# Julio D

Giuliano Di Paolo (born in Milan on 27 July 1977), also known as Julio D, is an Italian new media creator, video director, photographer, record producer, singer-songwriter and author. His music includes a wide variety of influences including R&B, jazz, hip hop, synthpop, reggae and afrobeat.

## Music career
### 2011–2013: Sabes Mi Nombre / Better Man

His debut album Sabes Mi Nombre is published in 2011 by Art Emotion (previously released by INgrooves).
In the first half of 2012, two new singles are published: "Amarte Más" and "Sun Comes Up". These songs don't obtain big consensus. "Yo Te Quiero" came right after. Co-written with songwriter Silvio Cassaro, the track got a lot different. At its debut, the video gained a lot of attention on YouTube.
In March 2013, Better Man was released. Sung in English, Italian and Spanish, the album emphasizes a more focused sound to urban, hip hop and R&B, merged with Afro-Caribbean and zouk rhythms.

### 2014–2015: Outsider / iNomad

Outsider, his third album, is announced in 2014. Once again, synth pop, neo soul and afro-urban are mixed in its tracks. "Niente Di Più" is chosen as first single, while "Courage & Faith" is the second tune extracted.
In 2015, he produced a number of videos called iNomad. The aim of the project is to show the recording process of a whole song, in a natural environment, through the use of mobile technologies (already experimented by singer-songwriter Son Pascal).
At the beginning of the same year, the song "Beautiful" is released.

### 2016–2017: You Can't Stop Us

In 2016 JD released one new single every two months, which were included in the album "You Can't Stop Us", posted in January 2017. Changing the way usually the album is published and marketed, it's called by the artist evolving album. He explains this is a more contemporary approach to involve public through the LP development, while releasing a new album after a long period of time.

### 2017–2018: Inner Revolution

Between the end of 2017 and middle 2018, JD published a series of collaborations including Zindy Laursen, Antonia Marquee and Gyr. These songs are included in Inner Revolution, which is an album divided in two EP.

### Album

| Title | Album Details |
| Sabes Mi Nombre | Publication : 14 September 2011 Label: Art Emotion Format: Digital Download, CD |
| Better Man | Publication : 2 March 2013 Label: Art Emotion Format: Digital Download, CD |
| Outsider | Publication : 23 January 2015 Label: Art Emotion Format: Digital Download |
| You Can't Stop Us | Publication : 12 January 2017 Label: Art Emotion Format: Digital Download |
| Inner Revolution (Side One) | Publication : 27 June 2018 Label: Art Emotion Format: Digital Download |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2011 | "Sabes Mi Nombre" | Sabes Mi Nombre |
| 2012 | "Amarte Mas" | Amarte Mas |
| 2012 | "Sun Comes Up" | Sun Comes Up |
| 2013 | "Sogni" "Better Man" "Sei" "In Testa Te" "Closer" | Better Man |
| 2014 | "Niente Di Più" "Courage & Faith" "Personal Legend" "Senza Regole" | Outsider |
| 2014 | "Leyenda Personal" | Leyenda Personal |
| 2015 | "Siamo Destino" feat Siver | Siamo Destino |
| 2016/2017 | "Beautiful" "Only Words" "Stay" "Black Coffee" "We Are Free" "Half" "I Belong To You" | You Can't Stop Us |
| 2017/2018 | "Occhi Tuoi" "Behind" "Perfect Stranger" "Surrounding Love" feat. Zindy Laursen "Dreams" feat. Antonia Marquee | Inner Revolution (Side One) |

### Cover Songs

| Year | Original Artist | Title | Album |
| 2012 | Black | "Wonderful Life" | Wonderful Life |
| 2015 | Rihanna | "Diamonds" | Diamonds |
| 2016 | Phil Collins | "In The Air Tonight" | In The Air Tonight |
| 2016 | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | "The Power Of Love" | The Power Of Love |
| 2017 | Zayn | "Pillowtalk" | Pillowtalk |
| 2017 | John Legend | "All Of Me" | All Of Me |
| 2017 | Luis Fonsi | "Despacito" | Despacito |
| 2017 | Clean Bandit | "Symphony" | Symphony |
| 2017 | Amy Winehouse | "Love Is a Losing Game" | Love Is a Losing Game |
| 2018 | Rosana | "A Fuego Lento" | A Fuego Lento |
| 2018 | Drake | "Hotline Bling" | Hotline Bling |

## Short Films / Visual Arts

* 2020: Viaggiare in Thailandia: Quello che i Turisti Non Vedono
* 2020: Vita Notturna nella Chinatown Più Grande al Mondo: Yaowarat Bangkok
* 2020: Mandalay la Perla del Myanmar
* 2020: Birmania Documentario di Viaggio
* 2020: Hoi An la Città Magica del Vietnam
* 2019: Songkran il Water Festival più Grande al Mondo

## Books

* ArtistRevolution – (2018), Art Emotion Publishing
* 12 Mesi per Cambiare Vita – (2021), Art Emotion Publishing