Yulianna

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{{Infobox person
| name = Yulianna
| image = [[File:Yulianna, Pop-singer, official head shot. 2015.jpg|Yulianna, Pop-singer, official head shot. 2015]]
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| birth_name = Yuliya Vladimirovna Zinovieva
| alias = {{unbulleted list|Yulia, Yulianna}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1982|5|26}}
| birth_place = [[Kazakhstan]], former [[USSR]].
| residence = [[Hollywood]], [[California]], U.S.
| home_town = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
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| spouse =
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|alma_mater=[[California Institute of the Arts]]
| occupation = {{flat list|
* Singer
* songwriter
* actress
* businesswoman
* musician
* record producer
* philanthropist
* dancer
}}
| years_active = 2000–present
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| background = solo_singer
| genre = {{flat list|
* [[Pop music|Pop]]
* [[Electronic music|electronic]]
* [[Operatic pop]]
* [[Rock music|rock]]
}}
| instrument = {{flat list|
* vocals
* [[guitar]]
}}
| label = {{flat list|
* Zvon Entertainment, LLC.
}}
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| website = {{URL|Yulianna.com}}
}}

'''Yuliya Vladimirovna Zinovieva''' (born May 26, 1982), known as Yulianna, is a [[Russian Americans|Russian American]] vocalist, songwriter, actress, producer, and businesswoman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=90759 |title=Dance Powerhouse Yulianna Sees Rapid Chart Success With New Single "Don't Take Your Love Away" @ Top40-Charts.com - New Songs & Videos from 49 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 30 Countries |website=Top40-charts.com |date=2013-06-07 |accessdate=2016-01-31}}</ref> She achieved popularity in the early 2000s by combining classical training with [[mainstream pop]] music, and her song "Don't Take Your Love Away" charted at number 49 on the Billboard Dance/Club Songs Chart in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author=Gary Trust |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1566432/chart-highlights-nine-inch-nails-soar-onto-rock-airplay |title=Chart Highlights: Nine Inch Nails Soar Onto Rock Airplay, Alternative Songs Charts |publisher=Billboard |date=2013-10-06 |accessdate=2016-01-31}}</ref> Yulianna has been credited with coining the term ''[[popra]]'' for the combination of pop and [[opera]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Natalie Perez|url=http://www.nataliezworld.com/2014/02/yuliannas-women-who-does-opera-and-pop.html |title=Yulianna's the Women Who Does Opera and Pop and Makes It Work |website=NataliezWorld |date=2012-06-09 |accessdate=2016-01-31}}</ref>

==Early life and training==
Born in [[Almaty, Kazakhstan]], in the former [[Soviet Union]], Yulianna was trained as a vocalist and violinist.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://hollywoodprogressive.com/yulianna/ |title=Yulianna |website=Hollywoodprogressive.com |date=2014-03-04 |accessdate=2016-01-31}}</ref> She grew up in [[Santa Barbara, California]], and earned a master's degree at the [[California Institute for the Arts]] before moving to [[Los Angeles]] to pursue a career in entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thephuketnews.com/yuliannas-return-to-phuket-50690.php |title=Yulianna’s return to Phuket |website=Thephuketnews.com |date=2015-01-25 |accessdate=2016-01-31}}</ref>

Yulianna's early career included vocal training with Russian opera singer [[Vladimir Chernov]]<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.last.fm/music/Yulianna/+wiki |title=Yulianna’s Biography — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and pictures at |website=Last.fm |date= |accessdate=2016-01-31}}</ref> (now a music professor at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]]) and the composer [[Daniel Catán]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.casasb.com/Adams%20Column%20Images/Reviews/10.8.10.LAOpera-Il%20Postino.pdf |format=PDF |title=A Night at the Opera : Il Postino at the Music Center |website=Casasb.com |accessdate=2016-01-31}}</ref>

==Career==
In 2009, Yulianna met with music producer Robin Nixon, and the two went on to produce her first album, ''La-La-Land''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dunnschool.org/news/item/index.aspx?LinkId=339&ModuleId=34 |title=Yulianna Zinovieva ’00 Performs for Students |publisher=Dunn School |date= |accessdate=2016-01-31}}</ref>

In 2012, she released her first single, "Race Car", with help from Nixon. "Race Car" was generally well received by critics, and the [[music video]], directed by Waleed Moursi, won Best Music Video at the 2012 Colorado Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://qualitywebmasterservices.com/takeabow/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2012-Colorado-Official-Press-Release.pdf |format=PDF |title=2012 Colorado Film Awards Announces Award Winners A Night at the Opera : Il Postino at the Music Center |website=Casasb.com |accessdate=2016-01-31}}</ref>

Yulianna's first hit was "Forgiveness", a collaboration with [[Walter Afanasieff]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mnogoclipov.ru/Y |title=Сборник популярных музыкальных клипов |website=MnogoClipov.ru |date= |accessdate=2016-01-31}}</ref> The song and video garnered over a million views on YouTube.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20150218005859/http://www.luyenphim.us/xem-video-online/AiqU-T4SSV8/Forgiveness,+Yulianna] </ref> It was submitted for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist for the [[55th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lanewwave.com/Spring_2012_Fest.html |title=Spring 2012 Fest |website=Lanewwave.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-31}}</ref> The video won several awards, including Best Music Video at the Naperville Film Festival and the Las Vegas Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.nomattsland.com/blog/category/forgiveness%20yulianna |title=Category |publisher=n o m a t t s l a n d |date= |accessdate=2016-01-30}}</ref>

In 2013, Yulianna released her first full-length dance album, ''Californ-i-a,'' written and produced with [[RAS (musician)|RAS]] and Spencer Nezey.<ref name="calarts1">{{cite web|url = https://calarts.edu/alumni/notes/music|title = Herb Alpert School of Music Class Notes | CalArts|website = Calarts.edu|date = |accessdate = 2016-01-31}}</ref> ''Californ-i-a'' was well received by critics and was distributed internationally. The single "Don't Take Your Love Away" reached the Top 50 [[Billboard Chart|''Billboard'' chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2013/08/01/video-premiere-yulianna-and-the-game-show-love-for-californ-i-a/ |title=On Air with Ryan Seacrest - News & More from the Live Radio Show |website=Ryanseacrest.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-31}}</ref>

Yulianna's most recent album, ''Popra Soldier'', was released in 2014,<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://article.wn.com/view/2014/06/02/Yulianna_Popra_album_review/ |title=Yulianna- 'Popra' album review - Worldnews.com |website=Article.wn.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-31}}</ref> with [[Ruslan Sirota]] as the featured piano player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicfestivals.einnews.com/article__detail/225397536?lcode=Yysm2NojnxElkoL-wPf-EA%3D%3D |title=Timeless Singer/songwriter, Yulianna, Releases New Album "POPRA Soldier Act 1 & Act 2" - Music Festivals News Today - EIN News |website=Musicfestivals.einnews.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-31}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:20th-century American singers]]
[[Category:21st-century American singers]]
[[Category:American female pop singers]]
[[Category:American female rock singers]]
[[Category:American female singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:American rock songwriters]]
[[Category:American film actresses]]
[[Category:American music industry executives]]
[[Category:American record producers]]
[[Category:California Institute of the Arts alumni]]
[[Category:People from Almaty]]

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