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Julia Wu 吳卓源 | |||||||||||
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| Born | 6 October 1994 (age 29) Hainan, China | ||||||||||
| Origin | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||
| Genres | R&B | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer | ||||||||||
| Instrument(s) | Voice | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2017–present | ||||||||||
| Labels | Chynahouse | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 吳 卓 源 | ||||||||||
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Julia Wu (born 6 October 1994) is a Chinese Australian R&B singer based in Taiwan.
Wu grew up in Brisbane, Australia. [1] She graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 2015, majoring in piano. [2] [3]
Wu began classical piano training at an early age. [2] In 2014, she garnered recognition for her performance in the sixth season of The X Factor. [3] She starred in the CJ E&M variety show "Miss Korea: Julia & Jojo" alongside Jojo Hung in 2015. In 2017, Wu debuted with the English language EP @henry, and released her debut Mandarin single "Under the Stars." [3]
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