Saturday, December 25, 2010

Happy Holidays

Wishing you a Happy Holiday and all the best in 2011!

Monday, December 6, 2010

I Want To Know What Love Is- Live in Boston



Julio performed "I Want To Know What Love Is" in Lynn (Boston) Mass. on Sunday night

(Source: YouTube)

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Julio in Elizabeth, NJ (YouTube Video)



Julio performs "La Gota Fria" in Elizabeth, NJ Friday, December 3

(Source: YouTube)

Friday, December 3, 2010

julioiglesias.com



Be sure and check out the new julioiglesias.com official website

Iglesias Focused on Loving and Singing

Iglesias Focused on Loving and Singing

"People keep asking me about new artists … I have no idea,'' Iglesias said. "I know Justin Timberlake, my son Enrique, my kids, my friends, but I don't have any idea of who the new artists are. Not because I don't have an appreciation for new artists, but I don't have the time.''

Same thing for wine and the Internet.

"People say to me, "Why don't you buy new wine?' Because I don't have the time to drink the old ones. I don't know how to go inside the Internet to wake up the Internet with my fingers. The reason is because I don't want to spend four hours every day (on the Internet). I don't have time for that.''

So just what is Iglesias focused on? Loving and singing.

The crooner, who just married his longtime girlfriend over the summer, has a couple of Jersey dates lined up this week, including tonight at the Ritz Theatre in Elizabeth and Saturday at Caesars Atlantic City.

"I'm 67 years old; my last kid is three years old,'' Iglesias said. "I love life. I wake up early in the morning, I do exercises, and I swim every day.

"The people love me. I love the people. I'm in love, what else do you need?''

(Source: http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20101203/ENTERTAINMENT01/101130023/-1/ENTERTAINMENTFRONT/+Julio+Iglesias+has+no+time+for+trivialities)

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Julio In Las Vegas



(Source: YouTube)

Monday, November 8, 2010

Julio in Las Vegas- January 2010

Julio Iglesias

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Las Vegas, NV- Green Valley Ranch Resort: Grand Events Center

Showtime: 8pm

Tickets: available 11/20 at 10:00am

http://www.greenvalleyranchresort.com/entertainment/concerts.php

Saturday, November 6, 2010

January Tour Dates

January 2011

15- Henderson, NV
16- Reno, NV- Silver Legacy Casino

Monday, November 1, 2010

Tulsa Interview

By JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer
Published: 10/31/2010 2:19 AM

Hot Julio will bring his brand of romance to Tulsa


He is the highest-selling Latin musician of all time, but it's often one English-language hit that still woos millions of women here in the United States.


His most famous is quite possibly "(Para Todas Las Chicas) To All the Girls I've Loved Before," which combined Julio Iglesias with country outlaw Willie Nelson in 1984.

These days, though, Iglesias plays things somewhat demurely. Relatively speaking.

"I am not young anymore. My heart and my brains are all I have to offer today," said the 67-year-old Iglesias in a recent phone interview. "I only have 18 or so years left, I guess. My past is over. What I need is the future."

Bah.

Don't believe him.

Let it be known that the globetrotting Prince Charming is still highly fluent in the language of love - and he's fully aware of who holds his heart strings. Indeed, his fans do.

"I am from the world, I live in so many places," said Iglesias, a native of Madrid, Spain. "I have a home in Florida, I'm in the Caribbean sometimes and sometimes in the plains. I live with my fans all over the world."

Iglesias speaks of life as if it's a extravagant fantasy, performing for legions of fans everywhere he goes.

"I spend 365 days on the 'road' - living, drinking good wine and singing. I don't understand my life without being on the road," he said, then laughed. "I am a typical Mediterranean man. We don't run straight, we run in curves."

He's zagged and zigged quite a path, including
40-plus years of hit songs in an array of languages, and performed in front of an estimated 60 million concertgoers. Iglesias is well known for emblematic tunes including "Vincent (Starry Starry Night)," "Crazy in Love," "When I Need You," "All of You" and dozens more.

The debonair crooner has sold 300 million copies of some 79 albums released worldwide. He's as much a part of the lush American music tapestry as anyone has ever been.

"I've performed with so many people. Stevie Wonder to Art Garfunkel to the Beach Boys to Dolly (Parton) to Willie (Nelson) to Diana Ross to Sting. I don't know that there's one person I still would want to sing with that I haven't already."

His eight children and wife, Miranda Rijnsburger, travel with him often - but not enough. "I miss my sons Enrique and Julio. I want to sing more with them."

The way Iglesias speaks about his life (especially with his Spanish accent), it's all been as easy as a tropical breeze. To him, each performance is a romantic endeavor. Music is something he gives without hesitation.

"What does 'romantic' mean to me? Romantic is different for each person. To me, it's saying yes to love someone without expecting anything back," he said, then clarified, "Romanticism is inviting people to spend time with you. Vulnerability is beauty. Music is love.

"For me, marriage is the ultimate romance - tell your readers that."

(Source: http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20101031_269_D2_CUTLIN114119)

Sunday, October 17, 2010

New Duet

Julio Iglesias has recorded a duet with the British singer and songwriter Albert Hammond. The song will be part of "Legend", Hammond´s new best of album, to be released on November 23rd.

(Source: Facebook)

Julio in Egypt (YouTube Videos)





(Source: YouTube)

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Julio Iglesias, the "Quijote" of the Pyramids at Giza

Julio Iglesias, the "Quijote" of the Pyramids at Giza
from: julioiglesias.com

Cairo, Oct. 16 (EFE). With his black suit, eyes closed, and the milestone of his 67th birthday recently reached, Julio Iglesias made this night of Quijote a polyglot one before a select audience, thirty years after his first concert at the Pyramids of Giza.


It was precisely "Quijote" the song that opened the night. The lights flooded the stage, the Pyramids and the Sphinx confirmed their presence, and Julio made the song of the knight of La Mancha his letter of introduction.

"One of my best memories is of Egypt," confessed the most universal Spanish singer, who performed in the same place in 1981, invited by then president Anwar Sadat.
Seduced by the Nile, Julio Iglesias acknowledged being in love with the Sphinx: "I have come to give it my "marriage proposal". And he aroused the first applause and smiles.

As usual, Julio Iglesias kept his hand on his chest, flirted with some of his dancers, and had a sudden urge to dance.
"I am Spanish from head to toe", he proclaimed, before explaining that his father was born in the northern Spain of Celtic sounds and his mother in the southern Spain of flamenco rhythms, which she timidly dared to sing.

And, remembering his father, Julio Iglesias brought to Cairo the "homesickness" and the "nostalgic sadness" hiding in "Un Canto a Galicia".
From the repertory of his more than 40-year musical career, he did not forget the Latin rhythms of "La gota fría" nor his French songs like "Je n´ai pas changé" or "Ne me quitte pas" from the Belgian Jacques Brel.

