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Joya
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| Birth name | Joya Owens |
| Also known as | Joya |
| Born | March 12th 1970 |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards |
| Years active | 1994–present |
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Joya (birth name Joya Owens; born March 12, 1970) in Detroit, Michigan, United States is an American singer-songwriter, who released her debut album Here I Am on Atlas/A&M record label. Following her debut album release, Joya was a background session vocalist for various artists' including R&B/soul singer Mary J. Blige. She also toured as a background singer during Blige's Share My World Tour in 1998.
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Career
In 1995, Joya released her first single "I Like What You're Doing to Me" off her debut album Here I Am released on A&M Records on June 20, 1995. The song is described as having an R&B feel with a touch of Hip hop. Her second single "Gettin' off on You", was released and hit number 67 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.<ref>
Discography
Albums
- 1995: Here I Am
- 2001: Pages from the Book of Life
- 2016: Accolades
EPs
- 2012: Jewel
Singles
- 1995 - "I Like What You're Doing to Me"
- 1995 - "Gettin' Off On You"
- 1995 - "Love You All Ova"
- 2001 - When I Drop The News
- 2012 - Black Pill
- 2015 - Match
- 2016 - Online
