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Julia Nunes (born January 3, 1989)[3] is a singer and songwriter from Fairport, New York.[4] Her career has progressed online through her videos of pop songs on YouTube[5] in which she sings harmony with herself and plays acoustic instruments, primarily the ukulele, guitar, melodica andpiano.Julia Nunes
Julia Nunes at the Living Room, New York City
Background information
Also known as "jaaaaaaa" (YouTube user name)
Born January 3, 1989 (age 21)
Origin Fairport, New York, United States
Genres Acoustic pop,[1] indie music
Instruments Ukulele, Guitar, Melodica, Piano, Vocals
Labels Rude Butler Records, DFTBA Records[2]
Associated acts Jack Conte, Nataly Dawn, Pomplamoose, Greg Holden, Ben Folds, Lauren O'Connell
Website junumusic.com
Biography
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 ajazz 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.[6][7] She indicated in the comments section of one of her YouTube videos (see below) that she holds dual USA-Portuguese citizenship.[8]
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