Julio Iglesias Career 1990 - Today
In the 1990s, Julio went back to his Spanish music roots, releasing "Crazy" in 1994 and "La Carretera" in 1995. In 1996, he released his CD "TANGO". He slowly stepped out of the limelight fpr a while, enjoying his son Enrique's popularity. Julio is very amenable to signing autographs, although he can be a little difficult to reach sometimes, due to his and his family's security detail, which they have had since the 1985 kidnapping of Julio's father.
Iglesias returned to the headlines in October, 2003, when he went to Argentina and kissed show host Susana Gimenez three times during a live telecast of her show.
2003 saw the release of the Spanish album DIVORCIO (DIVORCE) In its first day of sales, DIVORCIO sold a record 350,000 copies in Spain; and quickly reached the #1 spot on the charts in Spain, Portugal, France,Italy, and Russia.
The remainder of 2003 and early 2004 featured a mega 10 month world tour; which took Iglesias, fuled with the success of DIVORCIO from one corner of the globe to the other. More than half the shows on the tour sold out within days of going on sale, showing that Julio remains adored by his fans. In December of 2004, Miranda and Julio recorded a duet of the Christmas song Silent Night. The song, which was not released also included a voice message from Julio, Miranda, and their 4 young children. The song was released online through the singer's web page, and was a holiday gift from the Iglesias' to their fans around the world.
Julio has made important investments in the Dominican Republic's eastern town of Punta Cana, a major tourist destination, where he spends most of the year when he is not on tour.
Currently, Julio has released his new English Album titled ROMANTIC CLASSICS, is a series of the greatest love songs in American culture, and features the hits I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS, CARELESS WHISPER, RIGHT HERE WAITING and ALWAYS ON MY MIND, all major hits of the past 20 years. Coinciding with the album's release are a series of promotional events that will be followed by a world tour.
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