Julio Iglesias

Julio Iglesias is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide. More here: http://bit.ly/GW0ycS.

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Julio Iglesias (Spanish pronunciation: [%CB%88xuljo iˈɣlesjas] born Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva; September 23, 1943) is a Spanish singer and songwriter who has sold over 300 million records worldwide[1][2][3][4][5] in 14 languages and released 80 albums, and more than 2,600 gold and platinum records certified.[6][7] According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is the best selling Latin music artist in history.

Julio Iglesias was born on September 23, 1943 in Madrid. He is the son of Julio Iglesias, Sr., a medical doctor from Ourense who became one of the youngest gynecologists in the country, and Maria del Rosario de la Cueva y Perignat (1919-2002). Iglesias' paternal ancestry comes from Galicia,[8] his paternal grandparents were named Manuela Puga Noguerol and Ulpiano Iglesias Sarria. His maternal grandparents were Jose de la Cueva y Orejuela (1887-1955),[9] and Dolores de Perignat y Ruiz de Benavides, [10] who was a native of Puerto Rico.[11] Iglesias claims that he has Jewish ancestry on his maternal side, having mentioned his mother's name "de la Cueva y Perignat" (literally "of the cave"), referring to Jewish people in hiding, is a very common Jewish name.[12][13] He alternated playing professional football with studying law at the CEU San Pablo University in Madrid. In the earliest years of his young adulthood, he was a goalkeeper for Real Madrid Castilla. His professional football career ended when he had a serious car accident, due to which he was unable to walk for two years.[14] Afterwards, he said of those years, "I had more courage and attitude than talent." These were sorely tested when he was involved in that car crash that smashed his lower spine; his legs were permanently weakened as a direct result, and they still required therapy several years later. During his hospitalization after the accident, a nurse gave him a guitar that he might have something to do with his hands. In learning to play, he discovered his musical talent.[15][16] After his revalidation, Iglesias studied for three months at Bell Educational Trust's Language School in Cambridge, UK. After that, he went back to obtain his law degree at Complutense University of Madrid.[17]