JULIO IGLESIAS RECEIVES TWO HISTORIC AWARDS FROM THE HANDS OF RAFAEL NADAL

Julio Iglesias receives two historic awards from the hands of Rafael
December 17, 2011

Julio Iglesias received yesterday, at the Cervantes
Institute in Madrid, two historic awards: the Latin
artist who has sold more albums in history (300
million) and the artist who has sold more albums in
Spain (23 million).

Both awards were given to him by Rafa Nadal in a
very emotional ceremony.  Julio Iglesias:

„Undoubtedly, this is the most important day of my career. It is the one that moves me, most deeply moves me. I am also very moved that my fatherand my mother are not here, as they are the very direct cause of this effort and of the passion that they gave me for life”. Rafa’s words about Julio were very emotional:

„Julio can win the hearts of everyone in the world. I can attest to that, because, wherever I go, whether dining in Japan or in the USA, at some point one of his songs is playing. I admire him not only for his music, but also for his desire to excel, because even after a lifetime of achievements, he keeps going forward. Julio is the person who called me in my most difficult moments, and he took a plane to sing at the presentation of my Foundation. It is an honor and also a great decision by my country to honor him today”.

Julio said he was „grateful to the critics, to friends and to the people who, anywhere in the world, have
bothered to go to a store or to a concert. „And he
added: „Tomorrow I will believe it has all been a
dream.”