You might think of Julio Iglesias as a love-ballad crooner for the old folks- and indeed, you wouldn't be far off. But this crooner has one of music'smost interesting life stories. Beginning his professional life as a goaliefor Spanish soccer team Real Madrid, Iglesias became a lawyer after a caraccident left him unable to play soccer. This might have been the end of thestory, but Iglesias - who'd always played guitar and written songs - won amusic contest and was signed by Columbia Records. From there, it was just amatter of time before Iglesias seduced Europe. He recorded hits in Spanishand French before finally conquering North America. We all know the result:his duet on "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" with Willie Nelson, andhundreds of other gentle classics. Iglesias has recently teamed up withLatin Pop hitmakers including Alejandro Sanz in an effort to return to thatmarket.
