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Jul (rapper)

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Jul (rapper)
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Julien Mari (French pronunciation: [ʒyljɛ̃ maʁi], born 14 January 1990), better known as Jul (/l/, stylized as JuL and in all caps), is a French rapper, singer, and producer.

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In February 2020, he became the biggest record seller in the history of French rap with more than 4 million albums sold at the age of 30, and in six years of career.[1] By April 2022, this figure had risen to 5.5 million albums sold.[2]

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Biography

Julien Françoise Alain Mari Bogaert was born on 14 January 1990 in the 12th arrondissement of Marseille. From his childhood to the beginning of his career, he lived in Saint-Jean du Désert, he went to school in the university of Marseille, in the 5th arrondissement of Marseille[3]

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Jul released his first single "Sors le cross volé" in November 2013. On 24 February 2014, he released his debut album, "Dans ma paranoïa" on the independent label Liga One Industry. It was the first of a prolific series. Since the beginning of his career, he has released at least two LPs per year, all reaching the platinum certification or greater. His debut was followed by "Lacrizeomic" and "Je trouve pas le sommeil". All three have reached the French SNEP official albums chart.

In 2015, Jul left Liga One Industry following disagreements with the label, and then independently released his albums under his own created label "D'Or et de Platine". In 2017, his album "My World" won the "Urban Music Album of the Year" at the 32nd Victoires de la Musique.

In February 2020, he became the best-selling artist in French rap history. By the age of 30 and within a career with a spanning just 6 years, he has sold more than 4 million albums.[4]

In January 2023, it was announced that Jul's record label D'Or et de Platine had become the sleeve sponsor for his local and childhood football club, Olympique de Marseille.[5]

On 8 May 2024, Jul lit the Paris 2024 Olympic cauldron as the flame reached French soil in Marseille.[6]

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*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

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