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Julio Iglesias

Veteran Eurovision composer Juan Carlos Calderón passes away after a long history of success

Posted 27 November, 2012 - 22:25 by Virginia López

The composer, producer and performer Juan Carlos Calderón died yesterday in Madrid after suffering a heart failure at the age of 74. He was the author of four of the Spanish entries at the Eurovision Song Contest in the 70s and 80s; Eres Tú, Tú Volverás, La Fiesta Terminó and Nacida Para Amar.

Review: Julio Iglesias - 1

Posted 18 November, 2012 - 14:12 by Hans Rostgaard ...

Rating: 4.5

After becoming #4 in the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Gwendolyne, Julio Iglesias has been traveling the globe for more than 40 years, selling more than 300 million albums, earning 2600 gold and platinum records, making him the most loved Spanish singer ever. He has now released this double album called 1.

Julio Iglesias - 1

A Two CD album from Julio Iglesias who represented Spain at the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest.

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Julio Iglesias sings a duet with Karel Gott at a concert in Prague

Posted 3 July, 2012 - 09:37 by Virginia López

Julio Iglesias and Karel Gott © František Jirásek

Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias is currently immersed in his European tour visiting nearly a dozen countries. A few days ago at a concert he gave in the capital of the Czech Republic the audience had the opportunity to enjoy an outstanding duet with another former Eurovision entrant, Karel Gott.

Anna Mjöll's Marriage Ardour Cools Like an Icelandic Winter

Posted 30 December, 2011 - 02:09 by Melissa Birks

Carl Worthington wife © celebritysmackblog.com

Anna Mjöll has split from her American car dealer husband, Cal Worthington, after only eight months of marriage.

Thousands of Spanish fans vibrated with Julio Iglesias' melodic voice

Posted 27 August, 2011 - 12:24 by Virginia López

The concerts of the legendary Julio Iglesias - the idol of generations of women the world over - took place in five different Spanish cities during August as part of the singer's world tour. During the course of the 40 years of his musical career, the singer has recorded more than 70 albums. EuroVisionary attended the final concert in his native country.

Julio Iglesias - The Essential

Julio Iglesias Cover Album The Essential © SonyMusic

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5 Artists Qualify For Spanish Semi-Final

Posted 29 January, 2011 - 01:24 by Virginia López

Destino Eurovision 2011 First Heat Spain

Spain just finished their first heat of Destino Eurovisión in the search for who can wave the Spanish flag in Düsseldorf. Out of the 12 acts presented, David Sancho, Auryn, Lucía Pérez, Gio and Da Igual managed to convince the jury and audience to advance to the national semi-final, but for the seven others, the journey ended here.

Everything Is Ready For The First Heat In Spain

Posted 28 January, 2011 - 08:24 by Virginia López

Within a matter of hours the first show of Destino Eurovisión is going to start. The twelve participants will perform hits from the Eurovision Song Contest. You can watch it tonight at 22:15 CET on TVE-1 where the artists will sing songs like Fly On The Wings Of Love, Wild Dances and Non Ho L'Età and of course several Spanish entries.

1970

Basic information

Date:

21 March 1970

Venue:

RAI Congrescentrum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Broadcaster:

NOS

Presenter(s):

Willy Dobbe

About the contest:

Only twelve countries participated in 1970, 25% less than the previous year, including no Scandinavian countries. This was in protest at the result in 1969 when four countries ‘won’. What the contest lacked in quantity, it made up for in Eurovision ‘names’. Stella, who went on to represent Belgium in Harrogate in 1982, was one of Patricia’s Hearts of Soul. For many years, Julio Iglesias denied singing in the contest, but now admits his participation in the face of incontrovertible video evidence. Jean Vallée returned to the contest for the second time, while Guy Bonnet made his first appearance as a singer, although he had written the French entry the year before. Katja Ebstein made the first of three appearances for Germany. Gianni Morandi is still a big star in Italy almost 40 years later.

The set was very high-tech for its day. It featured baubles and semi-circular bars hanging from the back of the stage which formed different patterns for each act.

