Julio Iglesias

Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (born September 23, 1943) in Madrid, Spain is Spain's best selling singer and one of the best-selling Spanish singers of all time. Julio Iglesias has sold 250,000,000 records in different languages and released 77 records. He has performed approximately 5,000 concerts during his career.

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.

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1978 - CBS International - English - French - Portuguese - German - Italian

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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.

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1984 - Willie Nelson - Billboard Hot 100 - Diana Ross

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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.

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1985 - Miami, Florida - Miami Beach - Diana Ross - Willie Nelson - 1986 - Cayey - Puerto Rico

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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.

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Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album - 1988 Grammy Awards - Stevie Wonder

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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.

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