Biography of Julia Farino

"There are all kinds of jazz singing, but the kind that most people enjoy is the one where a jazz treatment lifts an already good song a few inches off the ground and sets it swinging. That is Julia Farino’s style and she does it very well."
(Dave Gelly – The Observer)


Listening to Julia Farino sing compelling standards such as Witchcraft and Nature Boy, you start to understand the woman behind the voice. Julia remains true to the essence of the songs with her unadulterated vocals but reinvents them for the 21st century with her engaging and independent spirit.

Julia has been singing for the past 15 years alongside her work in theatre, television and films. She has worked with stars as diverse as Sir John Gielgud and Sir Elton John and has appeared in several television productions including Crocodile Shoes with Jimmy Nail and In Suspicious Circumstances for Granada Television. From rock and pop vocals to resident jazz singer at The Dorchester Hotel, Mayfair, Julia has covered it all, even reaching number two in Tower Records in Japan on an album of football songs!

Julia has achieved a great amount of respect on the jazz circuit, performing alongside top class, jazz musicians including: Alan Barnes, Julian Marc Stringle, Derek Nash, Dave Gelly, Dave Shepherd, Roy Williams, Digby Fairweather, Campbell Burnap and Enrico Tomasso and has performed at countless jazz venues and festivals including:

The Oliver Cromwell International Jazz Festival – Upton upon Severn
Isle of Bute Jazz Festival – Scotland
Isle of Wight Jazz Divas Festival
The Bicester Jazz Festival – Oxon
The Riverfront Jazz Festival – London
The 606 Club – Chelsea, London
Pizza On The Park – Knightsbridge, London
The Music Room, Pizza Express – Maidstone, Kent
Salena Jones Restaurant Jazz & Music Room – London