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
Quand Tu N'es Plus La
Julio Iglesias Lyrics
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Du bout de mes doigts je dessine en secret
Ces trésors que tu m'as révélés
Ces trésors que je veux retrouver
Je caresse le fruit de tes lévres
Le fruit de ta bouche et je suis malheureux
Malheureux d'être loin de tes yeux
Quand tu n'es plus là
Je te cherche encore
Et mes doigts dessinent
L'ombre de ton corps
Je te cherche encore
Et tu sais pourquoi
J'ai le mal de vivre
Quand tu n'es plus là
J'imagine du feu sous la cendre
Du feu dans mes veines, un soleil de minuit
Ton plaisir et le mien réunis
Et toujours la tendresse infinie
J'imagine ces gestes si tendres
Qui font de l'amour un peu plus que l'amour
Et j'attends chaque nuit, chaque jour
Et j'attends chaque instant ton retour
Quand tu n'es plus là
Je te cherche encore
Et mes doigts dessinent
L'ombre de ton corps
Je te cherche encore
Et tu sais pourquoi
J'ai le mal de vivre
Quand tu n'es plus là
The song "Quand Tu N'es Plus La" by Julio Iglesias is a poignant representation of a lover's longing for their partner. The singer of the song talks about how they caress the dreams that their lover has given them with the tips of their fingers and draw them in secret, these are the treasures that they wish to find again. The singer further laments how, in the absence of their lover, they are unhappy and their longing grows, this is depicted in the fruit of their lips, that tantalizes them but leaves them bereft. They are always searching for the shadow of their lover's body, and the absence of their partner causes them great pain, leaving them with a sense of emptiness or malaise.
The singer's imagination fuels their desires, particularly as they dream of being reunited with their lover’s tenderness, affection, and kindness. They imagine their love-making to be more than just physicality and instead symbolic, where their pleasure and that of their lover's are joined together, creating an intimate moment filled with infinite tenderness. The singer's yearning for their lover is insurmountable, they anticipate and long for the day they will reunite. Throughout the song, there is a sadness and sense of loss that is palpable.
The song is a reflection on a specific kind of love that is intense and all-encompassing. The phrase "Quand Tu N'es Plus La" which means "When You're No Longer Here" is a powerful metaphor for how one can feel as though they are incomplete without their partner. It speaks to the depth of love and how it can completely engulf one's thoughts, actions, and emotions. It is a romanticized account of longing which many people who have yearned for someone deeply can relate to. All in all, the song is a beautiful and expressive love song that can awaken the heart of anyone who listens to it.
Line by Line Meaning
Je caresse du bout de mes rêves
I touch with the tip of my dreams
Du bout de mes doigts je dessine en secret
With the tips of my fingers I draw in secret
Ces trésors que tu m'as révélés
These treasures that you have revealed to me
Ces trésors que je veux retrouver
These treasures that I want to rediscover
Je caresse le fruit de tes lévres
I touch the fruit of your lips
Le fruit de ta bouche et je suis malheureux
The fruit of your mouth and I am unhappy
Malheureux d'être loin de tes yeux
Unhappy to be far from your eyes
Malheureux d'être loin de nous deux
Unhappy to be far from the two of us
Quand tu n'es plus là
When you are no longer here
Je te cherche encore
I still search for you
Et mes doigts dessinent
And my fingers draw
L'ombre de ton corps
The shadow of your body
Et tu sais pourquoi
And you know why
J'ai le mal de vivre
I have the pain of living
Quand tu n'es plus là
When you are no longer here
J'imagine du feu sous la cendre
I imagine fire beneath the ashes
Du feu dans mes veines, un soleil de minuit
Fire in my veins, a midnight sun
Ton plaisir et le mien réunis
Your pleasure and mine combined
Et toujours la tendresse infinie
And always infinite tenderness
J'imagine ces gestes si tendres
I imagine these gestures so tender
Qui font de l'amour un peu plus que l'amour
That make love a little more than love
Et j'attends chaque nuit, chaque jour
And I wait every night, every day
Et j'attends chaque instant ton retour
And I wait every moment for your return
Lyrics © CARLIN AMERICA INC
Written by: Pierre Carrell, Juan De Dios Filiberto, Michel Jourdan, Gabino Coria Penaloza
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Louis Tran
QUAND TU N'ES PLUS LÀ
Je caresse du bout de mes rêves
Du bout de mes doigts je dessine en secret
Ces trésors que tu m'as révélés
Ces trésors que je veux retrouver
Je caresse le fruit de tes lévres
Le fruit de ta bouche et je suis malheureux
Malheureux d'être loin de tes yeux
Malheureux d'être loin de nous deux
Quand tu n'es plus là
Je te cherche encore
Et mes doigts dessinent
L'ombre de ton corps
Je te cherche encore
Et tu sais pourquoi
J'ai le mal de vivre
Quand tu n'es plus là
J'imagine du feu sous la cendre
Du feu dans mes veines, un soleil de minuit
Ton plaisir et le mien réunis
Et toujours la tendresse infinie
J'imagine ces gestes si tendres
Qui font de l'amour un peu plus que l'amour
Et j'attends chaque nuit, chaque jour
Et j'attends chaque instant ton retour
Quand tu n'es plus là
Je te cherche encore
Et mes doigts dessinent
L'ombre de ton corps
Je te cherche encore
Et tu sais pourquoi
J'ai le mal de vivre
Quand tu n'es plus là
Maroua Nouioua
Je caresse du bout de mes rêves
Du bout de mes doigts je dessine en secret
Ces trésors que tu rn'as révélés
Ces trésors que je veux retrouver...
