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There are four artists under then name of "Yulia" 1) Yulia (full name Yulia MacLean) is a Russian-born New Zealand crossover singer. Her first solo album 'Into The West' went platinum in its first week of sales in New Zealand, achieving four times platinum sales. She won two NZ Music Awards; 'Best female solo artist' and '42 Below' best selling album in New Zealand'. She has supported Amici and Russell Watson with two sold-out tours in Tokyo. Yulia's albums "Into the West" and "Montage" had three top 40 radio hits in New Zealand, "Into the West", "Angel" and "We're All Alone". Yulia has a coloratura mezzo soprano singing voice. Yulia moved to New Zealand to live, from Russia in 2002. Within two years Yulia learned to speak English, passed all of her senior high school exams at Cashmere High School in Christchurch and signed a recording deal with Sony Music New Zealand. She was taught by Cashmere High School's music department head Gary Thin and teacher Noeleen Penter. Her first ever concert was in Christchurch with Ivan Rebroff where she received a standing ovation for her version of Ave Maria. She was first discovered on regional television as a last minute subject for a ten minute segment on Good Living With Kerry Pierson on Christchurch's local television station CTV. Gray Bartlett, co-director and owner of the Auckland-based promotion company Pacific Entertainment Limited, signed her to a six year worldwide sole agency deal but was ended early by Yulia and she was managed temporarily by Michael Glading, ex head of Sony NZ. In 2007 Yulia met Glyn MacLean, 17 years her senior, director and owner of Oikos Music Group and signed to a management and music publishing deal.

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