In the 1990s, Julio went back to his Spanish music roots, and in 1996, he released a CD nicknamed Tango. He is slowly stepping out of the limelight now and enjoying his son Enrique's popularity, together with his long-time companion Miranda and their 2 sons Miguel Alejandro (September 7, 1997), Rodrigo (April 3, 1999) and twin daughters Cristina and Victoria (May 1, 2001). 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 h ...

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Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. Columbia was originally the local company distributing and selling Edison phonographs and phonograph cylinders in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Delaware. As was the custom of some of the regional phonograph companies, Columbia produced many commercial cylinder recordings of its own. Columbia severed its ties to Edison and the North American Phonograph Company in 1893, and thereafter sold ...

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Stevie Wonder (born May 13, 1950) is an African-American singer, songwriter, producer, musician, humanitarian and social activist. Although his name at birth was Steveland Judkins, he later changed his name to Steveland Morris, his mother's maiden name. Wonder has recorded more than 30 Top 10 hits, won nearly two dozen Grammys, including one for lifetime achievement, and been inducted into b ...

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• Stevie Wonder - US and UK Top Ten singles
• Stevie Wonder - Studio albums

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See also: 1980 in music, other events of 1981, 1982 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1981 in music - Events. January 10 - Revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadway's Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith February 14 - Billy Idol leaves the band Generation X to begin a solo career February 15 - Blues guitarist Mike Bloomfield is found dead in San Francisco. The cause of death was ruled an accide ...

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• 1981 in music - Events
• 1981 in music - Albums released
• 1981 in music - Chronological Table of US and UK Number One Hit Singles
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• 1981 in music - Published popular music
• 1981 in music - Classical music
• 1981 in music - Opera
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• 1981 in music - Births
• 1981 in music - Deaths
• 1981 in music - Awards
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• 1981 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 1981 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
• 1981 in music - Charts
• 1981 in music - List of No. 1 Hits
• 1981 in music - KROQ

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This is a list of the best selling musical acts globally. Equal weight is given to album and single sales, as well as paid downloads. The artists are grouped by approximate sales figures, rather than ranked on a numerical scale. This is because global sales figures are hard to come by, with poor or no records available for many countries. Estimates are thus often made by fan sites, record labels and the addition of figures from various different sources. List of best-selling music artists - World's biggest seller< ...

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• List of best-selling music artists - Artists reported to have sold 50 000 000 records or more
• List of best-selling music artists - See Also

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Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American guitarist and country singer, originally from Abbott, Texas. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, though he had already become famous as a 1960s songwriter. Willie Nelson - Biographical details. Willie Nelson - Beginnings. Nelson and his sister, Bobbie Nelson, were raised by their grandparents after their father died and their mother ran away. Willie played the guitar, while Bobbie p ...

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• Willie Nelson - Beginnings
• Willie Nelson - Popular songwriter
• Willie Nelson - Austin
• Willie Nelson - Outlaw country
• Willie Nelson - Acting career
• Willie Nelson - Hits excesses and Farm Aid
• Willie Nelson - Hard-drivin' American troubadour
• Willie Nelson - Environmental and Social endeavors
• Willie Nelson - Popular image
• Willie Nelson - The Willie Nelson family
• Willie Nelson - Selected works
• Willie Nelson - Albums
• Willie Nelson - Songs
• Willie Nelson - Movies
• Willie Nelson - Books

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2002 in British music - January. The first week of the month was the last week at the top for 2001's Christmas chart topper, a modern rendition of "Somethin' Stupid", by Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman. Returning to the top for one final week was Daniel Bedingfield's debut single, "Gotta Get Thru This". It broke the record for lowest weekly sale for a number one single, selling only 25,500 copies in that week. The single was to decline slightly during 2002, but rapidly after the year's end. The remainder of the ...