For "Ae, ao", "Manuela" and "Mammy Blue", the Spanish artist invited the public to sing the chorus, and he awoke exclamations of surprise, when during the song "A media luz", a pair of tango dancers took the stage.
"Sex appeal is within us", he said in a quick lesson in tango, a dance he described as the closest thing to "making love in a vertical position".

"La carretera" and "El bacalao" also rang out in a concert in which, to the surprise of the Egyptians, Spanish dominated, and throughout which Julio Iglesias moved from one language to another several times, while he opened his heart to the audience.

"Why don´t you take me with you?" asked one of the five children he has with Miranda Rijnsburger. "It´s a long journey. The next time I will take you", promised Julio Iglesias, and witnessed by an audience who enjoyed the two-hour concert.

The Spanish singer, with 79 albums and more than 300 million copies sold, also wished to remember the Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti with the Italian song "Caruso".
And in addition to leafing through his memories, Julio Iglesias shared a song with the young Swedish singer Linda Lind, to whom the Spaniard said that she should not speak of him to "her father, nor her mother, nor her boyfriend".

"At least you can say that you have worked one night in one of the most beautiful places", he added.

When Julio Iglesias was ending the show with another of his international hits, "Me va me va", the audience asked for more, and he dedicated the last song to Anwar Sadat, "the former historic president" who remains close to his heart.

(Source: julioiglesias.com)

"Manuela" Live in Egypt 2010


(Source: YouTube)

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Julio in Belgrade



Julio performs "ni te tengo, ni ti olvido" and "Natalie" last night in Sofia, Belgrade

(Source: YouTube)

Monday, October 11, 2010

Julio In Egypt

Cyprus Concert Cancelled

The Kyrenia Cyprus concert Scheduled For October 16th has been Cancelled.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

NEW US TOUR DATE

Julio Iglesias Coming To Tulsa

One of the top selling music artist in history is coming to Tulsa.

Grammy Award winner Julio Iglesias will perform at the Spirit Bank Event Center Thursday, November 4th at 8pm.

Tickets will go on sale Thursday, October 7th.

Prices for the show are $40 to $65 plus a limited number of Gold Circle Seats.

Tickets are available by calling the SpiritBank Event Center box office at 918-369-9360, or by visiting www.SpiritBankEventCenter.com

Iglesias has sold over 300 million albums and has performed in front of over 60 million people during his 42 year career.


Thursday, September 30, 2010

Interview in Bulgarian Newspaper

- Mr. Iglesias, you know the Bulgarian public well, what have you prepared for the thousands of your fans who look forward to your concert on October 12th Sofia?
I will sing in Spanish and English. I think my music started gaining popularity in Bulgaria around 1973 or 1972. For this reason I will present a mix of my most popular songs so far.

- What is your first association when you hear of Bulgaria?

Well, it is the first time I was in Sofia and a personal trip to the city in 1973. I also think of the radical changes which Bulgaria has undergone in the last years. The development, everything which has happened in your country in recent decades.

- What do you think of this development? Is it positive or negative?
It is positive of course! Freedom and democracy are always the most important. I would like to thank you for the privilege to sing in Bulgaria again. There is no greater privilege for an artist than to return to the place he sung before. I thank you for that interview and I thank all Bulgarians for inviting me to sing in Bulgaria. Be happy!

(Source: http://paper.standartnews.com/en/article.php?d=2010-09-24&article=34251 )

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Atlantic City: ON SALE NOW

Tickets for the Saturday, December 4th Atlantic City concert are on sale now at ticketmaster or the Caesars box office. Follow these links for additional information.

Caesars Atlantic City Link

Ticketmaster.com Link

Saturday, September 25, 2010

NEW US TOUR DATES

December 2010-
3- Elizabeth, NJ, Ritz Theatre
4- Atlantic City, NJ- Caesars
5- Lynn, MA- Lynn Auditorium

(Source: julioiglesias.com)

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Updated Fall 2010 Tour Dates

October 2010

11- Varna, Bulgaria
12- Sofia, Bulgaria
15- Cairo, Egypt
16- Kyrenia, Cyprus

November 2010

6- Acapulco, Mexico
10- San Jose, Costa Rica


(Source: julioiglesias.com)

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Wedding Photos


Photo's from Julio and Miranda's wedding are in this week's Hola! magazine!

(Photo: Hola!)

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Julio marries Miranda

from julioiglesias.com

Julio Iglesias and Miranda got married on August 24th in a private ceremony with their five children present. The wedding took place in the parish of the Virgin del Carmen of Marbella, with two witnesses, the caretakers of the estate. The religious ceremony was celebrated by Father Luis de Lezama, assisted by Father Juan Maria Laboa and Father Roberto Rojo. A few hours later there was a thanksgiving Mass in the chapel of the family estate.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

"Some Enchanted Evening"

Julio sings "Some Enchanted Evening" live in Moscow, Russia in 1989.

(Source: YouTube)

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Julio Iglesias to Stage 2 Concerts in Bulgaria


The popular Spanish singer Julio Iglesias will have two concerts in Bulgaria during his “Starry Night” tour, the organizers from ME Music have announced.

On October 11, Iglesias will sing in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna. On October 12, he will have his concert in Sofia.

The two concerts in Bulgaria will be Iglesias' only performances on the Balkans as part of his tour, which will focus on his emblematic songs.

Julio Iglesias is one of the most popular Spanish singers. He has sold over 200 million records worldwide and released 77 albums, which makes him one of the top 10 best selling music artists.

During his 42-year-old career, Iglesias has performed duets with artists like Frank Sinatra, Stivie Wonder, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, Paul Anka, Placido Domingo, Sting, Beach Boys and many others.

He is also the only foreign artist, awarded by the Chinese Ministry of Culture because of his albums' record-high sales in the country.

Tickets for the Bulgarian concerts will be available through the EVENTIM network, as well as at cash registers of the Palaces of Culture in Sofia and Varna and in the stores Piccadilly, Germanos, Technomarket, Office 1, Multirama and the music stores in the country.


Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Love is in the air as Julio Iglesias brings his tour to Morristown

Though he was born in Spain, Julio Iglesias could easily consider himself a citizen of the world.

In a career that started more than 40 years ago, Iglesias has sold more than 300 million albums in 14 languages; his American label, Sony Music Entertainment, claims this figure makes him one of the top 10 best-selling musicians in history. His official website, www.julioiglesias.com, can be viewed in 21 languages, including Japanese, Turkish and Hindi.


The singer's current "Starry Night World Tour" now takes him to Morristown. He will perform at the Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts Friday evening. The current tour is a retrospective in which Iglesias will perform some of the romantic ballads that have gained him a worldwide reputation.


Iglesias has been a star for so long that his career in music would seem preordained. In fact, as a young man he was a law student in Madrid, as well as a goaltender for the local soccer team.


On Sept. 22, 1963, the day before his 20th birthday, Iglesias was involved in a car accident that left him partially paralyzed for more than 18 months; for a time, doctors were unsure if he'd be able to walk again. To develop strength and dexterity in his arms and hands, he learned to play the guitar. Eventually, he completed his law studies in England, but by that time, he had begun writing his own songs.


