Julio Iglesias Jr. (born Julio José Iglesias Preysler; 25 February 1973) is a Spanish singer-songwriter.
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Early life and education
Iglesias was born Julio José Iglesias Preysler in Madrid, Spain, the son of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and Spanish-Filipina socialite Isabel Preysler. He is the younger brother of Chabeli Iglesias and the older brother of Enrique Iglesias. His parents divorced in 1979. Iglesias and his siblings moved to Miami to live with their father. Iglesias attended Menlo College in Atherton, California. He won a chance to participate in NBC's Out of the Blue and he worked for the Travel Channel, where he hosted a travel show that took him to Latin America.
Career
Iglesias first got into show business as a model. His manager negotiated an exclusive male modeling agreement with Joey Hunter, president of the male model division at Ford Models in New York. It was through Hunter that Iglesias was discovered by photographer Bruce Weber. He went on to campaign for Versace. Shortly after, Iglesias signed on with publicity executive Ruben Malaret who began a press campaign to further Iglesias' exposure to the English speaking entertainment industry. Some of his notable accomplishments was his participation on Oprah Winfrey's talk show, being featured in an advertisement for Gap, and modeling for designer John Bartlett VII on Sixth Fashion Show.