Why Enrique Iglesias Stopped Speaking To His Father Julio Iglesias For A Decade

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Enrique Iglesias comes from a musical lineage. His father, Julio Iglesias, was a Spanish singer-songwriter who gained major popularity in the 70s and 80s. Based on this information, it's easy to assume that Enrique leaned on his father's musical connections to achieve his own success, but this was not the case. In fact, it was Enrique's independence in the musical world that caused the long rift between him and Julio, prompted by an argument they had when Enrique was 18. "[W]e had a serious fight because he thought it was strange for me to become part of the music world and perhaps even stranger that I had never told him about it, and that all of a sudden, I showed up with a record deal and said that I wanted to be a singer," Enrique told People in 2007. "I left home. I never looked back."

This was what sparked a long silence between Enrique and Julio. "At 18, I separated from my family completely and it was difficult. I left and for ten years I had absolutely no contact with my father," Enrique told ICON, according to Hello! Enrique felt called to the musical world but wanted to succeed in that arena sans nepotism. "I suffered a lot. But what I felt for my music gave me strength. And, above all, I pursued the goal to do it my way," Enrique continued. But their estrangement was not a permanent thing.

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