What is Julia Boutros?
{{Infobox musical artist | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|04|01}} | image = Julia Khalil Boutros.jpg | birth_name = Julia Khalil Boutros | occupation = [[Singer]] | years_active = 1980–present | birth_place = [[Beirut]], Lebanon | native_name = جوليا بطرس }} '''Julia Boutros''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: جوليا بطرس; born April 1, 1968) is a well known Lebanese singer. She is known for her [[Nationalism|nationalistic]] and [[Patriotism|patriotic]] songs. She is also known for her romantic songs that she releases rarely. ==Biography== [[File:Julia_Boutros_Dbayeh_Waterfront_2016.jpg|alt=Julia_Boutros_Dbayeh_Waterfront_2016|center|thumb|251x251px|Julia in 2016]] Julia was born on 1 April, 1968 in [[Beirut]] to a Lebanese father and a [[Armenians|Armenian]]-[[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] mother. She was the second child in her family. Her older brother [[Ziad Boutros]] is a [[composer]] and her younger sister [[Sophie Boutros]] is a [[director]]. At the age of 10, Julia used to sing at her school's music [[band]] as a [[Choir (music)|Chorus singer]] until her talent was discovered by [[Fouad Fadel]], a music teacher. She considered [[Fairuz]] as her [[wikt:idol|idol]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adel|first=Yasmine|date=1 April 2019|title=جوليا بطرس.. صوت الثورة الذي سكن بيت الوزير|url=https://www.aljazeera.net/arts/2019/4/1/%d8%ac%d9%88%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d8%a8%d8%b7%d8%b1%d8%b3-%d8%b5%d9%88%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%88%d9%85%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%84%d8%a8%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b0%d9%8a|access-date=|website=[[Al Jazeera]]|language=ar}}</ref> Julia Boutros’s career began at the same time of the [[1982 Lebanon War|Israeli invasion of Lebanon]], which had a impact on her choosing a different path then what other new singers would have choosen as a new singer. She has started her career singing in [[French language|French]] but then shifted to [[Lebanese Arabic|Lebanese dialect of Arabic]] considering her [[audience]]. At the age of 12, he