Album Notes

YULIA K

Originally from Tashkent, Uzbekistan Yulia has pursued her artistic and creative passions for as long as she can remember. From the age of three she enjoyed singing and performing in front of her friends and family. Even in preschool Yulia stood out as a performer. She participated in every school activity she could. As a child she would dress up and wear make-up and make believe she was performing for large audiences. Later on her classmates voted her “Miss Charming” and “Miss Artistic”.
Yulia began studying English at age 11. At first, her mom made her do it but she later realized the importance of learning the language in pursuit of her dream of one day going to America and making the big time as an entertainer. Yulia also excelled at acting and modeling. At 15, she appeared in major hair and fashion shows. Her modeling photos began appearing in a number of magazines, local newspapers and advertisements. But Yulia’s dream was always to record songs she wrote and let people hear her lyrics. However, it became more and more difficult to pursue her dream because her father stressed the importance of going to college and getting an education. He didn’t approve of Yulia’s passion for fame.

Yulia decided to show her parents that she could get good grades and pursue her singing career without her parents knowing in her spare time. While in high school she co-wrote and recorded a song with her friend Ravil. The song titled “Take Me with U” turned out to be the first song on her path to success. They gave copies to local DJs, and the song gained attention and received positive feedback. Eventually, Tarona Records, a major Uzbek record label, heard Yulia’s song, liked it and scheduled an interview. Since Yulia was still a minor she needed her parents’ permission to sign a contract with the record company. The label executives gave her time to let her father know what was going on. In the meantime, Tarona recorded several songs with Yulia that received radio play. She was interviewed on several radio stations, appeared in live shows and performed with celebrities from her country.
She was introduced as a “new artist” of Tarona Records and won recognition for the most requested song during the "lunch break" radio show by a major Uzbek radio station. Eventually, Tarona shot a video for her song “Znayu” and all of this had been going on without her father’s knowledge. Her father saw the video and was infuriated that Yulia was pursuing music behind his back. Tarona finally said she needed to get her father’s permission or they would end her sponsorship.

While going to school in the US she auditioned every opportunity she could. Soon, Yulia’s image was on billboards and in commercials all over Central Florida. She modeled for magazines and had opportunities for promotional work for several major companies.

While it was difficult to balance both school and her entertainment career she was determined to work hard for her dreams! While visiting NY Yulia attended a Roberta Flack concert and had an opportunity to meet Ms. Flack and express how glad she was to meet such a superstar. Ms. Flack told Yulia, “You’ve got something in you, something special I believe you’ll make it big someday…” Hearing these words increased Yulia’s desire to make it in the industry.
Yulia K is a dedicated and committed entertainer that will soon be a rising star worldwide! Buy her CD NOW!!!