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Birth name | Julia Górniewicz |
Origin | Poland |
Genres | Alternative music, experimental music, anti-folk, acoustic music |
Occupations | Singer-songwriter, pianist, violinist |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Sellaband, Innapropriate Behaviour, Rough Trade Distribution, Haldern Pop Recordings |
Associated acts | Voltaire |
Website | www.juliamarcell.com |
Julia Górniewicz, better known by her stage name Julia Marcell, is a Polish singer-songwriter, pianist and violinist who currently resides in Germany.
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Julia Marcell composed since she was 14 years old, and circa 2005 she learned how to play the piano.[1] In 2007 she released her first album, the extended play Storm EP.
In October 2007, with the help of fans around the world, she obtained a sum of US$ 50,000 (through the website Sellaband) in order to record her first studio album. Titled It Might Like You, it was released on Germany in 2008, and was produced by Moses Schneider, who previously worked with bands such as Beatsteaks, Kreator and Tocotronic.
In 2008, Marcell sang a duet with Cuban American dark cabaret singer Voltaire, named "This Sea". The song appears on his album To the Bottom of the Sea. In this same album, Voltaire makes a cover of her song "Accordion Player".[2]
In August 12, 2009, she was a guest star on Polskie Radio Program III, where she promoted the album It Might Like You.
Since 2010 Marcell is extensively touring through Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Finland and the U.S.A..[3] On September 30, 2011, she released a second studio album, entitled June. June's first single, "Matrioszka", was released on August 7, 2011. The music video for "Matrioszka" was released on August 27, 2011. The second single for June, "CTRL", was released on November 30, 2011.
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