Brisbane, Australia

Julio Iglesias at QPAC

Genre: World music
Location: QPAC Lyric Theatre, Cnr Melbourne Street & Grey Street, South Brisbane
Date: March 24
Tickets: $99 - $169
More information www.qpac.com.au

Julio Iglesias, father of Enrique and one of the world's most popular recording artists, is coming to Brisbane in 2010.

He has sold more than 300 million albums in 14 languages, released 77 albums and has been the recipient of more than 2600 Platinum and Gold records in his illustrious career. No one else has ever achieved this in the history of music.

After more than four decades this impeccable artist continues to delight audiences all over the world. He crafts each song note by note, studies each word until he reaches the effect he wants. No one puts such passion, such feeling into music that with each breath, the audience trembles. It is no wonder that every thirty seconds one of his songs is played on a radio station somewhere in the world.

(Source: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/your-brisbane/julio-iglesias-at-qpac-20091230-ljnn.html)

Julio to perform in Azerbaijan

Julio Iglesias to give concert in Azerbaijan


[ 26 Dec 2009 12:47 ]



Baku. Ulkar Gasimova – APA. Famous singer Julio Iglesias will visit Baku next year. Accoridng to APA, the singer will perform a concert program in Baku in March, 2010 – on the eve of Novruz Holiday.The world-renowned singer will perform the concert together with one of the local singers. But the name of a young singer, who will be Igelisas’ duet partner, has not been announced yet.



(Source:http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=113157)

TV Interview from St. Louis

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Holiday Greetings at julioiglesias.com

Visit www.julioiglesias.com for a holiday greeting and song from Julio and Family.

Happy Holidays!

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Julio Iglesias To Tour Australia

Julio Iglesias To Tour Australia
by Paul Cashmere - December 7 2009

Julio Iglesias will return to Australia in March as part of his current world tour.

The Spanish born singer is one of the most successful stars of all-time having sold over 300 million albums during his 40-year career. He is one of the Top 10 biggest selling artists in history.

Iglesias embarked on this current tour earlier this year to mark his 40 years in the business.

Dates are:

March 24, Brisbane, QPAC Lyric Theatre
March 26, Sydney, Star City
March 27, Hunter Valley, Hope Estate
March 29, Melbourne, Hamer Hall

(Source: http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=9706_Julio_Iglesias_To_Tour_Australia)

Q&A With Julio Iglesias- From St. Louis Magazine

This may be the first Q&A I’ve run that really needs no introduction--but I'm going to give one anyway, just beause the numbers are so impressive: Julio Iglesias has released 77 albums in 14 languages, which have sold more than 300 million copies. He is one of the top 10 best selling music artists in history, and has performed something to the tune of 5,000 concerts. Iglesias adds to that number tonight, December 4, when he performs at Powell Hall, singing songs from his considerable catalog of hits, including "All the Girls I've Loved Before," “Nathalie,” and “Ae, Ao,” as well pieces as from his latest albums, Romantic Classics (his first English album in over 10 years), and Quelques Choses De France. The starts at concert 8 p.m., and tickets are $45–$135. Buy 'em straight from the box office by calling 314-534-1700.

Mr. Iglesias was kind enough to take time out for an interview with us in anticipation of tonight's concert. Here is his charming take on why he loves to perform live, what keeps him touring, and what he likes about St. Louis. --Stefene Russell

SLM: So, you’re going to be performing in St. Louis for one night, and I wanted to talk first about that show, that concert, and give people a little preview.

JI: Well, that’s a good question (laughs). I would love to know too. (Laughs.) No, I’m singing for two generations, from Finland to China, and I didn’t lose my passion for singing, so that is why I have been singing for the past month, all over the world. So, I’m just living through the music with the passion that I have when I start to sing. Nothing has changed in my life except that I have 30, 40 years, no? I was a baby. And now I’m babysitting (laughs).

SLM: Yep, I saw on your website that you have some new little ones …

JI: That’s right, little babies.

SLM: I also saw on your site that you have a new album, and it’s your first album in English for quite a while.

JI: I had to get back to the studio, yes. By the way, I will be back in the studio when I finish in Korea in April, so I will start the album in May.

SLM: And actually you’ve got two albums out recently, Romantic Classics and Quelques Chose de France…

JI: Sorry, do you speak a little bit of French? It’s not easy to say Quelques Chose de France, en francais. (Laughs.)

SLM: Ah, well, just a little. I’d be afraid to go there, because it’s been so long since I’ve spoken it—even though St. Louis is technically a French city…! So, I’ve got this list of some of the songs you may be performing on December 4, including “All the Girls I’ve Loved Before,” which is sort of your signature piece, the song people associate with you.

JI: (Laughs.) Yes, yes. I will sing the classics for sure. When you have a long career, you have to sing the songs that the people want to hear. And that’s absolutely a priority for an artist. I will sing whatever the people want me to sing. For me to perform is a communion between the audience and myself. I don’t go to play for me. I go to enjoy myself with the people, it’s like to pass the passion and emotion to the people. To sing is very easy. To sing is just … a quality of techniques that you have because you have been performing for four generations. But to perform, to entertain, to impassionate the people, it is completely different.

SLM: It’s a different kind of gratification, I guess?

JI: Well, gratification, I am 60 years old, maybe a little more, and I look like 35 years old when I go on the stage, because my blood runs so strong and so powerful, that I pretend to be a young kid on the stage. (Laughs.)

SLM: Well, that’s why you’re still at it, I guess—

JI: That’s exactly it! Because believe me, it’s not a question of money in my life. I love to play for the people who come to see me.

SLM: Now, some of these song from the 60s, 70s and 80s that are on Romantic Classics.

JI: Well, for example, some of the songs that I’m playing, from years ago, songs I did with Diana Ross (“All of You”) or with Willie (“All the Girls I’ve Loved Before”), of course I had to sing “I Want to Know What Love Is,” and other songs that I have been playing for generation. The concept was an Anglo-Saxon/Spanish concert. (Laughs.)

