{{Short description|Polish singer-songwriter and pianist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Julia Marcell | image = Julia Marcell.JPG | caption = Marcell in 2012 | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Julia Górniewicz | alias = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1982}} | death_date = | origin = Olsztyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland | instrument = | genre = Baroque pop, experimental music, anti-folk, acoustic music, synthpop, indie pop | occupation = Singer-songwriter, pianist | years_active = 2007–present | label = Galapagos Music, Sellaband, Inappropriate Behaviour, Haldern, Mystic Production | associated_acts = Voltaire | website = {{URL|www.juliamarcell.com}} }} '''Julia Marcell''' ({{Nee|Górniewicz}}; born 1982)<ref>{{cite web |date=13 December 2011 |title=Julia Marcell nominowana do Paszportu Polityki |url=http://www.polityka.pl/paszportypolityki/nominacje2011/1522283,1,muzyka-popularna-2011-nominowana-julia-marcell.read |accessdate=22 February 2012 |website=Polityka |language=pl}}</ref> is a Polish singer-songwriter and pianist.

==Career== Marcell was born Olsztyn, Poland, in 1982. Her father, Józef Górniewicz, is a Polish pedagogue and was the dean of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn from 2008 to 2012. She has written songs since she was 14 years old, and circa 2007 she learned how to play the piano.<ref>[http://www.ziemianiczyja.pl/2010/06/julia-marcell-wywiad/ Interview with Julia Marcell, July 3, 2010.] {{in lang|pl}}</ref> In 2007, she released her first album, the extended play ''Storm''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Julia Marcell|url=https://www.ukfestivalguides.com/artists/julia-marcell/|access-date=2020-11-10|website=www.ukfestivalguides.com}}</ref>

In October 2007, with the help of fans from around the world, she obtained a sum of US$50,000 (through the website Sellaband) to record her first studio album. Titled ''It Might Like You'', it was released in Germany in 2009 and produced by Moses Schneider, who previously worked with bands such as Turbostaat, Beatsteaks, Kreator and Tocotronic.<ref name=":0" />

In 2008, Marcell sang a duet with dark cabaret singer Voltaire, named "This Sea". The song appears on his album ''To the Bottom of the Sea''. On the same album, Voltaire makes a cover of her song "Accordion Player".<ref name=":0" /> She collaborated with Voltaire once more in 2014, on his album ''Raised by Bats'', on the track "The Devil and Mr. Jones".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.voltaire.net/raised_by_bats_cd/ |title=Voltaire – Raised by Bats |access-date=21 June 2014 |archive-date=23 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623045142/http://www.voltaire.net/raised_by_bats_cd |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 3 October 2011 she released a second studio album, entitled ''June'', which brought a big change in style and saw Marcell play with rhythm and expand her sound with the addition of electronic instruments.<ref>[http://www.haldern-pop.de/de/label/artist/julia-marcell Julia Marcell – Haldern Pop.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203235238/http://www.haldern-pop.de/de/label/artist/julia-marcell |date=3 December 2011 }} {{in lang|de}}</ref> ''June''{{'}}s first single, "Matrioszka", was released on 7 August 2011 as a teaser. The music video for "Matrioszka" was released on 27 August 2011. The second single for ''June'', "CTRL", was released on 30 November 2011. The third single, "I Wanna Get on Fire", was released on 20 June 2012, alongside a music video. For ''June'', Marcell was awarded with the prestigious Paszport Polityki prize in 2011, in the "Popular Music" category,<ref>[http://www.polityka.pl/paszportypolityki/1523437,2,paszporty-polityki-2011--relacja-z-gali.read/ Relacja z gali Paszporty Polityki 2011] {{in lang|pl}}</ref> and in 2012 she was nominated to seven Fryderyks, winning one of them.

