Julio Iglesias is a Spanish singer and songwriter born on September 23, 1943 in Madrid. According to music industry sources, he is considered the best selling Latin music artist in history and one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. He started his musical career later in life. In his early adult years, he was a professional soccer player and played as a goalkeeper for Real Madrid Castilla. His soccer career ended when he was in a serious car accident and couldn't walk for 2 years. When he was in the hospital, a nurse gave him a guitar so that he would have something to do with his hands. In learning to play, he discovered his musical talent. He later signed a deal with Discos Columbia, the Spanish branch of the Columbia Records company. In 1979 he moved to Miami, Florida and signed a deal with CBS International, and started singing in different languages such as English, French, Portuguese, and German. He then released his album, De Niña a Mujer. In 1984 he released the hit album, 1100 Bel Air Place, which established him in the English speaking music industry. It sold over 3 million copies in the United States. In the 1990s he returned to his original spanish roots and released the album Tango in 1996. In 2003, he released his album Divorcio. In 2003 and 2004, he went on a ten-month world tour which took him from Europe to Asia and then on to North America, South America and Africa. In September 2006, he released Romantic Classics. This album was Iglesias's highest debut on the Billboard charts, it reached number 31 in the United States. In 2011, he launched a new album called Numero 1. Julio inglesias is an amazing artist who has sold more than 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and has released more than 80 albums.
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