Joy Enriquez
| Joy Enriquez | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joy Charity Enriquez |
| Born | June 6, 1978 |
| Origin | Whittier, California |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, latin pop, CCM |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels |
Arista (1999—2005) JoyfulChild Records (2005—2011) Lifestyle Music Group (2012-Present) |
| Website | www.joyenriquez.com |
Joy Charity Enriquez (born June 6, 1978 in Whittier, California) is an American singer and actress who has appeared on the television series 7th Heaven and also starred in films such as Chasing Papi and Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (voice). Enriquez was also a background singer to the single "When You Believe", a duet by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.
Biography
At the age of eleven, she participated in the US TV show Star Search and won eleven performances. After Star Search, her mother began sending out videotapes of her performances, hoping to land a record deal. Enriquez got a solo deal with LaFace Records, and in 2000, released her debut album entitled Joy Enriquez, including first single "Tell Me How You Feel." The single and album had some success internationally, providing the opportunity for Enriquez to make promotional visits to Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Singapore and Korea. In the US, Enriquez's album was released one week after the 9/11 attacks. Her older sister, Tiffany Enriquez, who is still Joy's manager as well as Epic Records recording artist, Tiffany Dunn has given voice lessons to American Idol finalist Allison Iraheta.
On April 4, 2004, Enriquez married record producer Rodney Jerkins, who had worked on her debut album. Their first child, Rodney David, Jr., was born on May 28, 2008. Their second child, a daughter, Heavenly Joy Jerkins was born on November 17, 2009 at 9:58 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.[1] Third child Hannah Joy was born October 19, 2012.[2]
After almost completing a follow-up album in the same Pop/R&B vein as her debut (which would have featured the leaked track "It's So Funny", a collaboration with Mase. Joy had a change of heart before its release about the musical direction she wanted to pursue. and decided that she wanted her next release to be an inspirational/Contemporary Christian record. The ensuing album, Atmosphere of Heaven, was released on March 7, 2006 on the independent label JoyfulChild, which was formed by Jerkins and Enriquez.
In 2010, she wrote the track "Boom Chika Boom" for the Our Family Wedding soundtrack, and performed/wrote the song "Beatz Be Rockin'" for the Nickelodeon iCarly series.
She contributed songs to the Lifetime series Dance Moms in 2012 with the track "Light My Fire" getting a separate digital single release.[3]
In 2013, her reality series "House of Joy" premiered on the NUVOtv network on July 18, 2013.[4] After each episode, a new digital single would be released on digital services. These songs (8 plus the theme song) were released on an EP House of Joy on September 10, 2013.[5]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] |
AUS R&B |
NZ [7] | ||
| 2001 | Joy Enriquez[A] | 79 | 11 | 31 |
| 2006 | Atmosphere of Heaven
|
— | — | — |
EPs
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] |
AUS R&B |
NZ [7] | ||
| 2013 | House of Joy
|
— | — | — |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Certification | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [8] |
US Rhythmic [9] |
AUS [6] |
AUS R&B |
NZ [7] | ||||
| 1999 | "How Can I Not Love You"[B] | — | — | — | — | — | Joy Enriquez (all editions) | |
| 2000 | "Tell Me How You Feel" | — | 31 | 24 | 9 | 14 |
| |
| 2001 | "Shake Up the Party" | 23 | — | 57 | 16 | 45 | ||
| "What Do You Want" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 | "Get to Know Him" | — | — | — | — | — | Atmosphere of Heaven | |
| "Been So Good" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Notes
- "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
- A^ Joy Enriquez was re-released in Japan and United States in a different album cover and track listing.
- B^ Song was also included on Anna and the King movie soundtrack as a theme song.
Soundtracks
| Year | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "When You Believe" (background vocals) | The Prince of Egypt |
| 1999 | "How Can I Not Love You" | Anna and the King |
| 2001 | "Shake Up the Party" | Double Take |
| "Bella Notte (This Is the Night)" (with Carlos Ponce) | Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure | |
| 2002 | "Shake Up the Party" | Boat Trip |
| 2003 | "Bad Girls" | Chasing Papi |
| 2010 | ||
| "Beatz Be Rockin'" | iCarly | |
Filmography
| Movies[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure | Voice role | |
| 2003 | Chasing Papi | Mary | |
| Television[11] | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Star Search | Herself | Contestant |
| 2000 | Music in High Places | Herself | Episode "Joy Enriquez in Puerto Rico" |
| 2001 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Herself | 1 episode |
| Resurrection Blvd. | Herself | Episode "Con Cuidado" | |
| 2001—2002 | 7th Heaven | Joy Reyes | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | House of Joy | Herself | 8 episodes |
References
- ↑ "Joy Enriquez's marriage and family". People.com Retrieved 2010-10-05
- ↑ http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/10/19/rodney-jerkins-joy-enriquez-welcome-daughter-hannah-joy/
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008XIAWX6/
- ↑ http://singersroom.com/content/2013-07-17/Can-Rodney-Jerkins-Reality-TV-Show-House-of-Joy-Make-is-Wife-a-Star/
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ESQ9XMS/ref=sr_1_album_1_rd?ie=UTF8&child=B00ESQA1CY&qid=1379616228&sr=1-1
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "ARIA Charts > Chart History". australian-charts.com Retrieved 20102-05-10
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "New Zealand Charts > Chart History". charts.org.nz Retrieved 20102-05-10
- ↑ "US Billboard and Canada charts > Chart History". billboard.com Retrieved 2010-05-10
- ↑ "AllMusic charts > Chart History". allmusic.com Retrieved 2010-05-11
- ↑ "Top 50 Singles Chart, Due Date: July 1, 2001 > Single reached Gold". rianz.org.nz Retrieved 2010-05-25
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Joy Enriquez IMDB profile". IMDB.com Retrieved 2010-05-10