In 2013 she collaborated with theatre director Krzysztof Garbaczewski by providing the music to his adaptations of Marcin Cecko's ''Kamienne niebo zamiast gwiazd''<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://culture.pl/pl/dzielo/kamienne-niebo-zamiast-gwiazd-krzysztofa-garbaczewskiego|title = "Kamienne niebo zamiast gwiazd" Krzysztofa Garbaczewskiego|author = |date = |publisher = Culture.pl|language = Polish}}</ref> and Witold Gombrowicz's ''Kronos''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.teatrpolski.wroc.pl/premiery-projekty/kronos|title = Projekt "Kronos" – Teatr Polski we Wrocławiu|author = |date = |publisher = |language = Polish}}</ref>

In 2014 she composed the soundtrack of Przemysław Wojcieszek's film ''Jak całkowicie zniknąć''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://m.interia.pl/film/news,2112319,38|title = "Jak całkowicie zniknąć" Wojcieszka w kinach 17 kwietnia|author = |date = |publisher = Interia.pl |language = Polish}}</ref>

Her third studio album, ''Sentiments'', was released on 6 October 2014.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}} On 10 September 2014 she released a music video for one of the tracks that would appear on the album, "Manners".{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}

On 5 January 2016 Marcell announced on her official Facebook page that she began work on her fourth album, ''Proxy'',<ref>[http://www.mystic.pl/plyty_cd,julia_marcell-proxyautograf_pre-order_premiera_11032016_uwaga_wysylamy_najwczeniej_0903,24284.htm Proxy+Autograf Pre-Order Premiera: 11.03.2016 (Uwaga! Wysyłamy Najwcześniej 09.03)] {{in lang|pl}}</ref> which was eventually released on 11 March 2016.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/JuliaMarcellmusic/posts/10150600740444975 Julia Marcell – Facebook (5 January 2016)] {{in lang|pl}}</ref> On the same day she released the promotional single "Andrew" on iTunes.<ref name="apple">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/andrew-single/id1073543133?ls=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207054943/https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/andrew-single/id1073543133?ls=1 |archive-date=7 February 2016 |url-status=dead |title=Andrew – Single by Julia Marcell on iTunes| website=iTunes |accessdate=15 May 2016}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |POL<br/><ref name="pol">{{cite web|url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=697&lang=|title=Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart|publisher=olis.onyx.pl|accessdate=15 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="onyx">{{cite web|url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=890&lang=|title=Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart|publisher=olis.onyx.pl|accessdate=15 May 2016}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |''Storm'' (EP) | * Released: 2007 * Label: Self-released * Formats: CD || — |- ! scope="row" |''It Might Like You'' | * Released: 16 October 2009<ref name="muzyka">{{cite web|url=http://muzyka.wp.pl/rid,541542,title,It-Might-Like-You,plyta.html?ticaid=113576&_ticrsn=3|title=It Might Like You – Julia Marcell – Muzyka – WP.PL|publisher=muzyka.wp.pl|accessdate=15 May 2016}}</ref> * Label: Galapagos Music, Sellaband * Formats: CD, digital download<ref name="apple2">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/pl/album/it-might-like-you/512467022|title=It Might Like You by Julia Marcell on iTunes|publisher=iTunes|access-date=15 May 2016}}</ref> || — |- ! scope="row" |''June'' | * Released: 3 October 2011<ref name="interia">{{cite web|url=http://muzyka.interia.pl/plyty/plyta/julia-marcell-june,306671|title=Julia Marcell – June – Muzyka w Interia.pl|publisher=muzyka.interia.pl|accessdate=15 May 2016}}</ref> * Label: Mystic Production, Haldern<ref name="haldern">{{cite web|url=http://haldernpop.com/band/julia-marcell-pl/|title=Julia Marcell (PL) › Haldern Pop &#124; Festival &#124; Label &#124; Bar|publisher=haldernpop.com|accessdate=15 May 2016}}</ref> * Formats: CD, digital download<ref name="apple3">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/pl/album/june/475968362|title=June by Julia Marcell on iTunes|publisher=iTunes|access-date=15 May 2016}}</ref> || 20 |- ! scope="row" |''Sentiments'' | * Released: 6 October 2014<ref name="mystic">{{cite web|url=http://www.mystic.pl/aktualnosci,julia_marcell_teledysk_i_szczegoly_nowego_albumu,1563.htm|title=Aktualności – Julia Marcell: teledysk i szczegóły nowego albumu! – Wytwórnia płytowa – Mystic Production|publisher=mystic.pl|accessdate=15 May 2016|archive-date=5 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605103914/http://www.mystic.pl/aktualnosci,julia_marcell_teledysk_i_szczegoly_nowego_albumu,1563.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Label: Mystic Production * Formats: CD, digital download<ref name="apple4">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/pl/album/sentiments/917579748|title=Sentiments by Julia Marcell on iTunes|publisher=iTunes|access-date=15 May 2016}}</ref> || 21 |- ! scope="row" |''Proxy'' | * Released: 11 March 2016<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://muzyka.onet.pl/newsy/julia-marcell-prezentuje-utwor-tarantino/15whvc | title = Julia Marcell prezentuje utwór "Tarantino" | publisher = muzyka.onet.pl | language = pl | accessdate = 4 March 2016 | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104022/http://muzyka.onet.pl/newsy/julia-marcell-prezentuje-utwor-tarantino/15whvc | url-status = dead }}</ref> * Label: Mystic Production * Formats: CD, digital download<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/pl/album/proxy/1088426675|title=Proxy by Julia Marcell on iTunes|publisher=iTunes|access-date=23 August 2016}}</ref> || 10 |- | colspan="20" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}

