Juliana Jendo
{{Short description|Assyrian-American singer and actress}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Juliana Jendo
| image = File:Julianajendo.jpg
| caption = Jendo performing at a concert, 2017
| Imagesize =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|11|30|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Tel Tamer, Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Juliana Jendo
| genre = Assyrian music, Pop, Folk pop, World music, Dance, Folk dance.
| occupation = Singer and actress
| instrument = vocals
| years_active = 1986–present
}}
Juliana Jendo (born November 30, 1956, in Tel Tamer, Syria, Syriac: ܓܘܠܝܢܐ ܓܢܕܐ) is a Syrian Assyrian singer and actress who, unlike many other Assyrian Neo-Aramaic-speaking artists, has occasionally recorded songs in Turoyo, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic and as well as in Arabic.{{cite web|title=Juliana Jendo|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Juliana+Jendo|website=lastfm.com|publisher=lastfm|accessdate=23 June 2015}} She has mostly recorded folk dance music.
Biography
Born in Tel Tamer, Syria, she studied French literature at a university there. In 1980, she and her family immigrated to the United States. She currently resides in Michigan and frequently visits Chicago, Illinois. Furthermore, she is an honorary chairwoman of the organization Nasraya Ad Dema that she founded.
2024 arrest in Sweden
On 20 October 2024, Jendo was planned to perform at a party in Södertälje, Sweden but due to suspicion of tax fraud before the planned performance, it was cancelled.{{cite web |url=https://telgenytt.se/just-nu-varldsstjarna-gripen-i-sodertalje-2/ |title=Världsstjärna gripen i Södertälje |last1=Isa |first1=Alexander |last2=Oyal |first2=Shamash |date=20 October 2024 |website=telgenytt.se |publisher=Telgenytt |access-date=21 October 2024}} The organizer of the event stated that there have previously been no issues in organizing performances with Assyrian artists. Much indicates that the organizer of the event had not provided all the necessesary paper-work before the planned event, which caused the event being cancelled. Jendo has performed in Sweden several times through the years, without any complications.
In a statement on her social media later that day, it was announced that Juliana would later be released after efforts from Swedish Assyrian lawyers.{{Facebook | JulianaJendoSinger }}
Discography
{{Main|Juliana Jendo discography}}
=Albums=
=Singles=
- Talibootha (2015)
- Brekha Ethokhon (2018)
- Go Qaploukh Babi (2021)
- Mdalal Qalbi (2021)
- Aweleh (2022)
- Taloukh Baby feat. Kynexx Obimba (2022)
- Alqoshnaya (2023)
- Jwanqa Shetrana (2023)
- Aha Khouba (2024)
- A Tribute to Tel Keppe (2024)
- Laylee (2024)
Filmography
- 1988 – Semeleh (Silent short film)
- 1991 – Wardeh Deesheh (Trampled Flowers) (Dual role: Nineveh and Nina)
- 1994 – The Flowers of Assyria (eight music videos)
- 2005 – The Cost of Happiness (Supporting role: Yimma "Mother")
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302135705/http://www.qeenatha.com/viewprofile.php?id=46 Qeenatha music profile]
- [http://www.last.fm/music/Juliana+Jendo lastfm music profile]
{{Assyrian musicians}}
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Category:American people of Assyrian descent
Category:Syriac-language singers
Category:Syrian emigrants to the United States
Category:Musicians from Detroit