"The biggest surprise for my fans?" he says. Asked at one point what will be the biggest surprise in his new show, he laughs. Iglesias, it should be added, is quite conscious of his own difficulties with English. 'As Minnas Cancoes Prefe- ndas,' has also. "But if you choose the melodies thinking of adaptation already, and try to reach the phrasing of that melody with English words, it can work." emotional RESULTS DETAILED AT SALES SEMINAR CGD Claims Top Spot. It could be a good meaning in American, but the phrasing - when the phrase has to beat with the rhythm - it's going to be sometimes very different, because the accents are going to be on other parts. "You could take a song from Caetano Veloso," he says, referring to one of Brazil's most esteemed songwriters, "and do it in translation with the best poet in America.
but Iglesias believes that the key is finding material that translates well into English. Julio Iglesias was the biggest success story in Latin music during the 1970s and '80s a gifted vocalist with a polished, romantic style, Iglesias first found fame in his native Spain and then won over audiences across Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States, selling over 100 million albums worldwide. Obviously, it's not a new idea - Paul Simon, the Manhattan Transfer and David Byrne have all tried, with varying degrees of success, to popularize Brazilian music in the U.S. His next album, for instance, will focus on the music of Brazil. "The music may go the same way, with the same harmonies," he says, "but the phrasing of the English is completely different from the phrasing of the Portuguese, or the French, or the Spanish. Best Latin Pop Performance: Un Hombre Solo Julio Iglesias 1399 Best Tropical Latin.
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"I have listened to this music for the last 30 years," he says. Top 10 Best Julio Iglesias Love Songs Reviews On The Market. Iglesias is a melodicist at heart, the sort of singer who's most at home with traditionally tuneful material.