Julia Nunes
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Julia Nunes in June 2012.
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | "jaaaaaaa" (YouTube user name) |
| Born | January 3, 1989 |
| Origin | Fairport, New York, United States |
| Genres | Acoustic pop,Indie pop |
| Instruments | Ukulele, Guitar, Melodica, Piano, Vocals |
| Labels | Rude Butler Records, DFTBA Records |
| Associated acts | Jack Conte, Nataly Dawn, Pomplamoose, Greg Holden, Ben Folds, Ben Kweller, Lauren O'Connell, Ian Axel, Mike Comite, Walk off the Earth, Cathedrals & Cars |
| Website | julianunes.com |
Julia Nunes (born January 3, 1989) is an American singer and songwriter from Fairport, New York. Her career has progressed online through her videos of pop songs on YouTube in which she sings harmony with herself and plays acoustic instruments, primarily the ukulele, guitar, melodica and piano.
Nunes was born into a musical family in New York. Her father is a pianist and a composer of children's songs. One grandfather was a composer of Portuguese fado music and the other a jazz pianist. Nunes started piano lessons at age seven before switching to the guitar in her teens. She started writing songs at age 14 and began playing the ukulele in 2005. She also plays guitar and melodica. She indicated in the comments section of one of her YouTube videos (see below) that she holds dual USA-Portuguese citizenship.
Nunes is known for her videos on YouTube. Among them are original songs, as well as covers of some of Nunes' favorite bands, such as Say Anything, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and Destiny's Child. Her original songs have been featured on the main page of YouTube twice, under the username 'jaaaaaaa'.
On Good Morning America (June 30, 2008) Molly Ringwald said that she took up the ukulele after seeing Julia Nunes on YouTube. "I've always wanted to play the ukulele, and she completely inspired me," she said.
Nunes is also featured in a YouTube cover video of "Some Nights" by Fun alongside members from Walk off the Earth.
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