Coming from the valleys in Wales, Julie-Anne is an artist who as a person, has spent her life helping others and travelling the world, liberating those who face immense difficulties in their own lives. Having lived through childhood and spousal abuse, Julie-Anne knows all about personal recovery, which is why her devotion to healing others is so great. Music such as ‘Dance to Each Other’s Beat’ showcases the very best of this, as she urges us to overcome our differences and celebrate each other for who we are, making the world a better place in every way.

‘Dance to Each Other’s Beat’ starts off with a fantastic punchy piano and a guitar that make you want to get up and dance, with both a feel-good feeling and an abundance of talent behind it. Soon after this brilliant introduction, Julie-Anne takes centre stage as she delivers a memorable vocal performance that matches the tone of the song perfectly. Lyrics that encourage a kinder, better world that is put together with mastery, and sung with pure brilliance. Julie-Anne really showcases her vocal talent from the first second, making an inspiring song as good as it is heartfelt. With a message and execution such as this, it may not be long until you hear more about Julie-Anne Grace!

Aside from being a fantastic song on its own merit, ‘Dance to Each Other’s Beat’ provides the platform for which Julie-Anne’s eventual album, ‘She Sings, She Soars’ will stand on. With an immense amount of talent on display, mixed with a message of love and kindness that we can all get behind, this is an single that is hard to ignore, and if the album is anything like the single, Julie-Anne will have successfully blown us away for a second time this year. Make sure you don’t miss out!

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Julie-Anne’s penchant for upbeat music comes from her own personal desire to helping others around the world. Having overcome forms of abuse in her own life, she has dedicated years of her life to uplifting everyone she meets, and giving strength to those who need it, and that is exactly what her music does from the first second. ‘Dance to Each Other’s Beat’ is the perfect introduction to Julie-Anne Grace, giving you an insight into what her music is about in the most succinct way.

A piano kicks the single off, with the addition of a punchy guitar riff that makes you want to get up and dance. Julie-Anne herself delivers a wonderful performance, singing lyrics that fit the mood the music perfectly, in a way that keeps you hooked wanting more and more. ‘Dance to Each Other’s Beat’ is an inspiring track that gives hope and encouragement to those who want to make the world a better place. An overall brilliant song, it has both a message and a quality of music that needs to be heard.

With ‘Dance to Each Other’s Beat’ serving as the lead single for Julie-Anne’s upcoming album, ‘She Sings, She Soars’, it gives the perfect introduction to what the album will bring. Not just good music, but a message that should be remembered at all times – kindness, love after pain, and hope. Passionate about the world around her, healing others and using her talents to uplift others, this is a single hat you cannot possibly ignore.

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“Chess.comhas seen a stratospheric rise in players since the release of The Queen’s Gambit on 23 October, breaking records for the site. Spokesman Nick Barton said they had seen a “surge in brand new players”. New members in the US have gone up from around 6,000 a day between 1 and 22 October to over 30,000 on recent days this month” – The Guardian 29/11/20

Against all odds, The Queen’s Gambit has become one of the biggest breakout hits of Netflix in 2020,intriguing and thrilling audiences worldwide and finally bringing the ancient sport of chess to the wider global stage. However, fact is often as fascinating as fiction and Chilean artist and chess player, Juga di Prima can legitimately claim to have lived a life as equally exciting as the book or the film. Since 2017, Juga has brought together her two passions: music and chess, composing and recording multiple chess-themed songs, as well as writing fascinating scripts to her conceptual music videos, highlighting the magic of chess and the legendary champions involved.

Her song Oh Capablanca has been considered by chess pros and fans alike as the best chess song ever written. The James Bond-like style Tactical has become most popular among chess players, a sensual yet edgy chess thriller about inner struggles. Juga was invited to perform her chess songs for top chess champions at the Batumi Chess Olympiad, World Chess Championship in London, European Golden Pawn in Montecarlo and Global Chess Festival Budapest, becoming a Goodwill Ambassador for Artistic values of Chess, an award received also by artist Yoko Ono.

In 2021, she looks to take this a step further, championing women chess players and their achievements from 1930 to the present, in an audio-visual event entitled, Chess Divas, which will be featured on Norwegian television, TV Norsk and other major online media in the New Year. Bringing together chess players around the world of all genders and ages and celebrating the art, science and beauty of chess, Chess Divas, Juga is looking to continue to build upon the extraordinary year for chess.

“Chess is a mirror of life, a treasure of humanity” Juga di Prima

Juga is a Chilean artist who is pioneering links between the worlds of art and chess, combining her life as a recording artist with her role as both a celebrated artistic ambassador for chess worldwide and a women’s chess activist in the English language and Hispanic worlds, as a guest and host of chess cultural events in Spain and Latin America.

Her passion and commitment for supporting and promoting women playing chess at all levels has seen her playing and performing at chess events around the world, where she has featured widely across the media, including Sky News, BBC World Radio and The Guardian, to Norway, Cuba, Greece, Germany and many other countries. By using metaphors about chess in her lyrics, she is able to create songs which discuss love and life whilst still encompassing every emotion and complex psychological state experienced during chess games.

In January, Chess Divas will be unveiled, an extravagant musical and audio-visual tribute to women chess champions throughout history. Singing whilst on a chessboard, she replays some of the most brilliant tactics and combinations employed by women chess players across the ages. Chess Divas is only the latest of Juga’s masterful moves to bring this most ancient of games to people of all ages around the world.

Juga has already collaborated writing chess themed songs with stars such as Ex-World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, and World top 10 player Anish Giri (Netherlands #1)

Two of Chess Divas songs are collaborations with Russian ex-world women champion, Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk, renowned as ‘Chess Queen’. With deep, witty, women empowerment chess-themed lyrics, these stories written by Kosteniuk are passionately performed by Juga.

On December 26th, ‘Chess Queen’ and Juga announced the release date of Chess Divas on a Chess.com TV broadcast show, talking about these creative collaborations whilst playing blitz chess games against each other and singing, including some exclusive footage.

Watch the announcement here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21RuVN6bgsA&feature=youtu.be

Praise for Juga:

“Amazing chess song, you will love it!” – Judit Polgar, Most successful female chess player in history

“Absolutely love this song!” – Alexandra Kosteniuk, Russian Chess Champion

“The Passion of chess made art. Chess needs more artists like Juga”- Leontxo Garcia, El País (Spain)

“Every chess fan must listen. Epic, moving, authentic” – Anna Rudolf, Chess Commentator/Olympic Champion

“Chess has inspired many writers and painters throughout history but until now, very few songs had been written about the game. Juga has filled that gap. She has become the voice and music of chess” – David Llada Fide, International Chess Federation

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