Iglesias is not 'in' but he is still best-selling artist
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April 2, 2013, Tuesday
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AGEING Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias said yesterday that he may never be "in" but at least he can still draw a crowd after being presented with an award in Beijing as the world's best-selling male Latin artist.
The 69-year-old, who has sold more than 300 million records worldwide, is in China ahead of a three-show tour of the country, where he remains hugely popular due to his inoffensive, idealistic brand of singing.
"Maybe I am not 'in' in your country, maybe I am not 'in' anywhere in the world. I am not an artist which is 'in'. But I have been singing all of my life," he said after receiving the Guinness World Records award as best-selling male Latin artist.
"Maybe in England I am not playing to 30,000 people that I used to play to 30 years ago, but now I can still play in England. One thing is to be 'in', but it is another to be popular."
Iglesias also received an award as First and Most Popular International Artist in China from his record company Sony, although it was unable to say how many records it has sold in the country. The singer also said he would be happy to play in North Korea. "If they invite me, then why not? I don't believe in frontiers and I don't believe in races or nationalities."
Iglesias is embarking on an age-defying, gruelling world tour. He has previously sung in Mandarin at a concert in Shanghai, but ruled out using the native tongue on his China shows this time.
"I don't want people in China to kill me," he laughed.
The 69-year-old, who has sold more than 300 million records worldwide, is in China ahead of a three-show tour of the country, where he remains hugely popular due to his inoffensive, idealistic brand of singing.
"Maybe I am not 'in' in your country, maybe I am not 'in' anywhere in the world. I am not an artist which is 'in'. But I have been singing all of my life," he said after receiving the Guinness World Records award as best-selling male Latin artist.
"Maybe in England I am not playing to 30,000 people that I used to play to 30 years ago, but now I can still play in England. One thing is to be 'in', but it is another to be popular."
Iglesias also received an award as First and Most Popular International Artist in China from his record company Sony, although it was unable to say how many records it has sold in the country. The singer also said he would be happy to play in North Korea. "If they invite me, then why not? I don't believe in frontiers and I don't believe in races or nationalities."
Iglesias is embarking on an age-defying, gruelling world tour. He has previously sung in Mandarin at a concert in Shanghai, but ruled out using the native tongue on his China shows this time.
"I don't want people in China to kill me," he laughed.
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