Julian Le Play
Austrian singer
Julian Heidrich (born 27 June 1991), better known as simply Julian Le Play, is an Austrian singer-songwriter and radio presenter. He is best known for his 2014 single "Mein Anker" peaking at number 6 on the Austrian Singles Chart. So far he has released three studio albums, Soweit Sonar in 2012, Melodrom in 2014 and Zugvögel in 2016.
Career
2010–12: Soweit Sonar
On 3 December 2010 he released his debut single "Australian Gate" under his birth name Julian Heidrich. The song peaked at number 26 on the Austrian Singles Chart. On 20 April 2012 he released the singles "Mr. Spielberg" and "4 gewinnt" under the name Julian Le Play. "Mr. Spielberg" peaked at number 29 on the Austrian Singles Chart. On 14 September 2012 he released the single "Philosoph".
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