Got any biographical information on Julia?
Julia was born August 10, 1962, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. She’s the youngest of three children. Her father was an underwater photographer for Britain’s Ministry of Defence. Julia began writing songs at age 12, and performing in a folk and jazz club in Portsmouth at age 14. She left school at age 15 to devote all her time to becoming a singer-songwriter. At 16, she moved into her own flat and took a job singing jingles for a Portsmouth radio station. At about age 19, she answered an ad in Melody Maker (a British music magazine) for a backup singer, and moved to London. She spent two years touring with Mari Wilson as a backup singer. After that, she sang backup vocals for Kim Wilde. At 23 or 24, Julia went on the Enterprise Allowance Scheme, which allowed her to spend all her time getting her demo together and going round to the record companies. It was in Glasgow, Scotland, that Julia met Bill Padley and Grant Mitchell, who helped her record her demo. That tape resulted in a de