SLM: I also saw this note that the orchestra is not performing with you, so you’re bringing a band with you?

JI: Yeah, we bring a lot of people. Unfortunately we come from a long, long, tour, and to prepare an orchestra concert is very difficult when you are in a tour that started last year and it will finish in April. It’s not like I play the same way every day, no. But it has a book of music and techniques which is … well, a nightmare to just prepare a concert with orchestra. But I have done this many, many times by the way. And I would love to play with the St. Louis Orchestra. And I have time, I’m a little baby, I can do that!

SLM: So you’ll back and do that, maybe?

JI: I’ll come back, I’ve played St. Louis many times, and it is always a pleasure to come back. That is the biggest compliment in the life of an artist, when they give you the opportunity to come back to a place.

SLM: When were you here last? JI: The first time was 30 years ago. I played last time at the Fox Theatre, which is a beauty, by the way. And I’ve played many times in St. Louis, and I love it. I love to visit the city. I don’t pass through there like a ghost, no, no, no. I can see St. Louis with my eyes right now, I know exactly the city, it has a contemporary Francophone ancestral culture, you know what I mean? And I like it very much. It’s easy for me, I am flying my own plane, so I have time to spend and leave whenever I want. It’s good for me to visit the places. I also will be in St. Louis the 3rd, because I don’t play the 2nd, and it will be until the 5th in the afternoon. I will go to a good restaurant for sure, and I will enjoy the city, and pass through, and I will walk a little bit. That is what I do normally.

SLM: So you had mentioned the album you’re going to record next year, and I wanted to ask about the concept behind it.

JI: You know, until I start, I don’t know exactly. I will go through ideas in the next six months with my producer, so I don’t know exactly it will be like this and like this and like this—I will just for the time being now, understand what exactly what I can release and people will accept. This is something also very much related with the people. When you want to do something, you also want the people to like it, not to tell the people you are doing is OK.

SLM: I guess that is a matter of maybe feeling, when you’re performing, what songs people tend to respond to?

JI: Yes, of course, if there is no feeling for the music, don’t do it. It has to have something inside, something that is attractive, for you, too. The passion of the life of an artist—if there is no passion there, it doesn’t feel like anything.

SLM: So if you had three or four songs you’d love to do someday, maybe not for this album neccesarily, what would they be?

JI: When you go to that class of music that is already made for another artist, you have to be very careful. Like Nat King Cole, or any major artist, when they sing their songs, it is a masterpiece, you cannot do anything to it, because it’s already there. So you have to be careful. There is also another class of songs, it is a music that is sometimes a great song, but the artist doesn’t have a big faith, because they did only one song, it doesn’t have the character of the artist. So that kind of music you can take and think about, but it’s not so easy sometimes. Writing, you have to write songs in the language that is your maternal language. And that is not so easy. But I will try to do an album that at least my kids love! (Laughs.)

SLM: That’s right, your son [Enrique Iglesias], is performing now, too…

JI: Exactly! I have a son who performs very well, by the way.

SLM: It’s almost like you’re starting a dynasty.

JI: I don’t know about a dynasty! That might be too much. But my children are successful in many things.

(Source: http://stlmagblogs.typepad.com/looklisten/2009/12/qa-with-julio-iglesias.html )

Wendy Moten: Tis The Season

Wendy Moten has just released a Christmas album entitled "Tis The Season." In 2006, Wendy and Julio did a duet on the Target release of "Romantic Classics" on the song "Just Walk Away" which was the highest rated song according to fans on the julioiglesias.com web site poll. Wendy is currently on tour with Julio and the Christmas album offers fans a look into her solo work.

http://play.rhapsody.com/wendy-moten/tis-the-season/oh-holy-night

(Photo: Wendy Moten)

Article from the St. Louis Newspaper

By Daniel Durchholz
SPECIAL TO THE POST-DISPATCH
12/04/2009

Julio Iglesias can't have much to prove at this point. Over a career spanning 40 years, he's sold more than 300 million copies of the nearly 80 albums he's released in 14 languages. Among the world's most famous singers, he is regularly ushered in to meet heads of state and royalty in the countries he visits.

So at 66 years of age, with eight children and four homes to occupy his time, what keeps the Spanish singer going? "I'm an artist who goes on the stage and the passion is there," Iglesias said in a recent phone interview. "I can't survive without singing. Physically, maybe, but psychologically, no, if I would not be on the stage. The stage for me is a way to accelerate my blood and my brains and become a completely new person every day."Among Iglesias' many hits, some of which he'll perform tonight at Powell Hall, are "El Amor," "De Nina a Mujer," "Manuela," "Me Olvide de Vivir" and his English language breakthrough, "To All the Girls I've Loved Before," a duet with Willie Nelson.

"That was a lucky time in my life," Iglesias said about recording with Nelson. "I never expected the success we had. And he helped me so much, because he's a very generous person. I really appreciated very much that he gave me the time to learn the song, to learn the language. It was one of the first times that I sang a song in English. After that, the way in America was a little less difficult." Iglesias parlayed that hit into other genre-breaking duets with Stevie Wonder, Sting, Frank Sinatra and Diana Ross. "I learned from them … everything," he said.

With all the travel in his life lately, Iglesias hasn't taken the time to record a new English language album since "Romantic Classics" in 2006. He admits that part of the delay is hesitation over finding the right material. "It's not easy after 40 years to really choose the right thing," he said. "You get very confused. Now it's even more difficult." For a song to be right for him, Iglesias said, he needs to be jealous that he didn't write it himself. "It has to be something that I really mean when I sing," he said. "It has to be a song that goes to my brain and my heart. And sometimes I'm wrong. Many times I'm wrong."

