Julian Perretta
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| Background information | |
| Born | 13 January 1989 , London, England |
| Genres | Pop, soul |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Polydor Records, Universal Music Group |
| Associated acts | Mark Ronson, Maroon 5, Jamiroquai, Beyoncé, Samantha Ronson, Phoenix (band) |
| Website | [1] |
Julian Remo Perretta[2] (born 13 January 1989)[3] is an English singer-songwriter, best known for his song, "Wonder Why".
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[edit] Personal life
Perretta was born in London to an Italian father and Irish mother.[4] Perretta left school at 16 after gaining a scholarship for Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, which he left after a year to pursue a career as a songwriter. He currently lives in Miami, FL.
[edit] Music career
Shortly after leaving school, he met the members of the band Jamiroquai and began working on demos.
In May 2008, he joined producer Mark Ronson on a European tour, singing the Smiths' song, "Stop Me". In November 2009, Beyoncé invited Perretta to be special guest on her "I Am" UK Arena Tour.
In 2010, Universal Music Group, signed the Brit.
Perretta is managed by Serge Khalifa and Raphael Aflalo, of My Love Affair Management/ F**k Me I'm Famous. A company launched by Kathy and David Guetta.
In October 2010 the singer performed on French television shows, Le Grand Journal and Taratata.
While he is British, the singer found first success outside of the UK, especially in France, The Netherlands and Germany.
The first single from the album, "Wonder Why" topped radio airplay and iTunes charts around Europe, reaching platinum status. The album, Stitch Me Up was released on 27 September 2010 and received positive reviews from critics. Virgin radio and blogger Perez Hilton named it, 'The male Pop album of the year.'
In March and April 2011, Perretta toured Europe, playing a total of 54 shows.
In October 2011 Universal released a deluxe edition of the album 'Stitch Me Up' as a Christmas re edition. It contained 7 new tracks including acoustic versions and behind the scenes videos of the singer on tour.
A promotional video for Perretta's 4th single 'Ride My Star' was released online on October 19th 2011.
In January 2012, Perretta's second album was mastered in California.
Perretta debuted the first single from his second album, ' Generation X ' at a concert in Lyon, France, mid February 2012.
The Song debuted at radio April 2012 across Europe.
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Single | Director |
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| 2010 | "Wonder Why" | David Yarvoroski |
| 2010 | "Stitch Me Up" | JCT |
| 2011 | "If I Ever Feel Better" | David Yarvoroski |
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| BE- WAL [5] |
FRA [6] |
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| Stitch Me Up |
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6 | 3 |
[edit] Singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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| BE- VLG [7] |
BE- WAL [5] |
FRA [6] |
NL [8] |
SWI [9] |
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| "Wonder Why" | 2010 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Stitch Me Up |
| "Stitch Me Up" | — | 6 | 11 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
[edit] Further reading
- Paul Lester (2009-07-08). "New band of the day No 580: Julian Perretta". Guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jul/08/new-band-julian-perretta. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- "Julian Perretta Interview". MTV.co.uk. 2009-01-19. http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/julian-perretta/news/91032-julian-perretta-interview. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- Natasha Richardson (2009-04-06). "Perez Hilton's Three Musical Acts to Watch in 2009". Paste Magazine. http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/04/perez-hiltons-big-three-to-watch-in-09.html#more/. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
[edit] References
- ^ Ro. "julianperrettamusic | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. http://myspace.com/julianperrettamusic. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
- ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984-2004. Gives name at birth as "Julian Remo Perretta".
- ^ Thierry Cadet (2010-04-08). "Julian Perretta reprend le tube de Phœnix" (in French). Charts of France. http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-69814.html. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ "Julian Perretta Talks Paris, Perez and Kazoos on Spoonfed - Things to do in London". Spoonfed.co.uk. http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/nuria-5495/julian-perretta-talks-paris-perez-and-kazoos-1336/. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ a b "Julian Perretta dans l'Ultratop Wallonie" (in French). ultratop.be. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Julian+Perretta. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Julian Perretta dans les chart français" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Julian+Perretta. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ "Julian Perretta in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). ultratop.be. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Julian+Perretta. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ "Zoekresultaten (2): Julian Perretta" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. http://www.top40.nl/search.aspx?keyword=Julian%20Perretta. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "Julian Preretta in Swiss charts". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Julian+Perretta. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