===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Directed ! scope="col" | Album |- ! scope="row" |"Matrioszka"<ref name="youtube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3V3SIoBw94 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/o3V3SIoBw94 |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Julia Marcell – Matrioszka (official video) – YouTube|date=27 August 2011 |publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=15 May 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |rowspan=2|2011 |Iwona Bielecka |rowspan=3|''June'' |- ! scope="row" |"CTRL"<ref name="youtube2">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84jMJMB-NHw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/84jMJMB-NHw |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Julia Marcell – CTRL (official video, director's cut) – YouTube|date=29 November 2011 |publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=15 May 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |rowspan=2|Iwona Bielecka, Julia Marcell |- ! scope="row" |"I Wanna Get on Fire"<ref name="youtube3">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHMT_QOilSo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/XHMT_QOilSo |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Julia Marcell – I Wanna Get On Fire (official video) – YouTube|date=20 June 2012 |publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=15 May 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |2012 |- ! scope="row" |"Manners"<ref name="youtube4">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RChaKK7e0xA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/RChaKK7e0xA |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Julia Marcell – Manners (official video) – YouTube|date=10 September 2014 |publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=15 May 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |2014 |Julia Sausen, Julia Marcell |''Sentiments'' |- ! scope="row" |"Andrew"<ref name="youtube5">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp2po8HRC6k |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/dp2po8HRC6k |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Julia Marcell – Andrew (official video) – YouTube|date=5 January 2016 |publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=15 May 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |2016 |Julia Sausen, Julia Marcell |''Proxy'' |- ! scope="row" |"Tarantino"<ref name="youtube6">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PXAUoSh0-Y |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/5PXAUoSh0-Y |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Julia Marcell – Tarantino (Official Video) – YouTube|date=18 March 2016 |publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=21 October 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |2016 |Julia Marcell |''Proxy'' |- ! scope="row" |"Tesko"<ref name="youtube7">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mijtGpiF8fw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/mijtGpiF8fw |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Julia Marcell – Tesko (official video) – YouTube|date=8 June 2017 |publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=21 October 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |2017 |Julia Sausen |''Proxy'' |}

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.juliamarcell.com}}

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