A new album may come when he's done touring. But for now, Iglesias is too busy thinking about things in his immediate future."I think that when you establish an achievement, you should also try to dream a little," he said. "I find that if I stop thinking about the future, I live in the past. The past is beautiful — I sold records, I've been all over the world. "But the idea to do something new, it makes my commitment — with my music, with the people, with my passion for life — new every day."

(Source: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/music/story/1C82BC5ED422E55E86257680006BEFA8?OpenDocument)

Merrillville, IN- CANCELLED

JULIO IGLESIAS CANCELS STAR PLAZA CONCERT

Singer Julio Iglesias has cancelled his weekend concert scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6.

Star Plaza Theatre Publicist Monica Montella Helm announced the cancellation late Tuesday, explaining the reason was: "Due to an issue regarding the documentation of international musicians."

She said refunds for tickets, which were $45, will be made to ticketholders at the place of purchase.

The engagement was just one stop on the 66-year-old singer's new world tour celebrating his 40-year career.

In just the past few months, Iglesias has previously sold-out shows in Russia, Italy and New York.

Following his Merrillville engagement, Iglesias told The Times in an telephone interview his tour was scheduled for dates in Australia and New Zealand.

The first time Iglesias ever performed at Star Plaza Theatre was in 1987, along with later dates in 1993 and 1995.

For further information call (800) 745-3000 or starplazatheatre.com

Iglesias still has passion on stage

Iglesias still has passion on stage

Thursday, November 26, 2009
BY IAN SPELLING
The Record

"Passion," Julio Iglesias says. "It's all about passion. I still have a passion for what I do, for singing, for entertaining. I love it, and I am honored that people still have a passion for listening to me."

Iglesias, it should be noted, is one of the world's most famous, most successful and most enduring artists and performers. To put the Spaniard's career in some perspective, he has released nearly 80 albums in 14 different languages and sold more than 300 million copies of those albums across the globe. At 66 years old, with homes in Miami, the Dominican Republic and Spain and with eight children, Iglesias surely doesn't need to keep working — or maybe he does, come to think of it — but there's just no stopping him.

He's on the road again and making an East Coast swing that will bring him to Englewood on Sunday. Celebrating his 40th anniversary in the business, Iglesias — who'll no doubt be decked out in his trademark black suit, vest and tie — will croon songs from a long list of English- and Spanish-language hits that includes "Mi Amor," "Can't Help Falling in Love," "De Nina a Mujer," "Me Olvide de Vivir," "All of You" and "To All the Girls I've Loved Before."

"It's an honor to return to the same cities, to the same [venues], because that means people still care, are still interested," Iglesias says, speaking by telephone from his Miami home on a rare day off, his voice and charm as silky-smooth as ever. "My blood runs at a different speed when I am with the people, with the public.

"All of the privileges I have in my life are because of the public. They give me those privileges. They understand my passion, and I understand that without singing I would be dead, psychically and physically. Passion is maybe the most beautiful feeling human beings can have. It is more than emotion."

Fans waiting for new material from Iglesias may find themselves waiting a long while. His most recent album, "Romantic Classics," was released in 2006, and Iglesias is in absolutely no rush to head back into a recording studio.

"People ask me every day, more and more, and the thing is, I don't know," he says. "I am going to be around the world in the next several months. Let me see, I will be in the United States through December and then in Australia, China, Japan, all of Asia, in February and March and April. So I don't know when I will get back to the studio.

"I don't feel like going to the studio now. I don't know what to do in the studio. To do an album you have to put your brain and your heart together for six months, completely, and I don't feel like that now. I feel it is time for me to go on the stage, to play all around the world. I love to play on the stage more and more."

(Source: http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/74374867.html)

I Want To Know What Love Is- LIVE 2009

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Newspaper Article

Julio Iglesias brings four decades of music to Pechanga

By: SCOTT MCDONALD - For The Californian -
Posted: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:00 pm

Just last year, music legend Julio Iglesias celebrated forty years as a singer and songwriter. In that time, he's continuously traveled the world, performed more than 5,000 concerts, and sold over 300 million records. However, it took a car accident that left him bedridden for months to lead him down a musical path.

Iglesias, the eldest of two sons born to Spain's most famous gynecologist, initially had his sights set on a professional soccer career ---- even playing for a time as goalie on Real Madrid's youth team.

Told by doctors after the accident that he would never walk again, Iglesias took up guitar to keep his hands occupied and his mind distracted. And even after he had beat the odds and fully recovered, Iglesias studied at Cambridge University where he earned a law degree.

But a path other than music was not to be. In 1968, he won a Spanish songwriting contest and the rest is history.

Yet Iglesias doesn't give his current milestone much credence.

"It's nothing really," he said recently after arriving in Miami on the heels of a handful of dates in the Dominican Republic. "There are people out there who have been working much more than I have and they deserve more than me. But I am very grateful for it all. I love that I can still go anywhere and they still like the music."

That's putting it mildly. Iglesias performs over a hundred shows a year across the globe and the fans love the music. "Romantic Classics," Iglesias' 2006 English-language offering, was his highest debut ever on the Billboard charts in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Europe, and Asia ---- a significant feat given the fact that he's released nearly 80 albums in 14 languages.

"It's amazing," he said. "I feel very lucky. And I love that I've always been able to play everywhere from Finland to China. And when I go to different countries, I not only sing in the different languages, but I make love in them as well."

Iglesias has kept a keen sense of humor throughout his career and chuckles heartily after half of the things he says. While he has a generally affable personality, the crooner attributes much of his jovial nature to the fun he finds in the day-to-day happenings of his extended family. Iglesias had three children in the 70s, including international recording artist son Enrique, and started another family in the late 90s with current wife Miranda. The couple has three sons and twin girls.

The singer's father also started a second family later in life, fathering two children shortly before he passed in 2005. The Grammy Award winner now has a 5-year-old half-brother and a three-year-old half sister.

