# Julia Deans

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New Zealand singer-songwriter

Julia Deans Deans in 2020 Background information Born (1974-08-27) 27 August 1974 (age 51) Origin Christchurch, New Zealand Genres Rock, pop, electronica Occupations Singer, songwriter Instrument Guitar Years active 1993–present Labels Wishbone Music, Universal Music Australia, Tardus Music

Musical artist

**Julia Mary Deans**[1] (born 27 August 1974) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer of rock band [Fur Patrol](/source/Fur_Patrol).

## Banshee Reel

In the early '90s, Deans joined Wellington-based Celtic rock band [Banshee Reel](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Banshee_Reel&action=edit&redlink=1). The group released two albums – *Culture Vulture* (1993) and *An Orchestrated Litany of Lies* (1995). Banshee Reel toured extensively around New Zealand and overseas. In 1996, after returning to New Zealand from a Canadian tour, Deans and Wellington guitarist Steve Wells decided to form a rock group, to become Fur Patrol. [2][3]

## Fur Patrol

Deans performing at Bar Bodega, Wellington, August 2008

Fur Patrol released three albums – *Pet* (2000), *Collider* (2003) and *Local Kid* (2008) and had a number-one single with "Lydia" in 2000. The band moved to Melbourne in 2001 to focus on a wider Australian audience. After the lack of success with their third album, *Local Kid*, Fur Patrol went on hiatus.[3][4][5]

## Solo career and The Adults

With several songs she had written over the years but thought unsuitable for Fur Patrol, Deans was encouraged by her record company to record a solo album. This became *[Modern Fables](/source/Modern_Fables)*, released in 2010. It was well received and was short-listed for the Taite Music Prize, with the single "A New Dialogue" long-listed for the [APRA Silver Scroll award](/source/APRA_Awards_(New_Zealand)).[6][7][8]

Deans then became part of The Adults, a musical collaboration between established New Zealand musicians such as [Jon Toogood](/source/Jon_Toogood), [Shayne Carter](/source/Shayne_Carter), [Tiki Taane](/source/Tiki_Taane) and [Ladi6](/source/Ladi6). In 2011, the group released a self-titled album, which was nominated for Album of the Year at the [2012 New Zealand Music Awards](/source/2012_New_Zealand_Music_Awards).[9][10][11]

In 2012, Deans released a new single, "Broken Home". She also embarked on a theatrical project, starring with Jon Toogood in Silo Theatre's production of *Brel: The Words and Music of [Jacques Brel](/source/Jacques_Brel)*.[12][13]

In 2013, Deans performed at the [Taite Music Prize](/source/Taite_Music_Prize) ceremony in April.[14] Later in the year, Deans and [Anika Moa](/source/Anika_Moa) recorded a cover version of "[2000 Miles](/source/2000_Miles)" for the charity album *Starship Christmas Album 2013*.[15]

## Discography

### Albums

Year Title Details Peak chart positions NZ [16] 2010 A New Dialogue EP Released: 9 March 2010[17] Format: Digital download Label: Tardus Music — 2010 Modern Fables Released: 4 July 2010[18] Formats: CD/digital download Label: Tardus Music 12 2018 We Light Fire Released: 11 May 2018 Formats: CD/digital download Label: Tardus Music 29 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

#### With Banshee Reel

- ***Culture Vulture*** (1993)

- ***An Orchestrated Litany of Lies*** (1995)

- "Lament" (1995) NZ: #42[19]

#### With Fur Patrol

For a more comprehensive list, see [Fur Patrol](/source/Fur_Patrol).

- ***[Pet](/source/Pet_(album))*** (2000) Wishbone Music

- ***[Collider](/source/Collider_(Fur_Patrol_album))*** (2003) Universal Music Australia

- ***Local Kid*** (2008) Tardus Music

#### With The Adults

For a more comprehensive list, see [The Adults](/source/The_Adults).

- ***[The Adults](/source/The_Adults_(album))*** (2011) Warner Music NZ

### Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album NZ 2011 "The Only Thing" (with TokyoStreetGang)[20] — Non-album single 2012 "Not Given Lightly" (Various artists)[21] — Non-album single "Broken Home"[22] — Non-album single 2015 "Team, Ball, Player, Thing" (#KiwisCureBatten featuring Lorde, Kimbra, Brooke Fraser, et al.) — Non-album single "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

### Music videos

Year Music video Director(s) 2010 "A New Dialogue" Greg Page[23] 2010 "Modern Fables" Mark Burrows[24] 2012 "Broken Home" Stephen Tilley[25]

## Awards

Year Award Category Work Result 1999 bNet NZ Music Awards Best Independent Release Starlifter (Fur Patrol) Won[26] 1999 bNet NZ Music Awards Best Fox Julia Deans Won[27] 2001 New Zealand Music Awards Single of the Year "Lydia" (Fur Patrol) Won[28] 2001 New Zealand Music Awards Best Female Vocalist Julia Deans Won[28] 2001 New Zealand Music Awards Best Songwriter "Lydia" Won[28] 2001 New Zealand Music Awards Album of the Year Pet (Fur Patrol) Nominated[28] 2001 APRA Awards Most Performed Work in New Zealand "Lydia" Won 2010 APRA Silver Scroll Short list "A New Dialogue" Shortlisted[7] 2011 Taite Music Prize Short list Modern Fables Shortlisted[8] 2012 APRA Silver Scroll Long list "Anniversary Day" (with Jon Toogood for The Adults) Nominated[29] 2012 New Zealand Music Awards Album of the Year The Adults (with The Adults) Nominated[11]

