[1] At the age of fourteen, Pietri formed a musical group named Transit, with whom she performed songs from artists including Véronique Sanson, Janis Joplin and Joe Cocker.

It was successful, allowing the singer to record her first studio album in 1980 with the contribution of French composer Jean Schultheis and lyricist Jean-Marie Moreau.

She then enjoyed success with a French language version of The Kinks's hit "I go to sleep", retitled "Et c'est comme si".

In 1986, the singer returned to music using her complete name, Julie Pietri, and scored a French number one hit with "Ève lève-toi".

A few months later, she participated in a charity song with other artists for the boat people in Southeast Asia : "Dernier Matin d'Asie".

In spring 1989, Pietri came back with a new look (blazing red hair) and told "La légende des madones" ("The Legend of madonnas") in a new album.

Julie asked the singer-composer Daran to compose two of the eleven tracks of the album ("Feeling en noir" et "Joh-Daï").

She recorded this song for the credits of the TV movie Dans un grand vent de fleurs, aired in September and October.

The TV broadcast "Retour gagnant", aired in May 2003, resurrected her career thanks to her successful cover of "Vivre pour le meilleur" (originally performed by the French singer Johnny Hallyday).

In March, Julie gives three concerts in the Duc des Lombards, a famous jazz club in Paris.