Canadian soul singer (and Juno Award winner and Canadian Idol correspondent), Jully Black will be appearing in a new movie called “Saving God.”   The film is going to deal with the issues surrounding gangs and will demonstrate a “heart-felt tale of the eternal struggle between good and evil” and will seek to show that “no one is beyond redemption.”

It sounds perfect for Jully who many may know has a deep belief in God.  how exciting!

image credit: Jeanne Dupuis

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Jully Black performed her single “Queen” on the Canadian Idol finale last night.  She looked absolutely gorgeous!  I feel so lucky to have her in the Canadian music industry because we are sorely lacking in terms of having many great soul singers.  On the few occasions where I was fortunate enough to be in the same circles with her, she’s always been gracious and acts pretty much the same was she does on television.  Can ya tell I love her?

There’s a bit of footage about one of the Idol contestants before she performs but here’s a video of her from the show last night:

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Jully Black was spotted at eTalk’s party during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival on at the CTV headquarters.  The Canadian Idol contributor was looking gorgeous on the red carpet Friday night.  Anyone watching the Idol finale tonight?  I’m live blogging about it!

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Jully Black was incredible last night at the Calgary Stampede.  Her show was earlier than most of the “big acts” I’ve seen this week and it was the first non-rock show on the Coca-Cola Stage but it didn’t matter.  Her dedicated audience was there waiting for her well before the show even began.  That was something else that was different also.  While acts like Hedley and Faber Drive and, well, basically every other band this week attracted mostly younger fans, Jully’s crowd consisted of all types of people – young, old, different cultural backgrounds, etc… It was so nice to see and it speaks volumes about the kind of artist she really is.

Right off the bat, Jully got things going and before I knew it, I was moving and grooving so much I was barely paying attention to much else.  I was a fan – not a reporter, not a blogger but a fan!  Her backup singers deserve special mention too.  Those women were incredible – their singing, their movements, their exchanges were just so on point that I can’t even explain it.  They were really together and the band was just as good.  This was a group of people who love performing together and it showed.  I enjoyed the songs that I didn’t know just as much as hits like “Sweat From Your Brow” and “Seven Day Fool.”  It really was a great show.

I’ve had the fortune of meeting her at the 2008 Juno Awards and now again at the Stampede and she’s just as sweet as you would imagine.  Here are some pictures (click to enlarge):

More after the jump!

images by Jyle Dupuis

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