Jully Black

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Jully Black
Background information
Birth name Jullyann Inderia Gordon
Also known as JB
Born November 8, 1977 (1977-11-08) (age 34)
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres R&B
Occupations Singer–songwriter, producer
Years active 1995–present
Labels Universal Music Canada - Jully Black Entertainment Inc.
Website JullyBlack.com
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Jully Black (play /ˈdʒuːliː/; "Julie"; born Jullyann Inderia Gordon; November 8, 1977) is a Canadian R&B singer–songwriter. She has collaborated and written for many artists, including Nas, Missy Elliott, Saukrates, Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, Destiny's Child, and Sean Paul.

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[edit] Life & career

Black was born Jullyann Inderia Gordon, in Toronto, Ontario of Jamaican heritage. She grew up in the Jane and Finch area of Toronto[1].

Black had a Top 40 hit on the Canadian charts in 1998 with "Rally'n". She has had subsequent hits with singles such as "You Changed" and "Between Me and U". She had also been invited to contribute to Rascalz' groundbreaking hip hop single "Northern Touch" in 1998, but was unable to participate due to other commitments.[2]

Her solo debut album was originally scheduled for release in 2003 on MCA Records, under the title I Traveled.[3] However, it was heavily delayed, MCA eventually folded in 2003, and the album was shelved.

In summer 2005, a newly recorded album, This Is Me, was released by Universal Music Canada. The album included the hit singles "Sweat of Your Brow" and "5x Love". According to a piracy report by IFPI, the international music industry body, there were "2.8 million illegal file swapping requests for her music in the first two weeks of her album's release in 2005". At the same time, Black reportedly "struggled to sell 15,000 copies of the same album".

In summer 2007, a new single entitled "Seven Day Fool" was released, eventually becoming Black's first Top 10 hit in Canada. Her second album Revival was released on October 16, 2007 and was awarded the Juno for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year in Calgary on April 6, 2008, at which she was the closing act on the telecast performing "Seven Day Fool".

In 2009, Black, with YoungPete Alexander and Kellis E. Parker, wrote and released her third studio album The Black Book. Following the release of The Black Book, Black kicked off a country wide tour in Vancouver at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games.[4]

In 2010, a new song by Black, "At the Roncies" (about the Roncesvalles Avenue neighborhood of Toronto, Ontario), was the song chosen by listeners[5] to represent the province of Ontario in CBC Radio2's Great Canadian Song Quest.

In 2011, Black and YoungPete created a new production team by welcoming the talents of choreographer and songwriter Luther Brown, collectively known as The Officials. Together they've written and produced songs on the soon to be released album (8)ight.

Black has been selected to perform at the 2012 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival honouring Jamaica’s 50th Anniversary of Independence [6].

Black was a correspondent on the sixth season of Canadian Idol. She also hosted the 2008 Canadian Radio Music Awards. In addition to her career as a recording artist, Black is a celebrity reporter for CTV's daily entertainment magazine etalk.[7]

[edit] Vocal Training

  • Enriched Music Grades 11, 12 and OAC, Oakwood Collegiate Institute.
  • Classical Music, Chamber Choir, Operas.
  • Church Choir, Revival Time Tabernacle.
  • Bill Vincent’s, Voices and Company, Authorized “Speech Level Singing, Actors Voice & Text Stage" Dialects.
  • Theodore Gentry, Jazz & Classical Vocal Coach.

[edit] Vocal History

  • 2004: Capitol/EMI records present “'Unity” The official 2004 Olympics Album. Destiny’s Child “I Know” the Will I am remix co-written By Jully Black.
  • 2004: Sony Pictures Presents “You got served” The Movie. “Heaven” NaS featuring Jully Black.
  • 2003: Women & Songs Compilation Featuring Jully Black with “I Travelled”.
  • 2003: Destiny’s Child “I Know” Featured in The fighting Temptations Movie and Soundtrack Co-Written By Jully Black
  • 2003: Master T’s Urban Vibes Featuring Jully Black with “Between me and you”.
  • 2002: Bravehearts “Situations” Featuring Jully Black
  • 2002: Nas God’s Son “Heaven” Featuring Jully Black.
  • 2002: UMG Recordings/Fox Searchlight Pictures Presents “Brown Sugar” The Movie and Soundtrack. “You’ve Changed” Introducing Jully Black.
  • 2002: Choclair Memoirs of Blake Savage “ Light it up” Featuring Jully Black.
  • 2001: Sugar Jones “Leave Hurt Alone” Co-Written by Jully Black.
  • 2001: Baby Blue Sound Crew’s Private Party Vol. 2 “The Day Before” Featuring Jully Black.
  • 2001: Kardinal Offishall’s Fire starter Vol. 1 on “Powerful and Ole Time Killing” Featuring Jully Black.
  • 2001: Popular Records All Stars 2001 “Say No More” Featuring Jully Black.
  • 2000: Baby Blue Sound Crew’s Private Party Vol. 1 “Money Jane” Featuring Jully Black.
  • 2000: Popular Records All Stars 2000 Compilation Featuring Jully Black with “Rally’n”.
  • 2000: Jully Black’s Sophomore Single “Say No More”.
  • 1999: Choclair’s Ice Cold “Roll’n” Featuring Jully Black.
  • 1999: 2Rude’s “Dissin Us” By Macallee King from Grimmi Grimmi Featuring Jully Black.
  • 1999: Popular Records “Dance Hits” Featuring Jully Black with “Rally’n”.
  • 1999: Jully Black’s Solo Debut Single “Rally’n”. (#12 on Billboards Top 20, #39)
  • 1998: Infinate’s “ 360 Degrees” Featuring Jully Black.
  • 1998: Beat Factory’s “Groove Essentials” Compilation Featuring Jully Black with “Rally’n”.
  • 1997: Choclair’s “What it takes” Featuring Jully Black.
  • 1997: Kardinal Offishall’s “Jeevin' (Life)” Featuring Jully Black.

