Julia Sommer
With a family of musical professionals and a diploma from Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 18-year-old Julia Sommer has been developing her abilities as a songwriter and performer practically since birth. Her powerful, polished voice can be heard all over the Valley, and it’s onward and upward for this rising star.
Cleaning up at the Lehigh Valley Music Awards and recipient of Discover Lehigh Valley’s “Discovered Artist Award,” Sommer is already highly recognized at home. Her modern twist on acoustic rock has bewitched the audiences at Musikfest, Godfrey Daniels, the Hotel Bethlehem and many more venues here in the Valley, and caught the attention of contest judges far and wide. “One of the proudest and coolest experiences I’ve had was having my first performance in 2018 be at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio,” Sommer says. As one of three finalists in the Tri-C High School Rock Off, she was invited to record one of her original songs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives studio. Sommer has also auditioned for American Idol and got a callback from The Voice, so it may be just a matter of time before we’re cheering her on in the bright lights of the national stage.
Sommer’s father, Werner, is her biggest inspiration: “He has taught me the meaning of dedication and practice.” The two appear together in a music video for “At All Times,” a song dedicated to his late mother.
This month, she’s performing at music industry conferences, and you can check her website for local gigs. An EP of her original songs is expected very soon as this young singer continues to follow the call of her talent.