"Family in my life is great," Iglesias said. "I have a baby that's two years old. It's wonderful. I could really be his grandfather, but it's OK. To have a baby is a beautiful thing. And it's also good because it's made me very patient. It's a very special situation that I have."

Iglesias continues to draw inspiration from both his extended family and fans all over the world. He'll close out 2009 with a run of American dates ---- including a stop tonight at Pechanga Resort's showroom in Temecula ---- on a tour that has already taken him to Mexico, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Lebanon, Canada, Turkey, Spain, Bolivia, Israel, and the Dominican Republic this year. Not one to slow down too much, he has more of the same planned for next year. And while Iglesias' popularity shows no signs of diminishing, the best-selling singer likes to keep his focus on the simpler things.

"Just to wake up every day is an honor," he said. "I think tomorrow is much more important that yesterday. And it will be always be that way. For me, the only business I have in my life is to be alive. And that's a great business."

Julio Iglesias

Pechanga Showroom, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula

8 p.m. Nov. 19

$50-$85

877-711-2946

(Source: http://www.nctimes.com/entertainment/music/article_67ec060b-5790-596a-b18c-7ffbd5eea52f.html)

2010 TOUR DATES

Fri 03/12/10 Honolulu, HI Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall

Thu 04/01/10 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia KL Convention Centre
Mon 04/05/10 Tokyo, Japan Orchard Hall
Sun 04/11/10 Osaka, Japan Geijutsu Hall
Mon 04/12/10 Nagoya, Japan Geijutsu Hall

Sun 05/23/10 Rabat, Morocco

Fri 06/25/10 Del Mar, CA Del Mar Fairgrounds- San Diego County Fair

(Information from: pollstar.com)

"I Want To Know What Love Is" Live in the Dominican Republic

Julio performs "I Want To Know What Love Is" from the album "Romantic Classics" Live during his stop in the Dominican Republic earlier this month.

(Source: YouTube)

"To All The Girls..." Duet in Houston 2009- YouTube Video

Julio and Rolando Becerra duet "To All The Girls I've Loved Before" in Houston, Texas on November 13th.

(Source: YouTube)

Julio in the Dominican Republic

Article from: julioiglesias.com

Julio Iglesias has his friend Oscar de la Renta sing with him in the Dominican Republic

There are occasions when a performance surprises, and that is what happened today in Santo Domingo, where the Spanish singer Julio Iglesias succeeded in persuading his friend, the Dominican designer Oscar de la Renta, to come up on stage and sing with him.

The Spanish singer Julio Iglesias performs a concert in the Santo Domingo Sports Palace, during his world tour "Julio Iglesias in Concert," to celebrate his forty-year career. EFE

"You may not imagine it, but he is, from Finland to China, the most important ambassador of the Dominican Republic," declared the Spanish singer to an audience eager to find out to whom he was referring. With these words he introduced de la Renta, who tentatively sang, along with the friendly laughter of Iglesias because of the way he was singing, the song "To All the Girls I've Loved Before".

It was one of the most enjoyable moments for an audience pleasantly surprised by the Madrid star's performance, in which he also sang "Quijote" together with the local idol, Fernando Villalona, who was the opening act of the show. "I cannot leave the Dominican Republic without singing with Fernando. I think that Fernando and Juan Luis (he said in reference to Juan Luis Guerra) are two of the masters in the history of the music of their country".

And from this moment erupted the wild enthusiasm of the audience, who gave at least five standing ovations to thank the star of the evening with their applause for the gift of a performance, filled with allusions to the Caribbean country, in whose east coast, in Punta Cana, Iglesias resides during much of the year.

And it's that the singer demonstrated, two and a half years after his last performance in Altos de Chavon, as his popular song states, "la vida sigue igual," because, the same as in previous occasions, he had the audience of about eight thousand, who completely filled the Santo Domingo Sports Palace, eating out of his hand. This is the first of the two Dominican performances on his tour, which will be completed in this country with another performance next Saturday in the Cibao Arena complex, in Santiago (north).

"It's a day of nervousness. Always when I am at home I have this slight anxiety. Thank you for so many years, for so much affection," he said at one moment, and added later that the Dominican Republic "is a country of love".

Dressed in his usual dark suit, vest and tie, the singer of "Me olvidé de vivir" said also that his father instilled in him a love for this West Indian country, telling him that "in the Dominican Republic love has no age." "I fell in love with your country; these are not just words, but also actions," revealed the singer, who affirmed that, although he was born in Spain, of an Andalusian mother and a Galician father, he feels Dominican.

It was a little more than two hours in which, accompanied by guitar, bass, saxophone, percussion, keyboard and drums, the artist performed some 35 songs.

Among all of them stood out "Hey," with which Julio Iglesias, in an emotional interpretation, received the strongest applause of the audience in a standing ovation.

Article From: www.julioiglesias.com

Source: EFE, cited by the website of Telecinco Spain

Julio & Fernando Villalona Duet

Julio Iglesias and Dominican singer Fernando Villalona perform "Quijote" live in concert at the Arena Cibao in the Dominican Republic.

(Source: YouTube)

Merrillville, IN - TV Ad (YouTube)

A television ad advertising Julio Iglesias at the Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, IN on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 7pm. Tickets available at box office, www.starplazatheatre.com, Ticketmaster, 800-745-3000

(Source: YouTube)

"How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" in Toronto

Short clip of Julio singing "How can you mend a broken heart" during his October 30th stop in Toronto, Canada.



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Julio sings "Divorcio" live in Canada (October 2009)

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Julio sings "Mammy Blue" in Canada (October 2009)

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St. Louis Ticket Information

Julio Iglesias

Friday, December 4 - 8:00 PM

St. Louis, MO

More Information: http://www.slso.org/sales/calendar/view.aspx?id=2517

Get ready to feel the romance

Posted By SARA ROSS, THE PACKET AND TIMES- Orillia, Ontario Canada

Julio Iglesias hopes to put people in the mood while serenading his fans at Casino Rama later this month.

