Joyce Jonathan

Joyce Jonathan (born 3 November 1989) is a French singer and songwriter.

Her first album ''Sur mes gardes'' went gold in May 2010 only five months after its release, and was certified platinum less than a year later. On 23 January 2011 she received the NRJ Music Awards for Francophone Breakthrough of the Year.

Biography

Childhood and adolescence

Joyce was born in Levallois-Perret, the youngest of a family of three girls. Her mother is the director of a travel agency and her father is an architect. She was educated at the École alsacienne in Paris, and studied psychology at the university level.

At the age of seven, she learned to play the piano and began composing her first songs secretly. She pursued her musical interests with voice and piano lessons, being influenced by artists such as Teri Moses and Tracy Chapman.

At the age of 16, Joyce Jonathan posted three of her compositions on the site MySpace, promoting them to Michael Goldman, co-founder of the new label ''My Major Company ''.

In December 2007, at the age of 18, Joyce Jonathan was launched on the website of the label ''My Major Company''. On May 13, 2008, 486 internet backers provided the 70,000 euros needed to start production of her album. Six months after its release, the web-producers of Joyce Jonathan had already recouped their investment

Musical career

With internet backing, Jonathan began recording her first album in 2008, with the help of Louis Bertignac (guitarist of the band ''Téléphone''). Reputedly impressed by the talent and voice of the young artist, he agreed to assist her on the arrangement of her songs, working together with her in his studio for a year. Joyce also recorded a duet with Tété, ''Sur mes gardes''.

Her two singles, "Je ne sais pas" and "Pas besoin de toi", were included in her first album "Sur mes gardes," released in January 2010, and certified gold after only five months. In August, the album ranked first in sales of albums for download.

In 2011, she won the category ''Francophone Breakthrough of the year'' of the NRJ Music Awards 2011. She has just recorded a song "Mystères" with Pétula Clark.

Her second album, ''Caractère'', was released in June 2013, including the single ''Ça ira''. She was nominated at the ''NRJ Music Awards'' for best female singer and best song.

; ''Danse avec les stars''

In 2014, she participated in the fifth season of '' Danse avec les stars'' – the French version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. She was partnered with professional dancer Julien Brugel. On October 18, 2014, they were eliminated, finishing 9th out of 11 contestants.

Joyce Jonathan released her song "Le Bonheur" in September 2015. It is the first single of her 3rd album, ''Une place pour moi'', which was released on 5 February 2016.

On 4 May 2018, Joyce Jonathan released her single "On", which is also a track on her album of the same name, which was released in October 2018.

In May 2021, Jonathan began releasing singles in anticipation of her sixth studio album, ''Les p'tites jolies choses''. The complete album was released on March 25, 2022 and has two parts. The first, part "A" has 12 songs with a more pop style and includes the titular song and others such as "À la vie comme à la mort" with Jason Mraz. Part "B," also titled ''Toi et moi'', has six songs with more jazz influence and was co-written and co-produced with Ibrahim Maalouf.

Personal life

Jonathan gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Ghjulia, on 2 November 2020. She has not, however, revealed the full identity of the father, who is originally from Corsica.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

*Did not appear on the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather on the Ultratip chart.

References

External links

*
Joyce Jonathan page on My Major Company website

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1989 births
Living people
People from Levallois-Perret
French women guitarists
Participants in French reality television series
21st-century French singers
21st-century French women singers
21st-century guitarists
21st-century women guitarists