Julia Biel | |
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Born | London, England |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, guitar |
Labels | Rokit, Khanti, Brilljant Sounds |
Website |
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Julia Biel is a British jazz singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.
Biel was born in London on 22 February 1976. [1] [2] She was brought up in Sutton, then studied French and German at the University of Oxford. [1] There, she was in a band with Idris Rahman. [1] She was a pianist first, then developed her singing. [1]
Biel won the Perrier Young Jazz Vocalist of the Year in 2000, which brought her more attention. [1] She then joined the F-IRE Collective. [2] In 2005 she made her recording debut as a leader, with the album Not Alone. [2] She also appeared on the Polar Bear album Dimlit. [1] Her compositions appear on the Unity Collective EP Love in the Dead of Night and on recordings by guitarist Jonny Phillips. [1] She also featured on and co-wrote Ben Watt's "Guinea Pig" and "Bright Star" alongside Watt and the German producer Stimming. [2]
Her second album, Love Letters and Other Missiles, was released in 2015 [3] and led to her being nominated in the Best Jazz Act category for the MOBO Awards. [2]
She performs accompanying herself on piano or electric guitar with backing from bass and drums and tours extensively in the UK and abroad. [4]
With Polar Bear
With Soothsayers
With others