His break as a musician came in 1968, when he performed his original song "La Vida Sigue Igual" in the annual Benindorm International Song Festival. He won first prize, which led to his signing with Discos Columbia, the Spanish branch of Columbia Records (later part of Sony).


During the 1970s, Iglesias toured Europe and Latin America, cementing his popularity. He expanded his fan base by learning to sing in Italian and French. Inevitably, he started to court the English-speaking market.


The 1981 compilation album "Julio" introduced him to a wider audience in America and England and included a top-selling version of Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine." The peak of his popularity, though, was "1100 Bel Air Place," a collection of duets. His unlikely collaboration with Willie Nelson, "To All the Girls I've Loved Before," became a Top 10 single, despite some criticism for sexism in its lyrics. The same album featured "All of You," a duet with Diana Ross.


Along the way, Iglesias collected numerous honors, such as Grammy awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1997, he became the first Latin performer to receive the Pied Piper Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP); previous winners have included Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Barbra Streisand.


In the past decade or so, Iglesias has concentrated less on English-language recordings. He continues to record in Spanish (as well as other languages, including French, German and Japanese). He also has seen his second son, Enrique Iglesias, become a star in his own right.


The "Starry Night World Tour" may seem like a victory lap or a farewell tour, but Iglesias has offered no signs of retiring. He remains a standard-bearer, an unabashed purveyor of
love songs.

(Source: http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20100713/ENT/100712094/-1/UPDATES01/Love-is-in-the-air-as-Julio-Iglesias-brings-his-tour-to-Morristown )

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Philadelphia Review

Iglesias coolly seduces the crowd on a steamy night
By A.D. Amorosi
For The Inquirer


Julio Iglesias did not invent the concept of the Latin lover and master of grand seduction.
Yet during the 42-year career that his international Starry Night Tour currently celebrates, the 66-year-old Spaniard has refined that image with his persuasive intonation and a song catalog that ranges from subtle drama to epic pomp.

Iglesias hasn't limited himself to the language of love. He's a multilingual crooner who, beyond the schmaltz of his hit "To All the Girls I've Loved Before," has reportedly sold more than 300 million albums worldwide. That's some come-on he's got going.

On a wrenchingly humid Thursday at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Iglesias - dapper in a three-piece black suit and tie - never broke a sweat while seducing his diverse audience. With three beautiful black-clad female singers beside him, the effect was like a Robert Palmer video come to life.

Iglesias was remarkably centered - no excess movement, a few simple gestures. He closed his eyes as he crooned tenderly throughout the Skinamax-like backgrounds of "Ni Te Tengo Ni Te Olvido" and the gently theatrical "Nathalie."

A master of dynamics and soft phrasing, Iglesias often sang with the microphone so far from his lips that he could almost have mailed a letter from there. When raised in passionate display during the tango "A Media Luz," his voice was conversational rather than boisterous. He told the audience that lyrics of sex and romance are his stock in trade. This brand of intimate calm was necessary to impart that message. His band even quieted down, so much so that during "De Niña a Mujer" it was if Iglesias were performing a cappella.

Iglesias' choice of English-language material allowed him to open up without losing his tender charms. He turned Willie Nelson's "Crazy" into a cocktail-lounge classic, complete with tinkling piano and trilling vocal flourishes. He brought one of his singers front-and-center for a dewy duet on "All of You" (his 1984 hit with Diana Ross) and made "You Are Always on My Mind" into an effortlessly breathy ballad.

(Source: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20100717_Iglesias_coolly_seduces_the_crowd_on_a_steamy_night.html)

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Chicago Video (YouTube)


(Source: YouTube)

Sunday, July 11, 2010






Julio charmed Chicago last night with an amazing concert at the beautiful Chicago Theatre.

Julio sang for about 2 hours and the audience loved every moment of it. Three encores encluded "Me Va, Me Va" "Can't Help Falling In Love" and "Hey!" He also sang a very emotional "Me Olvide Vivir" after which the crowd gave him a standing ovation. "All of You" was as usual a beautiful duet between Julio and Wendy.

Julio spoke to the audience thanking them for an amazing 40 years of music to which a audience member shouted "You deserve it!" to a round of applause and cheers.

Julio went on to discuss how hard it will be on Sunday with Spain going against the Netherlands in the World Cup. The crowd was cheering "Viva Espana!" and Julio joked that he would watch his kids to decide who to cheer for since Miranda would be cheering on the Netherlands.

Overall it was an amazing night in an amazing theatre!
(Pictures: Rory's cell phone)

Friday, July 9, 2010

Chicago Tribune Article / Interview

Alice Cooper and Julio Iglesias, together (sort of)
By Allison Stewart, Special to the Tribune
July 9, 2010


They are, both of them, wedded to their personas.Alice Cooper, 62, is forever the kohl-eyed, snake-wielding singer of "School's Out." The Spanish-born Julio Iglesias, 66, is forever the perma-tanned crooner, frozen sometime in 1988.But both have moved on. Cooper, a born-again Christian and well-known golf fanatic, is working with his longtime hitmaker Bob Ezrin on a new disc he describes as "classic Alice." Iglesias is touring in celebration of 40-plus years of record-making.

Both men are engaging conversationalists who know a thing or two about surviving in the ever-more-perilous record industry, and about keeping their onstage and offstage personas separate.

Some highlights from our conversations with both:

On the difference between their onstage and offstage personas:

Cooper: When I first started, I honestly didn't know where I began and Alice ended, and the reason was, I was drinking. I had to look up to Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix — those guys were like my big brothers. And they all died, every single one of them, by not separating the stage from the real world. So I learned kind of the hard way. I had to almost die doing it — that you have to have your stage life, which is this really over-the-top image, but you can't pull him off the stage and expect him to live in suburbia … without it driving you insane. I have a wife, I've been married 34 years, I've never cheated on her. I've got three kids who are the best kids. We go to church together. My real life is totally different from Alice Cooper, but when I play Alice Cooper, I play him to the hilt.

Iglesias: Physical things, of course. I don't wear pajamas on the stage. (Offstage,) I love to be in my comfortable pants and my T-shirt. I live in the sun — the three places I have are in the sun. The temperature in these places is no less than 75 degrees. It's a very open-air life.

'If anyone had told me 30 years ago I would still be performing, I would have said…':

Cooper: You're probably going to ask me that question in 30 years, when I'm 92. I'll still be doing it.

Iglesias: I would have told them, "Impossible!" We all believe in ourselves. Everyone who has contact with the people dreams that that is going to be for always. But we have a little (voice) in our brains that says, maybe tomorrow I wake up and I sell no records, maybe tomorrow I wake up and nobody comes to the concerts. … I have my discipline, it's stronger than ever. I can't drink two bottles of wine at night. I only drink a little glass. I used to drink a bottle of wine. The only thing I like in alcohol is wine.

