A new series about the life and career of Julio Iglesias is coming to Netflix — and the Spanish singer will be part of the creative process.
“Julio Iglesias is one of the most important figures in music history and he's finally ready to tell his story!” Netflix's announcement Thursday (Feb. 8) on Instagram reads. “For the first time, the living legend will be part of the creative process and help bring to life a Netflix series chronicling his incredible musical career.”
“After so many speculations, books and documentaries in which I have not participated, for the first time, I decided to tell the truth about my life to a global company like Netflix,” said the 80-year-old artist. statement, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “After much thought, finally, a very touching letter sent to me by Bela Bajaria [chief content officer at Netflix] was enough to convince me that Netflix was the ideal company to develop this project.”
Iglesias boasts a musical career of 56 years and has scored 20 titles in the Advertising sign Hot Latin Songs chart, 11 of which reached the top 10 and three No. 1 hits, including “Lo Mejor de tu Vida” which spent 13 weeks at the top in 1987. On the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart, he scored three titles, including “To All the Girls I've Loved Before” with the help of Willie Nelson, which reached No. 5 in 1984.
The upcoming series will “tell the story of how Iglesias became the first non-English artist to break into the American and Asian markets and became a global star who ranks among the five biggest-selling records in history. During his more than 55-year artistic career, Julio Iglesias has recorded and sung in 12 languages and connected fans from all over the world, becoming the first Spanish artist with a global reach to sing his songs all over the planet.” , Netflix expressed. .
The project is currently ongoing and additional details have yet to be revealed.
Watch Netflix's announcement below:
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