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I oppose the recent redirect. Article can stand alone with Google news showing 716 results for "julian smith saxophonist", with more to come I am sure. I am posting the link here for future reference. I will come back to help incorporate/expand/format some of these soon. http://news.google.com/news?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&q=julian%20smith%20saxophonist&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn ♫ Cricket02 (talk) 23:49, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Request[edit]

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

I am a paid editor and have been asked to make edits to this page. Since per the rules I am not allowed to make them myself, I am posting this request here. I have done all the research and prepared what needs to be posted, but feel free to revise per Wiki guidelines if you feel my version does not comply. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrisfilip (talk • contribs) 20:47, 8 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Edit 1: ~~Early life and education (Header)~~

Julian Smith is a native of Halesowen, England.[1] His father was a music teacher, which allowed Smith to learn a variety of instruments as a child, including the clarinet.[2] He attended the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire where he primarily studied the mechanics of the bassoon.[2] He graduated with distinction in 1991.[3] After graduating from the Conservatoire, Smith started focusing on the saxophone.[2]

Done: did this. Boredathome101 (talk) 02:43, 6 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Edit 2: ~~== Career ==~~

~~Early career (Sub Header)[edit]~~
~~(New sub-header)~~

Early in his career, Smith held teaching jobs with both Sandwell College and Cheltenham College.[3] He also made guest appearances on records for Tony Hadley, Gwen Dickey,[4] and Hamish Stuart and performed live on national television with acts like Chris Rea, M People, and Dina Carroll.[5][29] In the 19930s, Smith formed a band[4][19] and eventually began operating under the stage name Joolz Gianni. Some of his tracks were featured on Sony Music's Classic Chillout compilation series from between 2001- and 2003.[6][7][8][30] In 2003, he released a solo album as Joolz Gianni entitled Chilled 2 the Sax,[5] which featured Acker Bilk, Dina Carroll, and Ola Onabule.[4][31] After releasing his album Throughout this time, he continued teaching music privately[1] and playing small gigs.[1][9]

Done: did this. Boredathome101 (talk) 05:39, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

EDIT 3:

~~=== Britain's Got Talent === (Make it into sub-header. Remove what's there and add this)~~

In April 2009, Smith first appeared on an episode of the third series of Britain's Got Talent.[9][32] During the audition round, he performed a version of "Somewhere" from the musical, West Side Story, on soprano saxophone.[10][11] The audition received a standing ovation from the audience and praise from judges Simon Cowell,[2] Piers Morgan, and Amanda Holden.[2][10][31] Smith was subsequently chosen to be among the 40 semi-finalists who would perform live in May 2009.[9][12][33] During his semi-final performance, Smith played a rendition of "All by Myself" and advanced to the final round by winning the public vote.[13] For the final round on 30 May 2009,[14] he played another rendition of "Somewhere,"[1] receiving around 700,000 votes[3] (16.4% of the total vote) and placing as the second runner-up behind singer Susan Boyle and winning dance troupe Diversity.[1][3][14] Smith later performed alongside the other 9 finalists on the nationwide Britain's Got Talent live tour in June 2009.[15][16]

Done: did this. Boredathome101 (talk) 23:02, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

EDIT 4: ~~=== Post-Britain's Got Talent === (NEW Sub-header and content)~~

In the ensuing years, Smith released several albums through Big Bear Records,[17] including Somewhere[5] and Christmas Songs and Lullabies (both in 2010).[16] That year, he played a headlining gig at the Birmingham International Jazz and Blues Festival,[6] was featured on the charitable single "The Prayer" for Classical Relief for Haiti,[6][34] and toured with The Stylistics.[6][35] He also performed a duet with Kenny G at the Royal Albert Hall and played for Prince Charles at Clarence House.[17][36] In 2011, he went on a 48-date tour throughout the United Kingdom,[17] and in 2012, he toured with Diversity on their "Digitized" tour.[18] Smith continued touring throughout 2013,[19] including a show with the winner of the first series of The X Factor, Steve Brookstein.[20]

Done: did this. Boredathome101 (talk) 00:51, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

EDIT 5: Post-Britain's Got Talent (2nd Pargraph) In 2015, he independently released a new album, Wonderful World.[5] In 2017, he toured the United States and Canada before returning to England where he performed a new concert series at St. Stephen's Church in Redditch.[21] On New Year's Eve in 2020, Smith started a Zoom-based concert series. The shows, which are virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic, feature various young performers playing multiple genres of music. Proceeds from the events were donated to the National Health Service.[22][37]

Done: did this. Boredathome101 (talk) 01:03, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

~~EDIT 6:~~

~~Personal life[edit]~~

~~(Revise current section) Smith has two children with his wife Iraz[1] and said that he entered Britain's Got Talent to "make life better for them".[23]~~

