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
Y Nos Dieron las Diez
Julio Iglesias Lyrics
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Después de un concierto
Tu reinabas detrás
De la barra del único bar que vimos abierto
Cántame una canción al oído y te pongo un cubata
Con una condición
Que me dejes abierto el balcón de tus ojos de gata
De tu dormitorio
Esa noche cante
Al piano del amanecer todo mi repertorio
Los clientes del bar uno a uno se fueron marchando
Tu saliste a cerrar
Yo me dije cuidado chaval te estas enamorando
Luego todo paso de repente
Tu dedo en mi espalda
Dibujo un corazón
Y mi mano le correspondió debajo de tu falda
Caminito al ostar nos besamos en cada farola
Era un pueblo con mar
Yo quería dormir contigo tu no querías dormir sola
Y nos dieron las diez y las once
Las doce y la una, las dos y las tres
Y desnudos al anochecer
Nos encontró la luna
Nos dijimos adios ojala que volvamos a vernos
El verano acabo
El otoño duro lo que tarda en llegar el invierno
Fui a tu pueblo el azar otra vez
El verano siguiente
Me llevo y al final
Del concierto me puse a buscar tu cara entre la gente
Y no alle quien de ti me dijera
Ni media palabra
Parecía como si
Me quisiera gastar el destino una broma macabra
No habia nadie detras de la barra
Del otro verano
Y en lugar de tu bar
Me encontré una sucursal del banco hispanoamericano
Tu memoria vengue a pedradas
Contra los cristales
Se que no lo soñé
Protestaba mientras me esposaban los municipales
Y en mi declaración alegue
Que llevaba tres copas
Y empece esta canción
En el cuarto donde aquella vez te quitaba la ropa
Y nos dieron las diez y las once
Las doce y la una las dos y las tres
Y desnudos al anochecer nos encontró la luna
Y nos dieron las diez y las once
Las doce y la una las dos y las tres
Y desnudos al anochecer nos encontró la luna
The song Y Nos Dieron las Diez by Julio Iglesias tells the story of a chance encounter between two people in a small coastal town after one of his concerts. The singer meets a woman who is working behind the bar of the only open establishment in town. He asks her to sing a song to him and he will buy her a drink, but he requires her to leave the balcony of her cat-like eyes open. Eager to learn the secrets of her bedroom, he plays his repertoire on the piano until the customers leave and she closes the bar. They walk together, kissing on the way under the moonlit sky, and then spend the night together.
The next summer, the singer goes back in search of her but cannot find her anywhere. The bar is closed, and he discovers it has turned into a bank. He gets angry, throws stones at the windows and gets arrested. While in custody, he starts writing the song, and he remembers their night together, regretting that he cannot find her again. The chorus repeats the fact that they spent hours together, and that the moon found them naked at dawn.
Line by Line Meaning
Fue en un pueblo con mar una noche
One night, in a seaside town
Después de un concierto
After a concert
Tu reinabas detrás
You ruled behind
De la barra del único bar que vimos abierto
At the only open bar we saw
Cántame una canción al oído y te pongo un cubata
Sing me a song in my ear and I'll buy you a drink
Con una condición
With one condition
Que me dejes abierto el balcón de tus ojos de gata
That you keep the balcony of your cat-like eyes open for me
Loco por conocer los secretos
Crazy to know the secrets
De tu dormitorio
Of your bedroom
Esa noche cante
That night I sang
Al piano del amanecer todo mi repertorio
All of my repertoire on the piano of dawn
Los clientes del bar uno a uno se fueron marchando
The bar customers left one by one
Tu saliste a cerrar
You went out to close up
Yo me dije cuidado chaval te estas enamorando
I said to myself, careful boy, you're falling in love
Luego todo paso de repente
Later everything happened suddenly
Tu dedo en mi espalda
Your finger on my back
Dibujo un corazón
Drew a heart
Y mi mano le correspondió debajo de tu falda
And my hand reciprocated under your skirt
Caminito al ostar nos besamos en cada farola
On the way to dawn, we kissed at every lamp post
Era un pueblo con mar
It was a seaside town
Yo quería dormir contigo tu no querías dormir sola
I wanted to sleep with you, you didn't want to sleep alone
Y nos dieron las diez y las once
And the ten and eleven struck
Las doce y la una, las dos y las tres
The twelve and one, the two and three
Y desnudos al anochecer
And naked at dusk
Nos encontró la luna
The moon found us
Nos dijimos adios ojala que volvamos a vernos
We said goodbye, hopefully we'll see each other again
El verano acabo
Summer ended
El otoño duro lo que tarda en llegar el invierno
Autumn lasted as long as it took for winter to arrive
Fui a tu pueblo el azar otra vez
I went back to your town by chance
El verano siguiente
The following summer
Me llevo y al final
It took me and in the end
Del concierto me puse a buscar tu cara entre la gente
I started looking for your face among the people at the concert
Y no alle quien de ti me dijera
I couldn't find anyone who told me about you
Ni media palabra
Not a word
Parecía como si
It seemed as if
Me quisiera gastar el destino una broma macabra
Fate wanted to play a cruel joke on me
No habia nadie detras de la barra
There was no one behind the bar
Del otro verano
From the other summer
Y en lugar de tu bar
And instead of your bar
Me encontré una sucursal del banco hispanoamericano
I found a branch of the Hispanic-American bank
Tu memoria vengue a pedradas
I avenged your memory with stones
Contra los cristales
Against the windows
Se que no lo soñé
I know I didn't dream it
Protestaba mientras me esposaban los municipales
I protested while the police handcuffed me
Y en mi declaración alegue
And in my statement I claimed
Que llevaba tres copas
That I had three drinks
Y empece esta canción
And I started this song
En el cuarto donde aquella vez te quitaba la ropa
In the room where I undressed you that one time
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Joaquin Ramon Sabina
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Carlos Rafael Macias Cabrera
Pasan los tiempos y seguimos escuchando la voz de Julio Iglesias, con toda calidad y sentimiento.
SENSEI - SANTOS ✨
Não
Existem em toda terra
duas pessoas que cantem assim.
Deus
seja louvado............ 🙏
Deus
Porque é a fonte de todo talento 🙏🙏🙏
Vera Morais
Quê voz mais gostosa de se.ouvir.!!! Adoro Júlio Iglesias ele e meu Ídolo do Coração. 👏👏👏👏❤❤😚
Carmen Amoedo
Extraordinaria, impecable música y una voz celestial. Gracias Julio ♥
Jesús García
La musica es un lenguaje universal, en el cual se comparten historias que a mas de uno le a pasado... Con la voz de grandes como la del señor Julio Iglesias, estas historias cobran vida por si solas. Saudos desde Perú.
Fernando Godinez
Bravo Maestros!! Hermosa interpretación y como siempre bellos arreglos en todas las melodías de Julio
Belforth Vera
Gracias señor Julio Iglesias por tan hermosas melodías que nos ha hecho escuchar a travez de su voz durante tantos años
Bozkurt TR
la leyenda Español música 👉 mucho gracias Julio 🎤🎶❤
sejaquc dabiran
Esta cancion es como una pelicula : cierro los ojos y veo las escenas. Que hermosa! Y la voz de Iglesias, con esa elegancia natural : les versiones "rancheras" no valen nada en comparacion...
Luisa Figueiredo
Muito obrigada, pelas lindas músicas que nos tem oferecido, ao longo destes anos.
Espectacular!!