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Concert at Beogradska Arena

Julio Iglesias in Belgrade

The internationally acclaimed Spanish artist Julio Iglesias who is among the world's most sought after singers gave a concert to an audience of 7000 fans at this year's Eurovision Song Contest venue, the Beogradska Arena on Monday the 9th of June. Julio Iglesias represented Spain at the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest in Amsterdam with the song Gwendolyne, thus achieving a 4th place.

Julio Iglesias was in the beautiful Serbian Capital few days back where he gave a concert, thus treating the Serbian audience with his romantic and charismatic voice. He sang several of his all time hits such as Nathalie, Manuela, Hey!, Crazy and Abrázame. Around 7,000 people turned up to listen to the world famous Spanish artist.

Julio is currently on his World tour. He will be next visiting next year's Eurovision Song Contest host country Russia, where he will be giving concerts in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan and Yekaterinburg. Followed by concerts in Romania, Finland in July, whilst in August he will be visiting his home country Spain where a series of concerts are lined up in Malaga, Cadiz, Tenerife and Girona.

Below you can find the schedule for Russia:

  • 7:00pm Tuesday 17th June. Kremlin Palace, Moscow.
  • 7:00pm Thursday 19th June. Ice Stadium, St. Petersburg.
  • Sunday 22nd June. Tatneft Stadium, Kazan.
  • 7:00pm Tuesday 24th June. Kosmos Hall, Yekaterinburg.


This year's Eurovision venue the Beogradska Arena will be also welcoming Lenny Kravitz who will be giving a massive concert on the 24th of July. The Beogradska Arena hosted the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest Semi Finals and Final late last month thus welcoming artists, delegations, press and fans from the 43 participating countries.


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Let there be Hope [14379]
Mon 16 Jun 2008 12:50:29

old casanovaa in belgrade..watch out girls..(!!)


Vincent Barbarino [38148]
Sun 15 Jun 2008 15:23:02

"Gnedolywn" was one of his best songs ever..actually it is the only song of him that I would ever willingly hear. It is a pitty it finished only 4th, although he was a big favourite back then.but i guess that is because he performed the song very nervously. Anhyway I have never liked netheir hi or his son, enrique Iglesias..hmm i got an idea..what if he would represent Andorra or Spain? I see big chances, if he does for both countries to win(i mean with the son of course)


Molly Parton [29330]
Sun 15 Jun 2008 10:45:57

This article must be the most tenuous link ever to ESC. Belgrade has once hosted the show and Julio entered it 800 years ago when he had someone else's teeth and with a song he never performs.

Night Elf

No Madonna is not going to Belgrade - someone has told her about the standard of the hotel breakfasts, obviously. I have never been anywhere where you could bounce a fried egg off three walls and it still kept moving - but Belgrade was the place.


Darko S. [38353]
Thu 12 Jun 2008 13:40:20

@ Night Elf: I can assure you the last minute negotiations are still taking place. It may come to nothing (after all, both Belgrade and Zagreb have been outbidded in financial terms, that's why she's coming to Budva) - but it still isn't known with absolute certainty whether or not Madge will be strutting her stuff at Usce ;)


Night Elf [43921]
Thu 12 Jun 2008 08:18:11

I am sorry to disappointed you but Madonna is not coming to Belgrade.

Here look http://www.blic.co.y(...)/zabava.php?id=44777


Anders Sävbark [26677]
Thu 12 Jun 2008 00:21:38

Julio is fantastic!!!


Whatever ... [29486]
Wed 11 Jun 2008 23:40:45

As for Lenny Kravitz, what can I say? HOT HOT HOT HOT


Whatever ... [29486]
Wed 11 Jun 2008 23:30:12

Julia (L) Iglesias = a former football player-nobody-remembers-who-turned-into-a-successful int'l singer. He has a smooth voice and sings romantic love songs of a different era in English with a nice foreign accent. He is so suave and sexy.




Nole Vukovic [45197]
Wed 11 Jun 2008 21:46:32

And at 24th November last year Rihanna was in Belgrade! I was at the concert! It was great!!! :)


Nole Vukovic [45197]
Wed 11 Jun 2008 21:35:45

And Madonna is coming to Belgrade in September, i think 25th!!!
Just cant wait!!! :)))))


Mina Carnation [51405]
Wed 11 Jun 2008 17:30:11

Alex,
if Spain sent Enrique, they would win for sure. But I don't think he'd be interested in ESC.


Alex 31st [45784]
Wed 11 Jun 2008 17:26:19

Why not Enrique for Spain???!!!
Imagine Enrique singing Do you know in ESC....!


Jonny K [46883]
Wed 11 Jun 2008 17:05:11

Surely they can fit way way more than 7000 people into Belgrade Arena??? They managed to fit 15000 in with that huge eurovision stage!! :)


Mina Carnation [51405]
Wed 11 Jun 2008 16:59:31

I prefer Enrique too.


Alex 31st [45784]
Wed 11 Jun 2008 16:24:36

Julio is ...ok. But i prefer muuuuuuch mo' Enrique Inglesias!!!!!
i I can be your hero babe , do you know... /i


Katarina Cvijevic [45772]
Wed 11 Jun 2008 15:57:05

Also well done to Iglesias for trying to sing the Serbian "Tamo daleko" song (a national song) completely in Serbian. He got many standing ovations in the arena. Also the Police and Sting are singing on June 24th in Belgrade.


Katarina Cvijevic [45772]
Wed 11 Jun 2008 15:42:31

@ Florian. The Arena is completely differently set up for concerts then it was for Eurovision so the capacity is completely different.


Florian G. [38797]
Wed 11 Jun 2008 14:45:26

Beogradska Arena must have looked very empty with only 7000 people being at his concert.


Ferdi Färber [51143]
Wed 11 Jun 2008 13:41:32

Listen guys I have been told that Mia Rose is going to represent Portugal in the next eurovision song contest...I´m so excited cause I love her...she is so nice...I now know that she will make some musics with other compousers and then the public will dicide wich one is the best!

Mia Rose is the stage name of Maria Antonia Sampaio Rosa, an English/Portuguese singer-songwriter who rose to fame through the popular video sharing website youtube.


nemke s [24388]
Wed 11 Jun 2008 08:08:47

well it is a known fact that Belgrade has more concerts than Budapest and Vienna together.
So after all its not all in the money


BURR [36045]
Wed 11 Jun 2008 02:21:14

What Belgrade did you wrong Julio?


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