Monday, September 28, 2009

Julio in Argentina 1988 (YouTube Video)

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

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

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Las Vegas

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Sunday, September 20, 2009

"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.


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Saturday, September 12, 2009

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.

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December 6, 2009 07:00 PM
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Julio in Tel Aviv- September 9 (YouTube Videos)



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Sunday, September 6, 2009

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.