- Born
- Birth nameJulio José Iglesias de la Cueva
- Nickname
- The Latin Lover
- Height6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
- Julio Iglesias is a Spanish singer, songwriter and former professional footballer.
Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful Continental European singer in the world and one of the top ten record sellers in music history, having sold more than 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages. It is estimated that during his career he has performed in more than 5000 concerts, for over 60 million people in five continents.
In 1983, he was celebrated as having recorded songs in the most languages in the world, and in 2013 for being the artist in Latin music with the most records sold in history. In April 2013 he was awarded in Beijing as the most popular international artist in China. In Brazil, France, Romania, Italy, and others, Iglesias is the most successful foreign record seller, while in his home country, Spain, he has sold the most records in history, with 23 million records.
During his career, Iglesias has won many awards in the music industry, including the Grammy, Latin Grammy, World Music Award, Billboard Music Award, American Music Award and Lo Nuestro Award. He has been awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts of Spain and the Legion of Honour of France. UNICEF named him Special Ambassador for the Performing Arts in 1989. He has been a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame since 1985.
In April 2013, Iglesias was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Latin Composers.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tango Papa
- SpousesMiranda Rijnsburger(August 24, 2010 - present) (5 children)Isabel Preysler(January 20, 1971 - 1979) (divorced, 3 children)
- Children
- Used to be a goalkeeper for the Real Madrid soccer team.
- Finished his law degree at Madrid, Spain's Complutense University. He promised his now 84-year-old father that he would eventually graduate after dropping out 35 years ago to pursue his music career.
- Once had an affair with Priscilla Presley.
- Father to, daughter, Chabeli Iglesias and sons, Julio Iglesias Jr. and Enrique Iglesias, with ex-wife Isabel Preysler, all three singers and actors in their own right.
- Son of Dr. Julio Iglesias Puga and Maria del Rosario de la Cueva y Perignat.
- I don't believe in frontiers, and I don't believe in races or nationalities.
- I am not an artist which is 'in.'
- I am a lover for sure. I love to be loved.
- You try to avoid the mistakes you made in the past.
- I want to sing simple things for the simple lives of simple people.
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