Joy Villa

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Joy Villa
Born Joy Angela Villa
(1991-04-25) April 25, 1991 (age 32)
Orange, California, U.S.
Other names Princess Joy Villa
Occupation Singer, songwriter
Years active 2001–present
Spouse(s) Thorsten Overgaard (m. 2016)
Website princessjoyvilla.com

Joy Angela Villa /ˈviːlə/ (born April 25, 1991), better known by her stage name Princess Joy Villa, is an American singer and songwriter.

Early life

Villa was born in Orange County, California and started performing at age 5.[citation needed] She identifies with a multiracial background of Afro American, Italian, and Choctaw Indian. Her father, Rev. Joseph Villa, was Italian-American and her mother Mildred Angela Pierce Villa was African American, and Choctaw Indian. Her great uncle on her mother's side was jazz vocalist Kenny Hagood.[1] She attended high school at Lompoc High School.[2]

Career

Villa worked as an actress and producer from age 10. From age 14 to 16, she was with Youth Network TV on Comcast Television. With the exception of Hobgoblins 2,[3] her acting career mostly consists of minor, uncredited appearances on television. These roles include an umbrella-wielding carny in the Heroes Season 4 episode "Orientation", and other appearances on CSI: NY, The Valley Girls and MTV Next.[1][4]

Grammy Award outfits

Villa is known for her attention grabbing outfits which she has worn to the Grammy Awards. These include:

  • For the 2015 Grammy Awards, she wore a see-through dress made entirely out of orange construction-fencing material, designed by Andre Soriano.[5] The dress was called "unusual"[6] and "a first."[7]
  • For the 2016 Grammy Awards, she wore a similarly see-through dress consisting mostly of fabric spikes. The Huffington Post named it as one of its "Most Outrageous Looks From The 2016 Grammys."[8]
  • At the 2017 Grammy Awards, Villa wore a blue dress, again designed by Soriano, promoting President Donald Trump, featuring his campaign slogan "Make America Great Again" and the name "Trump".[9][10] The publicity from the dress resulted in Villa's EP I Make the Static hitting number 1 among digital downloads on Amazon.com, and iTunes in the US.[11] It climbed up the top 100 of several other countries' iTunes charts too, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and Brazil. The album sold over 15,000 copies in the following two days,[12] and debuted on the Billboard charts the next week at number 12 with 29,000 album equivalent units, 27,000 of which were pure album sales. The EP also ranked at number 2 on the Digital Albums chart and number 6 on the Top Album Sales chart,[13] as well as being the top selling rock/alternative album of the week.

Personal life

Villa has lived in Hollywood, Seattle, and Las Vegas, and currently resides in New York City.[2] She credits her practice of Scientology for improving her life and career.[14] In December 2016 she married Danish writer and photographer Thorsten Overgaard.[15]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
US
[13]		 US Rock
 US Alternative
I Make the Static
  • Release date: July 11, 2014
  • Format: digital download
 12 1 1
  • US: 29,000

Singles

  • "Cold Wind" (2011)
  • "Vagabonds" (2014)
  • "Run and Hide" (2014)
  • "Beautiful" (2014)
  • "Get Your Freedom" (2014)
  • "Play" (2015)
  • "Empty" (2016)

References

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