Martha Joy

Martha Joy
Born	Martha Joy Lim-Fiuza (1990-12-08)December 8, 1990 Toronto,Ontario, Canada
Other names	MJ, Martity, Martz, Marta
Occupation(s)	Singer, artist, host, dancer
Years active	2001—present
Label	Viva Records
Parent(s)	Sonia Lim, Arlindo Fiuza Siblings Filipe Fiuza

Martha Joy(BornMartha Joy Lim-Fiuza), born in December 8, 1990, is aFilipino-Canadiansinger.

Early years

Joy was born in 1990 inToronto,Ontario of mixedFilipinoandPortugueseparentage. She began singing at a young age with the help of vocal coaches. At her first solo concert in November 2007, Joy performed at theToronto Centre for the Arts.

Career

Joy has had solo performances before the United Nations Global Peace Initiative inGeneva,Switzerland;The Mike Bullard ShowonCTV;and of the singing of theCanadian national anthemfor theToronto Raptorsgame at theAir Canada Centre.She sings in English, French, Italian, Spanish,Portuguese,andTagalog.

In 2007, Joy auditioned forCanadian Idol,and was at the time the youngest contestant to make it to the Top Ten Finals at the age of 16.Her appearance on the show's fifth season allowed her to pursue a career in the music industry. In February 2008 she signed a recording contract withViva Records.In February 2009, her debut albumMartha Joywas released. Her first single "Dumating ka" was composed by Jimmy Borja.

She has also appeared onSOP RulesandWalang Tulugan with the Master Showman.

Awards

In 2001, Joy won six first-place awards in theKiwanis Music Festival.

Joy won Best Contemporary Pop singer and Best Child Broadway performer at the September 2003 Best New Talent Awards inLos Angeles.

Discography

Albums

• Martha Joy(2009)

Singles

• Here I Am (2002); produced byChristian de Walden
• Songs from the Heart (2007); produced byJack Lenz
• Dumating Ka (2009); produced byOrin Isaacs

External links

• Canadian Idol page