On longevity:

Cooper: I think once you stick around for a long time like Ozzy (Osbourne) and myself and Iggy (Pop) — you know, we were young and dangerous and merciless, now we're sort of old and mischievous and lovable. … I probably do better shows now at 62 than I did when I was 30. … I'm in much better shape. It's like Benjamin Button. When I was 30 I was 65, because of drinking and messing myself up. Now that I'm 62, I feel like I'm 28 onstage.

Iglesias: It's not something I do economically for money at all. … I don't like holidays. Holidays make me feel like I'm retired. I have to work. Work for me is everything. When singers are on the stage, our lungs and our hearts run at a different speed. For example, when I'm singing, I'm breathing 20 times more than normal — 40 times. So my lungs and my heart have an instinct (for this), so when I stop doing it my heart and my lungs and my breath miss it. And I not only feel uncomfortable, I die earlier. You listen to any cardiologist, he will tell you.

On whether they're ever tempted to change their style:

Cooper: You know, it's funny, I've never wanted to go in any direction except hard rock. That's all I ever really wanted to do. Almost every one of my albums is a guitar-driven hard rock album, derivative of the Yardbirds and the Who, except it's got the Alice twist to it, and it's certainly got my lyrical twist to it, and that's really what makes it. I think if you look at all the bands from the '60s to now, all the bands that are still around are the hard rock bands.

Iglesias: My style, I don't have anything else than that. Even if I'd like to change something, it's too late for me. I'm not so young, you know?

(Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ott-0709-cooper-iglesias-20100709,0,4267996,full.story)

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Chicago

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Julio Iglesias charms Modesto Crowd


At age 66, Julio Iglesias remains a class act who pours soul and passion into his singing. His sold-out performance tonight at the 1,200-seat Rogers Theater at the Gallo Center for the Arts brought the audience to their feet. Appearing with a six-piece band, Iglesias sang a mix of Spanish and English hits, chatting in between in English with the crowd during his hour-long set. He made everything more interesting by including three gorgeous backup singers- two of whom did some sexy solo dancing for him. Ever the charmer, he joked that the 19-year-olds South American beautys were too old for him. A pair of talented tango dancers added some heat to the show, performing some steamy moves during many of the songs. Iglesias sang everything in a smooth, romantic style, adding his own Latin twist to such classics as Patsy Cline's "Crazy," Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love With You," "All of You" and more. Of course, he sang his biggest hit "To All the Girls I've Loved Before." He has an undeniable charisma and stage presence. It's not surprising that he has been able to maintain a 40-year international career.


- Lisa Millegan Renner/ Bee arts and entertainment reporter

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Julio's tribute to Rafa

from julioiglesias.com translated by Kristin Nazaret

"My dear Rafa:
What an emptiness in my soul, what an emptiness on our stage and how sad the music without your music ...
How I miss those minutes after each concert ... those hours and hours talking about eternity, “the great beyond,” about the spirit ...Today, everything is already different, your magical notes are gone forever, you who were continually talking to me about your readings and your weariness and I, oblivious, never thought that we would go. You have gone, but your music stays in me and in all of us.The other day in Hawaii , I noted that you were distracted and I remember saying to someone "I've noticed that Rafa is not well." It seemed to me a farewell without a goodbye, however it was a goodbye without a farewell... My heart and my head are deeply sorry that I did not tell you at that moment how much I admired you and all that you represented for me and for the many millions of people who have loved your songs.I know we're going to see each other again in the universe of souls, of which you spoke to me so often. There you will be at your magic piano, waiting for all who love you and who miss you, to return to sing together in this universe of your talent.


Your friend and companion,
Julio"

Monday, June 28, 2010

Rafael Ferro


Rafael Ferro passed away earlier this week. He was Julio's musical director and had worked with Julio for over 40 years.
He will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family as well as Julio's musical family.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Julio Iglesias speaks to his audiences

Julio Iglesias speaks to his audiences

Judith Salkin • Desert Post Weekly • June 24, 2010

If you think Julio Iglesias sounds sexy on the radio, try talking to him on the phone.

That smooth Spanish accent and voice are enough to make you melt, no matter how you feel about his music.


Iglesias, 66, returns to the Coachella Valley Saturday for a concert at The Show at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage.


The singer kicked off his “Starry Night” tour in January in Uruguay and has included stops in Australia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Hawaii and the Middle East before his stop in the desert.


He's squeezing in his desert concert before heading out to concerts in the rest of the United States and Canada. He finishes the tour in Europe.


“How is Palm Springs today?” Iglesias asks. “I have been coming there for 35 years, and I am always very happy when I am in the desert.”


Iglesias' early plans didn't include becoming a singer. He was studying law at Cambridge and playing goalie for the soccer team Real Madrid until a car wreck changed his life.
It was during his long recovery that Iglesias turned to music, learning to play guitar to regain strength in his hands.


Music “is in my blood,” he says. “It is who I am. You cannot change who you are.”
His career started in 1968 when he won the Festival de Benidorm song competition with “La Vida Sigue Igual.” Two years later, he won the Barcelona Song Festival with “Gwendolyne,” which also was Spain's entry in the Eurovision song festival.


There aren't a lot of singers who can claim Iglesias' international reputation. There are probably fewer still that sing in as many languages, including Japanese, Philippine Tagalog, Bahasa Indonesian and Mandarin Chinese.


It's translating his music into other languages that has challenged him over the past 40 years, Iglesias says.


“I am passionate about everything I do — when I fall in love, when I sing,” he says.


Translating that passion is what Iglesias strives for.


“The hardest part is that the phrases are not exact,” he says. “Like in America, the emphasis is on the end of the phrases. It was much harder for me to learn to sing this way.”


His duets with Willie Nelson (“To All the Girls I've Loved Before”), Diana Ross (“All of You”) and Stevie Wonder (“My Love”) helped him adapt to American music.


“It happened very naturally for me in the duets,” he says. “I was very lucky that Willie wanted to work with me. He was quite special. And Diana and Stevie, I learned the phrasing from (listening to) the sound of their voices.”


Even after more than four decades and hundreds of hits around the world, Iglesias is grateful for his voice and still being able to perform for his fans.


“I don't care what the size of the audience is,” he says.


“Forty or 50 thousand or 1,500. I don't take anything for granted, especially the people who come to see me.”

(Source: http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100624/LIFESTYLES0101/6240303/Julio-Iglesias-speaks-to-his-audiences)

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Las Vegas Review

Julio Iglesias Sings His Canciones de Amor At the Las Vegas Hilton

Julio Iglesias is not your run-of-the-mill Las Vegas act. Now celebrating his 40th year in show business, Iglesias is playing the Las Vegas Hilton tonight and tomorrow (June 11 and 12). And, aside from his longevity, he is a rare entertainer in that he draws a vey large Latino audience along with the English-speaking people who come to his show. And, while it may skew slightly older, his audience is of all ages.