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2002 in British music, 2002 in British music - Summary, 2002 in British music - January, 2002 in British music - February, 2002 in British music - March, 2002 in British music - April, 2002 in British music - May, 2002 in British music - June, 2002 in British music - July, 2002 in British music - August, 2002 in British music - September, 2002 in British music - October, 2002 in British music - November, 2002 in British music - December, 2002 in British music - Charts, 2002 in British music - Singles, 2002 in British music - Albums, 2002 in British music - Top 40 Singles of 2002, 2002 in British music - Top 40 Albums of 2002

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The actual biggest selling musician in the world will probably never be known. Records of sales in many countries, particularly in the developing world, are poor and date back less than 20 years. ABBA, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, and Elvis Presley are all regularly cited as being the top seller. Record companies for The Beatles [1] and Elvis Presley[2] both claim that they have sold over one billion records, statistics that are supported by both the RIAA [3] and The Guinness Book Of World Records [4] [5] and numerous other sources. ...

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List of best-selling music artists, List of best-selling music artists - World's biggest seller, List of best-selling music artists - Artists claimed to have sold 250 000 000 records or more, List of best-selling music artists - Artists claimed to have sold 100 000 000 records or more, List of best-selling music artists - Artists claimed to have sold 50 000 000 records or more

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When Van Zandt was finished, he and Schechter spent the next several months searching for artists to participate in recording it. Van Zandt initially declined to invite Springsteen, not wanting to take advantage of their friendship, but Schechter had no problem asking himself; Springsteen accepted the invitation. Van Zandt was also shy about calling legendary jazz artist Miles Davis, whom Schechter also contacted; with minimal persuasion, Davis also accepted. Eventually, Van Zandt and Schechter would gather a wide array of artists, including ...

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Artists United Against Apartheid, Artists United Against Apartheid - Sun City, Artists United Against Apartheid - The song, Artists United Against Apartheid - The recording, Artists United Against Apartheid - The release, Artists United Against Apartheid - The reaction, Artists United Against Apartheid - Post-apartheid, Artists United Against Apartheid - Track listing

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Kunze grew up in Munich. While studying law in the mid-1960s, he began writing song lyrics. Stars such as Udo Jürgens, Nana Mouskouri, Peter Alexander, Jürgen Drews, Münchener Freiheit and Holger Biege had some of their greatest hits with his songs. Kunze also had international success with Silver Convention, Julio Iglesias, Herbie Mann, Gilbert Bécaud, Lulu, and Sister Sledge among others; for these purposes he sometimes used the pseudonym "Stephan Prager" (composed of the name of his son, Stephan, and his birth city, Prague). Silver Convention's hit Fly, Robin, ...

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Michael Kunze writer, Michael Kunze writer - Life and work, Michael Kunze writer - Awards

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2005 - January. January 4 - Death of the Governor of Baghdad, Ali Al-Haidri, assassinated by gunmen. January 9 - The same storm which pounded the US earlier in the month hits England and Scandinavia, leaving 13 dead with widespread flooding and power cuts. Confirmation needed January 9 - Mahmoud Abbas is elected to succeed Yasser Arafat as Palestinian Authority president in the Palestinian election. January 12 - Deep Impact is launched from Kennedy Space Center b ...

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2005, 2005 - Events, 2005 - January, 2005 - February, 2005 - March, 2005 - April, 2005 - May, 2005 - June, 2005 - July, 2005 - August, 2005 - September, 2005 - October, 2005 - November, 2005 - December, 2005 - Births, 2005 - Deaths, 2005 - January, 2005 - February, 2005 - March, 2005 - April, 2005 - May, 2005 - June, 2005 - July, 2005 - August, 2005 - September, 2005 - October, 2005 - November, 2005 - December, 2005 - Nobel Prizes, 2005 - 2005 in fiction

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Willie Nelson - Beginnings. Nelson and his sister, Bobbie Nelson, were raised by their grandparents after their father died and their mother ran away. Willie played the guitar, while Bobbie played the piano. She met Bud Fletcher, a fiddler, and both siblings joined his band while Willie was in high school. After graduation, Nelson joined the Air Force, but left due to back problems. Eventually, he became a DJ at a country radio station in Fort Worth, Texas, while singing locally in honky tonk bars. In 1956 ...

