Julie Dubela
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Julie Dubela (born on January 16, 1991["Fun Facts"] JulieDubela.net; URL accessed on February 18, 2006. in Jupiter, Florida) is an American singer living in Stratham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. She is well known in and around the Boston, Massachusetts area for her live performances of the The Star-Spangled Banner Bailey, Kathleen D., ["Teenager sings national anthem at Fenway Park"], Exeter News-Letter, June 29, 2004. and has also gained national attention for her TV appearances. Dawson, Deanna, ["Teen sings at Patriots game"], Exeter News-Letter, December 9, 2005.
Career
Live performances
She has performed for the New Hampshire General Court, the state legislature of New Hampshire.["House Journal No. 7"] First Year of the 159th General Court: Calendar and Journal of the 2005 Session, Vol. 27, February 23, 2005. She sang the national anthem in Fenway Park (home of the Boston Red Sox), TD Banknorth Garden (home of Boston Celtics, formerly "FleetCenter"), Cicco, Nancy, ["Catch a rising star - Stratham talent shines on TV teen scene tonight"], Portsmouth Herald, January 9, 2005 Gillette Stadium (home of the New England Patriots), and elsewhere. Performances outside of sports have included the Seacoast Repertory Theater Bailey, Kathleen D., ["Local teen hitched to the stars"], Exeter News-Letter, February 6, 2004. and a planned event at Six Flags New England.TV and film
Dubela first appeared on national TV in 2003, when she participated in Fox TV's American Juniors, a reality TV competition, to select members for a new band.Fatello, Cory, ["Girl shoots for the stars"], The Hampton Union, June 13, 2003. Initially, she was considered to be doing well, becoming a semi-finalist. But her last performance of "Rainy Days and Mondays" was criticized by the celebrity judges (Deborah Gibson, Gladys Knight and Justin Guarini), for her showing nervousness in the performance, and she didn't make it the next stage.Ford, Rosemary, ["Reality check"], Eagle-Tribune, July 17, 2003. Subsequently, she appeared on PAX TV's America's Most Talented Kid, a TV talent competition, where she placed a very close second, in the show aired early in 2005. Cicco, Nancy, ["Stratham songbird narrowly loses TV talent title"], Portsmouth Herald. January 11, 2005.Later in 2005 she was part of Discovery Kids's Endurance: Tehachapi, a national TV show similar to Survivor.Quirk, Emily, ["Teen survivor: EHS freshman on NBC show"], Exeter News-Letter. September 23, 2005 Taped during the summer, it started airing later in the year, continuing into early 2006 on the NBC broadcast network, in addition to the digital Discovery Kids Channel. Whitson, John, ["How long will Julie survive in Tehachapi?"], New Hampshire Union Leader. 2005.
In September 2005 she appeared in the film Wait Till This Year, which was aired by the New England Sports Network (NESN) and subsequently released on DVD. ["NESN partners with independent film maker"] The Boston Globe's Boston.com, January 13, 2005. ["NESN’s Wait 'Til This Year to be released on DVD] The Boston Globe's Boston.com, November 17, 2005.
Charity
Dubela has done charitable work through the StarMight Foundation of Strafford, which involved contributing to a CD, Tru Colors, for the St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The CD was also distributed to children in New England area hospitals. Singers from the group, including Dubela, perform in person for the patients, who receive the CD, which is also sold separately to raise funds for the organization. Record, Jody, ["Teens bring 'Tru Colors' to hospitalized kids"], New Hampshire Union Leader.References
External links
- [JulieDubela.net] - Official site of Julie Dubela, which contains bio information, news, [past events], [pictures], video, and [music recordings].
- [Julie Dubel official fan forum]
- [] at TV.com
- [MySpace] - Page on MySpace authorized by Julie Dubela, which contains her music.
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