| Julio D | |
| Birth Name: | Giuliano Di Paolo |
| Alias: | Giuliano Di Paolo, JulioD, J, JD, |
| Birth Date: | 1977 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Milan, Italy |
| Genre: | Pop, R&B, world music |
| Instrument: | Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards |
| Occupation: | Record Producer, Video Director, Singer-Songwriter, Youtuber |
| Years Active: | 2011–present |
| Label: | Art Emotion |
Giuliano Di Paolo (born in Milan on 27 July 1977), also known as Julio D, is an Italian new media creator, video director, photographer, record producer, singer-songwriter and author.[1] His music includes a wide variety of influences including R&B, jazz, hip hop, synthpop, reggae and afrobeat.
His debut album Sabes Mi Nombre is published in 2011 by Art Emotion[2] (previously released by INgrooves).
In the first half of 2012, two new singles are published: "Amarte Más" and "Sun Comes Up". These songs don't obtain big consensus. "Yo Te Quiero" came right after.[3] Co-written with songwriter Silvio Cassaro, the track got a lot different. At its debut, the video gained a lot of attention on YouTube.
In March 2013, Better Man was released. Sung in English, Italian and Spanish, the album emphasizes a more focused sound to urban, hip hop and R&B, merged with Afro-Caribbean and zouk rhythms.[4]
Outsider,[5] his third album, is announced in 2014. Once again, synth pop, neo soul and afro-urban are mixed in its tracks. "Niente Di Più"[6] [7] is chosen as first single, while "Courage & Faith"[8] is the second tune extracted.
In 2015, he produced a number of videos called iNomad.[9] The aim of the project is to show the recording process of a whole song, in a natural environment, through the use of mobile technologies (already experimented by singer-songwriter Son Pascal).[10]
At the beginning of the same year, the song "Beautiful"[11] is released.
In 2016 JD released one new single every two months, which were included in the album "You Can't Stop Us",[12] posted in January 2017. Changing the way usually the album is published and marketed, it's called by the artist evolving album.[13] He explains this is a more contemporary approach to involve public through the LP development, while releasing a new album after a long period of time.[14]
Between the end of 2017 and middle 2018, JD published a series of collaborations including Zindy Laursen, Antonia Marquee and Gyr. These songs are included in Inner Revolution,[15] which is an album divided in two EP.
| Title | Album Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Sabes Mi Nombre | Publication : 14 September 2011Label: Art Emotion Format: Digital Download, CD | |
| Better Man | Publication : 2 March 2013Label: Art Emotion Format: Digital Download, CD | |
| Outsider | Publication : 23 January 2015Label: Art Emotion Format: Digital Download | |
| You Can't Stop Us | Publication : 12 January 2017Label: Art Emotion Format: Digital Download | |
| Inner Revolution (Side One) | Publication : 27 June 2018Label: Art Emotion Format: Digital Download |
| Year | Title | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Sabes Mi Nombre" | Sabes Mi Nombre | |
| 2012 | "Amarte Mas" | Amarte Mas | |
| 2012 | "Sun Comes Up" | Sun Comes Up | |
| 2013 | "Sogni""Better Man" "Sei" "In Testa Te" "Closer" | Better Man | |
| 2014 | "Niente Di Più""Courage & Faith" "Personal Legend" "Senza Regole" | Outsider | |
| 2014 | "Leyenda Personal" | Leyenda Personal | |
| 2015 | "Siamo Destino" feat Siver | Siamo Destino | |
| 2016/2017 | "Beautiful""Only Words" "Stay" "Black Coffee" "We Are Free" "Half" "I Belong To You" | You Can't Stop Us | |
| 2017/2018 | "Occhi Tuoi" "Behind" "Perfect Stranger" "Surrounding Love" feat. Zindy Laursen "Dreams" feat. Antonia Marquee | Inner Revolution (Side One) |
| Year | Original Artist | Title | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Black | "Wonderful Life" | Wonderful Life | |
| 2015 | Rihanna | "Diamonds" | Diamonds | |
| 2016 | Phil Collins | "In The Air Tonight" | In The Air Tonight | |
| 2016 | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | "The Power Of Love" | The Power Of Love | |
| 2017 | Zayn | "Pillowtalk" | Pillowtalk | |
| 2017 | John Legend | "All Of Me" | All Of Me | |
| 2017 | Luis Fonsi | "Despacito" | Despacito | |
| 2017 | Clean Bandit | "Symphony" | Symphony | |
| 2017 | Amy Winehouse | "Love Is a Losing Game" | Love Is a Losing Game | |
| 2018 | Rosana | "A Fuego Lento" | A Fuego Lento | |
| 2018 | Drake | "Hotline Bling" | Hotline Bling |