Julien Mari (, born 14 January 1990), better known as Jul (, stylized as JuL and in
all caps), is a French
rapper,
singer, and producer.
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. By April 2022, this figure had risen to 5.5 million albums sold.
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
Career
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
SNEP (, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP, the organisation was established in ...
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.
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
Olympique de Marseille (, ; , ), also known simply as Marseille, or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional Association football, football club based in Marseille which competes in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top f ...
.
On 8 May 2024, Jul lit the
Paris 2024 Olympic cauldron as the
flame reached French soil in
Marseille
Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...
.
Discography
Albums
Singles
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Other charting songs
Featured in
References
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1990 births
Living people
French male rappers
Musicians from Marseille
Rappers from Bouches-du-Rhône