Jadyn Maria

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Jadyn Maria
Birth name Joy Lynn Strand Pas
Born (1985-04-20) April 20, 1985
San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
Origin Nashville, Tennessee,
United States
Genres Pop, R&B
Occupations Singer, songwriter
Years active 2002 - Present
Labels Sparrow, Virgin, Zomba, Compound Entertainment/Universal Motown

Joy Lynn Strand Pas (born April 20, 1985) better known by her stage name Jadyn Maria is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter. At the age of seventeen, Maria was signed to Sparrow Records for a Christian music singing career which did not take off. She was later signed separately to Virgin Records and Zomba Label Group, both of which ended with no album released. In 2006, Maria took part in the failed reality talent show The One: Making a Music Star. Maria signed a songwriting deal with Universal Music Publishing Group in 2007 and eventually auditioned and signed on as the first artist on Ne-Yo's Compound Entertainment label in 2008.

Life and career

Maria was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico but grew up in Nashville, Tennessee after moving there two years later.[1][2][3] She was the oldest daughter born to Rosa and Dan, a Southern Baptist pastor.[2] Her mother is Puerto Rican. Her family's Christian background meant that she was immersed in Christian music and she began singing in church from the age of two.[2][4] At the age of seventeen, Maria was signed to Sparrow Records, a Christian music subsidiary of EMI,[5] after being spotted singing at a wedding.[4] She later appeared on the debut album by former Christian band Avalon member Jody McBrayer.[6] She was also asked to record a cover of "With or Without You" with hip-hop group GRITS on the U2 tribute album In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa.[4][6]

After being spotted by an ad agency, Maria and one of her songs, "Rock You Senseless" were featured in Clairol's 2004 Herbal Essence campaign. She also appeared on What I Like About You as part of the campaign.[4][7] She later signed with Virgin Records with plans to release a non-Christian album that failed to come to fruition.[6][8] A subsequent contract with Zomba Label Group also fell through.[8] Maria later appeared as a contestant in the failed reality television series The One: Making a Music Star in 2006 where she was the first contestant to be eliminated.[8]

In 2007, Maria signed a songwriting deal with Universal Music Publishing Group, which led to her meeting with R&B musician Ne-Yo's manager and then Ne-Yo himself, eventually signing with his label and Universal Motown after auditioning for its president in 2008.[1][2][5] She was the first artist signed to Ne-Yo's label, Compound Entertainment and was an opening act for his tour.[4][5] Maria appeared in her friend, pop singer Katy Perry's music video for "Hot n Cold" as a bridesmaid.[4][5] She also co-wrote the title bonus track from Ashley Tisdale's album Guilty Pleasure. The single, "Good Girls Like Bad Boys" was released in 2009 and featured rapper Flo Rida. Another single, "Trenchcoat and Shades" was released digitally in the UK.[9] One of her songs "Catwalk V-O-G-U-E" was featured on an episode of the reality series The Hills and later covered by German girl group Monrose. Universal Motown was later shut down and she is not on the resulting Universal Republic Records or Motown Records.[10] She has also been removed from the Compound Entertainment artist roster on their website.

Discography

Singles

Year Single
2009 "Good Girls Like Bad Boys" (featuring Flo Rida)
"Trenchcoat & Shades"

Music videos

Year Single Director
2009 "Good Girls Like Bad Boys" Claire Carre[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Micah Jesse Interview with Jadyn Maria, Micah Jesse, 7 October 2009, retrieved 2009-11-03 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Official Bio, Compound Entertainment, retrieved 2009-11-03 
  3. ↑ Get to Know Jadyn Maria!, Seventeen Magazine, 26 January 2009, retrieved 2009-11-03 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Perry, Clayton (24 September 2009), Interview: Jadyn Maria - Singer and Songwriter, Blogcritics, retrieved 2009-11-03 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Rogers, Troy, Living in a Man's World with Singer Jadyn Maria, The Deadbolt, retrieved 2009-11-03 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Jadyn Maria is back, but not doing Christian Music, CMDish, 28 October 2009, retrieved 2009-11-04 
  7. ↑ http://www.wma.com/jadyn_maria/summary/
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Remember Jadyn?, Tommy2, 9 June 2009, retrieved 2009-11-04 
  9. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trenchcoat-Shades/dp/B002NR8B0E
  10. ↑ http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/ethiopia-habtemariam-named-senior-vice-president-1005312132.story
  11. ↑ Gottlieb, Steven (26 May 2009), BOOKED: Jadyn Maria f/ Flo Rida – Claire Carre, director, Video Static, retrieved 2010-01-04 

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