[edit] Network Television Performances

  • 2010: C.T.V’s “Juno Awards", Presenter/Performer.
  • 2010: Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies.
  • 2009: C.T.V.'s "Interview with Jay-Z", Interviwer.
  • 2008: C.T.V.'s "Jammin in Jamaica with Jully Black", Host.
  • 2004: C.B.C’s NHL Awards.
  • 2004: C.B.C’s Tonya lee Williams Gospel Jubilee
  • 2004: Show Time/Soul Food Productions Presents “We Plan” Episode #064. Role, Jully Black.
  • 2004: Much Music Presents “Behind the Threads” an up-close look at the women of the Garment industry. Jully Black travels to Dhaka, Bangladesh to cover the story.
  • 2003: Toronto 1 Live Performance
  • 2003: M.T.V “Break Out”.
  • 2003: C.T.V’s “Juno Award Presentation”. Presented Shania Twain the “Artist of the year” Award.
  • 2001: City TV’s New Years Celebration.
  • 2001: Much Music’s “9/11” Music Tribute and Fund Raiser.
  • 2001: Much Music’s “Da Mix” Final Episode
  • 2001: C.B.C’s “Juno Award Presentation”.
  • 2000: Much Music’s “Da Mix” Tenth Year Anniversary Special.
  • 1999: Much Music’s “Da Mix” Black History Celebration.
  • 1998: City TV’s “Electric Circus”.
  • 1997: City TV’s “Break fast Television”.

[edit] Opening Act History

  • 2010: Kanye West, Singapore
  • 2008: FIFA World Cup Celebration, Toronto
  • 2003: 50 Cent and Jay-Z, Molson Amphitheatre
  • 2003: Dwele, CNE Band Shell
  • 2001: Kiss 92.5 Fannie Awards.
  • 2001: Shaggy, Fall (USA).
  • 2001: Shaggy, Spring (USA).
  • 2000: Destiny’s Child, Kings Wood Theatre, Kiss 92.5 Wham Bam Thank You Jam (Toronto).
  • 1999: Destiny’s Child, Roy Thompson hall, House of Blues (Toronto).
  • 1998: Donell Jones, Atlantis Entertainment Complex (Toronto).
  • 1997: Usher, Kaboom Night Club (Toronto).

[edit] International Performances

  • 2010: "Canada Day" in London, England at Trafalgar Square.
  • 2010: MIDEM Conference in Cannes, France.
  • 2010: Debut performance in Grand Bahama Island.
  • 2010: Popkomm Music Festival, Berlin, Germany.

[edit] Discography

Black performing in June 2010

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Positions Album
CAN
1998 "Rally'n" (with Saukrates) — I Travelled
2000 "Say No More" —
2001 "The Day Before" (featuring Baby Cham) —
2002 "Between Me and You" (featuring Saukrates) —
2005 "Stay the Night" — This Is Me
"Sweat of Your Brow" (featuring Demarco) 16
""5x Love"/"Material Things" (featuring Nas) 30
2006 ""I Travelled" 66
"Gotta Let You Know (Scream)" —
2007 "Seven Day Fool" 9 Revival
"DJ Play My Song" —
2008 "Until I Stay" 33
"Queen" —
2009 "Running" 40 The Black Book
2010 "Need You" —
"Zodiac Drug" — (8)IGHT
2011 "Can U Feel It?" —
"Pushin'" —
2011 "Set It Off'"(featuring Kardinal Offishall) —

