Joya (birth name ''Joya Owens''; born March 12, 1970) in
Detroit
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Michigan
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, United States is an American singer-songwriter, who released her debut album ''
Here I Am'' on
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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.
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
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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
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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.
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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
References
External links
Joya Owens Bio, Facebook.com
* Billboard.comArtist bio, discography.
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1978 births
Living people
African-American women singer-songwriters
American women pop singers
American contemporary R&B singers
American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters
American soul musicians
Singers from Detroit
21st-century African-American women singers
Singer-songwriters from Michigan
20th-century African-American women singers