Iglesias Jr. was born in Madrid, Spain, the son of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and Filipina socialite and Hola! magazine journalist Isabel Preysler. He is the brother of Chabeli Iglesias and the older brother of Enrique Iglesias. His parents divorced in 1978 and in the 1980s, Iglesias Jr. and his siblings moved to Miami in the United States, to live with their father.
Iglesias Jr. went to college near San Francisco at Menlo College in Atherton, California. He won a chance to participate in NBC's Out of the Blue and he worked for the Travel Channel, where he hosted a travel show that took him to Latin America.
Iglesias Jr. with the help of his friend and manager Darius Jordi Lassus first got into show business as a model. It was his manager that negotiated an exclusive male modeling agreement with Joey Hunter (at the time he was the president of the Male Model division) at the Ford Models Agency in New York. It was through Joey Hunter, that Iglesias Jr. was discovered by photographer Bruce Weber. He went on to campaign for Versace. Shortly after, Iglesias Jr. signed on with publicity executive Ruben Malaret whom began a press campaign to further gain exposure of Iglesias Jr. to the English speaking entertainment industry. Some of his notable accomplishments was his participation on Oprah Winfrey's talk show and was featured in an advertisement for Gap and he modeled for designer John Bartlett VII on Sixth Fashion Show.
He was offered two soap opera jobs, one at Televisa and one in the ABC soap, All My Children. Iglesias Jr. had also received an offer from the Producers of the Broadway show Grease to star as Danny, but decided to turn those jobs down because he wanted to focus on his music. Iglesias Jr. signed a recording agreement with Epic Records and he traveled to Miami where he began to record his first album, Under My Eyes, with Rodolfo Castillo. Released in 1999, the recording of this album took them to New York and Los Angeles, two songs released from this English language album are "One More Chance" and "Under My Eyes". Among promotional appearances for the album, Iglesias Jr. performed "One More Chance" at the Miss Universe 1999 Pageant and opened for Cher on her tour of North America. The album failed to gained success in the United States and soon after Iglesias Jr. departed from Epic Records.
Iglesias Jr. second album, Tercera Dimension, was released in 2003 on the Warner Music Group and featured Spanish pop rock songs with the singles "Los Demas" and "Dejame Volar". Both albums received public interest from the Hispanic media in the United States but attained minority success.
He worked for Hola Magazine, appearing in several photoshoots. More recently he has taken part in a series in Spain called Club de Flo, in which Spanish politicians and celebrities have to present a comedy routine. The show was unsuccessful and cancelled after several episodes. He has moved back to Spain and is living with his mother Isabel Preysler. He appeared on the Spanish version of Dancing with the Stars called "¡Mira quien baila!" but was voted out in the thirteenth week. He has played the lead role in a drama film entitled The Music of You directed by Lloyd DeSouza.
Iglesias Jr. was the winner of the CMT reality Television show Gone Country,[8] in which artists from other genres of music lived together in a house in Nashville and competed to win a country music contract. His single "The Way I Want You" was released to country radio on March 10, 2008 and was produced by Gone Country host John Rich. Iglesias Jr. also appeared on the ABC TV show the superstars. He was partnered by a female soccer player, Brandi Chastaine. They finished in fourth place in the competition.
In the late of 2008 he released his last album, Por La Mitad.
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The Way I Want You
Julio Iglesias Jr. Lyrics
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The only one
Who's loving you this way
I don't want to be the one
That makes you stay
There is nowhere in the world
I'd rather be
Then here with you tonight
I've just got to say
I want you, you know I do
I need you to want me too
There's nothing I wouldn't do
To make you feel the way
I feel for you
Cuz I want you to want me
The way I want you
I don't wanna be the star
That fades across your sky
I don't wanna be the sun
If it don't shine
I only want to be
The one that makes your
Heart and soul
Feel like mine
I want you, you know I do
I need you to want me too
There's nothing
I wouldn't do
To make you feel the way
I feel for you
Cuz I want you to want me
The way I want you
I'm hoping, i'm praying
For the love we'll be making
Waiting for the day
That I will hear you say
Te quiero, lo sabes bien
Me muero por no saber
No duermo
Pensando que la vida entera
Alle sin tu quirer
Y quiero que sepas
I want you, you know I do
I need you to want me too
There's nothing
I wouldn't do
To make you feel the way
I feel for you
Cuz I want you to want me
The way I want you
In this song, Julio Iglesias Jr. expresses his desire to be wanted by the person he loves in the same way that he wants them. He doesn't want to be the only one who loves deeply, he wants to feel that love reciprocated. The opening lines show his fear of being the only one in the relationship who is invested emotionally. He wants to be with his partner, but he doesn't want to feel like he's the only one who cares. This fear makes him want his partner to stay.
