Julie Maria

Julie Maria was born into music. She is the daughter of singer Mona Larsen and her stepfather is jazz bassist Bo Stief. She was with his parents on tour and soon learned to experience the totality of the music across genres and languages. Five years followed the Danish Radio Girls' Choir, twelve years at the Rudolf Steiner School where she was surrounded by classical music and played violin in the symphony orchestra. Julie Maria has since trained at Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen.

Julie Maria debuted in 2004 with the album Beautiful Minor. The following year, she was contacted by TV-2's lead singer, Steffen Brandt, who had heard her disk. He invited Julie Maria in studio to sing the duet "Et Lykkeligt Goodbye", which is on TV 2's album "De første kærester på månen" (November 2005). Since then Julie Maria and Steffen Brandt sang together in particular radio program Café Hack at P4 and P3 live, and the duo also played in a series of events around the country in which they interpreted each other's songs.

Inspired by the collaboration with Steffen Brandt, Julie Maria started to write in Danish, and resulted in the album "På kanten af virkeligheden", issued in 2007 and featured the singles "Også om dagen" and "Hjerteløv".

Julie Maria sang also distinctive song, "Without each other" for DR TV Christmas Calendar 2009. Her records company is Playground Music.