Je caresse le fruit de tes lévres
Le fruit de ta bouche et je suis malheureux
Malheureux d'être loin de tes yeux
Malheureux d'être loin de nous deux...
Quand tu n'es plus là
Je te cherche encore
Et mes doigts dessinent
L'ombre de ton corps
Je te cherche encore
Et tu sais pourquoi
J'ai le mal de vivre
Quand tu n'es plus là...
J'imagine du feu sous la cendre
Du feu dans mes veines, un soleil de minuit
Ton plaisir et le mien réunis
Et toujours la tendresse infinie...
J'imagine ces gestes si tendres
Qui font de l'amour un peu plus que l'amour
Et j'attends chaque nuit, chaque jour,
Et j'attends chaque instant ton retour.
Rlcky Nico
Quand Tu N'es Plus La
Julio Iglesias
Je caresse du bout de mes rêves
Du bout de mes doigts je dessine en secret
Ces trésors que tu rn'as révélés
Ces trésors que je veux retrouver...
Je caresse le fruit de tes lévres
Le fruit de ta bouche et je suis malheureux
Malheureux d'être loin de tes yeux
Malheureux d'être loin de nous deux...
Quand tu n'es plus là
Je te cherche encore
Et mes doigts dessinent
L'ombre de ton corps
Je te cherche encore
Et tu sais pourquoi
J'ai le mal de vivre
Quand tu n'es plus là...
J'imagine du feu sous la cendre
Du feu dans mes veines, un soleil de minuit
Ton plaisir et le mien réunis
Et toujours la tendresse infinie...
J'imagine ces gestes si tendres
Qui font de l'amour un peu plus que l'amour
Et j'attends chaque nuit, chaque jour,
Et j'attends chaque instant ton retour.
Quand tu n'es plus là
Je te cherche encore
Et mes doigts dessinent
L'ombre de ton corps
Je te cherche encore
Et tu sais pourquoi
J'ai le mal de vivre
Quand tu n'es plus là...
Louis Tran
QUAND TU N'ES PLUS LÀ
Je caresse du bout de mes rêves
Du bout de mes doigts je dessine en secret
Ces trésors que tu m'as révélés
Ces trésors que je veux retrouver
Je caresse le fruit de tes lévres
Le fruit de ta bouche et je suis malheureux
Malheureux d'être loin de tes yeux
Malheureux d'être loin de nous deux
Quand tu n'es plus là
Je te cherche encore
Et mes doigts dessinent
L'ombre de ton corps
Je te cherche encore
Et tu sais pourquoi
J'ai le mal de vivre
Quand tu n'es plus là
J'imagine du feu sous la cendre
Du feu dans mes veines, un soleil de minuit
Ton plaisir et le mien réunis
Et toujours la tendresse infinie
J'imagine ces gestes si tendres
Qui font de l'amour un peu plus que l'amour
Et j'attends chaque nuit, chaque jour
Et j'attends chaque instant ton retour
Quand tu n'es plus là
Je te cherche encore
Et mes doigts dessinent
L'ombre de ton corps
Je te cherche encore
Et tu sais pourquoi
J'ai le mal de vivre
Quand tu n'es plus là
Hugues Aissav
Je ne me lasserai jamais d'écouter Julio ce chanteur qui a bercé toute mon enfance . Je l'écoute encore.
Mari Anne
Nois meus vinte e poucos anos já apreciação o que de bom gosto ele ē o Roberto Carlos do Brasil TEEM uma voz diferenciada os dois são amigo aliás por terem gostos em comum Júlio Iglesias um mito Espanhol nem desconfiava eu que iria conhecer durante tempos lá...
Mari Anne
Acho que essa música chama csminito caminho...
Maroua Nouioua
Je caresse du bout de mes rêves
Du bout de mes doigts je dessine en secret
Ces trésors que tu rn'as révélés
Ces trésors que je veux retrouver...
Je caresse le fruit de tes lévres
Le fruit de ta bouche et je suis malheureux
Malheureux d'être loin de tes yeux
Malheureux d'être loin de nous deux...
Quand tu n'es plus là
Je te cherche encore
Et mes doigts dessinent
L'ombre de ton corps
Je te cherche encore
Et tu sais pourquoi
J'ai le mal de vivre
Quand tu n'es plus là...
J'imagine du feu sous la cendre
Du feu dans mes veines, un soleil de minuit
Ton plaisir et le mien réunis
Et toujours la tendresse infinie...
J'imagine ces gestes si tendres
Qui font de l'amour un peu plus que l'amour
Et j'attends chaque nuit, chaque jour,
Et j'attends chaque instant ton retour.
AB Nabil
😍😍😍
Marie annick Piat
Qui de nous 2 fera le
1er pas.?
Tony Gallix
Trop belle
Micheline TSESI
Vraiment
Ferhat Ouari
C simplement beau