In addition to celebrating his career, Iglesias was given two awards before his show Friday night. The Las Vegas International Press Association bestowed its Maximum Hispanic Pride (Máximo Orgullo Hispano) award on him and the Clark County Commissioners declared June 10th “Julio Iglesias Day" ikn the county where Las Vegas is located.

But, of course, we're here to discuss his show, billed as an "Evening of Passion, Excitement, Romance."


Iglesias appears with a seven-piece band, three singers and two dancers. He mostly stands quietly as they all do their thing. Having never seen him in person before I have no comparison but he seems to be a classic crooner, quietly singing (with his eyes closed) and choosing songs very familliar to his audience. Of course, that means that only four songs were in English — All Of You, his hit with Diana Ross, To All The Girls I've Loved Before, the Albert Hammond song with which he had a hit with Willie Nelson and the two other Nelson numbers he recorded, Crazy and Always On My Mind. His interpretations of these four songs were lovely. Always On My Mind and To All The Girls I've Loved Before were especially so.
Iglesias' band was outstanding and the singers were good. The two dancers, however skilled they were, seemed superfluous as they distracted from the music.
Iglesias looks good and he sounds good. I must note that, unlike most concerts I've seen, even those performed by people who've been in the business as long as Iglesias, the audience tended to sing along with him as he did the music they know very well.. And by "sing," I mean they actually sang. Out loud. They didn't just mouth the lyrics. On one hand, it was distracting, even annoying. On the others, this man was clearly singing beloved songs that have meaning for his audience. So, I cannot exactly condemn them.

The show was, on the whole, quite a pleasant way to pass 90 minutes or so and different enough from the usual fare to be worth seeing.

(Source: http://lasvegas.broadwayworld.com/article/Julio_Iglesias_Sings_His_Canciones_de_Amor_At_the_Las_Vegas_Hilton_20100611)

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Julio Iglesias Day- Las Vegas Newspaper Article



Julio Iglesias Receives award on Julio Iglesias Day
By Robin Leach (contact)
Friday, June 11, 2010 1:11 p.m
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Yesterday was a day of honors for Latin singer-songwriter superstar Julio Iglesias before the start of a three-night run at the Las Vegas Hilton. Julio, 66, received an honor from the State of Nevada proclaiming June 10, 2010, as Julio Iglesias Day; the Las Vegas International Press awarded him the Maximum Hispanic Pride Award; and Clark County Commissioners also proclaimed yesterday Julio Iglesias Day.

Julio, one of the Top 10 bestselling music artists in history, has sold more than 300 million albums from his 77 CDs in 14 languages. His sons Enrique and Julio Jr. followed in Dad’s footsteps and are successful artists in their own right. Fun fact amid the World Cup frenzy: Julio was a goalkeeper for one of Real Madrid’s teams, but a car accident in 1963 ended his soccer career.


(Source: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jun/11/julio-iglesias-receives-award-julio-iglesias-day-l/)

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Julio Iglesias to melt hearts in Poughkeepsie

Julio Iglesias to melt hearts in Poughkeepsie
By Paula Ann MitchellFreeman staff

To all the girls he’s loved before (and those he hasn’t), guard your tender hearts. The man on the Bardavon Opera House stage this Sunday just may steal it away—in a glance or a song.


That performer could be none other than the Grammy-Award winning Julio Iglesias, the Spanish crooner, who’s sold more than 300 million albums in 14 languages, released 77 albums and been the recipient of more than 2,600 Platinum and Gold records in his illustrious career.

Sony Entertainment lists Iglesias as one of the top-10, best-selling music artists in history. In April, the singer received a Lifetime Achievement award from Sony Music Entertainment Malaysia for his extraordinary 43-year career.

Iglesias will be bringing his 2010 “Starry Night” world tour to the Poughkeepsie venue at 35 Market St. June 6 at 7 p.m., marking the first time the singer has ever been to the Mid-Hudson Valley.“I’m going to sing 43 years of music,” Iglesias recently told the Freeman. “For sure, I’ll be doing the classics, the songs people know. I play the music people want me to play,” he said in a phone call from Romania.

The “Starry Night” tour is named after his third English album, which enjoyed record-breaking sales in more than 50 countries. Iglesias will be traveling to five different continents for this year’s tour.It features some of his classic romantic ballads like “Crazy,” “Me Olvide de Vivir” (I Forgot to Live), “Hey!” and “Lo Mejor de tu Vida” (The Best of your Life).

He said he wants his entire audience, not just the female fans, to tremble with each note that he crafts and each breath that he takes.“For me, it is all about passion. I put passion into everything,” he said. “I sing because it is what I do with my life and what I love to do.”And it’s not just his velvety voice and the feeling he communicates in his music that steal the ladies’ hearts.

At 66, the debonair Iglesias still flaunts taut and chiseled features, gleaming white teeth and a muscular physique—the very picture of the “Latin Lover.”“I love them all,” he said of his fans all over the globe. “Not just the ladies, but I do love them most, and I learn from them and I respect them. It’s like a marriage between an artist and his audience.”Strangely, though, this wasn’t how it was supposed to turn out for the singer, who was born in Madrid in 1943 as Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva.In his younger days, Iglesias had studied law in Madrid and enjoyed success as a goalkeeper for the Real Madrid soccer team.

A car accident in 1963 ended his sports career, resulting in a compression of his spinal cord. It didn’t look too good for a man who was just 20 years old at the time.Doctors weren’t sure he’d ever be able to walk again, and it forced him to reach deep within to find courage and meaning.“There is much more acceleration in your brain and your soul when you have situations that cause you to change. You become a survivor,” Iglesias said.He began tinkering with stringed instruments, particularly the guitar, to regain hand strength, and in the process Iglesias discovered his musical gift.The singer’s big break came in 1968 when he won a music contest with his original song, “La Vida Sigue Igual” (Life Stays the Same).Not long after, he singed a deal with Discos Columbia, the Spanish branch of Columbia Records, and released his debut album La Vida Sigue Igual in 1969.Iglesias rose to international prominence in the 1970s and 1980s.

In addition to Spanish, he has recorded albums in German, French, Italian, English, Portuguese, Tagalog and Japanese.One of his most memorable English songs was the 1984 “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before,” a duet recorded with country legend Willie Nelson. The song earned a fifth-place spot in the Billboard Hot 100 that year.The following year, Iglesias was honored with a star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and three years later, he won a Grammy Award for best Latin singer with the album “Un Hombre Solo” (A Man Alone).Iglesias has also performed with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and Sting.

Today, his son, Enrique Iglesias, is a noted pop singer and songwriter, who has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide.

The elder Iglesias, meantime, is looking forward to his upcoming engagement in the Hudson Valley, although this certainly isn’t the first time he’s played in New York. At Radio City Music Hall alone, Iglesias has appeared at least 45 times.“I hope they (audience members) say to each other, ‘It was a good time.’ The best thing is they are going home … and they feel that passion. That is what I hope gets communicated,” Iglesias said.