## Personal life

Deans' grandfather was painter [Austen Deans](/source/Austen_Deans). Her great-great-great-grandmother was [Jane Deans](/source/Jane_Deans).[30]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Julia Deans (May 2013)](http://slowboatrecords.co.nz/the-slow-boat-inquisition/julia-deans-may-2013/). Slow Boat Records. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Banshee Reel"](http://celticfolkpunk.blogspot.co.nz/2010/11/videos-banshee-reel.html). Celtic Folk Punk. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-random_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-random_3-1) ["New Zealand Rock"](http://www.randomhouse.co.nz/data/media/documents/sample%20pages/NZ_Rock_SP.pdf) (PDF). Random House NZ. Retrieved 26 October 2012.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Fur Patrol"](http://www.amplifier.co.nz/artist/16614/fur-patrol.html). Amplifier. Retrieved 26 October 2012.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Life after Lydia"](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/personalities/news/article.cfm?c_id=72&objectid=10762000). *The New Zealand Herald*. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Paula Yeoman (19 July 2010). ["Beyond Fur Patrol"](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/silver-scroll-awards/news/article.cfm?c_id=1500976&objectid=10659854). *The New Zealand Herald*. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-silver_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-silver_7-1) ["2010 APRA Silver Scroll Award Finalists"](http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/utr/more/NID/2421/2010-APRA-Silver-Scroll-Award-Finalists.utr). Under the Radar. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-taite_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-taite_8-1) ["he 2011Taite Music Prize – Announcing the Finalists!"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110513173321/http://www.indies.co.nz/taite-music-prize/127-taite-music-prize-2011/317-the-2011taite-music-prize-announcing-the-finalists.html). IMNZ. Archived from [the original](http://www.indies.co.nz/taite-music-prize/127-taite-music-prize-2011/317-the-2011taite-music-prize-announcing-the-finalists.html) on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Player bios"](http://theadults.co.nz/#/player-bios/). The Adults. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["The Adults"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111122034424/http://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/the-adults/id442185266). iTunes. Archived from [the original](https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/the-adults/id442185266) on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nzma2012_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nzma2012_11-1) ["2012 Album of the Year"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121022061031/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2012/10/05/album-of-the-year/). NZMA. Archived from [the original](http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2012/10/05/album-of-the-year/) on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["julia deans – broken home sneaky preview"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHlEch-gQLI). Beneficentia. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Jon Toogood and Julia Deans: To Brel and back"](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10841134). *The New Zealand Herald*. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Taite Music Prize 2013 Finalists Announced"](http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/news/6393/Taite-Music-Prize-2013-Finalists-Announced.utr). Under the Radar. Retrieved 16 December 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Starship Christmas Album"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131216053922/https://www.starship.org.nz/foundation/events-activities-and-products/starship-christmas-album/). Starship Foundation. Archived from [the original](https://www.starship.org.nz/foundation/events-activities-and-products/starship-christmas-album/) on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["NZ Top 40 Albums Chart"](https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2018-05-18). [Recorded Music NZ](/source/Recorded_Music_NZ). 21 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["A New Dialogue"](https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/a-new-dialogue-ep/id361757909). iTunes. Retrieved 26 October 2012.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Modern Fables"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120324170921/http://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/modern-fables/id377633950). iTunes. Archived from [the original](https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/modern-fables/id377633950) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["BANSHEE REEL IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS"](https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Banshee+Reel). charts.nz. Retrieved 16 December 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["The Only Thing"](https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/the-only-thing-remixes-ep/id428251529). iTunes. Retrieved 26 October 2012.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["Not Given Lightly"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121009013218/http://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/not-given-lightly-single-feat./id564639103). iTunes. Archived from [the original](https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/not-given-lightly-single-feat./id564639103) on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["Broken Home"](https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/broken-home-single/id569424414). iTunes. Retrieved 26 October 2012.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** ["A New Dialogue"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCFHkYYK_4Q). Beneficentia. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** ["Modern Fables"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St6YQhkbbOA). Beneficentia. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** ["Broken Home"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqups9UTgSI). Beneficentia. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-26)** ["Just love your music, man"](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=12769). *The New Zealand Herald*. 30 August 1999. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-27)** ["2005 bNet NZ Music Awards Nominees Announced"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120914200601/http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/newsitem/pi_newsitemid/742). NZ Musician. Archived from [the original](http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/newsitem/pi_newsitemid/742) on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nzma2001_28-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nzma2001_28-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nzma2001_28-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-nzma2001_28-3) ["2001 Winners"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110613181356/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/2001-winners/). NZ Music Awards. Archived from [the original](http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2009/10/29/2001-winners/) on 13 June 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-29)** ["Silver Scroll nominees named"](http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/the-wellingtonian/7245972/Silver-Scroll-nominees-named). Stuff. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-30)** Harper, Jendy (26 July 2020). ["Singer Julia Deans tracks Scottish ancestor who 'started a dynasty' in Christchurch"](https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/122241156/singer-julia-deans-tracks-scottish-ancestor-who-started-a-dynasty-in-christchurch). *Stuff*. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

## External links

- [Julia Deans at Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/juliadeans)

- [Julia Deans at MySpace](http://www.myspace.com/juliadeans)

- [Fur Patrol at MySpace](http://www.myspace.com/furpatrol)

- [The Adults](http://theadults.co.nz/)

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