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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Julio Iglesias | | | |  Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - Artists United Against Apartheid - The reactionUnfortunately, only about half of American radio stations played "Sun City," with some objecting to the lyrics' explicit criticism of President Ronald Reagan's policy of "constructive engagement." R&B stations felt it was too rock-oriented, while rock stations considered it too steeped in hip-hop and R&B. Not surprisingly, the song was banned in South Africa.
Van Zandt and Schechter also struggled to get the documentary seen. PBS refused to air the non-profit film The Making of "Sun City" even though it won the Internat ...
See also: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 Read more here: » Artists United Against Apartheid: Encyclopedia II - Artists United Against Apartheid - The reaction |
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| | | | | Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - Eurovision Song Contest - Overview The Contest's name comes from the EBU's Eurovision TV distribution network. Because it is the highest-profile event distributed by the network, the Song Contest itself is often simply called "Eurovision".
The basic structure of the Contest sees each participating country perform its song in an order pre-determined by drawing lots. At the conclusion of all the songs, a 10-minute interval follows to allow each country to collect and tabluate its votes. Each country then reveals its votes, while a running total is prominently displayed on a large sco ...
See also:Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision Song Contest - Overview, Eurovision Song Contest - History, Eurovision Song Contest - Debut of Nations, Eurovision Song Contest - Competitors, Eurovision Song Contest - Rules, Eurovision Song Contest - Number of Songs, Eurovision Song Contest - Performers, Eurovision Song Contest - Languages, Eurovision Song Contest - Voting, Eurovision Song Contest - Tie-breakers, Eurovision Song Contest - Nul Points, Eurovision Song Contest - Political and Regional Voting Patterns, Eurovision Song Contest - Hosts, Eurovision Song Contest - Interval Acts, Eurovision Song Contest - Winning Streaks, Eurovision Song Contest - Musical Styles, Eurovision Song Contest - Winners, Eurovision Song Contest - Selection procedures, Eurovision Song Contest - Spinoffs and imitators, Eurovision Song Contest - The Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision Song Contest - Intervision Song Contest, Eurovision Song Contest - The 50th Anniversary Contest, Eurovision Song Contest - Trivia, Eurovision Song Contest - The Contest in Popular Culture, Eurovision Song Contest - See Also, Eurovision Song Contest - Endnotes Read more here: » Eurovision Song Contest: Encyclopedia II - Eurovision Song Contest - Overview |
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| | | | | Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - Michael Jackson - Filmography Films
1978: The Wiz
1986: Captain EO
1988: Moonwalker
1997: Ghosts
2002: Men in Black II (Cameo appearance)
2004: Miss Cast Away (Cameo appearance)
Video games
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker is an arcade game that was ported to the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis and Sega Master System and various 8-bit home computers.
Space Channel 5 for the Sega Dreamcast featured Michael Jackson in the lat ...
See also: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 Read more here: » Michael Jackson: Encyclopedia II - Michael Jackson - Filmography |
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| | | | | Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - World Music Awards - Records
World Music Awards - Most WMAs won.
Mariah Carey has received sixteen World Music Awards, the most WMAs for any recording artist.
Michael Jackson has the most for a male artist, with fourteen awards.
World Music Awards - Most WMAs won in a single year.
Whitney Houston has the record for winning five Awards at the 1994 WMA show. Some of these include, World's Best Selling R&B Artist, World's Best Selling Overall Recording Artist, and World's Best ...
See also:World Music Awards, World Music Awards - Charity, World Music Awards - Most recent show 2005, World Music Awards - The Awards and Award winners, World Music Awards - Records, World Music Awards - Most WMAs won, World Music Awards - Most WMAs won in a single year, World Music Awards - Notes, World Music Awards - External link Read more here: » World Music Awards: Encyclopedia II - World Music Awards - Records |
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| | | | | | | | Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - Xuxa - Children's entertainer Reinvented as a children's entertainer, Xuxa began the Xuxa Só para Baixinhos (Xuxa Just for Kids) series, releasing CDs and a videotape with song clips. She also began her first tour since the end of her Xou da Xuxa show, and won two Grammy awards.
In 2001 Xuxa began a new children's show, Xuxa No Mundo da Imaginação (Xuxa at the World of Imagination), a show for preschool children on weekday mornings. The show was initially successful, but following a dispute between Xuxa and her manager, Marlene Matos, ratings for the sho ...
See also:Xuxa, Xuxa - Rise to Stardom, Xuxa - Children's entertainer, Xuxa - Actress, Xuxa - International Career, Xuxa - Brazilian Icon, Xuxa - Currently, Xuxa - Brazilian Discography & Sales, Xuxa - Filmography, Xuxa - Other Meanings Read more here: » Xuxa: Encyclopedia II - Xuxa - Children's entertainer |
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| | | | | Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - Xuxa - Actress Xuxa is also an actress and, together with comedy group Os Trapalhões, she has the 9 biggest Box Office hits in Brazilian history. In 1989 she starred for the first time in a movie with the comedy group Os Trapalhões in A Princesa Xuxa e Os Trapalhões (Princess Xuxa and The Messed-Up Guys), which was another hit.
The following year, she starred in two movies: Xuxa e os Trapalhões em 'O Mistério de Robin Hood' (Xuxa and The Messed-Up Guys in 'The Mystery of Robin Hood') and Lua de Cristal (Crystal Moon). The second was her biggest box office hit, spawning ...
See also:Xuxa, Xuxa - Rise to Stardom, Xuxa - Children's entertainer, Xuxa - Actress, Xuxa - International Career, Xuxa - Brazilian Icon, Xuxa - Currently, Xuxa - Brazilian Discography & Sales, Xuxa - Filmography, Xuxa - Other Meanings Read more here: » Xuxa: Encyclopedia II - Xuxa - Actress |
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| | | | | | Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - Xuxa - Brazilian Icon Xuxa is a Brazilian icon, who was part of the childhood of many young people born in the 1980s and 1990s. She is still popular with children today, who listen to her CD collection 'Só Para Baixinhos'.
Her third album is the best-selling album in Brazilian history, selling almost 4 million copies. The album included the hit Ilarie, which went to Number 1 across Latin America and it was the bestselling single and most-played song on the radio in 1989. Xuxa's biggest singles were during her Xou da Xuxa era, the biggest of them al ...
See also:Xuxa, Xuxa - Rise to Stardom, Xuxa - Children's entertainer, Xuxa - Actress, Xuxa - International Career, Xuxa - Brazilian Icon, Xuxa - Currently, Xuxa - Brazilian Discography & Sales, Xuxa - Filmography, Xuxa - Other Meanings Read more here: » Xuxa: Encyclopedia II - Xuxa - Brazilian Icon |
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| | | | | Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - Xuxa - International Career In the 90s, Xuxa became very popular in the whole of Latin America, widening her appeal among Spanish-speaking audiences, when she recorded a programme in Argentina, Show de Xuxa, which was also popular when broadcast in Chile, Mexico and other 16 Latin American countries. She also recorded a programme in Spain in 1992, Xuxa Park, which achieved a huge success.
In 1993 Xuxa hosted an English language series in the United States, "Xuxa", but it did not achieve the popularity Xuxa had enjoyed throughout Latin America and Spain. Xuxa did ...
See also:Xuxa, Xuxa - Rise to Stardom, Xuxa - Children's entertainer, Xuxa - Actress, Xuxa - International Career, Xuxa - Brazilian Icon, Xuxa - Currently, Xuxa - Brazilian Discography & Sales, Xuxa - Filmography, Xuxa - Other Meanings Read more here: » Xuxa: Encyclopedia II - Xuxa - International Career |
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| | | | | Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - Selena - Success Chris Perez soon replaced Roger Garcia as a guitar player in the band. A romance bubbled between Perez and Selena, and the two were married on April 2, 1992. Even as Selena's career skyrocketed, she remained very close to her family, choosing to build her home next door to them in Corpus Christi.
In 1994, Selena won her Grammy award for Best Mexican-American Album for Selena Live.
She holds the record of drawing the largest concert crowd – over 67,000 cheering fans[1] – in the history of the Houston Astrodome, for he ...
See also:Selena, Selena - Early life, Selena - Success, Selena - Death, Selena - Legacy, Selena - Discography, Selena - Endorsements Read more here: » Selena: Encyclopedia II - Selena - Success |
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| | | | | Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - Selena - Early life Selena was born in Lake Jackson, Texas and grew up in Corpus Christi, where she began her musical career. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr., was a singer with the original Los Dinos from 1957 to 1972, and nurtured the burgeoning musical talent of his children. Selena, her brother Abe III (bass guitar), and her sister, Suzette (drums), were to be a second generation of Los Dinos. Its other two members who started in the band were Ricky Vela on ...
See also:Selena, Selena - Early life, Selena - Success, Selena - Death, Selena - Legacy, Selena - Discography, Selena - Endorsements Read more here: » Selena: Encyclopedia II - Selena - Early life |
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| | | | | Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - Leland Sklar - Biography Born in Wisconsin, Sklar's family moved from to Southern California when he was very young. Sklar started playing piano at age four. By the time he started secondary school his intention was to continue to study the piano. There were, however, a surfeit of pianists and no string bass players. When given the possibility to study the bass, Sklar made the change.
Sklar studied music at California State University, Northridge. It was there that he met James Taylor, who invited him to play bass at some venues. They both thought that the wo ...
See also: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 Read more here: » Leland Sklar: Encyclopedia II - Leland Sklar - Biography |
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| | | | | Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - Eurovision Song Contest - Spinoffs and imitators There are a number of other contests and events that are either spun off from the Eurovision Song Contest or resemble it closely.
Eurovision Song Contest - The Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
Denmark originally held a song contest for children in 2000: then it organised a Nordic Children's Eurovision. The EBU saw clips of the show and liked it so decided to create an official Children's Eurovision.
Thus, starting in 2003, an annual children's version of the Contest was established, called the Junior ...
See also:Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision Song Contest - Overview, Eurovision Song Contest - History, Eurovision Song Contest - Debut of Nations, Eurovision Song Contest - Competitors, Eurovision Song Contest - Rules, Eurovision Song Contest - Number of Songs, Eurovision Song Contest - Performers, Eurovision Song Contest - Languages, Eurovision Song Contest - Voting, Eurovision Song Contest - Tie-breakers, Eurovision Song Contest - Nul Points, Eurovision Song Contest - Political and Regional Voting Patterns, Eurovision Song Contest - Hosts, Eurovision Song Contest - Interval Acts, Eurovision Song Contest - Winning Streaks, Eurovision Song Contest - Musical Styles, Eurovision Song Contest - Winners, Eurovision Song Contest - Selection procedures, Eurovision Song Contest - Spinoffs and imitators, Eurovision Song Contest - The Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision Song Contest - Intervision Song Contest, Eurovision Song Contest - The 50th Anniversary Contest, Eurovision Song Contest - Trivia, Eurovision Song Contest - The Contest in Popular Culture, Eurovision Song Contest - See Also, Eurovision Song Contest - Endnotes Read more here: » Eurovision Song Contest: Encyclopedia II - Eurovision Song Contest - Spinoffs and imitators |
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| | | | | Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - Eurovision Song Contest - Selection procedures Participating nations use a number of different methods to select their entries. Many of them mimic the final Contest with big stage productions, telephone or jury voting, and a selection of songs to chose from. Others follow different paths.
For the 2002 Contest, the Spanish TVE created a reality show Operación Triunfo that showed the selection and training of unknown singers. At the end, one of them would be elected by the public to represent the country in the Contest. The format was initially an enormous success in Spain, ...
See also:Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision Song Contest - Overview, Eurovision Song Contest - History, Eurovision Song Contest - Debut of Nations, Eurovision Song Contest - Competitors, Eurovision Song Contest - Rules, Eurovision Song Contest - Number of Songs, Eurovision Song Contest - Performers, Eurovision Song Contest - Languages, Eurovision Song Contest - Voting, Eurovision Song Contest - Tie-breakers, Eurovision Song Contest - Nul Points, Eurovision Song Contest - Political and Regional Voting Patterns, Eurovision Song Contest - Hosts, Eurovision Song Contest - Interval Acts, Eurovision Song Contest - Winning Streaks, Eurovision Song Contest - Musical Styles, Eurovision Song Contest - Winners, Eurovision Song Contest - Selection procedures, Eurovision Song Contest - Spinoffs and imitators, Eurovision Song Contest - The Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision Song Contest - Intervision Song Contest, Eurovision Song Contest - The 50th Anniversary Contest, Eurovision Song Contest - Trivia, Eurovision Song Contest - The Contest in Popular Culture, Eurovision Song Contest - See Also, Eurovision Song Contest - Endnotes Read more here: » Eurovision Song Contest: Encyclopedia II - Eurovision Song Contest - Selection procedures |
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| | | | | Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - Michael Jackson - Discography Main articles: Michael Jackson album discography, Michael Jackson singles discography, Jackson 5 discography
Billboard number-one singles
Ben (1972)
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (1979)
Rock With You (1980)
Billie Jean (1983)
Beat It (1983)
Say Say Say - with Paul McCartney (1983)
I Just Can't Stop Loving You (1987)
Bad (1987)
The Way You Make Me Feel (1988)
Man in the Mirror (1988)
Dirty Diana (1988)
Black or White ...
See also: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 Read more here: » Michael Jackson: Encyclopedia II - Michael Jackson - Discography |
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| | | | | Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - Music of Spain - Origins
Music of Spain - Early history.
In Spain several very different cultural streams came together in the first centuries of the Christian era: the Roman culture, which was dominant for several hundred years, and which brought with it the music and ideas of Ancient Greece; early Christians, who had their own version of the Roman Rite; the Visigoths, a Germanic tribe that overran the Iberian peninsula in the fifth century; Jews of the diaspora; and eventually the Arabs, or the Moors as the group was sometimes known. D ...
See also:Music of Spain, Music of Spain - Origins, Music of Spain - Early history, Music of Spain - Renaissance, Music of Spain - 17th and 18th centuries, Music of Spain - Pop Music, Music of Spain - Ye-Yé, Music of Spain - Performers, Music of Spain - Flamenco, Music of Spain - Regional folk music, Music of Spain - Basque Country, Music of Spain - Balearic Islands, Music of Spain - Canary Islands, Music of Spain - Murcia, Music of Spain - Extremadura, Music of Spain - Castile Madrid and Leon, Music of Spain - Navarre and La Rioja, Music of Spain - Aragon, Music of Spain - Valencia, Music of Spain - Catalonia, Music of Spain - Galicia Cantabria and Asturias, Music of Spain - Andalusia, Music of Spain - Samples Read more here: » Music of Spain: Encyclopedia II - Music of Spain - Origins |
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| | | | | Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - Robi Dräco Rosa - Discography
Robi Dräco Rosa - Sometimes Credited As.
Robi Draco Rosa
Robby Rosa
Draco Cornelius Rosa
Ian Blake
Dolores Del Infante
Robi Dräco Rosa - Producer for.
Robi Dräco Rosa - Maggie’s Dream.
Maggie’s Dream (1991) Father Mother / Human / Living for the times / One in six
Robi Dräco Rosa - Ricky Martin.
Fuego de noche, Nieve de día / María / ...
See also:Robi Dräco Rosa, Robi Dräco Rosa - Biography, Robi Dräco Rosa - Discography, Robi Dräco Rosa - Sometimes Credited As, Robi Dräco Rosa - Producer for, Robi Dräco Rosa - Maggie’s Dream, Robi Dräco Rosa - Ricky Martin, Robi Dräco Rosa - Ednita Nazario, Robi Dräco Rosa - Julio Iglesias, Robi Dräco Rosa - Sisqó, Robi Dräco Rosa - Wyclef J. f/The Rock & Melky Sedeck, Robi Dräco Rosa - Quotes Read more here: » Robi Dräco Rosa: Encyclopedia II - Robi Dräco Rosa - Discography |
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| | | | | Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - Music of Spain - Flamenco Main article: Flamenco
Flamenco, an originally Gitano art-form strongly influenced by Andalusian music, consists of three forms: the song (cante), the dance (baile) and the guitar (guitarra). Its first reference in history occurs in 1774, from Cadalso's "Cartas Marruecas". Flamenco probably originated in Cádiz, Jérez de la Frontera and Triana, and is a descendant of musical forms left by Moorish invaders during the 8th-14th century. Influences from the Byzantine Empire, Egypt, Pakistan and India were also ...
See also:Music of Spain, Music of Spain - Origins, Music of Spain - Early history, Music of Spain - Renaissance, Music of Spain - 17th and 18th centuries, Music of Spain - Pop Music, Music of Spain - Ye-Yé, Music of Spain - Performers, Music of Spain - Flamenco, Music of Spain - Regional folk music, Music of Spain - Basque Country, Music of Spain - Balearic Islands, Music of Spain - Canary Islands, Music of Spain - Murcia, Music of Spain - Extremadura, Music of Spain - Castile Madrid and Leon, Music of Spain - Navarre and La Rioja, Music of Spain - Aragon, Music of Spain - Valencia, Music of Spain - Catalonia, Music of Spain - Galicia Cantabria and Asturias, Music of Spain - Andalusia, Music of Spain - Samples Read more here: » Music of Spain: Encyclopedia II - Music of Spain - Flamenco |
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| | | | | Julio Iglesias: Encyclopedia II - Music of Spain - Pop Music Main article: Spanish popular music
Spanish pop began during the end of Francisco Franco's regime. By the late 1950s, a generation of performers were coming of age having been through the end of the Spanish Civil War. At the same time American and British music, especially rock and roll, was having an impact on Spanish audiences.
The Festival de la Canción De Benidorm was founded in 1959 in Benidorm, a seaside town attempting to boost local tourism. It was inspired by the Italian Festival di San Remo and followed by a w ...
See also:Music of Spain, Music of Spain - Origins, Music of Spain - Early history, Music of Spain - Renaissance, Music of Spain - 17th and 18th centuries, Music of Spain - Pop Music, Music of Spain - Ye-Yé, Music of Spain - Performers, Music of Spain - Flamenco, Music of Spain - Regional folk music, Music of Spain - Basque Country, Music of Spain - Balearic Islands, Music of Spain - Canary Islands, Music of Spain - Murcia, Music of Spain - Extremadura, Music of Spain - Castile Madrid and Leon, Music of Spain - Navarre and La Rioja, Music of Spain - Aragon, Music of Spain - Valencia, Music of Spain - Catalonia, Music of Spain - Galicia Cantabria and Asturias, Music of Spain - Andalusia, Music of Spain - Samples Read more here: » Music of Spain: Encyclopedia II - Music of Spain - Pop Music |
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