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Julian Casablancas
August 23, 1978
New York City, New York, US
48 Years Old
Virgo
Who Is Julian Casablancas?
Julian Fernando Casablancas is an American singer and songwriter known for his distinctive vocal style and influential indie rock sound. His artistic vision helped define a generation of garage rock revival.
He broke into the public eye as the frontman of The Strokes with their critically acclaimed 2001 debut album Is This It. The record’s raw energy and iconic tracks quickly established the band as global stars.
Early Life and Education
Born in New York City, Julian Casablancas grew up influenced by his mother, Jeanette Christiansen, a former Miss Denmark, and his stepfather, painter Sam Adoquei, who introduced him to diverse music like The Doors. His father, John Casablancas, founded Elite Model Management.
He attended Lycée Français de New York, then Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland, and Dwight School, where he met future Strokes bandmates. Casablancas later studied music at Five Towns College and Adelphi University.
Notable Relationships
A string of high-profile romances has marked Julian Casablancas’s personal life, notably his marriage to Juliet Joslin, the former assistant manager of The Strokes. They married in 2005.
Casablancas and Joslin share two children, Cal and Zephyr, with whom he co-parents following their divorce in 2019.
Career Highlights
Julian Casablancas’s career took flight as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for The Strokes, releasing the highly influential Is This It album in 2001. The band’s critically acclaimed debut quickly cemented their status in modern rock.
He founded Cult Records in 2009, an independent label that released his solo album Phrazes for the Young and championed artists like Rey Pila and Karen O. Casablancas also fronts the experimental rock band The Voidz.
To date, Casablancas has collected two Grammy Awards, one for his collaboration on Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories and another with The Strokes for The New Abnormal.
Signature Quote
“Art is a form of rebellion.”
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