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Willie Nelson, Willie Nelson - Biographical details, Willie Nelson - Beginnings, Willie Nelson - Popular songwriter, Willie Nelson - Austin, Willie Nelson - Outlaw country, Willie Nelson - Acting career, Willie Nelson - Hits excesses and Farm Aid, Willie Nelson - Hard-drivin' American troubadour, Willie Nelson - Environmental and Social endeavors, Willie Nelson - Popular image, Willie Nelson - The Willie Nelson family, Willie Nelson - Selected works, Willie Nelson - Albums, Willie Nelson - Songs, Willie Nelson - Movies, Willie Nelson - Books

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Kidnappers interested in getting a large ransom or a political effect often target celebrities or their relatives. Here are some of the people affected by these crimes: Beatriz Adriana - The Mexican singer's/actress's son was kidnapped and found dead in Tijuana. There were rumors that his death was the result of his failure to pay a drug debt, but no such evidence was ever found. Julio Iglesias's father was kidnapped in 1985. Found well and alive. Julio Cesar Chavez received threatening calls, saying his sons w ...

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List of kidnappings, List of kidnappings - Modern kidnappings of celebrities or their relatives, List of kidnappings - Faked kidnappings, List of kidnappings - Assumed kidnap conspiracies that turned out to be fake, List of kidnappings - Other kidnappings, List of kidnappings - Suspected kidnappings

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List of sex symbols - Groups. ATC The Bangles Destiny's Child Dixie Chicks The Donnas The Go Go's Klymaxx Lillix Spice Girls t.A.T.u.† TLC List of sex symbols - Fictional. Barbarella Barbie Betty Boop Catwoman Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS Lara Croft Little Annie Fanny Æon Flux Fanny HillSee also:

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Official theme: "Transportation and Communication" Sub theme: "A Celebration of Ingenuity." Total attendance Number: 22 111 578 Operating dates: May 2 1986 to October 13 1986 Chief architect: Bruno Freschi Official mascot: Expo Ernie - a lifesized robot. Revenues: $ 491 000 000 Expenditures : $ 802 000 000 Deficit : $311 000 000 (Note: all amounts are in Canadian ...

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Expo 86, Expo 86 - Format, Expo 86 - Facts and figures, Expo 86 - Pavilions, Expo 86 - Entertainment and famous visitors, Expo 86 - Legacy, Expo 86 - Dispursement, Expo 86 - Scandal

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Michael Jackson - Off The Wall: 1978-1980. In 1978, Michael appeared in The Wiz as the Scarecrow, with former labelmate Diana Ross as Dorothy. The musical film's songs were arranged and produced by famed producer Quincy Jones, who found a rapport with Jackson. After Jackson signed a solo contract with Epic in 1978, he began work on his first of several albums with Jones. Michael Jackson's 1979 album Off the Wall was a worldwide hit, and spawned the number-one hit singles and music vide ...

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Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson - Early years, Michael Jackson - Childhood: 1958-1961, Michael Jackson - Beginnings: 1962-1966, Michael Jackson - The Jackson 5: 1967-1974, Michael Jackson - The Jacksons: 1975-1990, Michael Jackson - Solo career, Michael Jackson - Off The Wall: 1978-1980, Michael Jackson - Thriller: 1982-1985, Michael Jackson - Bad: 1986-1990, Michael Jackson - Dangerous: 1991-1993, Michael Jackson - HIStory: 1995-1999, Michael Jackson - Invincible: 2001-2003, Michael Jackson - One More Chance: 2003-2005, Michael Jackson - Visionary: 2005-present, Michael Jackson - Personal life, Michael Jackson - Relationships, Michael Jackson - Jackson's marriages and children, Michael Jackson - Controversies, Michael Jackson - Nicknames, Michael Jackson - Skin color, Michael Jackson - Plastic surgery, Michael Jackson - Finances, Michael Jackson - Alleged child sexual abuse, Michael Jackson - Alleged anti-Semitism, Michael Jackson - Post-trial lawsuits, Michael Jackson - Life in Bahrain, Michael Jackson - Discography, Michael Jackson - Regular studio albums, Michael Jackson - Compilations, Michael Jackson - Videography, Michael Jackson - Filmography, Michael Jackson - Films, Michael Jackson - Video games, Michael Jackson - Trivia