[edit] Feature Tracks & Additional Singles

  • 1996: "What it Takes" Choclair feat. Jully Black
  • 1997: "Jeevin' (Life)" Kardinal Offishall feat. Jully Black
  • 1997: "360 Degrees" Infinite feat. Jully Black
  • 2000: "Money Jane" Baby Blue Soundcrew feat. Kardinal Offishall, Sean Paul & Jully Black
  • 2000: "Rollin'" Choclair feat. Jully Black
  • 2001: "Ol' Time Killin'" Kardinal Offishall feat. Jully Black, Allistair, IRS & Wio-K
  • 2002: "Light it Up" Choclair feat. Jully Black
  • 2002: "You Changed" Jully Black (Brown Sugar Soundtrack)
  • 2002: "Heaven" Nas feat. Jully Black
  • 2003: "Situations" Bravehearts feat. Nas & Jully Black
  • 2003: "Till Now" Choclair feat. The Circle (Jully Black, Tara Chase, Kardinal Offishall, Ro Dolla, Saukrates, YLook, Solitair)
  • 2003: "Life" feat. Jully Black, Esthero, Graph Nobel & Keshia Chante
  • 2004: "One Day" Kyprios feat. Swollen Members, Jully Black, Saukrates
  • 2006: "The Christmas Song" feat. Jully Black (Sounds of the Season CBC Holiday Compilation - Various Artists)
  • 2006: "A Time for Christmas" feat. Jully Black (Sounds of the Season CBC Holiday Compilation - Various Artists)
  • 2007: "My Last Day" Year of the Monkey feat. Jully Black
  • 2008: "Hold On" H2O feat. Jully Black
  • 2008: "Egbert the Lovebird" feat. Jully Black (Roll Play Children's Album - Various Artists)
  • 2009: "Drive Me Krazy" Bounty Killer feat. Jully Black (Track 5 "Mighty Oday Riddim"- Various Artists)
  • 2009: "On the Line (Lay It)" God Made Me Funky feat. Jully Black
  • 2010: "Wavin' Flag" (with Young Artists for Haiti)
  • 2010: "Zodiac Drug" (buzz single to promote "8IGHT")
  • 2011: "Can U Feel It?" ("8IGHT") - available on iTunes
  • 2011: "Pushin" ("8IGHT") - available on iTunes
  • 2011: "Set It Off'"(featuring Kardinal Offishall) - available on iTunes

[edit] Nominations & Awards

  • 2010: Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year "The Black Book" (NOMINATION)
  • 2008: Single of the Year, "Seven Day Fool" (NOMINATION)
  • 2008: R&B/Soul Recording of the Year, "Revival" (WINNER)
  • 2006: Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year, "Sweat of Your Brow" (NOMINATION)
  • 2005: Canadian Urban Music Award (CUMA) for Dance/Electronic Recording of the Year, "Sweat of Your Brow" (Tricky Moreira [Just BE Remix]) (WINNER)
  • 2004: CIRA Certified Platinum ‘Women & Song 7”.
  • 2003: RIAA Certified Platinum “God’s Son” NaS
  • 2003: Fashion Magazine “Most Alluring
  • 2003: Juno Award for “Best R&B/Soul Song” “You Changed”. (NOMINATION)
  • 2002: Much Music Video Award Viewers Choice for Best Canadian Collaboration or Group,” The Day Before”. (NOMINATION)
  • 2002: Much Music Video Award for “Best Rap Video”, “Light It Up”. (NOMINATION)
  • 2001: Juno Award for “Best Rap recording”, “Money Jane”. (NOMINATION)
  • 2001: CIRA Certified Platinum, “All Stars 2001”.
  • 1999: Much Music Video Award for “Best R&B/Soul Video”. “Rally’n”. (NOMINATION)
  • 1999: Juno Award for “Best R&B/Soul Song”. “Rally’n”. (NOMINATION)
  • 1998: Much Music Video Award for “Best Rap Video”, “360”. (NOMINATION)
  • 1997: Juno Award for “Best Rap Recording”, “What It Takes”. (WINNER)

[edit] Recognitions & Achievements

  • 2001: CIRA Certified Platinum, “All Stars 2001”.
  • 2001: CIRA Certified Double Platinum, Sugar Jones “Sugar Jones”.
  • 2001: CIRA Certified Gold, Baby Blue Sound Crew Private party Vol. 2.
  • 2000: CIRA Certified Gold, Baby Blue Sound Crew Private party Vol. 1.
  • 2000: CIRA Certified Triple Platinum, “All Stars 2000”.
  • 1999: CIRA Certified Gold, Choclair’s “Ice Cold”.
  • 1999: CIRA Certified Double Platinum, “Dance Hits”.

[edit] References

[8]

  1. ^ GeoBiography submitted by the artist to CBC Radio2's Great Canadian Song Quest http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/songquest/artists/jully_black.html
  2. ^ Canadian hip hop gets the Northern Touch, NOW, June 4, 1998.
  3. ^ Travellin’ woman: Jully Black
  4. ^ Patrick, Ryan Questionnaire: Jully Black at Exclaim! February 2010.
  5. ^ 2010 CBC Great Canadian Song Quest - Ontario http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/songquest/provinces/ontario.html
  6. ^ 2012 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival lineup http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/12/prweb9059516.htm
  7. ^ http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060314/jully_black_profile_060321/20060322?s_name=junos2006&no_ads=
  8. ^ This page was revised and approved by the artist herself (Jully Black)

[edit] External links

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