Athletes turned musicians - They are two completely separate worlds that sometimes end up blending in when athletes venture into the music industry and vice-versa. Some very popular names such as Julio Iglesias and Rod Stewart were sportspeople before they became successful artists, and others even went on to win Grammys! Click through this gallery to find out all about it.

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Bruce Dickinson - Honestly, what has the Iron Maiden's frontman not been yet?! Singer, songwriter, historian, plane pilot, radio broadcaster, entrepreneur and a fencing champion are just some of the things Bruce Dickinson has achieved in his life.

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Steve Harris - Iron Maiden's drummer had his turn as a soccer player for West Ham United, but fortunately for him, he decided to take a swing at a music career.

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Rod Stewart - Rod Stewart actually had a soccer career in the 60s. The artist even tried out for Brentford F.C, which at the time played in England's third division. Soon after, he joined rock band The Small Faces.

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Elton John - Here's pop star Elton John alongside Rod Stewart. Many fans don't know, but the singer loves soccer.

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Elton John - Thanks to his passion, he invested in soccer club Watford, which rose the ranks and became part of the English soccer elite. Elton John was even the Hornets president for two seasons!

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Bernie Williams - The jazz guitar player has released some records, but before he ventured into the music industry he was a professional baseball player for the New York Yankees.

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Julio Iglesias - Did you know that the popular Spanish singer was a goalkeeper for Real Madrid from 1958 to 1962? He was forced to quit after a car accident.

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Dani Osvaldo - He's been in several soccer teams like Fiorentina, AS Roma, FC Porto, Southampton FC, Juventus, Inter Milan and Boca Juniors. However, this year the Argentine star revealed that he'll be hanging up his boots to pursue a music career.

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Shaquille O'Neal - The famous basketball player released four rap records in the 90s. His debut album 'Shaq Diesel' went platinum in the US.

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Paul Gascoigne - The former Tottenham, Everton and Lazio player ventured into the music industry in the 90s. His song 'Fog on the Tyne' even got to second place on the British charts.

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Slaven Bilic - The former soccer player and coach, who recently managed West Ham, has always been connected to music. The Croatian star founded the band Rawbau.

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Wayman Tisdale - The basketball player quit his NBA career to become a jazz bassist. He has released several albums, including the popular 'Face to Face' (2001) which topped the contemporary jazz Billboard charts. Impressive, right?

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Jesé Rodríguez - The Spanish soccer player, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain but is currently lent to Stoke City, has a parallel music career under the artistic name of Jey M.

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Bob Marley - The Reggae King could have been a great soccer player. He even had his own team celled House of Dread. 'He was the midfield general, if you like, and they called him Skipper. They were so good,' said Trevor Wyatt, the head of The Wailers' UK distributor, Island Records.

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Djibril Cissé - The soccer star played Auxerre, Liverpool FC, Olympique de Marseille and the French national team before he quit to become a DJ. He goes by the name Mr Lenoir.

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Helton da Silva Arruda - The former goalkeeper, whose last performance was at FC Porto, plays the drums for a band and is also a music producer.

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Diogo Nogueira - In 2005, the Brazilian singer played for Cruzeiro, a club from Porto Alegre (Brazil) but he had to quit due to a knee injury.

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Alexei Lalas - When he ended his soccer career, Lalas became a guitar player and singer and released three albums, with the most well-known being 'Ginger.'

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Oscar de la Hoya - The former boxing star ventured into a Latin pop music career in the 2000s, singing both in Spanish and English, and was even nominated for a Grammy!

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Sam Hunt - Country singer Sam Hunt was a quarterback for the Middle Tennessee State University's football team for two years.

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Kobe Bryant - He is known for his brilliant career as a basketball player, but the athlete released a rap record in the 90s called 'K.O.B.E.'

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Chris Webber - The former basketball player released rap album '2 Much Drama' and he even produced two tracks for fellow rapper Nas.

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Mike Reid - He was an American football superstar, but he also became quite successful in the music world. He was behind several hit country songs and in 1984 he won the Grammy for Best Country Song with hit tune 'Stranger in My House.'

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John McEnroe - The former tennis player was in The Johnny Smyth Band and he is a guest guitarist at several gigs.

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Bob and Matt Bryan - The ex-tennis players still play in a band together.

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Kyle Turley - The American football star ended up moving to Nashville and founding his own record label. He released the album 'Anger Management' and defined his sound as 'power country' - a mix of country, rock and heavy metal.

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Guy Lafleur - Canadian Guy Lafleur was considered a hockey legend in 1979, but he also released a record with songs both in English and French.

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Darren McCarty - The hockey player and Detroit Red Wings star is also the vocalist for hard rock band Grinder.

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Jack McDowell - The former baseball player is also a guitarist and even went on tour with The Smithereens in the 90s.

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Bronson Arroyo - The former baseball star released a rock album in 2005, suggestively called 'Covering the Bases'

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