"They have a good time, (then) they go back home and they maybe make love -- you never know," the 66-year-old laughed. "I love that. The more the better."

Casino Rama is Iglesias' third and last Canadian stop on his 2009 Julio Iglesias in Concert world tour. He performed in Coquitlam and Richmond B. C., in May. The year-long tour started in January with 57 scheduled performances.

"I tour because I need to tour," Iglesias said. "I have the passion to sing all my life. It's not for money. It's just a passion. I just need to. Music is my life."

When Iglesias takes to the Casino Rama stage on Oct. 30 and 31, he will perform classic songs such as Manuela, Quijote, Me olvidé de vivir, Hey!,and El Amor.

"I don't have a repertoire. It means I can change the pace for the country, but normally I would play the classics and newer stuff, but normally the classics," he said. "They will hear whatever they want to hear."

Iglesias spoke to The Packet & Times from his recording studio in the Caribbean and shared few insights into the material he is working on now. "I don't know exactly what I'll do," Iglesias said. "It's great because it's something that will be created from the moment that I'm living."

Iglesias, who was born in Madrid, has recorded 77 albums, selling more than 300 million copies in 14 languages.

In 1983, Iglesias was awarded the first and only Diamond Record Award ever given to a performer by the Guinness World Book of Records for selling more records in more languages than any other musical artist in history -- Spanish, German, Japanese, English, Italian, Portuguese, French and Tagalog. Last year, he celebrated four decades of his musical career.


Iglesias has played at Casino Rama several times in the past and is thrilled to come back, he said.
"I love to come back to places because there is no bigger privilege in life then to come back to a place," Iglesias said. "I love (Casino Rama). I think it has great sound. There's great people. It's great, great, great."

Tickets for the show can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.ca or in person at the Casino Rama box office.

(Source: http://www.orilliapacket.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2139190 )

Julio honored in the Dominican Republic

Julio Iglesias receives the highest honor of Santo Domingo

(from: julioiglesias.com)

The Spanish singer Julio Iglesias received today the Heraldic Shield, the highest honor given by the Mayor's Office of Santo Domingo, in recognition of the "productive" and long artistic career of the singer.

The singer, who has Dominican citizenship, received the Heraldic Shield from the hands of the mayor of Santo Domingo, Roberto Salcedo, who declared that Iglesias has made a "very special habitat" of the Caribbean country

"Without any doubt Julio Iglesias represents the most important Dominican ambassador on a planetary level," claimed the official in the ceremony celebrated in the Council Palace of the Colonial City of Santo Domingo.Salcedo affirmed that for his country "it is a mark of distinction to know that this man (Iglesias), who many years ago visited the Dominican Republic for the first time, has remained in the hearts and the thoughts of the Dominican people".

Iglesias, who resides a good part of the year in Punta Cana (on the east coast of the Republic), gave his thanks for the honor and declared himself "enamored" of this nation, which he first got to know, he said, through his late father, who also "loved" it.The Dominican Republic is, in his opinion, "an absolutely perfect country, even still to be discovered," which will receive millions of visitors in the coming years.The singer assured that in the Dominican Republic, a country that he has known for 40 years, one has a "very enjoyable time"."Here I have my family, my people and my friends," emphasized the singer of the hits "Un canto a Galicia" and "Me olvidé de vivir."

Julio Iglesias is celebrating at this time his forty-year career in music with a world tour which will land in the Dominican Republic for two concerts, the 5th and 7th of this coming November.

The singer of "33 años" and "De niña a mujer," among other numerous hits, has recorded songs in 14 languages and has sold more than 300 million albums.It is estimated that he has performed more than 5,000 concerts in more than 600 cities around the world.

Source: EFE Agency and the Associated Press 10/21/2009

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Julio in Japan 1983- Quijote

Julio arriving in Japan- 1983

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NEW US TOUR DATE- PALM SPRINGS, CA

Julio Iglesias
June 26, 2010

Palm Springs, CA

The Show Theatre- Agua Caliente Resort

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At home with Julio Iglesias (French Video)

JULIO IGLESIAS MIRANDA IGLESIAS C'EST ENFANTS ESPAGNE
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"Mammy Blue" Live In Moscow

A very soulful version of "Mammy Blue" performed October 1st in Moscow, Russia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVgpo-EvDZ8

"Always On My Mind" Live in Moscow- October 1st

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Julio Iglesias lines up fall North American Tour Dates

By Tjames Madison / LiveDaily Contributor
Singer Julio Iglesias [ tickets ] returns to the US and Canada this fall for a late-year concert run of theater and casino dates.

The Spanish crooner kicks off the outing Oct. 28 in Red Bank, NJ, and will hit 11 cities on the trek, which includes two-night engagements in Rama, Ontario (10/30-31) and Las Vegas (11/20-21). The tour finishes with a Dec. 6 show in Merrillville, IN. Dates are below.

The singer's most recent studio album is 2006's "Romantic Classics," which entered The Billboard 200 chart in the US at No. 31, Iglesias's highest debuting album to date. The set is Iglesias's first English-language album since 1994's "Crazy."

"I've been around the world all that time, doing my other [languages]," Iglesias said in a 2006 interview with UPI. "I didn't have that clear an idea what I wanted to do [in English].
"Then the record company came to me and said, 'Well, it's about time you did an album in English.' They excited me. They provoked me. I feel like they're really behind this."

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

October 2009

28 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theater

30, 31 - Rama, Ontario - Casino Rama

November 2009

13 - Houston, TX - Arena Theater

14 - Thackerville, OK - Winstar Casino

15 - Dallas, TX - Meyerson Symphony Center

19 - Temecula, CA - Pechanga Casino

20, 21 - Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Hilton

27 - Westbury, NY - Capital One Bank Theater

28 - Atlantic City, NJ - Caesars Palace

29 - Englewood, NJ - Bergen Performing Arts Center

December 2009

6 - Merrillville, IN - Star Plaza Theatre

(Source: Live Daily: http://www.livedaily.com/news/20256.html)

Julio in Argentina 1988 (YouTube Video)

(Source: YouTube)

Happy Birthday Julio Iglesias!

