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Also known as: Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva
Julio Iglesias
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Arts & Culture
- Awards And Honors:
- Grammy Award (2019) Grammy Award (1987)
Julio Iglesias, in full Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva, (born September 23, 1943, Madrid, Spain), Spanish singer and songwriter whose romantic image, magnetic stage presence, and expressive music made him one of the best-selling artists of all time. By the early 21st century he had sold hundreds of millions of albums in more than a dozen languages. Iglesias was born and raised in Madrid, where his family lived in an upper-middle-class neighbourhood. After finishing his secondary education, Iglesias went on to study law at the urging of his father. At the same time he played on the junior reserve ...(100 of 509 words)