Joy Salinas is a Filipino singer, and a specialist in dance music.
Biography
Joy Salinas started playing the guitar at the age of 14. In the 1980s, she moved to Italy, and in 1987 won an audition for ''
The G.B. Show,'' and was featured in seven episodes.
In 1989 Salinas recorded her first single, ''Paris Night'', which was successful in France. In the summer of 1991, her single ''Rockin' Romance'', which she sang at the
Festivalbar
The Festivalbar was an Italian singing competition that took place in the most important Italian squares during summer, such as the Piazza del Duomo, Catania or Piazza Bra, Verona. The first edition took place in 1964 and was broadcast by RAI. ...
, sold 13,000 copies in the first two weeks after its release in Italy. She placed third in the Festivalbar competition. The song is included in the soundtrack of the film
Abbronzatissimi.
In the same year, Salinas released her debut self-titled album, ''Joy Salinas'', which included the song ''The Mystery of Love''. The song was also included in the soundtrack of the film ''Christmas Holidays '91''.
The song 'single ''Party Time was released in 1992 in collaboration with
DJ Herbie.
In 1993 Salinas's single ''
Bip Bip'' and her second album, of the same title, was ranked as the best-selling and most danced-to album, reaching 76th and 86th place, respectively, of the best-selling singles of the year.
In 1994 Salinas recorded the singles ''Gotta Be Good'' (by Mario Fargetta) and ''Calling You Love'', a hit of summer 1994, with rapper
Kevin Orlando Ettienne.
In 1995 she released ''Let Me Say I Do''.
In 1997 Salinas released the album ''Dream in Paradise'', which included the single ''Give Me a Break'', the soundtrack of the film
Panarea
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After a break Salinas returned in 2013 with an album titled ''Starlight''.
Discography
Albums
* 1991 Joy Salinas
* 1993 Bip Bip
* 1997 Dream in Paradise
* 2013 Starlight
Singles
* 1989 – ''Paris Night''
* 1991 – ''Rockin' Romance''
* 1991 – The Mystery Of Love''
* 1992 – ''Stay Tonight''
* 1993 – ''
Bip Bip''
* 1993 – ''People Talk''
* 1993 – ''Hands Off (Set Me Free)''
* 1994 – ''Gotta Be Good''
* 1994 – ''Callin' You Love''
* 1995 – ''Let Me Say I Do''
* 1995 – ''Deputy Of Love''
* 1996 – ''Give Me A Break''
* 1997 – ''Dream in Paradise''
* 1998 – ''Calling You''
* 2003 – ''I Can't Stop''
* 2012 – ''Keeping The Planets''
* 2013 – ''Something You Wanted''
References
External links
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Eurodance musicians
21st-century Filipino women singers
20th-century Filipino women singers
Filipino expatriates in Italy