ulia was born in Beirut, Lebanon on April 1, 1968. Her father was from Lebanon and her mother from Jerusalem, Palestine. She was educated at the Rosary Sisters Schools where she sang in the school choir. Growing up, she and her brother were heavily influenced by Ziad Rahbani's works. When she was 12 years old she recorded her first song, entitled "A Maman",[1] at Elias Al Rahbani studios. This was introduced to her by her music teacher Fouad Fadel. She also recorded two songs, "C'est la Vie" & "Viens dans Ma Vie". When she was 17 years, she sang her most influential song, "Ghabet Shams Al Hak". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.