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Yuliya Vladimirovna Zinovieva (born May 26, 1982), known as Yulianna, is a Russian American vocalist, songwriter, actress, producer, and businesswoman.<ref>Template:Cite web</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>Template:Cite web</ref> Yulianna has been credited with coining the term popra for the combination of pop and opera.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Early life and training

Born in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in the former Soviet Union, Yulianna was trained as a vocalist and violinist.<ref>Template:Cite web</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>Template:Cite web</ref>

Yulianna's early career included vocal training with Russian opera singer Vladimir Chernov<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (now a music professor at the University of California, Los Angeles) and the composer Daniel Catán.<ref>Template:Cite web</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>Template:Cite web</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>Template:Cite web</ref>

Yulianna's first hit was "Forgiveness", a collaboration with Walter Afanasieff.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The song and video garnered over a million views on YouTube.<ref>[1] </ref> It was submitted for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in 2012.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The video won several awards, including Best Music Video at the Naperville Film Festival and the Las Vegas Film Festival.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2013, Yulianna released her first full-length dance album, Californ-i-a, written and produced with RAS and Spencer Nezey.<ref name="calarts1">Template:Cite web</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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Yulianna's most recent album, Popra Soldier, was released in 2014,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with Ruslan Sirota as the featured piano player.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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