" throughout the song highlights the theme of nostalgia and how the singer is consumed by thoughts of their past relationship.
The second verse continues the story of the lost love. The lover lived somewhere cold, where the wind would often carry the singer away in their dreams. The description of snow and blue rain adds to the imagery of a cold and melancholy place. Despite the distance, the singer cannot stop calling out to their lover in the night. The chorus repeats, emphasizing the pain of longing and how the two lovers are connected through their shared memories and emotions.
The final verse tells the story of the lover leaving to seek a new life. She takes to the sea, hoping for a brighter future. However, the singer's memories of her are still filled with the pain of the winter love they shared. The closing lines "Parfois, sur la mer, Quand la nuit est claire, Son prénom revit" translate to "Sometimes, on the sea, When the night is clear, Her name revives." The song captures the feeling of longing for a past love, the memories that never fade, and the sense of nostalgia that lingers.
Line by Line Meaning
Nostalgie
The feeling of longing and affection for something in the past.
On se ressemble
We are similar in some way or another.
Tu es tendre
You are gentle and kind-hearted.
Moi aussi
Me too, I am also the same way.
Je pense à elle
I am thinking about her.
Je l'appelle
I am calling her.
Dans la nuit
In the middle of the night.
Elle vivait là-bas
She used to live in that faraway place.
Au pays du froid
In the country with harsh cold weather.
Où le vent, souvent, m'emporte en rêvant
Where the wind often carries me away in my dreams.
Il neigeait du feu
It was snowing fire.
Il pleuvait du bleu
It was raining blue.
Elle était jolie
She was beautiful.
Nostalgie!
The feeling of longing and affection for something in the past!
C'est décembre
It's December.
Ton pays
Your country.
Tu joues tzigane
You play gypsy music.
Sur la gamme
On the scale of music.
De l'oubli
Of forgetfulness.
Elle avait envie
She wanted to.
De brûler sa vie
To burn her life away.
Sous un vrai printemps
Under a real spring.
Elle avait vingt ans
She was twenty years old.
Elle a pris la mer
She took to the sea.
Vers un ciel plus clair
Toward a clearer sky.
Mais laissant le gris
Leaving behind the grayness.
Un amour d'hiver
A winter love.
Le ciel à l'envers
The sky upside down.
C'était la folie
It was madness.
Parfois, sur la mer
Sometimes, out at sea.
Quand la nuit est claire
When the night is clear.
Son prénom revit
Her name comes back to life.
Nostalgie!
The feeling of longing and affection for something in the past!
Nostalgie
The feeling of longing and affection for something in the past.
Nostalgie!
The feeling of longing and affection for something in the past!
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Claude Lemesle, Julio De La Cueva, Ramon Alcon
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@kellymikaelian1206
Nostalgie on se ressemble
Tu es tendre, moi aussi
Nostalgie je pense elle
Je l'appelle dans la nuit
Elle vivait l-bas
Au pays du froid
O le vent sauvage
M'apporte un regard
Il neigeait l'hiver
Il pleuvait du bleu
Et l't joli, Nostalgie
Nostalgie on se ressemble
C'est dcembre ton pays
Nostalgie, tu joues tzigane
Sur la gamme de l'oubli
Elle avait envie
De brler sa vie
Sous un vrai printemps
Elle avait vingt ans
Elle a pris la mer
Vers un ciel plus clair
Me laissant le gris,
Nostalgie
Un amour d'hiver
Le ciel l'envers
C'tait la folie
Nostalgie
Parfois sur la mer
Quand la nuit est claire
Son prnom revit
Nostalgie Nostalgie Nostalgie
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@ehablotfi
Nostalgie...
On se ressemble,
tu es tendre,
moi aussi...
Nostalgie...
Je pense à elle.
Je l'appelle
dans la nuit.
Elle vivait làbas,
au pays du froid
où le vent, souvent,
m'emporte en rêvant.
Il neigeait du feu,
il pleuvait du bleu,
elle était jolie...
Nostalgie!
Nostalgie...
On se ressemble,
c'est décembre,
ton pays...
Nostalgie...
Tu joues tzigane
sur la gamme
de l'oubli.
Elle avait envie
de brûler sa vie
sous un vrai printemps...
Elle avait vingt ans.
Elle a pris la mer
vers un ciel plus clair,
mais laissant le gris...
Nostalgie...
Un amour d'hiver,
le ciel à l'envers;
c'était la folie...
Nostalgie...
Parfois, sur la mer,
quand la nuit est claire,
son prénom revit...
Nostalgie...
Nostalgie...
Nostalgie!
@solako3896
"WE MAY SPEAK DIFFERENT LANGUAGE " "BUT MUSIC IS A LANGUAGE THAT ALL PEOPLE UNDERSTAND" ❤❤❤🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺
@tanyakravchuk818
Эта музыка уносит меня в детство..диск в магнитоле, родители молодые..дома гости и веселье, а так хочется спать😄..Боже, почему так быстро летит время?
@relaxmusik512
😢😢😢
@iwonakleina2023
Cudowny śpiew Julio zawsze Przenika na wskroś.
Porusza serce i duszę. ❤
@solako3896
A 70ANS J'ÉCOUTE TOUJOURS CETTE CHANSON AVEC BEAUCOUP DE NOSTALGIE ❤ 🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺
@2fellini
I can't NOT tango to this! So beautiful, soul deep.
@najwahakim9870
Très belle chanson 💖💖💖💖💖
@harrysimonian1664
Julio ! Nobody has ever represented love in a song the way you did ..
I don’t even speak French , but you make my spirit understand French with this mind blowing music and stunning voice
@lounadaoud2422
Très beau commentaire !
@ParmenionLekovic
C'est magnifique! Pour mon âme, mes yeux mélancoliques, mon amour. Pour Antoine!