Beastie Boys Feargal Sharkey Thin Lizzy Eurythmics Kim Wilde Shannon Duran Duran Depeche Mode Talk Talk Nik Kershaw Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey Frankie Goes to Hollywood Wham! George Michael Julia and Company Nixon was born Julia Carol McGirt in Rowland, North Carolina, on February 7, 1955.[1] In the mid-1980s, she began leading a musical group called Julia & Company. The band had two singles that charted on the UK Singles Chart. "Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba)" reached #15 in March 1984,[3] while "I'm So Happy" reached #56 in February 1985.[4]
Her first solo album was released in 2007.[5] At the 2009 Wammies, she won the Urban Contemporary Vocalist Award and her ensemble, Julia & Company, won the Urban Contemporary Duo/Group Award.[6]
Nixon died from complications related to COVID-19 in Raleigh, on September 29, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in North Carolina. She was 66 years old.[1]
