Mademoiselle Yulia
Mademoiselle Yulia (マドモアゼル・ユリア, Mademoazeru Yuria) (born in Tokyo, stylized 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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Also known as | Mlle Yulia |
Born | [1][2] |
Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
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Years active | 2008–present |
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Website | mademoiselleyulia |
Biography
Mademoiselle Yulia was born in Tokyo .[1] In high school, she began her musical career as the lead vocalist and guitarist for six years.[1][3] 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 worldwide 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 as a columnist in fashion magazine Nylon's Japanese edition,[3] designed jewellery for accessory brand Giza[1] and briefly hosted a show on music channel Space Shower, Mademoworld.[11]
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Album Information | Oricon albums charts [12] |
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2011 | Mademoworld
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142 | 1,200 |
2013 | Whatever Harajuku
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Mix tapes
Year | Album Information | Oricon albums charts [12] |
Sales [12] |
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2008 | Neon Spread
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200 | 2,200 |
2009 | Neon Spread 2
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106 | 2,800 |
2012 | Neon Spread 3
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Singles
Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Album | |
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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 |
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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 | |
2012 | will.i.am feat. Mademoiselle Yulia | "Blow Your Mind" | Part of the Ultrabook Project | |
2013 | CL of 2NE1 | "The Baddest Female" | Appearance in music video | "The Baddest Female" (Digital Single) |
2014 | Basement Jaxx feat. Mademoiselle Yulia | "Oh Dear, I'm Falling in Love with You" | Junto |
References
- "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. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- "サマソニ!!!!!!!!!!" [Summer Sonic!!!!!!!!!!]. Mademoiselle Yulia. August 10, 2009. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- "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]. Natalie (in Japanese). August 19, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- "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. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- "INTERVIEW VERBAL × MADEMOISELLE YULIA 対談". iLoud. March 27, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- "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]. Natalie (in Japanese). August 4, 2011. 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. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- Robert Michael Poole (2011-05-05). "Verbal wants to hit the reset button on pop". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- "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. 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. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- "マドモワールド". Space Shower. Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved August 17, 2011. (subscription only)
- "Hot 100|JAPAN Charts|Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard. Archived from the original on 2010-07-11.
- 有料音楽配信チャート (in Japanese). RIAJ.
External links
- Official site (in Japanese)
- Official EMI label site
- Official Twitter (in Japanese)