Happy Birthday to the world's greatest singer... Julio Iglesias!

Julio to perform in St. Louis

Julio Iglesias

St. Louis, MO

December 4, 2009

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Las Vegas

Even though it's not listed on ticketmaster or the Las Vegas Hilton's web page, tickets are on sale now for the November 20 & 21 concerts.

For more information call the Las Vegas Hilton at 800-732-7117 (press 3 for box office)

"Mammy Blue" Live In Concert 2009!

Another rare performance ... This time of "Mammy Blue" in Cap Roig, Spain- August 2009



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"Coraixao Apaixonado" In Concert 2009!

A rare performace of "Coraixao Apaixonado" in Castellon, Spain- August 2009!

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Julio in Isreal (YouTube)

Julio and Shimon Peres meet and talk during Julio's September 2009 tour stop in Isreal

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Julio Iglesias & Shimon Peres in Isreal

Julio Iglesias triumphs in Israel and meets with the President of the country

Taking advantage of his stay in Israel, where he has given two successful concerts which were completely sold out, Julio Iglesias had a friendly meeting with the President of Israel and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Shimon Peres.

The artist, who had not visited the country in eleven years, was smiling and happy during the lengthy reunion, which took place in the presidential residence in Jerusalem.

(Source: http://www.julioiglesias.com/)

On Sale Now!

Tickets for the following dates....

- Orillia, Ontario, CANADA on October 30 & 31st are ON SALE NOW

- Westbury, NY on November 27th are ON SALE NOW

- Atlantic City, NJ on November 28th are ON SALE NOW

- Engelwood, NJ on November 29th are ON SALE NOW

- Merrillville, IN on December 6th are ON SALE NOW

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Julio Iglesias charms Tel Aviv

World-famous Spanish balladeer Julio Iglesias performed the first of two concerts at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv, Tuesday night. The show was the singer's first in Israel since 1998.

Iglesias, 65, dressed in his trademark sleek black suit, vest and tie, passionately entertained the crowd, which stood and intermittently sang softly along to his ballads throughout the relaxed and slightly melancholy show.

Accompanied by a five-piece band, a trio of back-up singers and two ballroom dancers, "Julio Iglesias in Concert" lasted roughly an hour and a half. Iglesias smoothly belted out his brief set list. To the crowd, he expressed his famously deep personal emotions throughout the performance by frequently closing his eyes and using his hands to further heighten the passion and pitch of his beautiful delivery of the lyrics.

Featured in the mostly down-tempo set was a selection of Spanish and English crowd favorites, such as "Natalie," "Mi Amor" and "Can't Help Falling In Love"

All of the songs were well-received, although it was "You Were Always on My Mind" which garnered the loudest cheers and participation from the middle-aged to older attendees, many of whom brought their teenage children along for the experience.

Sitting on a bar stool between songs, Iglesias took several moments to share anecdotes about his personal connection to Israel. Quite surprising to the audience was his avowal that his mother

was Jewish and that he himself was "Jewish from the waist up."

IN REGARD to the conflict in the region, Iglesias warmly said that he "understands your feelings and your fight," prompting a resounding round of applause from the audience. Iglesias also remarked on his past travels through the country and emphasized that Israel "is a part of my life" and that playing to an Israeli audience "is an honor."

Argentinean-born Israeli Nora Laybman of Modi'in was finally able to witness all of the romantic songs she had become so familiar with growing up. She believes that "Iglesias's romanticism is universal." And Laybman, who was lucky enough to acquire front row tickets, was in a good position to get an up-close impression of just how romantic Iglesias really is.

Also in the front row were plenty of other women who still hold adoration for the suave crooner. Throughout the show, female fans were presenting the Spaniard with bouquets of red roses and gifts. Iglesias's mentioning of past Israeli girlfriends from his first trip to Israel in 1974 only seemed to encourage the fans to sing a bit louder.

Indeed, Julio Iglesias has unmatched debonair credentials, and he lived up to his reputation as a man of passion. Despite his advice in between songs on the proper dosage of Viagra for sexual vitality and how he "makes love" with his songs on stage, it was actually more personally revealing to the attendees to hear of his Jewish mother's ancestral roots. Now his Israeli fans have another great reason to love him and his "body" of work - from the waist up as well.

(Source:http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1251804531156&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull )

NEW US TOUR DATE

Star Plaza Theatre
Merrillville, IN
December 6, 2009 07:00 PM
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Julio in Tel Aviv- September 9 (YouTube Videos)

Westbury, NY - On Sale

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Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury
Westbury, NY
December 6, 2009 8:00 PM

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Interview from Russia

Spanish romantic crooner Julio Iglesias is set to present Russians with his performance at the Olympiisky Sports Complex in Moscow on October 1.

Iglesias shares his thoughts with RIA Novosti correspondent Yevgeny Ionov on his upcoming concert in Moscow.

Mr. Iglesias you will be performing in Moscow on October 1, could you tell us about the forthcoming performance, whether you have prepared some surprises or some visual effects.

After so many years the only surprise is that I am alive. I’ve been playing in your country for the last 35 years and for me Russia is part of my life. I have a lot of professional relations with Russia and a lot of emotional relations. I love Russia and I love to play there. And now they have invited me to play at the Olimpiisky.

Mr. Iglesias what do you think about the Russian audience, do you like the Russian audience?

I love Russians! I love to play whenever they invite me. They invite me to play Russia and I played Russia for the last 28 maybe 30 years for 20 times.

Many famous foreign singers say after playing in Russia that the Russian women are the most beautiful in the world. Do you agree with this?

