Born in Florence in the beautiful Tuscany region of Italy, Giulia Millanta is an award-winning Indie – Folk singer-songwriter, professional chef and author based in Austin, Texas.
She plays guitar, upright bass, ukulele and sings in four languages (English, Italian, Spanish and French).
As an artist, she has released 9 solo albums to date, and has collaborated with music luminaries such as guitar player Charlie Sexton (Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello), Hunt Sales (David Bowie), guitarist Marc Ribot (Tom Waits), Gabriel Rhodes (Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver), bassist Glenn Fukunaga, drummer Dony Wynn (Robert Palmer), Joel Guzman (Paul Simon) on accordion, and guitarist David Pulkingham (Patty Griffin, Robert Plant).
She also has toured extensively in the US, the UK and Europe, sharing stages with the 10,000 Maniacs, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Mary Gauthier, Spooner Oldham and many others.
Giulia was selected for an Official Showcase at Folk Alliance International 2022 in Kansas City. She has charted on the Top 50 Albums on the Folk Alliance International Folk chart as well at the top of the Roots Music Report’s Top 50 Contemporary Folk Airplay Chart and Texas Airplay Chart.
As author, Millanta has published two books, Between the Strings and Fratture.
In April 2024, Millanta released her ninth solo album (her sixth in the US), Only Luna Knows, along with an Italian cookbook, Dinner with Giulia – Flavors, Songs and Stories of a Florentine Troubadour.