Julio Iglesias Is A Country Boy At Heart

Julio Iglesias Jr, brother of Enrique and son of… we think you can guess, won the Country Music Television reality channel show “Gone Country.” Yeehaw and shit:

Iglesias, the son of the well-known Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, lived with six other contestants — R&B singers Bobby Brown and Sisqo, Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider, “American Idol” finalist Diana DeGarmo, Carnie Wilson of Wilson Phillips fame and “The Brady Bunch” star Maureen McCormick — as they competed for a record deal.

The series, taped over 10 days in October at country star Barbara Mandrell’s former home, concluded Friday on CMT with Iglesias proclaimed the winner.

“The whole experience was amazing, especially trying to lasso horses and clean out horse stalls at Gretchen Wilson’s house,” Iglesias said of the show, which was hosted by John Rich of the duo Big & Rich.

Gosh, he’s purdy. But what does cleaning horse shit have to do with singing about your best friend stealing your wife, your car and your doggone dog?

His debut country single, “The Way I Want You,” is produced by Rich and expected to begin airing this week. Iglesias co-wrote the tune with Tammy Hyler and James Slater.

Truth be told, we only like country music because we have a thing for men who pronounce wrestle “wrassle,” so we probably won’t get around to hearing Julio The Lesser’s foray into White noise, but good for him. Whatever.

Julio Iglesias Jr. winner of ‘Gone Country’ contest [NY Daily News]