You know for me women do not have a nationality. I love people, I love human beings. I believe that the Russians in general are beautiful. But the Chinese are also beautiful and the French, and the Germans, and the Mexicans, and the Argentineans and the South Africans. The world is full of beautiful human beings and full of passion.

Going back to the concert, are you planning anything new in the program?

What I am doing in the next concerts technically are much [more] metal in there because fortunately for me I adapt to the new situation… Of course it’s a live concert. But we use more now the newer systems, the new secrets of computers, and the new sound, but everything is live.

You will be celebrating your birthday in September, how are you planning to celebrate it? Planning to give a concert or spend it with your family away from everyone?

Unfortunately, on the 23rd [of September] I don’t have a concert. I would like to have a concert, but I’d be playing many times. And this time I am in Europe and they invite me to do five concerts… in Nevada in Las Vegas in the Hilton [hotel] and I said “no” because I have Milan and I have Moscow. But I will celebrate the 23rd on the plane or wherever. I don’t care about that, I don’t have birthdays, you know. I had to close my life when I was 40 years old. That was the top of my life when I used to drink a bottle of champagne at 6 o’clock in the morning and at 10 o’clock I was singing, you know? Now if I drink a bottle of champagne at 6 in the morning, I cannot sing for a week.

The most important thing is to be back in the countries. When you get back to a country it means a lot of love. When I get back to Moscow I get back to a place that I know in my heart. I just land at the airport and you put me with my blind eyes and I can go to the center of Moscow, which is different everyday, by the same roads using the same access to the roads, so I feel like I’m at home. Like when I play… I’ve been playing for the world for the last 40 years and when they invite me to get back I have to be grateful to the people. And I am grateful to the Russian people… I played in various parts of Russia. I think the Russian country is physically so beautiful.

Is there any particular place in Moscow that you like especially?

I like the local area around the Kremlin, you know like Red Square, because it’s beautiful. But I like very much what Luzhkov did in the last 10-12 years with the city. He makes an incredible city, contemporary with the disappearance of that beautiful boastful old Moscow. I’ve been playing in Leningrad and St. Petersburg or whatever, and the city’s amazing, when you go to the old site, Peter the Great, you know the place is beautiful, it’s a beautiful country.

Your sons are also singers and what do you think and how do you feel about that?

It is very difficult for a tennis player to have kids who play tennis or a journalist who have kids as journalists. It is not so easy sometimes. And it is not easy for my kids. So they really have to get in front of the people and give a communication, excitement and talent. So I have a great admiration for Enrique and Julio because both of them are fighters. It’s amazing when your kids follow your footsteps. I love them. And they love the Russian girls by the way.

A couple of quick blitz questions. What is your favorite book?

I like Dostoevsky, War and Peace, but you asked me about my favorite book. My favorite one is Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes. Because Quixote is me, you know? Quixote is a fantasy of the guy fighting with the Moors and he wins and he is very romantic.

What is your favorite movie?

The movie which really kept my brains is Casablanca.

What is your favorite dish, what do you like to eat?

Seafood. I really like seafood.

What would you tell the Russian audience before your concert in October?

Thank you! Thank you very much for so many years. Thank you very much for being so faithful. Thank you very much for making me feel so alive. Thank you very much for inviting me to be back in the country and to make me feel like a survivor. To come back to play in the same country is the biggest success an artist can have.

(Source: RIAnovosti http://en.rian.ru/interview/20090902/155999928.html)

Julio Iglesias wins the love of Valencia

Source: ABC Daily, Spain

From: http://www.julioiglesias.com/

The Madrid singer ended yesterday, in the Plaza de Toros of Valencia, the Spanish stage of his international concert tour. It has been eight years since he sang in this city, and the public returned to show the artist their loyalty and their affection, giving him a great tribute.

Five Spanish concerts were sufficient - within his world tour - for Julio Iglesias to see that they love him in his native land, and to show the emotional electricity that flows in an immediate connection between the artist and his audience. The first one was in Almonte (Huelva), then Cap Roig (Gerona) - two concerts - then Castellón, and last night Valencia, the culmination and greatest indicator of loyalty to a fighter with a forty-year career behind him.

Last night, the Plaza de Toros of Valencia - a talismanic place in his career - saw more than two hours of Caribbean maelstrom and melodic peace, in a crescendo of sensuous musical arrangements, within a range of popular classics which Iglesias and the dancing audience shared in an "all together" accompanied by eight musicians, four female backup singers, and a pair of Tango dancers.

The enthusiastic and massive response was not long in arriving. Julio has an impeccable stage presence, there is not a hint of routine, each show is unique in itself, and now he shows that he is communicating more and better than ever.

(From: http://www.julioiglesias.com/)

"Bamboleo" Live in Japan 1989

(Source: YouTube)

NEW TOUR DATES

November 13- Houston, TX- Arena Theater

November 14- Thackerville, OK- Winstar Casino

November 15- Dallas, TX- Meyerson Symphoney Center

November 19- Temecula, CA- Pechanga Casino

November 20- Las Vegas, NV- Hilton Las Vegas

November 21- Las Vegas, NV- Hilton Las Vegas

November 27- Westbury, NY- Capital One Bank Theatre

November 29- Engelwood, NJ- Bergen P.A.C.

(Source: julioiglesias.com)

"Quijote" in Castellon August 18, 2009

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NEW US TOUR DATE!

Julio Iglesias
BERGEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Englewood, NJ
November 29 08:00 PM
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Julio in Moscow

Julio Iglesias
Thursday, October 1 2009

Moscow, Russia
Olympicsky Areana

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Julio Iglesias fills El Rocio full of magic in a benefit concert

Julio Iglesias fills El Rocio full of magic in a benefit concert

More than 8,000 people come to see the singer some days before he will perform in Valencia on August 21st.

