Julia Chanel: biography and career

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Julia Chanel is called the muse of French hip-hop. However, to some, she is better known as a sex symbol of the 90s.

Biography of Julia Chanel

Her real name is Julia Pinel. It is not known whether there was a conscious intent in choosing a pseudonym, but it is possible that Julia Chanel still wanted to be the “sister” of Coco Chanel.

She was born on November 3, 1973 in the suburbs of Paris. Her father was African and her mother was French of Italian descent. Although, according to Julia, rural life left pleasant memories, from the very childhood she wanted to escape from there. She had to grow up early because her father worked hard and her mother had a drinking problem.

Before starting her very unusual career, Chanel had time to learn a language speci alty at a Parisian university and dream of becoming a translator. However, she left her studies, preferring her to shoot in films.

Currently, Chanel lives in London, where she is raising her daughter. Julia says that she has always loved the English, as she considers them very creative and open people, so she decided to settle in England.

Movie career

Julia Chanel got into the porn industry when she was barely 18. As she said in an interview,this was not a desperate step of an ambitious girl, striving to break into people at any cost, but a completely balanced and conscious decision. The German producer Niels Molitor helped her take her first steps. She then traveled to the United States, where she worked with renowned porn directors John Leslie and Ed Powers. Further, her path lay in Italy, where Giulia worked with Mario Salieri.

She returned to France as a star. In 1998, she received the Hot d'Or award, one of the most famous film awards in the porn industry, organized by Hot Vidéo magazine, which took place from 1992 to 2001 in Cannes. At the age of 25, Julia leaves the porn industry, but for a long time she participates in erotic performances in many countries of the world.

Also, Julia Chanel managed to become a highly sought-after erotic fashion model and starred for magazines such as Playboy and Gallerie.

TV projects

After the end of her career in the porn industry, the girl tries herself as an actress on television. Julia Chanel's first film was the comedy Les Truffes, directed by Bernard Noer and starring Jean Reno, which eventually became her most famous film. This was followed by small roles in the comedy-drama Coup de Vice by Patrick Levy with the participation of Sami Nasari and the film Brothers: Red Roulette (Frères: La roulette rouge) by Olivier Dahan. In total, Chanel starred in about fifteen television films, including serials.

In addition to acting in films, she was the host of the TV show Close Up with Jackie Jayet for several years. After gaining experience as a presenter, Julia created her own television program Donative inscriptions. In the late 90s, Canal + invited her to host a show that was eventually named after her.

Music and Literature

After working for several years on TV, Julia is gradually turning her eyes to the music field. In 2001, she received an offer to become the host of the popular Hip Hop Channel TV show, which she gladly accepted. There she felt herself in her place and managed to meet many hip-hop stars: Alicia Keys, Guy Waku, Cutee B and others. During this period, she thinks about trying herself as a singer.

Some time later she recorded her own album Colors with Jerome Marron, founder of the record label BeeCooL. However, Jerome soon dies suddenly. For Julia, this came as a big shock, since they were good friends and he gave her great support. But she decides not to despair. After assembling his team, Chanel founded the label Black Sheep Records and continues to record hip-hop music. Later, she begins to act as a producer, supporting other performers. She also starred in the videos of famous hip-hop artists - Menelik, Method Man, Stomi Bugsy, Silmaris, and her voice sounds on the albums of Driver's Le Grand Chelem and Joey Starr Authentik.

Julia did not bypass her attention and the literary sphere. From underher autobiographical book L'Enfer vu du ciel was published by the French publishing house Blanche. Julia says that she wrote this book for her daughter so that she could learn everything about her mother's life firsthand, and not from what people around her say about her.

Among other things, in 2010 Julia Chanel created a dating site for single people called Mecacroquer. Oddly enough, the actress states that she has very idealistic ideas about love: she believes in long-term love for life and with her website she wants to help people find each other.