Done: did this. Boredathome101 (talk) 06:10, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

~~EDIT 7:~~

~~Discography[edit]~~
~~Studio album[edit]~~
(New Section to add)
Keep "Compilation appearances" Replace the other 2 sections with below:
List of studio albums with selected details

Name Year Label

Chilled 2 the Sax (as Joolz Gianni) 2003 (UK) Sony

Take a Breath[24] 2009 (UK) Big Bear Records

Somewhere[5] 2010 (UK) Big Bear Records

Ibiza Summer Sax[25] 2010 (UK) Big Bear Records

Christmas Songs & Lullabies[16] 2010 (UK) Big Bear Records

Wonderful World[5] 2015 (UK) Independent

At The Movies[26] 2017 (UK) Independent

Done: did this. Boredathome101 (talk) 06:10, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

1· https://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/4419339.britains-got-talent-finalist-julian-returns-to-hometown-halesowen/

2· https://web.archive.org/web/20100126003642/http:/talent.itv.com/news/story/item_100096.htm

3· https://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/8856806.halesowen-britains-got-talent-star-performing-in-bilston/

4· https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-mail-on-sunday/20090531/281543696889732

5· https://www.smoothradio.com/news/entertainment/britains-got-talent/julian-smith-saxophonist-now/

6· https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music/music-festival-has-sax-appeal-128350

7· https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Classic-Chillout-Album-A-Collection-Of-Classics-For-A-Modern-World/release/49311

8· https://www.discogs.com/Various-Open-Space-The-Classic-Chillout-Album-3/release/8913281

9· https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/britains-got-talent-saxophonist-julian-smith-91015

10· https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a153050/saxophone-player-reduces-holden-to-tears/

11· https://www.today.com/popculture/boyle-beat-odds-can-she-beat-oddities-1C9414956

12· https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2009/05/28/julians-sax-appeal-on-britains-got-talent-tonight/

13· https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a157439/julian-smith-2-grand-make-bgt-final/

14· https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boyle-idINTRE54R5FR20090531

15· https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/britains-got-talent/5519137/The-26-show-dates-of-Britains-Got-Talent-The-Live-Tour-2009.html

16· https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/simon-cowell-accused-of-almost-killing-the-career-137157

17· https://web.archive.org/web/20170501174445/http:/www.matlockmercury.co.uk/whats-on/music/see-sax-star-smith-1-3420409

18· https://web.archive.org/web/20180706111725/http:/allstreetdance.co.uk/2012/11/12/diversity-digitized-dvd-trapped-in-a-game-live-tour-2012-released-19-november/

19· https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/10649887.this-sax-man-has-got-talent/

20· https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/five-great-things-tonight---1318190

21· https://www.redditchstandard.co.uk/news/top-saxophonist-launching-concerts-in-redditch/

22· https://www.mixcloud.com/nightflyer/my-interview-with-soprano-sax-player-julian-smith-brooklands-radio/

23· https://web.archive.org/web/20100202013126/http:/talent.itv.com/news/story/item_100095.htm

24· https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/take-a-breath/id414269561

25· https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/take-a-breath/id414269561

26· http://www.juliansmithsax.co.uk/merchandise.html

27· https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Classic-Chillout-Album-2/release/1424170

28· https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-New-Classic-Chillout-Album/release/276118

29. https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/regional/10847524.britainrsquos-got-talent-star-to-play-in-bromsgrove/

30. https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Classic-Chillout-Album-2/master/1324837

31. https://www.discogs.com/Joolz-Gianni-Chilled-2-The-Sax/release/2345155

32. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSx_xQzk-p4&t=62s

33. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/britains-got-talent-birmingham-saxophonist-julian-94377

34. https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/latest-news/classical-relief-haiti/

35. https://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/find-things-to-do/former-britains-talent-star-julian-2733308

36. https://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/leisure/music/12917753.bgt-saxophonist-comes-to-blakedown-for-ve-day-celebration/

37. https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/online/online/julian-smiths-young-p…

Hi @Chrisfilip: it'd be easier to action this request if you go back through and add those references in using the ref tag. Have a look at WP:REFBEGIN if you're not familiar with this.

Cheers, AntiVan (talk) 01:42, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Chrisfilip (talk · contribs) has been paid by Julian Smith.

Himself[edit]

He also appeared in the ZingZillas episode Everyone's Different. --Annamargarita0 (talk) 11:44, 20 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

‘Not notable’??[edit]

The article has 33 sourced independent references, I think that makes him notable enough for Wikipedia, so I’ll remove the tag at the top of the page. [Declaration of interest — I was at college with him many years ago so I actually know him, though I’ve not actually seen him since college] Star-one (talk) 19:29, 22 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]