Spanish singer, musician, and former professional footballer Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva. With more than 100 million records sold globally in 14 languages, Iglesias is acknowledged as the most commercially successful Spanish artist in the world and among the top record sellers in music history. His career is thought to have included more than 5000 shows, attended by more than 60 million people across five continents. Iglesias was admitted to the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame in April 2013.