His entry was the song “ Gwendolyne.” Shortly after he had a number one hit in many European countries with “Un Canto A Galicia.” That single sold 1 million copies in Germany. He represented Spain in the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest, earning fourth place, after Northern Irish singer Dana and the Welsh singer Mary Hopkin. After his events he signed a deal with Discos Columbia, the Spanish branch of the Columbia Records company. In 1968, he won the Benidorm International Song Festival, a songwriter’s event in Spain, with the song “La vida sigue igual” (meaning “Life Goes On The Same”) which was used in the film La vida sigue igual, about his own life. Iglesias Puga’s second marriage, to Ronna Keitt. Julio’s half siblings were a product of Dr. After Iglesias was 60 years old, his 89 year old father produced more children: half-brother Jaime born and half sister Ruth born July 26, 2006. The couple has three sons and twin daughters: Miguel (born September 7, 1997), Rodrigo (born April 3, 1999), Victoria and Cristina (born May 1, 2001) and Guillermo (born May 5, 2007). The religious ceremony was celebrated in the Parish of the Virgen del Carmen of Marbella, and was followed by a Mass of thanksgiving in the chapel on the property the couple owns in the same city.
On August 24, 2010, Julio Iglesias and Miranda Rijnsburger got married after a 20-year relationship. In 1981 his father, Julio Iglesias Puga, Sr, was kidnapped by Basque terrorists but found alive two weeks later, prompting Julio Iglesias to move his children to Miami, Florida. In 1971, he married Spanish Filipino journalist Isabel Preysler and had three children, Chabeli Iglesias, Julio Iglesias, Jr. When he recovered from his accident, he resumed academic studies and traveled to the United Kingdom to study the English language, first in Ramsgate, then at Bell Educational Trust‘s Language School in Cambridge. To develop and increase the dexterity of his hands, he began playing guitar. However, slowly, he began recovering his health. It’s a compression in the cord, in the sense of the neck…my spinal cord and I was very, very ill for three years.” His doctors thought he would never walk again indeed, his legs were left permanently weakened, and they continued to require therapy as of late October 2010. He said, “I had a car accident very, very strange car accident…I lost control of the car and rolled it, resulting in what they call ‘paraparexia,’ which is not paraplegia. On September 22, 1963, he was involved in a car crash, resulting in an injury to his spinal cord. In the 1960s, he studied law in Madrid and was a goalkeeper for one of Real Madrid‘s football teams. Iglesias’ father’s family was from Galicia, and Iglesias’ mother an Andalusian. Julio Iglesias Puga and María del Rosario de la Cueva y Perignat. Iglesias was born in Madrid, the eldest son of Dr. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 5 best-selling music artists in history. He has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 80 albums, and more than 2,600 gold and platinum records certified. By the early 21st century he had sold hundreds of millions of albums in more than a dozen languages.
Julio Iglesias (born Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva September 23, 1943) is a Spanish singer and songwriter whose romantic image, magnetic stage presence, and expressive music made him one of the best-selling artists of all time.
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