WHAT: “Starry Night” at the Bardavon with Julio IglesiasWHEN: Sunday at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Bardavon Opera House, 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie
HOW MUCH: From $75 to $175. The higher-end tickets include a post-concert reception for the singer at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel.
CALL: Bardavon Opera House at (845) 473-2072 or the Ulster Performing Arts Center at (845) 339-6088.ONLINE:www.bardavon.org

(Source: http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2010/06/04/entertainment/doc4c0841540d76a037925330.txt)

Friday, June 4, 2010

Las Vegas announces "Julio Iglesias Day"

Las Vegas decrees "Julio Iglesias Day", and honors the singer with the "Outstanding Hispanic Award" (Máximo Orgullo Hispano)

Julio Iglesias will be honored by the Las Vegas International Press Association, which will award him the prestigious "Outstanding Hispanic Award (Máximo Orgullo Hispano)." In addition, the city government authorities will proclaim that day, “Julio Iglesias Day”.The event will take place on June 10, before the first performance of the artist, scheduled to take place in the Hilton Hotel and Casino, to be followed by two consecutive days of concerts in the Hilton.The distinction recognizes his brilliant career, spanning more than four decades, and his prominent presence on the stages of the world´s entertainment capital, as well as his contributions to culture and music. Pablo Antonio Castro Zavala, president of Las Vegas International Press Association, stated: ´´It´s a great honor for our organization to pay a deserved tribute to such a living legend as is Julio Iglesias. His music has been played all over the world and has had an enormous impact on all languages”.The Outstanding Hispanic Award (Máximo Orgullo Hispano) has been given in the past to such prominent figures as Vicente Fernández, José José, Luis Miguel, Juan Gabriel, Alejandro Fernández, among other international celebrities.

(from: julioiglesias.com)

Saturday, May 29, 2010

All Of You with Wendy (YouTube)

Julio and Wendy perform "All of You"

(Source: YouTube)

Monday, May 24, 2010

Julio in Morocco


Julio Iglesias: Morocco's Music Reflects its Cultural Richness
Friday, May 21 2010 11:34


Rabat - "Moroccan music has its own and special rhythms and tones, which reflects the cultural richness of Morocco and the exuberance of its songs with high emotional load," Spanish pop star Julio Iglesias said.

In an exclusive interview with MAP, Julio Iglesias who will give a concert on May 23 as part of the Festival "Mawazine Rhythms of the World" (May 21-29), said he would like to make a song inspired by Moroccan music.
The Spanish star said he is happy to meet his fans in Morocco, a country he visited several times, without hiding his fascination for Rabat, "a beautiful city with very friendly population and lives music with passion and enthusiasm."
"I am looking forward to an unforgettable evening with the Moroccan public that I really like," he added.
"Sharing the stage with B.B. King, Elton John and other big stars, in an international festival such as Mawazine is a pleasure," he said.
Talking about his music career, Julio Iglesias said that the key to success is hard work, passion for music and perseverance, but also constancy which is very important.

"It's music that keeps me alive. To be on tour for six months a year requires to take care of yourself and to be fit in order to give the best of yourself to your fans," he said

"I do not know if I was influenced, I always tried to be myself, but I certainly admire great stars and learn from them," he said.

"Music is a gift that life has offered to me, and I am very grateful because at 20, I found myself half paralysed because of a car accident, that has changed my life altogether," he recalled.

"Music came into my life as the best therapy to overcome this ordeal, starting to play the guitar and to compose my first songs at the hospital," he added. His first song "La vida sigue igual" was born and awarded at the Festival of Benidorm, in Spain.

Concerning his upcoming works, Julio Iglesias said his next album will be a bit special as it will bring 135 of his best songs on five CDs, and it will be ready for this fall.

Julio Iglesias, who has more than 70 albums, was born September 23, 1943 in Madrid where he studied law.

Talented athlete, he fulfilled his dream by becoming a goalkeeper in Real Madrid. That dream was shattered when a terrible car accident left him half paralysed and unable to walk for almost two years.

During the 80s, the career of Julio reached the summits of fame. In 1983 he won first prize and the single song diamond ever awarded to an artist by the Guinness Book of Records for having sold as many records in different languages, unmatched by any other artist in history.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Julio in Philadelphia

Thursday, July 15th
JULIO IGLESIAS
Philadelphia, PA

Friday, May 14, 2010

Julio in Chicago

Saturday, July 10
Julio Iglesias
The Chicago Theatre
Chicago, IL
08:00 PM
tickets onsale 5/15 at 11:00 am

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Happy Mothers Day



Best wishes to Miranda and all the Mom's out there for a very Happy Mother's Day!

Friday, April 30, 2010

Interview

Part I



Part II

(Source: YouTube)

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

New US Tour Date

Julio Iglesias
Grove of Anaheim
Anaheim, CA
Saturday, June 19 8:00 PM

Sunday, April 18, 2010

His Passion is music

His passion is music
Singer Julio Iglesias has been making people happy since winning a song contest in the '60s
By John Berger

If I were one of Julio Iglesias' millions of female fans, I probably would have lost it -- maybe when the telephone rang precisely when his assistant had said he would be calling, maybe sometime during the interview. Or maybe I would have succeeded in tamping my feelings down, been as professional and matter-of-fact as possible while we were talking, then called my closest gal pal and let her eat her heart out.

But, hey, I'm a guy. I've respected Julio's talent and commercial success for years, but I'm still an entertainment writer with almost 40 years on the job. With that as perspective, I'll add that Julio was a great interview.

"I'm working at being alive," he said with a hearty laugh, responding to my opening question about the projects he's working on these days. He called from Argentina and was preparing to fly to Peru and the final shows of his South American tour.

That was more than a month ago. After several schedule changes, Iglesias will finally return to Honolulu for a one-nighter tomorrow at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. In the meantime he's delighted fans in the Philippines, China, Japan and Australia.

Entertaining international audiences isn't a problem for a man who has sold an estimated 300 million albums worldwide over the past 40 years. However, in addition to wowing audiences with his singing, he can also talk to them -- Iglesias speaks fluent English, French, Italian and Portuguese in addition to his native Spanish. He's also recorded individual songs in several other languages.

"It is not easy to record (in languages you don't speak), but you get to the culture of the people in its own way and they understand that you've made an effort," he said. "To sing in Chinese is not very easy for an Occidental, but it's OK because you explain yourself and you make people happy, and that's what it's all about in an artist's life."

Iglesias has been making people happy since the late 1960s, when he won a songwriting competition in Spain and was signed by the Spanish subsidiary of Columbia Records. Hits in several European countries followed, and he was already an international star when he moved to Florida and embarked on a successful campaign to break into the mainstream English-speaking American market.

He first made the American pop charts with "Amor," which reached No. 105 on Billboard's "Bubbling Under" chart in 1983. His breakthrough came less than a year later when his now iconic duet with Willie Nelson, "To All the Girls I've Loved Before," hit No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified platinum for sales of more than 2 million copies.