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Stevie Wonder - Artist career history. Steveland Judkins was born prematurely in Saginaw. Common belief is that he became blind after being exposed to excessive oxygen levels in his incubator, but the oxygen saved his life. The actual cause was premature development of his eye, causing the blood vessels to detach from the retina. He learned to play a number of instruments, most notably the piano, congas, and harmonica, at an early age. In 1962, at the age of eleven, Morris was brought to Motown by Ronnie White of The Miracles, and Berry Gordy signed Morris to Motown's ...

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Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder - Biography, Stevie Wonder - Artist career history, Stevie Wonder - Producer and songwriter, Stevie Wonder - Impact, Stevie Wonder - Awards and recognition, Stevie Wonder - Personal life, Stevie Wonder - Discography, Stevie Wonder - US and UK Top Ten singles, Stevie Wonder - Studio albums

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A noted session musician, Sklar has contributions to hundreds of albums to his credit. He has collaborated with a number of well-known performers, such as Suzy Bogguss, Jackson Browne, Phil Collins, Rita Coolidge, Hall & Oates, Reba McEntire, Randy Newman, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Véronique Sanson, George Strait, James Taylor and Warren Zevon to name but a few. He has also participated in the recording of sound tracks to films and television shows. Sklar is noted for his distinctive musical style, and his distinctive ...

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Leland Sklar, Leland Sklar - Overview, Leland Sklar - Biography, Leland Sklar - Selected discography, Leland Sklar - Selected albums, Leland Sklar - Selected film and television soundtracks, Leland Sklar - Compositions

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"(Just Like) Starting Over" - John Lennon (1 week in 1980+ 2 weeks in 1981) "The Tide Is High" - Blondie (1) "Celebration" - Kool & The Gang (2) "9 To 5" - Dolly Parton (2) "I Love A Rainy Night" - Eddie Rabbitt (2) "Keep On Loving You" REO Speedwagon (1) "Rapture" - Blondie (2) "Kiss On My List" - Daryl Hall & John Oates (3) "Morning Train (9 To 5)" - Sheena Easton (2) "Bette Davis Eyes" - Kim Carnes (9, best selling single of the year) "Stars On 45 Medley" - ...

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1981 in music, 1981 in music - Events, 1981 in music - Albums released, 1981 in music - Chronological Table of US and UK Number One Hit Singles, 1981 in music - Other significant singles of the year, 1981 in music - Published popular music, 1981 in music - Classical music, 1981 in music - Opera, 1981 in music - Musical theater, 1981 in music - Musical films, 1981 in music - Births, 1981 in music - Deaths, 1981 in music - Awards, 1981 in music - Grammy Awards, 1981 in music - Country Music Association Awards, 1981 in music - Eurovision Song Contest, 1981 in music - Charts, 1981 in music - List of No. 1 Hits, 1981 in music - KROQ

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Michael Jackson - Early beginnings. Main articles: The Jackson 5, The Wiz and Off The Wall Michael Joseph Jackson was born to Joseph and Katherine Jackson in Gary, Indiana. He was the seventh of nine children, including Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, LaToya, Marlon, Randy and Janet[9]. Joseph organised his children into a music group called "The Jackson 5". The gr ...

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Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson - Biography, Michael Jackson - Early beginnings, Michael Jackson - Success and controversy, Michael Jackson - Early 1990s allegations, Michael Jackson - Marriages and children, Michael Jackson - Decline and record label troubles, Michael Jackson - Living with Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson - Trial and acquittal, Michael Jackson - Discography, Michael Jackson - Videography, Michael Jackson - Filmography, Michael Jackson - Notes

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