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Julio Iglesias se presentará en el Gran Rex
10 de Noviembre de 2012
Diario El Sol
 
Julio Iglesias es el artista latino que más discos ha vendido en la historia: más de 300 millones de discos, en casi 44 años de carrera. Ha editado más de 80 álbumes en todo el mundo, entre originales, versiones en diversos idiomas, recopilaciones y discos en directo.

Su último disco “1” (Vol. 1 y vol. 2), tuvo en Argentina una importante campaña con repercusión a nivel nacional. El 26 de noviembre sale a la venta Julio Iglesias 1 “Grandes Éxitos” que contiene una selección del volumen 1 y 2 más la canción Begin the beguine (Volver a empezar).

En sus más de 4 décadas de imparable carrera, Julio Iglesias ha sido acreedor de 2600 discos de platino y oro. Ha ofrecido más de 5000 conciertos en vivo, en 600 ciudades de todo el mundo y lo han visto en directo más de 60 millones de personas.

Con Julio Iglesias han cantado a dúo artistas de la talla de Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Willie Nelson, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, Art Gurfunkel, Paul Anka, Charles Aznavour, Sting, The Beach Boys, Alejandro Fernández y españoles como Plácido Domingo, Lola Flores.
 
Como reconoció en 1983 el Libro Guinness de los Records, al hacerle entrega del único Disco de Diamante concedido por esta institución, Julio es el artista que en más idiomas ha cantado, de toda la historia: 20 en total.

Fue galardonado con un Premio Grammy en 1988 y un año más tarde se descubrió una estrella con su nombre en el Hollywood Walk of Fame. Está en posesión de un American Music Award y del prestigioso premio “ASCAP Pied Piper”, la más alta distinción de la Asociación para las Artes, concedido también a Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald y Barbra Streisand. En 1989, fue nombrado Embajador Especial de las Artes Escénicas de UNICEF, un titulo que guarda con mucho afecto y respeto y del que ejerce con total aprecio hasta el día de hoy.

Es el único artista extranjero homenajeado por el Ministerio de Cultura Chino, por su record en la venta de discos en aquel país.

En 2007, recibió la condecoración de caballero de la Legión de Honor de Francia y, en 2010, fue galardonado en España con la Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes.

En 2011, su último álbum Julio Iglesias “1”, reúne las canciones más representativas de su carrera. El disco ya es multiplatino en todos los países donde ha salido: España, Brasil y los países de lengua española.
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Half hour with... Julio Iglesias
14 de Agosto de 2012
Por: Simon Gage, HELLO! magazine
 
The Spanish crooner and father of eight tells us what it's like to be Enrique's dad - and why he never deserved his playboy reputation 

When you've sold more than 300 million records worldwide, you can afford to uncork the odd £800 bottle of red wine - as Julio Iglesias does when HELLO! visits him at his home in Marbella.

Splitting his time between this sprawling hill-top estate and an equally stylish pad in Miami, his main home, the Spanish crooner lives with his second wife, Dutch model Miranda Rijnsburger, mother of his five younger children, aged from five to 14. He also has three grown-up children - including pop star sons Enrique and Julio Jr - from his first marriage, to Isabel Preysler.

A former goalkeeper for Real Madrid, Julio only got involved in music after a car accident ended his sporting career. Now, as he approaches his 69th birthday, he is celebrating with his album, 1, a re-recording of 32 of his early songs. 

Is it strange to go back to your old songs and do them again?
When I started singing I was more a writer than a performer, but crooners tend to get better with age, so I decided to do this.

Do you think you're happier now than you were then?
I was only thinking about surviving after my accident, not happiness. Now I have an incredible family, I do concerts everywhere from Finland to China and the only thing that's different is I don't run up steps like I used to.

You have a real reputation as a ladies' man...
I learned a lot from women. I like the smell of women, I like the feel of women, I like the sense of generosity of women; I love the love of a woman and because I was a singer, beautiful girls look at you. But I never abused it I've had eight kids, which must mean I really love women. You can't have kids if you're a playboy. I'm not a playboy. I never played with women. I loved women.

So all those stories about you with thousands of women...?
I was not that guy. I remember waking up in London one day and my manager sent me up a newspaper with something about me and 3,000 women. That's not a true story. I've had a lot of loves in my life, but millions of people have had more.

Did anyone ever break your heart?
Oh, for sure! I wouldn't have written the songs that I wrote if not. I've never been a nice-looking guy.
I was always skinny, but I was able to get to people through my spirit You don't have to be top of the class to become president of the country.

The Iglesias family have become a musical dynasty, with Enrique and Julio Jr...
And the tiny ones! They play guitar like you wouldn't believe. Incredible.

Do younger people just think of you as Enrique's dad?
I don't mind. He's an amazing artist, a champion and my son. It's in the genes. When I see Enrique and we kiss each other, I see brightness in him. If they call me the father of Enrique, I'm happy.

When you're in Miami, do you hang out with fellow Latinos such as Ricky Martin and Gloria Estefan? 
With Gloria, a little. We don't have dinner every week, but I see her and her husband [Emilio]. But Ricky's like my son. When he was young he used to come and see my concerts. Maybe I was the first Latino artist in history who became global and it's not like they want to be Julio Iglesias, but they saw that if I can do it, they can do it

Do you go to parties?
No. I bet I've only been to three or four in the last 30 years and they would have been industry parties, like the Grammys or the Oscars.
I prefer to have a party at home with my kids.

Do you get drunk?
No, I get happy. I love red wine but I have never got drunk in my life.
I don't want to lose control. And I didn't want to do anything that would affect my throat.

You knew Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson. Can you understand how prescription or illegal drugs get out of control?
It happens to so many people, not just famous ones. It's a sickness and if it gets out of control you can kill yourself. I really loved Michael. He once lived in my house for a month making an album and when I heard that he was going to do the 50 shows in England, I thought he'd gone crazy. He had a good family: they loved him and he loved them. But I'm not anyone to judge anything but my own life. 
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