By: Meghan Stephany
Julio nació el 23 de septiembre de 1943 en Madrid, España. His birth name was Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva. He sold over three-hundred million records worldwide in fourteen languages, and he released eighty albums. Julio was in a near fatal car accident which left him partially paralyzed and unable to walk for two years. After college, he was a European soccer goalkeeper for Real Madrid. Julio él era un cantante y compositor desde 1968.
Julio won the Golden Mermaid Trophy at the Benidorm International Song festival. This event took place in 1968 for songwriters in Spain. Esta evento toma lugar cada verano en Benidorm España. La canción que ganó era “La Vida Sigue Igual. Julio received a trophy and $47,000 to produce a record.
Julio won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album of the year. He won this award at the 1988 Grammy Awards. It was held on March 2, 1988 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. El álbum que ganó era “el Tango”. Este álbum era lanzado el 19 de noviembre de These awards recognize accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.
Julio influenced many people who have come to be famous including Enrique. Su hijo ha seguido sus pasos como cantante. Enrique won 16 Billboard Music Awards, 5 American Music Awards, a Grammy, a Latin Grammy, and 7 World Music Awards. Julio tenía una de la cima 5 de éxito artistas de la música en la historia. UNICEF appointed him as special Representative for the Performing Arts for everything he has done for them. He performed at a benefit for the children in Haiti, and he touched their lives.