Julia Johnson
{{Short description|British singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Julia Gray
| image = SecondPerson2005 Side01 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Johnson with Second Person in 2005
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| background = solo_singer
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1982}}
| birth_place = London, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| origin =
| instrument = Vocals, piano, keyboards
| genre = Acoustic rock, jazz, trip hop
| occupation = Singer, musician,Author
| years_active =
| label =
| associated_acts = Second Person
| website = {{url|thisisjuliagray.com}}
}}
Julia Johnson (born 1982) is an English singer, songwriter and a founder-member of the post trip hop band Second Person.
Early life
Johnson is the daughter of writer and former politician Stanley Johnson and his second wife, Jennifer (née Kidd); she has a brother, Maximilian, and their paternal half-siblings are Boris, Rachel, Jo, and Leo Johnson.{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/6685516/Boris-Johnsons-sister-Julia-takes-her-turn-in-spotlight.html |title=Boris Johnson's sister Julia takes her turn in spotlight |access-date=4 April 2018 |archive-date=20 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620020519/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/6685516/Boris-Johnsons-sister-Julia-takes-her-turn-in-spotlight.html |url-status=live }}
Career
Johnson was a founder member of Second Person in 2001; the group remained active until 2011. Her first solo album, I Am Not The Night, recorded at Livingston Recording Studios and produced by Tristan Ivemy (Frank Turner, The Holloways), was released in May 2011 through the independent label Blue January. Her second solo album, Robber Bride, was released in June 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thisisjuliagray.com/music/|title=Music|website=Thisisjuliagray.com|accessdate=1 August 2020|archive-date=9 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909070758/http://www.thisisjuliagray.com/music/|url-status=live}} Her first novel for young adults, The Otherlife, was published by Andersen Press in July 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/andersen-signs-debut-ya-author-julia-gray-317441|title=Andersen signs debut YA author Julia Gray | The Bookseller|website=Thebookseller.com|accessdate=1 August 2020|archive-date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225225524/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/andersen-signs-debut-ya-author-julia-gray-317441|url-status=live}}
Personal life
In November 2009, The Daily Telegraph reported that Johnson was engaged to film financier Calum Gray.{{Citation
| last = Walker
| first = Tim
| title = Boris Johnson's sister Julia takes her turn in the spotlight
| newspaper = The Daily Telegraph
| location = London
| date = 20 November 2009
| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/6685516/Boris-Johnsons-sister-Julia-takes-her-turn-in-spotlight.html
| access-date = 4 April 2018
| archive-date = 20 June 2018
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180620020519/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/6685516/Boris-Johnsons-sister-Julia-takes-her-turn-in-spotlight.html
| url-status = live
}} In 2019, Australian media referred to her as having married Gray.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/the-times/forget-the-trumps-here-come-the-johnsons/news-story/f427ab48369d07ad916a45a1598da914?from=htc_rss|title = Subscribe to the Australian | Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps}}
References
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Other sources
- Second Person in The Independent (23 October 2002: p. 12)
- BBC Radio 2 Interview (The Weekender with Matthew Wright - 3 November 2005)
- Future Music interview (November 2005)
External links
- {{IMDb name|2271121|Second Person}}
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Category:21st-century English women singers
Category:21st-century English singers