Julio Iglesias is one of the most popular recording artists in the world, recording dozens of albums in several different languages. In 1988, he received the Grammy Award for Best Latin Singer of the Year 1987 for his album Un hombre solo. He has sold more than 250 million albums, and has been the recipient of more than 2600 Platinum and Gold records, a figure that no other singer has ever managed to achieve in the history of music.