caption website associated_acts years_active label article_title name background birth_date genre origin birth_name occupation
promotional picture -lrb- 2006 -rrb- -lsb- http://www.julianeigel.com official site -rsb- '' ` julia neigel '' ' 1988-present emi das beste -rrb- bmg -lrb- schatten an der wand / -lrb- herzlich willkommen / sphinx / alles -rrb- edel -lrb- stimme wilde mit flügeln -rrb- welt / nur nach vorn / julia neigel
 julia neigel solo_singer 19 april 1966 german music -rrb- rock , rock , pop , author -lrb- ludwigshafen , rhineland-palatinate , germany julia neigel singer , singer-songwriter , actor , author , entertainers
julia neigel

julia neigel -lrb- born april 19 , 1966 in barnaul , siberia , russian sfsr , soviet union -rrb- is a german singer/songwriter , author and producer .
her family moved back to germany in 1971 .
she lives in ludwigshafen am rhein in rhineland-palatinate .
she began with singing at 14 and her first album was released when she was 22 .
before , she had made classical music .
her music-style is pop-rock , with soul and r 'n' b influences .
her voice has a range by more than 4 octaves , sounds rough in the depth and strong in the higher ranges .
her first concert was in 1982 .
in 1986 , she joined the band ` the stealers ' and founded her own band , ` jule neigel & band ' -lrb- her nickname was `` jule '' until 2005 -rrb- .
her first hit , `` schatten an der wand '' was released in 1987 -lrb- # 12 in germany -rrb- .
the first record sold about 200,000 copies and was produced by ralf zang , who also was the producer of chaka khan .
since then , she sold more than 2 million records , by releasing seven records in 10 years .
she worked together with simon phillips , paco de lucia , helmut zerlett , udo lindenberg , and peter maffay .
in 2006 , she released the live record , `` stimme mit flügeln . ''
she has resumed using her birth name , julia neigel .
she has performed with ronan keating , ricky lee jones , toto , status quo , and mousse t .
in 2010 she took part in the `` rock ´ n soul tour '' with the german singer edo zanki .
