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'' and '' Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure'' (voice). Enriquez was also a background singer on the single "

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", a duet by

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and

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Biography

Enriquez was born in

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, United States. At age sixteen she participated in ''

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'' and won eleven performances. After ''Star Search'', her mother began sending out

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s of her performances, hoping to land a record deal. Enriquez got a solo deal with

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and released her debut album ''

Joy Enriquez Joy Charity Enriquez 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 bac ...

'', in 2001. The album and its first single, "

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" 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

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attacks. Her older sister, Tiffany Enriquez, who is still her manager as well as

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recording artist Tiffany Dunn, has given voice lessons to ''

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'' finalist

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. On April 4, 2004, Enriquez married record producer

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, who had worked on her debut album. Their first child is Rodney David Jerkins Jr. Their second child is daughter Heavenly Joy Jerkins.Joy Enriquez's marriage and family
. ''People.com'' Retrieved 2010-10-05 Their third child is Hannah Joy Jerkins, followed by their fourth, Royal David Jerkins. 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 about the musical direction she wished to pursue. She decided that her next release should be an inspirational/contemporary Christian music 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. In 2013, her reality series ''House of Joy'' premiered on the NUVOtv network on July 18, 2013. After each episode, a new digital single would be released on digital services. These eight songs, along with the theme song, were released on an EP, ''House of Joy'', on September 10, 2013. In 2015, she released two digital singles: "Hallelujah" featuring Lindsey Stirling and "Shine" featuring her daughter Heavenly Joy. Her third studio album ''The Call'' was released on January 15, 2016.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Notes * "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. * A^{#ref A, ^} ''Joy Enriquez'' was re-released in Japan and United States in a different album cover and track listing. * B^{#ref B, ^} Song was also included on ''Anna and the King (film), Anna and the King'' movie soundtrack as a theme song.

Soundtracks

Personal life

Enriquez has been married to producer

since April 4, 2004, and they have four children: Rodney David Jerkins Jr., Heavenly Joy Jerkins, Hannah Joy Jerkins, and Royal David Jerkins. Enriquez married Jerkins at the Ritz Carlton in Laguna Niguel, California In 2015, Enriquez's daughter, Heavenly Joy, was a contestant on America's Got Talent (season 10), season 10 of ''America's Got Talent''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Enriquez, Joy Living people American musicians of Mexican descent Musicians from Whittier, California American television actresses Actors from Whittier, California American women pop singers American Latin pop singers Singers from California American soap opera actresses American voice actresses 21st-century American actresses 20th-century American actresses American film actresses Participants in American reality television series Television personalities from California 20th-century American women singers 21st-century American women singers Hispanic and Latino American musicians 20th-century American singers 21st-century American singers American actresses of Mexican descent Year of birth missing (living people)