Iglesias recalled it as "an amazing situation -- a perfect combination in a way that was unusual."

"I am very grateful to Willie because he was patient enough to give me time to understand the English (lyrics) because I was not an English-speaking person at that time, and very grateful too because the song has character."

He volunteered that he doesn't feel that way about some of his other work. Iglesias said he made "mistakes" in some of the songs he chose -- his recent album "Romantic Classics," in particular -- but sees the mistakes as part of the learning process.

And, after more than 40 years as a recording artist, singing is still his passion.

"If I don't sing, am I going to wait for life to bring me to reconciliation with my past? No. The past is OK, but the future is much more interesting for me," he said. "The passion for me is music, and my passion for music is still alive -- I would say it is more alive than ever.

"If you lose your passion for your profession, you lose your passion for many things."


(Source: http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20100416_his_passion_is_music.html)

July Tour Dates

According to julioiglesias.com and ticketmaser, the July concerts have been removed from the schedule. Please check with the venue for additional information.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Julio returns to Las Vegas

Julio Iglesias
June 10, 11, 12
Las Vegas, NV
The Las Vegas Hilton
Ticket Info: 1-800-222-5361

Sunday, April 11, 2010

NEW 2010 TOUR DATES

June 2010-

25- Rising Sun, IN (CINCINNATI, OH AREA)
28- Friant, CA (FRESNO, CA AREA)
29- Modesto, CA

July 2010-

3- Wendover, NV (SALT LAKE CITY, UT AREA)
13- Vienna, VA (WASHINGTON, DC AREA)
16- Morristown, NJ
23- Richmond, British Columbia (VANCOUVER AREA)
24- Coquitlam, British Columbia (VANCOUVER AREA)

Hooked on Julio



Hooked on Julio
By S. Indra Sathiabalan

Pictures: Legendary singer and heartthrob, Julio Iglesias recieving a LifetimeAcievement Award from Adrian Lim, the managing director of SonyMusic Malaysia. Sunpix: Anwar Faiz


PETALING JAYA (April 6, 2010): IF you measure a singer's success by the number of albums sold, or the number of platinum and gold awards received, then Julio Iglesias would certainly rank high on the list.

The Latin crooner has, to date, released 79 albums, and sold a staggering 300 million copies in 14 languages, besides being a recipient of more than 2,600 platinum and gold awards. Not bad for a football player who turned to singing after a near-fatal car accident left him paralysed and unable to walk for almost two months.

Julio got his big break when he won the prestigious Spanish song festival The Benidorm with his self-penned song 'Vida Sigue Igual' (Life Goes On) in 1968.

By 1971 he has sold his first million records and charmed millions of ladies across the globe.
To date, Julio has given over 5,000 concerts in 600 cities around the world and more than 60 million people have seen him live.

The 66-year-old was down in Kuala Lumpur recently for his fifth concert in the country, and though he has aged a bit, his smooth-as-silk vocals still managed to vow the crowd at the Plenary Hall at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on April 1.

Earlier, Julio gave a press conference, where he admitted that "the biggest privilege for an artiste is to come back to places they have performed in before".

Read more about the interview in theSun newspaper tomorrow.

Meanwhile, here are some Julio quotes.

>> On his future plans after recording a 35 song compilation album and a tribute album to his favourite artistes: “After that if I am not dead, I will make a new album of Christmas songs because I have never done a Christmas album. You never know. The future for me is to work, to learn, to help, to enjoy, to be thankful to the people and to be grateful.”

>> On contemporary music:“With contemporary music I get confused. Because everyday there are new artistes. They asked me about Lady Gaga the other day. I promise you, the first time I heard about her was in the Philippines a week ago and my promoter said to me that people are crazy about Lady Gaga’s music. So I wanted to see who was Lady Gaga. So I was interested and I turned on MTV to see who she was.”

>> On touring and singing:“Organically I know if I stop singing, I will start to die.”
>> On being a successful Latin artiste: "I'm the Latin artiste who has been the most successful in history at representing the Latin culture. The stylings of my words are immodest, but it's the truth."
>> On Love: "Love is like wine. To sip is fine, but to empty the bottle is a headache."
>> On retiring: "You retire when you are sick and when you can't do it any more or when the public retires you. That's the most painful, because that's the one that leaves you wanting to accomplish more." -- theSun

Saturday, April 10, 2010

San Marco, Italy

Julio performs "Me Va, Me Va" in San Marco, Italy.



"When You Tell Me That You Love Me"

(Source: YouTube)

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Romancing the crowd Julio style


THE Starry Starry Night with Julio Iglesias concert at the Plenary Hall, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, started 15 minutes late.

But when the 66-year-old ­balladeer came on stage singing Nathalie before turning on his charm with a “Hello Malaysia!”, the crowd warmly welcomed him with loud applause.

Iglesias was happy to be back in Kuala Lumpur. “I love Malaysia and everyone in my entourage is so impressed with what you have achieved since we were here the last time,” he said.

“Thank you very much for ­coming. I first came to Malaysia when I was 12. Now I’m 47 ....” The crowd roared with laughter.

“I love Kuala Lumpur. It was in Malaysia that I first kissed my wife ... and that got me five kids and cost me millions, so thank you very much, Kuala Lumpur.” Again, the audience roared with delight.

Iglesias went on to deliver a repertoire that featured some of the greatest hits of his career – a mixture of Spanish, Italian and ­English songs.

A consummate entertainer, he knew how to engage the audience and mesmerise them with his romantic songs. He was vibrant and charismatic, humorous and engaging. He got the audience to sing along with him on Always on My Mind and Mammy Blue.

He is both a gentleman and ­gracious mentor, too. At one point in the beautiful duet, All of You, with backup singer Wendy Moten, he nudged her forward while he took a few steps back to allow her to bask in the limelight as she sang her part. It’s this little gesture that showed his humility and humanity.

When he sang hits such as Begin the Beguine or Me Va, Me Va, he’s in a world of his own – with his eyes closed and his right hand drawing figures in the air, then stopped at his stomach and caressed it, pouring his emotions and soul into his ­singing and transporting his listeners to another realm. That’s the power and magic of Iglesias.

When he sang his English hits (Crazy, To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before, Can’t Help Falling in Love), the crowd was in love.

Each time he sang a number from his Tango album, he was ­accompanied on stage by a talented pair of tango dancers, Soledad Fernandez and Herman Gelosi. They were superb.

“I love Asia ... my first wife, I have 25 wives (the crowd roared with laughter) ... no, no, I have just two,” he joked.

“My first was Filipino so I ­understand the culture of Southeast Asian people very much. I know in Malaysia, you have a perfectionist ideal ... very unique and very clean.

“But tonight, let’s be a little dirty. Let’s imagine when you go back home, with your wife, partner, lover ... let’s dance the tango.

“But don’t get too excited because with tango, you will get pregnant immediately ... and in vertical position!” The audience roared again.

