July Paul
July Paul (* 6. March 1955 in Munich as Julius Michael Paul ) is a German singer and songwriter.
Life
His father July Paul senior was a drummer and band leader, his mother Iris Schreiber was a model and mannequin.
At the age of five, Julius Paul received piano and flute lessons from a teacher at the Richard Strauss Conservatory . At the age of 14 he formed his first band, The Ace . In 1978 he founded the July Paul Band and began to write his own songs. In 1979 he took on a position as program designer at the Munich production company Polyband , and one year later he became a music producer and A&R manager in this company. In 1980 his debut album July Paul Band - Original 'BAV-Rock' from Munich was released.
In 1981 he signed an exclusive artist contract with Ralph Siegel's Munich record company Jupiter Records . In addition, he has now also composed songs for other artists, such as Nicole and Ingrid Peters , and also wrote the theme music for various cartoon series. In 1982 he left Polyband to devote himself exclusively to his career as a musician. Together with the singer Ingrid Peters, he took second place in the German preliminary round of the Grand Prix de la Chanson (today the Eurovision Song Contest ) with the title Viva la Mamma . The two took the same place with their singing duet in 1983 in the ZDF hit parade . Also in 1983 July came third as lyricist for the Austrian contribution to the Grand Prix de la Chanson.
In 1985 July released his first solo album with Jupiter Records with Scream If You Can . From then on, he was also live with his July Paul Band and featured in German-language television programs. Three singles were released from the album. From 1996 July produced his own songs. In 1998 the single CD I mog Kärnten was released, for which July was responsible as singer, composer, arranger, lyricist and producer. The song landed on the radio station of Antenne Kärnten in the listener hit parade and was sold regionally.
In the winter of 1998 he presented his self-produced album I hab's g'schetzt with only his own compositions and texts. In 1999 he founded the company July Paul Musikproduktion & Entertainment in Carinthia with its own recording studio and label (Goshawk 66 Records). In 2001 the single CD Fahr'n, fahr'n, fahr'n was released. July wrote the lyrics for the new German cover version of the Beach Boys classic Fun Fun Fun and received the rights from the original American publisher. In 2005 he released the concept album Sommer auf'm Berg . With the title song on the CD, July Paul made it into the ORF hit parade of Radio Kärnten in second place.
In 2007 the double album Horizont was released , a best-of album with songs from 1998 to 2007 as well as a few new songs. In 2011 he released the album Neues Leben! , in 2013 the English-language album Best Summer of my Life , a sampler with cover versions of summer and favorite songs from the last five decades of rock and pop music. In 2015 July released his best-of double album Day and Night .
Paul's autobiography was never given up in November 2018 . The moving life story of a musician. as well as the album (double CD) with 33 songs for the book: Don't give up - my life - my songs.
Discography
year | title | formation | Label |
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2011 | New life | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
2005 | Summer on the mountain | July Paul & friends | Goshawk 66 Records |
1998 | I did it | July Paul | West East Music |
1996 | Tell us where | July & Sepp Timber | Megafant music |
1985 | Scream, If you can | July Paul | Jupiter Records |
1980 | Orig. BAV-Rock from Munich | July Paul Band | Top sound |
year | title | formation | Label |
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2013 | Best Summer Of My Life | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
1997 | The most beautiful love songs in pop & rock history | July Paul | Megafant music |
1981 | The 12 most beautiful hits in the world | July Paul | Poly tape |
year | title | formation | Label |
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2018 | do not give up | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
2016 | Summer feeling | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
2016 | Bayern Goes Austria | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
2015 | Day and Night, Vol. 2 | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
2015 | Day and Night, Vol. 1 | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
2007 | horizon | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
2006 | Passione - From Austria To Italy | July Paul & Eleonora | Goshawk 66 Records |
2004 | Lovesongs, Vol. 2 | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
2002 | The Very Best Of Carinthia Pop | July Paul and various artists | Goshawk 66 Records |
year | title | formation | Label |
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2008 | Christmas Goes Pop | July Paul & Markus Wutte | Goshawk 66 Records |
2006 | Christmas Goes Pop, Vol. 2 | July Paul & friends | Goshawk 66 Records |
2003 | Christmas Goes Pop, Vol. 2 | July Paul & friends | Goshawk 66 Records |
year | title | formation | Label |
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2016 | Wonderland (Des ois is' Austria) | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
2008 | Forever Young | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
2007 | Winter fairy tale (Made In Austria) | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
2002 | I mog Carinthia (G. Mix) | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
2001 | Drive, drive, drive | July Paul | CBM |
1999 | I am unfortunately not there Fendrich | July Paul | CBM |
1998 | I like Carinthia | July Paul | West East Music |
1985 | Tonight or never | July Paul | Jupiter Records |
1985 | catch me | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
1984 | Angel of the night | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
1983 | Viva La Mamma | Ingrid Peters & July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
year | title | formation | Label |
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2005 | That's the way | July Paul & friends | Goshawk 66 Records |
2003 | Was is just a lie | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
2002 | Pretty rose | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
2002 | I love Carinthia | July Paul | Goshawk 66 Records |
year | title | formation | Label |
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2004 | The Christmas season is here | July Paul & friends | Goshawk 66 Records |
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SURNAME | Paul, July |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Paul, Julius Michael (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German singer and songwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |