Julio Iglesias, born Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva on September 23, 1943, in Madrid, Spain, is a celebrated Spanish singer and songwriter. He is one of the most successful Latin artists in history, having sold over 150 million records worldwide in 14 languages.
Iglesias initially pursued a career in professional football, playing as a goalkeeper for Real Madrid Castilla. However, a car accident in 1963 ended his football career and led him to music during his recovery. He taught himself to play the guitar and began writing songs. Later obtained his law degree at Complutense University of Madrid.
In 1968, he won the Benidorm International Song Festival, a songwriter’s event in Spain, with the song “La vida sigue igual”
He represented Spain in the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing in fourth place.
He had a number one hit in many European countries with “Un Canto A Galicia” that single sold 1 million copies in Germany.
In 1975, he found success in the Italian market by recording a song exclusively in Italian, called “Se mi lasci non vale” or “If You Leave Me, It Can’t Be.” Notable albums from this decade are A flor de piel (1974, with the European hit “Manuela”), El amor (1975), and Soy (1973). He also sang in French: one of his popular songs in this language became “Je n’ai pas changé.”
In 1979, he moved to Miami, Florida, in the United States, signed a deal with CBS International and started singing in different languages such as French, Italian, Portuguese and German.
Two years later, he released the album De niña a mujer in five languages, which he dedicated to his daughter, who appeared on the cover with him. From it came the first English-language hit of his career, a cover of “Begin the Beguine” which became number 1 in the United Kingdom; he also released a collection, Julio (1983).
In 1984, he released 1100 Bel Air Place, the hit album which established him as a star in the English-speaking entertainment industry. It sold over three million albums in the United States alone.
The first single, “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before”, a duet with Willie Nelson, hit No. 1 on the Country charts and went Top Five in the Billboard Hot 100. It also featured “All of You”, in vocal duet with Diana Ross. He also performs duets with The Beach Boys.
Iglesias won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in the 1988 Grammy Awards for the album Un hombre solo (“A Man Alone”).
Julio Iglesias has participated in several duets: with Stevie Wonder, “My Love” (1988), Summer Wind with Frank Sinatra (1993), with Dolly Parton, Sting and Art Garfunkel (Crazy 1994 sang Lucio Dalla’s song “Caruso”), with Miranda Rijnsburger (“Silent Night” 2004).
In 1995, Iglesias was the recipient of the Excellence Award at the 1995 Lo Nuestro Awards. In 2001, was recognized as the Person of the Year by the Latin Recording Academy. A year later, Iglesias was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame.
In 2003, Iglesias released his album Divorcio (“Divorce”). In its first day of sales, Divorcio sold a record 350,000 albums in Spain, and reached the number 1 spot on the charts in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, and Russia.
He went on a ten-month world tour in 2003 and 2004 which took him from Europe to Asia and then on to North America, South America and Africa.
Julio Iglesias released a new English-language album in September 2006 which he titled Romantic Classics. with 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The album featured his interpretations of Foreigner’s “I Want to Know What Love Is”, the Wham! selection “Careless Whisper”, and Richard Marx’s “Right Here Waiting”.
Romantic Classics was Iglesias’s highest debut on the Billboard charts, entering at number 31 in the United States, 21 in Canada, 10 in Australia, and top spots across Europe and Asia.
On 1 April 2013, in Beijing, he received two historic awards: First & Most Popular International Artist of All Time in China, an award given by Sony Music China and the Guinness World Records for the Best-selling Male Latin Artist.
On 23 April 2013, he was inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Berklee College of Music awarded Iglesias an Honorary Doctorate in May 2015 in recognition of his achievements and influence in music and for his enduring contribution to American and international culture.
Julio Iglesias has received numerous awards, including Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has performed in over 5,000 concerts for more than 60 million people worldwide.
Julio Iglesias has been married twice and has eight children, including well-known singers Julio Iglesias Jr. and Enrique Iglesias.
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