A brief account of his recent trip to Haiti left the audience and ­himself, raw. But he recovered enough to deliver the beautiful Fragile, a song he recorded with Sting.

Time seemed to stand still when Iglesias sang his farewell song and someone in the audience shouted their love to him. He smiled, raised his hands clasped as if in prayer and left the stage after 90 minutes of singing, only to reappear soon after for an encore.

In fact, he came back twice. The audience seemed not to get enough of this romantic balladeer. The magic is still intact despite the advancing years. – Isaac Zulen

(Source:http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=45257)


Sunday, April 4, 2010

Julio Iglesias receives Lifetime Achievement award in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, April 01 (ANI): Spanish superstar Julio Iglesias received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Sony Music Malaysia at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel yesterday.

Sony Music managing director Adrian Lim presented the award.

The balladeer will be performing a 90-minute concert of hits recorded over more than 40 years at a “Starry Starry Night with Julio Iglesias” concert at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre’s Plenary Hall, tonight.

“It was a big honour to be invited to perform here for the first time, many years ago,” The New Straits Times Online quoted him, as saying.

“And it’s an even bigger honour to be asked to return for another concert. When I close my eyes and sing, I lose my nationality and become one with the audience.

“I love Malaysia and everyone in my entourage is so impressed with what you have achieved since we were here the last time,” he added. (ANI)


More at : Julio Iglesias receives Lifetime Achievement award in Malaysia
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/julio-iglesias-receives-lifetime-achievement-award-in-malaysia_100342137.html#ixzz0k928otwQ

Friday, April 2, 2010

Julio works his magic on Malaysia


Julio Iglesias works his magic on Malaysia
By S. INDRAMALAR

KUALA LUMPUR: Multiple grammy winner Julio Iglesias charmed thousands of his fans at his concert dubbed “Starry Night” at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre last night.
Charmer: Iglesias belting out one of his hits to fans during his 90-minute concert at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre yesterday.


The 66-year-old balladeer did not disappoint by performing many of his popular hits like “Nathalie”, “Tango”, “Begin the Beguine” and “All of You”. Although the show started 90 minutes late, agitating the audience, they soon forgave their idol after he turned on his charm. “Hello Malaysia!” he exclaimed at the start.


“Thank you very much for coming. You know (it was) in Kuala Lumpur (that) I kissed my wife for the first time. And that got me 5 kids and cost me millions of dollars! So thank you very much Kuala Lumpur!” he said as the crowd laughed.


Last night’s performance was Iglesias’ fifth in Malaysia.


Wednesday, March 31, 2010

"Crazy" (YouTube Video)

Julio performs "Crazy" on NBC in 1994.

(Source: YouTube)

Friday, March 26, 2010

Julio in Elizabeth, NJ



Julio Iglesias
Saturday, July 17th
The Ritz Theatre
Elizabeth, NJ


http://www.ritztheatre.net/concerts.html






Wednesday, March 24, 2010

HOLA! Magaizine


Julio and Family are pictured on the latest edition of HOLA! magazine.


Monday, March 22, 2010

"Everytime We Fall In Love" Presidental Inaugural Ball

Julio perfoms "Everytime I Fall In Love" at the Presidental Inaugural Ball for George H. W. Bush in 1989.

(Source: YouTube)

Sunday, March 21, 2010

It's all about love


It’s all about love


Julio Iglesias continues to captivate his fans with his romantic ballads 40 years on


by S. Indra Sathiabalan



I am very grateful to all the people around the world who havecome to see me perform and bought my albums. Without them,these 42 years would have not been possible." – Julio IglesiasWHEN he sings, Julio Iglesias gives it his all – closing his eyes and crooning as though the words are coming from his very soul.



Iglesias, 66, is one of the world’s most popular recording artistes, having sold more than 300 million albums in 14 languages. For over four decades, he has captivated audiences with his beautiful love songs whether sung in Spanish, English or Portuguese.
The veteran singer will be making a stop in Kuala Lumpur on his 2010 world tour. In an email interview, Iglesias seems just as happy to come perform here as we are to have him.
Asked what is his secret for enduring as an artiste for so long, he replies: "Being in love with music, hard work, discipline and a good communication with the audience."
He is also humbled by the fact that he is one of the top 10 best-selling artistes of all time. "It’s an honour and a big responsibility at the same time. I am very grateful to all the people around the world who have come to see me perform and bought my albums. Without them, these 42 years would have not been possible."



Even his many Spanish songs have managed to captivate millions who don’t understand the language. "I have the chance to perform many of my songs in Spanish, a language spoken by more than 400 million people in the world, and I also sing in many other languages, including Asian ones.
"I think it is important to reach the audience by means of their mother tongue, but understanding the lyrics of a song is not compulsory to reach people’s hearts. Music is a universal language itself."
How different would this coming concert be from his previous performances here?
"Yes, I’ve performed in Malaysia several times. The last time was in 2003. I have beautiful memories related to your country and am looking forward to coming back.



"The show in Kuala Lumpur on April 1 will be focused on the most important songs of my career – those which gave me the joy to see three generations together. There is no greater recompense for an artiste."



Many of those hit songs such as To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before, My Love, El Amor, Manuela and Soy are still enjoyed today.



"Because they talk about those little details which make the difference in life and about the engine of the universe, love, in a simple and direct way," Iglesias explains about the songs’ popularity.
When asked if he is as romantic as his music, he says: "Well, I would tend to say yes, but you should better ask my wife, Miranda."



Iglesias declares he doesn’t do anything special to keep his voice in good shape. "Just lots of rehearsals and many hours of recording, in the studio. That is the best recipe."
Asked who he listens to and admires the most, he says: "I enjoy very much listening to great voices who are part of the history of music, like [Frank] Sinatra and Elvis [Presley], but also to the young generation, like my son, Enrique. It is great to see new talents rising because it means evolution and diversity."



His older sons, Julio Jr and Enrique (with former wife Isabel Preysler), have followed in his footsteps as singers. He also have four young children (two sons and twin girls) with current wife and former Dutch model Miranda Rijnsburger and an older daughter with Preysler.
"My kids love music. Michael and Rodrigo even set up a band, with their cousins on Christmas and invited me to perform for them. I don’t know if they will follow in my footsteps; it will be their decision, when the moment comes."



Iglesias had once said that he enjoys doing the tango and even came out with an album of sensual love songs called Tango (1996).



"The tango is a constant feature in my life. I adore it and it is always a part of my shows. Tango is synonym to love and passion, so it represents a universal language.
"I am sure the Malaysian audience will enjoy the tangos we’ll perform and which will be illustrated by a pair of Argentinean dancers."



To his fans in Malaysia, he says: "I send them a huge hug and I can’t wait to see them again in Kuala Lumpur on April 1. I am sure we’ll have a great evening together. A big, big kiss, Malaysia! See you soon."



Julio Iglesias’ concert will start at the Plenary Hall, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, at 7.30pm. For ticket prices, log on to

www.axcess.com.my .


(Source:http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=44435)