Julia Simone

Julia Simone was born in Paris France, she started playing piano at 6 years old and quickly discovered that she had another talent. She began singing at church when she was 11 and later decided to become a professional singer. At 16 she is already a free lance background singer, working on studio projects and TV shows for famous French artists such as MC Solaar, Sheila, Organiz and many more.

At 20 years old, Julia went to Boston to pursue her long time dream to
attend Berklee College of Music. After 3 amazing years at Berklee, she
received her Bachelor's Degree Magna Cum Laude in 2004. Julia Simone then moved to Los Angeles where she performed Jazz and Blues in many clubs, vocally coached actors, singers and did voice overs for jingles and commercials. She moved back to Paris for 2 years in 2005 where she taught voice, piano and was the choir director at a conservatory and coached professional singers at a high profile contemporary music school. In 2007 Julia Simone moved back to Los Angeles and worked with Interscope Records as a vocal coach for the new signed upcoming band The Paradiso Girls, she also collaborated on this project with Robin Antin and Gerardo Mejia (Rico Suave). Julia Simone is now back in Boston where she pursues her career as a lead singer, background vocalist, songwriter, vocal coach and producer.
 
links:
Julia Simone - official web site

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