Each country had a jury of ten people, who each gave one point to their favourite song.

About the songs:

Patricia and the Hearts of Soul	The Netherlands - Patricia and Hearts of Soul - Waterman (Dutch) Music/Lyrics: Pieter Goemans/Pieter Goemans Conductor: Dolf van der Linden The Netherlands got the contest off to a melodic, if slightly lacklustre start. There were good harmonies throughout this calming song.
Henri Dès	Switzerland - Henri Dès - Retour (French) Music/Lyrics: Henri Dès/Henri Dès Conductor: Bernard Gérard Injecting a bit of bounce into the contest, Henri, with no hint of shame, sang to his lady about all the fun he would have while he was away from her. He even did a silly dance for good measure.
Gianni Morandi	Italy - Gianni Morandi - Occhi di Ragazza (Italian) Music/Lyrics: Lucio Dalla/Gianfranco Baldazzi & Sergio Bardotti Conductor: Mario Capuano Italy diverted from their usual way of selecting their singer, through the Sanremo festival. Super confident Gianni wasn’t even in the festival in 1970, never mind win it. Occhi di Ragazza is very melodic and has a relaxed feel to it.
Eva Srsen	Yugoslavia - Eva Srsen - Pridi, Dala Ti Bom Cvet (Serbo-Croat) Music/Lyrics: Mojmir Sepe/Dusan Velkaverh Conductor: Mojmir Sepe The youngest singer in the contest gave the understated performance the song needed and showed a maturity beyond her 16 years.
Jean Vallée	Belgium - Jean Vallée - Viens L'oublier (French) Music Lyrics: Jean Vallée/Jean Vallée Conductor: Jack Say A big intro leads into a quiet verse. When the chorus of this French ballad arrives, the drama returns.
Guy Bonnet	France - Guy Bonnet - Marie Blanche (French) Music/Lyrics: Guy Bonnet/Pierre André Dousset Conductor: Frank Pourcel This was the first of two appearances by Guy. He sat at the piano to sing this gentle, flowing ballad.
Mary Hopkin	United Kingdom - Mary Hopkin - Knock, Knock, Who’s There? (English) Music/Lyrics: John Carter & Geoff Stephens/ John Carter & Geoff Stephens Conductor: Johnny Arthey Mary’s pure voice gave the song a sense of innocence. Knock, Knock, Who’s There? Moves along freely and almost lives up to its tag of pre-contest favourite.
David-Alexandre Winter	Luxembourg - David-Alexandre Winter - Je Suis Tombé Du Ciel (French) Music Lyrics: Yves de Vriendt/Eddy Marnay Conductor: Raymond Lefèvre Possibly one of the least deserving members of the ‘nul points’ club, even if it does break from its French ballad style into la, la, la towards the end.
Julio Iglesias	Spain - Julio Iglesias - Gwendolyne (Spanish) Music/Lyrics: Julio Iglesias/ Julio Iglesias Conductor: Augusto Augueró The future international superstar represented his homeland with a song which wouldn’t have been out of place on his greatest hits album.
Dominique Dussault	Monaco - Dominique Dussault - Marlène (French) Music/Lyrics: Eddie Barclay & Jimmy Walter/Henri Dijan Conductor: Jimmy Walter Dominique certainly sounded just like the subject of her song, and Marlene herself could certainly have sung this, if it wasn’t for the song being about her.
Katja Ebstein	Germany - Katja Ebstein - Wunder Gibt Es Immer Wieder (German) Music/Lyrics: Christian Bruhn/Gunther Loose Conductor: Christian Bruhn Also appearing for the first time, Katja sings a song which is tinged with a touch of jazz, and isn’t as lively as the intro leads you to believe.
Dana	Ireland - Dana - All Kinds of Everything (English) Music/Lyrics: Derry Lindsay & Jackie Smith/ Derry Lindsay & Jackie Smith Conductor: Dolf van der Linden A young Dana sat alone on stage to sing a very gentle ode to everything that is nice about the world, and how they remind her of the one she loves.