NAMES IN THE NEWS : Iglesias Sued Over Song Credit

A Miami woman is suing Julio Iglesias on the grounds that he defrauded her of royalties from a song they wrote together. Grecia (Mimi) Korman wants $50,000 in damages, plus interest, court costs and attorney fees.

Korman says that in 1978 Iglesias asked her to help write a Spanish adaptation of the French song “J’ai Oublie de Vivre” (“I’ve Forgotten to Live”). She says she worked with some of his preliminary lyrics and a month later presented him with a finished product.

The song appeared on at least seven albums with Korman and Iglesias listed as co-writers, but Korman says Iglesias entered into a contract with the French publishers of the song, presenting himself as the sole writer.