"This land of El Rocío is magic. The magic is in the air, in the place." And the magic flooded the Almontean village in the concert of a plethoric Julio Iglesias who opened his 'minitour' through Spain immersing himself in the crowds. Eight thousand excited spectators completely filled a Rocio Arena that seemed too small for the concert organized by the Brotherhood Matrix of Almonte to benefit an orphanage in the Congo. The singer gave up his fee ($425,000) because "each one of us has to help as much as we can those who need it the most," said the singer.
Julio Iglesias was happy throughout his performance of nearly 135 minutes. Dressed in his immaculate navy blue suit with vest, with an enviable figure, and more eager than ever, he recalled for the ecstasy of his staunch supporters his major successes, including "La vida sigue igual,' the song that catapulted him to fame in Benidorm 41 years ago, something not often included in his usual concerts. But Iglesias felt supported by the intimate arena, with a devoted audience, who enjoyed it as seldom before. 'Magic', as he said, had entered his body and the Madrid singer did not scrimp on anything.

With a perfect montage of light and sound, an extraordinary choral accompaniment, and an affinity for the stage, the smash hits that led him to sell nearly 300 million records were falling one by one: 'La carretera,' 'Natalie,' 'De niña a mujer,' 'Abrázame,' 'Manuela,' 'Hey'... and a long repertoire. He changed the refrains when he wanted, adapting them to El Rocio, Andalusia and Spain.

"Andalusia is a huge land, for this reason I live in it. Its strength, its influence is seen and felt in the Caribbean and this is true," he said. He recalled that his mother's ancestors were from Huelva, that El Rocío has always impressed as a social and religious phenomenon, and the people responded to his short speeches with thunderous ovations. The applause and the compliments of his fans turned into a real clamor, with thousands of people dancing to the sound of the Caribbean themes sung by Julio Iglesias, already nearing 1:30 in the morning, on a night that began a few minutes before 11, a night full of magic. It was a first class social event, and Julio Iglesias demonstrated that he is at the peak of his international career, the most honored of all living singers on earth .

It was not just one concert more. It was a 'show', a true spectacle. A performance prior to the dates in Girona (13th and 14th of August) and Castellon (18th) to finish in Valencia, on August 21st, at the Plaza de Toros. In this way, he will close his national tour before returning to the world tour that continues in September with several concerts in Israel, where all of the tickets have already been sold out for months.

from: julioiglesias.com

(Source: http://www.lasprovincias.es/valencia/20090812/vida-ocio/julio-iglesias-llena-magia-20090812.html)

El Rocío (Huelva, Spain) Concert Clip / News Story

efe Television in Spain reports on Julio's show in El Rocío (Huelva, Spain) earlier this week.

(Source: YouTube / efe TV)

Concert Review- Almonte, Spain

Completely full house for the concert of Julio Iglesias in El Rocío A full Rocío Arena - with a capacity for 8,000 people - surrendered last night to the singer Julio Iglesias, who chose the village of El Rocío, in Almonte (Huelva), to begin the tour that will take him to several Spanish cities before traveling to Israel in September.

People from different parts of Spain and from countries like neighboring Portugal did not want to miss the first chance to see the singer in a Spanish concert, which began around 10 pm and lasted past midnight. In the show, included in his tour "Julio Iglesias in concert," the artist sang many of the classics of his entire career such as "Manuela," "Quijote," "Me olvide de vivir," "Hey!" "Abrazame," "El amor," "Un canto a Galicia" and many more songs representative of his international career.

On this occasion, the special voice of this international artist joined in solidarity, as Julio Iglesias wanted to add to the charitable cause promoted by the Brotherhood Matrix of Rocío of Almonte and all of its subsidiaries to build an orphanage for sixty children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which will be named “Virgin of Rocío, Mother of Mercy.” Thus, to the revenue obtained from the sale of the tickets, has been added the fee of the artist, who on learning of the charitable cause, decided to perform selflessly, without charging, for his performance.

After performing in El Rocío, Julio Iglesias will be in Girona on August 13th and 14th, in Valencia on the 18th, and in Castellon de la Plana on the 21st, before the two concerts of the 8th and 10th of September in Israel, and the planned concerts in November in the Dominican Republic.

The performance of Julio Iglesias is part of the Virgin of Rocío of Almonte Festival promoted by the Brotherhood Matrix of Almonte to defray the costs of constructing the orphanage.

Source: Diario ABC, Spain, and EFE Agency

Dominican Republic Tour Dates

November 2009

5- Arena del Cibao: Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

7- Palacio de los Deportes: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Julio to perform in Valencia

Julio Iglesias is to return to the Valencian Community some eight years after his previous concert tours.

His first concert will take place in the bullring of Castellon on August 18, and this is to be followed three days later by another concert in the bullring of Valencia, which is to be the final date on his Spanish tour. Some tickets still are available.

Book online at http://www.elcorteingles.com.

(Source: http://www.theleader.info/article/19134/julio-iglesias-to-perform-in-valencia/)

Julio in Turkey

Julio Iglesias performs in Bodrum, Çeşme

Internationally renowned Spanish singer of romantic ballads Julio Iglesias performed in concerts on Friday and Saturday in Bodrum and Çeşme. Both concerts attracted large audiences.

The Bodrum concert took place at Bodrum's ancient theater and was watched by many tourists and local residents. There was a food sale to support disabled students at the concert. Journalists were only allowed to take photos from a distance during the first song. The Spanish singer attended an after-party following the concert.

The following day Iglesias took to the stage at Çeşme's Open-air Theater. Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Deputy Chairwoman and İzmir deputy Nükhet Hotar Göksel and Çeşme Mayor Faik Tütüncüoğlu were in the audience.

Iglesias, who performed four concerts in Turkey last year, will appear on stage in Antalya tomorrow for his fourth concert in Turkey this year.

27 July 2009, Monday
TODAY'S ZAMAN WITH WIRES İSTANBUL

(Source: http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-182104-110-julio-iglesias-performs-in-bodrum-cesme.html)