The chorus is the centerpiece of the song and the most important part. Here, Julio Iglesias Jr. confesses his love for his partner, telling them that he wants and needs them, and he is willing to do anything to make them feel loved. He also emphasizes that the love he feels is deep and real, and he wants his partner to feel the same way. He wants to be the one who makes their heart and soul feel like his.
The bridge of the song is in Spanish and adds an extra layer of emotion to the song. It translates roughly to "I love you, you know it well. I'm dying not knowing, I don't sleep thinking that my whole life will be lacking without your love. And I want you to know…" The use of Spanish in the song is a nod to Julio Iglesias Jr.'s heritage and adds another language of love to the lyrics.
Overall, the song expresses a deep longing to feel wanted and loved by his partner in the same way that he loves them. It's a common fear in any relationship, and this song captures the emotional complexity of this feeling.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't want to be
I do not want to exist as
The only one
The singular person
Who's loving you this way
That loves you with this level of intensity
I don't want to be the one
I do not want to exist as the person
That makes you stay
Who forces you to remain
There is nowhere in the world
No location on this planet
I'd rather be
I would prefer to exist
Then here with you tonight
Than in this place with you presently
Baby, there's just something
A matter of importance exists
I've just got to say
That I must communicate
I want you, you know I do
You are aware that I desire you
I need you to want me too
I require you to reciprocate my feelings
There's nothing I wouldn't do
There are no actions I would not perform
To make you feel the way
In order to create the same emotions in you
I feel for you
That I feel towards you
Cuz I want you to want me
Because I desire you to desire me
I don't wanna be the star
I do not wish to exist as the celebrity
That fades across your sky
Who slowly diminishes from your life
I don't wanna be the sun
I do not wish to exist as the sun
If it don't shine
When it does not radiate light
I only want to be
I only wish to exist as
The one that makes your
The individual who creates the emotions of
Heart and soul
Spirit and emotional being
Feel like mine
Feel as though they belong to me
I'm hoping, i'm praying
I am optimistic and petitioning
For the love we'll be making
For the love we will convey
Waiting for the day
I will wait for the day
That I will hear you say
That you will vocalize
Te quiero, lo sabes bien
I love you, you know it well
Me muero por no saber
I am dying to know
No duermo
I cannot sleep
Pensando que la vida entera
Thinking that my entire life
Alle sin tu quirer
Will happen without your love
Y quiero que sepas
And I want you to know
To make you feel the way
In order to create the same emotions in you
I feel for you
That I feel towards you
Cuz I want you to want me
Because I desire you to desire me
The way I want you
As intensively as I yearn for you
Contributed by Bentley D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
silvaesilva s
Lindo,voz suave e profunda de sentimento. Adoro!
Maria Santana Santana
Os filhos de Canto Júlio São cantores maravilhosos como Pai ..Deus abençoe eles e toda Familiar
Alicia delgado
Que hermoso canta Julio Jr.
Y es tan sencillo.
Nadie como él
Georgett Sol
Que bellísima mujer, que sean felices, bendiciones a este matrimonio.
Juntos siempre.
Felicidad es en todo.
Teresita Augustine
The Iglesias men in this family sure shared their talents and good looks. I love this Iglesias family.
Manuela Nela
Te amo escutar muitíssimo, muitíssimos parabéns Júlio Iglesias Jr.
Sibel baisha
Es muy lindo Julio Iglesias Junior....muy simpático. ❤
Делен Мирр
Шикарный голос у парня! Талантом его природа не обделила.
Maria Santana Santana
Lindos meus Parabéns 👏👏👏👏👏
Eliana
UNA PAREJA BELLÍSIMA!!!!
DIOS LOS BENDIGA HOY Y SIEMPRE!!! YY ESTA FELICIDAD SE CORONE CON LA LLEGADA DE UN BEBÉ!!!!🙏❤️💖🙏💖