Julio Iglesias
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Julio Iglesias was the most popular latin singer of the '70s, '80s, and beyond, selling over 300 million albums around the world. He was a smooth, romantic crooner, and his appeal translated to many different countries in many different languages.
Read More...Initially, Enrique Iglesias planned to be a lawyer. As he studied, he was a goalkeeper for the Real Madrid football team. His career as an athlete was ended after an automobile accident in the mid-'60s. While he was recovering, Enrique Iglesias started playing guitar and writing songs. Before he began a musical career, he finished his law studies at Cambridge University. In 1968, he was a contestant at the 1968 Spanish Song Festival at Benidorm, singing his original song "La Vida Sigue Igual." Enrique Iglesias won the first prize at the contest, which led to a record contract with Discos Columbia, an independent record label.
During the '70s, he toured Europe and Latin America, gaining a large fan base with hits like 1975's "Manuela." By the end of the decade, he was extremely popular -- so popular, CBS International sought out a contract with him. He signed with the label in 1978. Enrique Iglesias began to record not only in Spanish, but in Italian and French as well. At the turn of the decade, Julio Iglesias began to pursue the American and British markets by concentrating on his English recordings. His efforts began to pay off in 1981, when his cover of "Begin the Beguine" became a number one hit. It was quickly followed by the compilation record Tango, which became a big success in England and America. However, his major crossover success was 1984's 1100 Bel Air Place, a collection of duets. Featuring the Top Ten hit duet with Willie Nelson "To All the Girls I've Loved Before," the album sold over three million copies in America and peaked at number five on the pop charts; it also spawned "All of You," a hit duet with Diana Ross. Enrique Iglesias' popularity continued to grow throughout the '80s, although he only had one more pop crossover hit, 1988's "My Love," a duet with Stevie Wonder.
By the 1990s, he had stopped courting the English pop market and concentrated on recording mainly in Spanish, as well as a handful of other languages. His popularity did not diminish at all in his third decade of recordings -- he was still capable of selling millions of records and selling out concerts around the world. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
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- La Cumparsita - (2:32) - 3,683 plays
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Un Canto A Galicia - (4:29) - 3,190 playsLyricsYo te quiero tanto
y aun no lo sabes
yo te quiero tanto
tierra de mi padre.
Quiero tus riberas
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Baila Morena - (3:48) - 3,224 playsLyricsBajando la ladera
Por el camino viene bailando
Arrastra la sandalia
La polvareda va levantando
Moviendo la cintura
- La Carretera - (4:54) - 3,637 plays
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- Me Olvide De Vivir - (4:53) - 2,704 plays
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- A Media Luz - (2:41) - 2,419 plays
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