Hey! Julio Iglesias Y La Conquista de América / Hey! Julio Iglesias and the Conquest of America: Volume 1
Hans Laguna
Häftad
Julio Iglesias is a kitsch icon, a tabloid character, a macho heartthrob and a balladeer for the elderly. But Iglesias is also the best-selling living singer in the history of music, along with Madonna and Elton John, and he was the first non-Anglo-Saxon artist to make it big in the United States. For several decades, he was also a sex symbol for millions of women around the world. Julio, therefore, deserved an analysis that would explain his social relevance beyond the meme he has become. The central axis of this essay, profusely documented and illustrated, is Iglesias' successful plan to conquer the U.S. market in the mid-1980s. In addition to detailing the mechanisms that led to this feat, the story addresses other issues such as his celebrity status, his incarnation of the Latin lover myth, his particular vocal style and the construction of his personal brand, which anticipated the strategies of global pop stars in the Internet era. Finally, the book deals with the chiaroscuros of his figure and the personal costs of achieving fame.
- Format: Häftad
- ISBN: 9788418282638
- Språk: Spanska
- Antal sidor: 472
- Utgivningsdatum: 2025-09-01
- Förlag: Contra