The singer Julio José Iglesias Jr. He is the son of well-known Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and former Filipino model Isabel Preysler. He was born on February 25, 1973 in Madrid, Spain. He is the brother of Chabeli and Enrique Iglesias. In 1978 his parents divorced and he and his brothers moved to Miami to live with their father.
From a very young age he was surrounded by a musical environment and he liked singing and dancing very much. On certain occasions he accompanied his father in his concerts, realizing that what he wanted was to follow the same steps.
In 1995 Julio felt it was time to make his own way in the musical worldBut he didn’t want to take advantage of his last name to get fame. He himself commented long ago “’Being the son of Julio Iglesias opens doors for you, of course. I come to record companies with this name and of course they listen to what I offer them. But Sony Music in New York would never have signed me if my music hadn’t been good, if they hadn’t believed in me as an artist. I’m sure of that and it’s the only thing that matters to me. ‘ I grew up listening to Billy Joel, Michael Jackson, George Michael, and Bryan Adams. I write songs in English because that’s what comes from my heart. Since I was 10 years old, I have lived in the United States, and even when I lived in Madrid I went to an English school. Later I would like to sing in Spanish. ‘
For many, Julio is the most versatile of the Churches, he is a singer, composer and has participated in the American series Out of the blue next to the Spanish model Verónica Blume.
She has also been a runway model for the well-known firm Versace with the help of your friend and representative Darius Jordi Lassus. I am also part of the modeling agency Ford Models in New York.
After that experience, he signed a contract with the advertising executive Ruben Malaret, by making a garment campaign that gives you higher profits and launching it in the English-speaking entertainment industry.
I participate in Oprah Winfrey’s talk show and was in an ad for Gap, she was also given the opportunity to re-model for designer John Bartlett VII of the Sixth Fashion Show.
Some time later, he received two other proposals to act in soap operas, one was from the great Mexican network Televisa and another from the network. ABC.
On the other hand, Julio also received a proposal from the producers of the Broadway play “Grease”, But Iglesias decided to put these offers aside to dedicate himself completely to his music.
He signed a recording agreement with Epic records and traveled to Miami to record his first album called Under my eyes with Rodolfo Castillo which was released in 1999, this production made him travel to New York and Los Angeles to promote two of his best songs One more chance Y Under my eyes.
Left Epic records and I enter with Warner Music Group taking out his second album called Third dimension and launched in 2003.
Then he has worked for the magazine Hello in several photo shoots, he has participated in a Spanish series called Flo’s Club and after it was canceled he returned to Spain to live with his mother.
As for his personal life, Julio married Belgian model Charisse Verhaert in 2011.