Biography
Julio Iglesias (the full name of Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva) is a Spanish singer and artist, is among the legendary world musicians. Thanks to creative activities, selling more than 300 million of their plates reached the status of a successful commercial executor of Spain. The biography of the Great Personality is filled with bright events that cause extraordinary interest from his fans.Childhood and youth
Born Julio in Madrid (year of birth - September 23, 1943). Musician Musician Julio Iglesias Pug was a famous gynecologist of the country, and Mary del Rosario is a keeper of a homemade hearth family (housewife). In the family of the future singer, another boy grew up - the younger brother Carlos, the difference in the age of children was very small.
According to the children's dreams and plans of Iglesias, he had to become a diplomat, a lawyer or to build a sports career, because, while studying after school in the Catholic College of St. Paul, seriously carried away football. From the age of 16, the young and promising young man played for the club "Real Madrid" as a goalkeeper, was distinguished by excellent sports data, a guy lay high hopes.
But life ordered otherwise. On September 22, 1963, Julio fell into a terrible car accident and lay on a hospital bed for 2 years. The lower limb is fragmented, the spine is damaged, the hopes for the fact that Julio will go again, almost did not remain. Fortunately, the hands of the failed footballer turned out to be intact, so to somehow distract the young man, the attending physician allowed him to play the guitar.
Here in the hospital the young guy opened a new talent - an essay of music and songs. At night, tormented from insomnia and pain in the body, he often listened to the radio, wrote poems to high topics (romanticism, man's purpose).
Iglesias did not surrender, at first he got up on the crutches, diligently developed his legs, read a lot of books on neurology and defeated the ailment. Now the terrible period is reminiscent of only a minor scar on face and easy inhydration.
Having discharged from the medical institution, Iglesias returned to the university, and after his end, he moved to England to learn English. Training took place in London and Cambridge, returned to Madrid, signed up in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, where he was educated by opera (tenor). But even in College of St. Paul, the head of the choir, having heard the vocal abilities of the boy, recommended that he choose in his life any profession except for musical activity.
Music
Deeply studying English Language Hulio decided not just like that. Friends liked his songs, so they suggested a future musician to take part in the national competition, which was supposed to go through the resort town of Benidorm. To participate it was necessary to choose the English song.
In England, Hulio José occurred the first improvised concert in his life. The singer accidentally visited the company AIR Port Pub. There in the hands of the stranger he saw the guitar and asked to fulfill the song. The Spanish composition "Guantanamero", telling about the unfortunate love of the Cuban girl, in the magnificent execution of a young man shook the public present here. On this day, Julio received his first musical fee.
Later, the talented guy began to perform in a pub on weekends, performing songs of popular musicians time: Tom Jones, The Beatles, Engelbert Hamperdinka and others.
In Cambridge, Hulio met one person - a French student Gvedolina Ballore. It was she who became his muse close by a friend. She devoted to her a song that became a world hit ("Gwendolyne" - 1970) and brought the singer in the future four-room place on Eurovision.
Returning from England in their native city, a novice musician and the composer took the search for performers for his songs. Giving several musical products into one of the Madrid Recording Studios, Julio soon receives a profitable offer - to sing on its own and become a member of the musical contest of the Spanish song.
Then, performing a song under the symbolic name "La Vida Sique Igual" ("Life continues"), unknown while the singer managed to win three awards at the same time in the following nominations:
- "For the best execution."
- "For the best text"
- "For the best song."
It was a success. After a short time, Julio Iglesiamas is worthy of Spain on Eurovision (1970), participates in long foreign tour, performs at prestigious European sites.
A talented musician was brightly distinguished among the idols of those years. Julio always went on stage in a black tuxedo, a white shirt with a butterfly, and during singing actively gestured, which caused both admiration and ridicule among the audience. Such a behavior manner liked the public, and his career quickly went up.
For several years after the contest of the Spanish song, Iglesias won the title of the most famous and successful singer of his country, as well as the most popular hispanic-speaking performer on the planet.
In 1969, Julio recorded his first disk. Diligence and unique talent of the musician became the cause of over 80 albums in its execution. Over 300 million records of Julio Iglesias sold worldwide. His account has more than 5,000 concerts in various cities of the world, including Moscow.
The musician performed in a duet with the most famous performers of modernity: Maestro Franc Sinatre, Dolly Parton, Diaan Ross and other celebrities. The loud name of Julio Iglesias was made to the Guinness Book of Records.
Among the best songs, the singer can be allocated: "Amor Amor", "Besame Maucho", "Abrazam", "Bayla Morane" and others. The thousandth views of the artist's music clips on YouTube talk about his constant demand among listeners. Compare the speech of Ilieias is permissible with vocal hypnosis that provides an amazing impact on the psychological state of a person.
Personal life
In 1970, a young, but already famous musician meets an amazing beauty model and a journalist Isabel Prisser. Taking an interview with Julio, the girl received an invitation to his closest concert, and in 1971 their wedding took place. But in 1979 the family broke up. From the first barca of the musician left three children: Son Julio Iglesias Jr., daughter Maria Isabel, famous son Enrique Iglesias, the relationship with which he continued to support.
Marriage with Isabel turned out to be strange and unsuccessful for various reasons. The famous musician was constantly jealous to his spouse, making it a "golden cell" by the hostage, and at the same time he enjoyed amur connections with different women. Shortly after the divorce, the children of Julio moved to him to live in Miami, because In Spain, they were unsafe. Father Singer, Julio Iglesiaas Pug, stole the terrorists, demanding a huge redemption, and the mother decided to send Mario, Julio and Enrique to America.
On the one hand, children were comfortable here, they did not need anything with the exception of their famous and permanent dad tour.
The second and real marriage of Julio Iglesias was concluded with the girl younger than it for 22 years. Miranda Rinisburger is a former model, gave birth to artist three sons (Rodrigo, Miguel and Alejandro) and twin daughters (Victoria and Christina). Despite the status of a large mother Miranda, Miranda was able to preserve an excellent figure, and at the marriage ceremony, which took place after 20 years of their livelihood, looked charmingly. This woman managed to conquer the heart of the famous artist who claims that he is ready to live with her until the end of his days. Their love over the years is only stronger.
Julio Iglesias now
Hulio Iglesias Age can be called a venerable, but the musician continues to write songs, produce new albums, travel through countries within the tour. On May 25, 2016, he visited Moscow, performing a solo concert in the Kremlin Palace and presenting the audience to the audience her new album "Mexico". The public of Russia Julio boldly compared with Spanish spectators, finding similarities in temperament.
The great Spaniard admitted to Russian journalists, which loves and respects women, considers them to be life teachers and believes in the energy female power capable of changing the world.
Discography
- Yo Canto - 1969
- GWENDOLYNE - 1970
- El Amor - 1975
- Aimer La Vie - 1978
- Hey! - 1980
- En Concierto -1983
- STARRY NIGHT - 1990
- Tango - 1996
- LOVE SONGS - 2003
- Romantic Classics - 2006
- THE COLLECTION - 2014
- México - 2015