Julia Channel

Julia Channel
Born Julia Pinel
(1973-11-03) 3 November 1973
Paris, France
Other names Giulia Chanel, Giulia Sow, Giuly Chanel, Julia, Julia Chanel, Julia Channel, Julia Snow, Julia Sow, July Chanel, Lydia Channel, Lydia Channell
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Julia Channel (born 3 November 1973) is the stage name of a French former pornographic and mainstream actress, singer and entrepreneur.

Career

After posing for magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse in the early 1990s,[1] Channel debuted in the adult industry in 1992 and retired in 1996; during this time, she starred in about 120 productions.[2] In 1998, she won a Hot d'Or d'Honneur Award.[1][3][4]

She also starred in a number of mainstream films, such as Les truffes alongside Jean Reno, Frères (1994), Coup de vice (1996) together with Samy Naceri, and Recto/Verso (1999).[5] In addition, she starred in a series of erotic TV-movies produced and broadcast by M6 Television,[3] and, in 2001, she hosted the TV-program Le journal du hard on Canal+.[6]

Channel appeared in a number of hip-hop music videos, including Method Man's "Judgement Day".[7] She also hosted a music program, Hip Hop Channel, which was broadcast by the channel MCM.[8] In 2010, she started her own musical career, releasing her first single ("All I want") from her debut album Colours.[2] In her 2012 music video for the song "Forever In A Day", she had as a guest star the soccer player Didier Drogba.[8][9]

In 2008, Channel published an autobiography entitled L'enfer vu du ciel (The hell seen from the sky).[10][11]

In 2010, she created a dating service website for singles called Mecacroquer.[12]

Personal life

Channel was born to a Malian father and a French mother of Italian origin.[13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 Jonathan Hamard (July 21, 2011). "Quand les actrices porno jouissent de la musique". Charts in France. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 Ludovic Jaccard (December 8, 2010). "Julia Channel sort son premier single ..." L'Essentiel. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Faire-part de naissance". La Dépêche du Midi. May 20, 1999. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Hot d'Or 1998 Winners". Web.archive.org. 2007-08-25. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  5. ↑ "La jolie ex-pornostar, comédienne et animatrice Julia Channel... en pleine reconversion !". Pure People. February 6, 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Le " Journal du hard " retrouve un visage". Le Parisien. April 7, 2001. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  7. ↑ Sabrine Gilliéron (March 18, 2007). "Julia Channel fait une surprise à Method Man". 20 Minutes. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  8. 1 2 "Julia Channel: elle invite Didier Drogba… dans son clip". Charts in France. April 27, 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  9. ↑ Beci Wood (May 2, 2012). "Drogba clock-watches in new music video". The Sun. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  10. ↑ ""L'Enfer vu du ciel": les confessions d'une ex-star du cinéma X". Agora Vox. March 3, 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "Ma fille comprendra peut-être mon parcours d'actrice porno". L'Essentiel. March 19, 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  12. ↑ Antoine Dreyfus (February 23, 2010). "Le quart d'heure américain de Julia Channel". VSD. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  13. ↑ Gagnon Sessou (1 May 2012). "Didier Drogba avec une star du X". Benin Football. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  14. ↑ Music Story - Julia Channel Biographie
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