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.
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