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Mademoiselle Yulia 
Background information Also known as Mlle Yulia Born 10 August 1987 [1][2] Origin Tokyo, Japan Genres Electro Occupations Disc jockey, singer, columnist, designer, socialite Years active 2008–present Labels EMI Music Japan Associated acts Dexpistols, Krazy Baldhead, M-Flo, Towa Tei, Uffie, Verbal Website mademoiselleyulia.com Mademoiselle Yulia (マドモアゼル・ユリア Mademoazeru Yuria) (born August 10, 1987 in Tokyo, stylised as MADEMOISELLE YULIA) is a Japanese DJ and musician, associated with Tokyo electro scene.[3] She debuted in 2008 as a DJ, and in 2011 as a singer, with her debut album Mademoworld.
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Biography
Mademoiselle Yulia was born in Tokyo in 1987.[1] In high school, she begun her musical career as the lead vocalist and guitarist for six years.[3][1] The four member band performed punk, technopop and garage covers, taking inspiration from The Clash and Kraftwerk.[1][4]
Yulia began organising parties in her second year at high school, in 2005.[4] She was inspired to create her own electro DJ event in Tokyo called Neon Spread, after attending a similar DJ night in England.[3] In 2008 she was signed to EMI Music Japan and released her debut mix-tape of the electro music featured in the events, Neon Spread. Mademoiselle Yulia began regularly attending DJ events and parties 2008, and met M-Flo rapper Verbal as they would often attend the same events.[5] In late 2008 and 2009 she began to be featured on many albums as a collaborating artist, with many of these releases featuring Verbal. These songs included appearances on Teriyaki Boyz' second album Serious Japanese, Towa Tei's album Big Fun, and a solo track of hers produced by Verbal, "What Now?," featured on M-Flo's third outside collaborations album M-Flo Inside: Works Best III.
Mademoiselle Yulia was the featured vocalist for the come-back tour of 1970s/1980s Japanese techno band Plastics, on their May 2010 tour.[6] She was listed as the number two "to watch" talent in Tokyo by CNNGo in 2010.[7]
In mid 2011, preparations for her debut album Mademoworld began, beginning a world wide tour Angee Yung Robotz in April with Verbal to promote the album, as well as Verbal's solo album Visionair.[8] Verbal is the executive producer of her album,[1] and the first single "Gimme Gimme" was released digitally on August 3, 2011.[6] The album was released digitally on iTunes on September 21, followed by a CD release on October 5.[9]
Mademoiselle Yulia will collaborate with M-Flo on their comeback song "Run," which is being used for sports shoe brand Reebok's Reethem & Lite campaign in Japan. The trio first performed the song at the launch party for the campaign, on September 15, 2011.[10]
She has performed in concerts and DJ events with artists such as Towa Tei, M.I.A., Dexpistols, Shinichi Osawa and Boys Noize.[3] Outside of music, she writes a columnist in fashion magazine Nylon's Japanese edition,[3], designed jewellery for accessory brand Giza[1] and briefly hosted a how on music channel Space Shower, Mademoworld.[11]
Discography
Studio albums
Year Album Information Oricon
albums
charts
[12]Sales
[12]2011 Mademoworld - Released: September 21, 2011[9]
- Label: EMI Music Japan (TOCT-28014)
1 1,786,000 Mix tapes
Year Album Information Oricon
albums
charts
[12]Sales
[12]2008 Neon Spread - Released: August 27, 2008
- Label: EMI Music Japan (TOCP-64363)
200 2,200 2009 Neon Spread 2 - Released: August 26, 2009
- Label: EMI (TOCP-64377)
106 2,800 Singles
Release Title Notes Chart positions Album Billboard Japan Hot 100
[13]RIAJ digital tracks
[14]2011 "Gimme Gimme" Digital download 40 TBA Mademoworld "Bam Me" — TBA Other appearances
Release Artist Title Notes Album 2008 Dexpistols featuring Verbal & Mademoiselle Yulia "Saturdays" De La Soul cover Rock Trax presents Lesson.05 "Saturdays" 2009 Teriyaki Boyz feat. Mademoiselle Yulia "After 5 (A.M.)" Serious Japanese Towa Tei feat. Mademoiselle Yulia & Verbal "Y.O.R." Big Fun Mademoiselle Yulia feat. Verbal "What Now?" M-Flo Inside: Works Best III Krazy Baldhead feat. Big-O & Yulia "Katana Powa" Sweet Night 2010 Uffie feat. Mademoiselle Yulia "MCs Can Kiss" (DSL Remix) 2011 Verbal feat. Mademoiselle Yulia "Liar" Visionair References
- ^ a b c d e f "新世代女性DJのアイコン「マドモアゼル・ユリア」が遂にアーティスト・デビュー！シングル「GIMME GIMME」世界21ヶ国で配信開始! [New generation female DJ icon Mademoiselle Yulia finally debuts as a singer! Her single "Gimme Gimme" downloadable in 21 countries!]". PR Times. Asahi Shimbun. August 3, 2011. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/60kvOBeAD. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ "サマソニ!!!!!!!!!! [Summer Sonic!!!!!!!!!!]". Mademoiselle Yulia. August 10, 2009. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/60o5MRqhq. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "話題のTOKYOエレクトロガール、マドモアゼル・ユリア [Hot topic Tokyo electro girl, Mademoiselle Yulia]" (in Japanese). Natalie. August 19, 2008. http://natalie.mu/music/news/54273. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ a b "MADEMOISELLE YULIA インタビュー [Mademoiselle Yulia Interview]". 猪又孝（DO THE MONKEY）. MusicShelf. September 11, 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/60l5PUVzR. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ "INTERVIEW VERBAL × MADEMOISELLE YULIA 対談". iLoud. March 27, 2009. http://www.iloud.jp/interview/verbal_mademoiselle_yulia.php. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ a b "マドモアゼル・ユリアVERBALプロデュースで歌手デビュー [Mademoiselle Yulia debuts as a singer produced by Verbal]" (in Japanese). Natalie. August 4, 2011. http://natalie.mu/music/news/54273. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ W. David Marx, Robert Michael Poole and Misha Janette (July 15, 2010). "The Tokyo Hot List 2010: 20 people to watch". CNN Go. http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/none/tokyo-hot-list-20-people-watch-814422. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Robert Michael Poole (2011-05-05). "Verbal wants to hit the reset button on pop". The Japan Times. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm20110505a1.html. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ a b "MADEMOISELLE YULIA "MADEMOWORLD"の楽曲が試聴開始! [Mademoiselle Yulia Mademoworld song previews!]". KOZM Agency. September 15, 2011. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/623bhqtuw. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "VERBALがReebokアジア地域クリエイティブ・ディレクターに就任! [Verbal inaugurated as Reebok's creative director for Asia!]". Yahoo! News Japan. September 17, 2011. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/623czXKxt. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "マドモワールド". Space Shower. Archived from the original on May 21, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090502165240/http://www.spaceshowertv.com/program/regular/monthly/mademo.html. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. http://ranking.oricon.co.jp. Retrieved August 17, 2011. (subscription only)
- ^ "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard. http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100/.
- ^ "有料音楽配信チャート" (in Japanese). RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/weekly_chart/index.html.
External links
- Official site (Japanese)
- Official EMI label site (Japanese)
- Official blog (Japanese)
- Official MySpace (Japanese)
- Official Twitter (Japanese)
Categories:- 1987 births
- Club DJs
- Electro musicians
- Living people
- Japanese DJs
- Japanese-language singers
- Japanese musicians
- Japanese socialites
- Mixtape DJs
- Musicians from Tokyo
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