Joy Williams (singer)

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Joy Williams (singer) : biography

1982 –

Joy Williams is an American singer-songwriter.Farias, Andree. . Christianity Today. August 15, 2005. Retrieved August 24, 2009Powers, Ann (2011, February 17). . Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-02-22 She grew up in a Christian family and recorded three Christian music albums, receiving 11 Dove Award nominations. After recording several EPs of popular music she formed the Grammy Award winning duo The Civil Wars with John Paul White, in 2009.

Personal life

Williams is married to Nate Yetton and gave birth to a son, Miles Alexander, on June 30, 2012.

Discography

Solo

  • Joy Williams, 2001 [Reunion]
  • By Surprise, 2002 [Reunion]
  • Genesis, 2005 [Reunion]
  • Connect Sets EP (online only), 2005 [Reunion/Sony Connect]
  • Every Moment: The Best of Joy Williams, 2006 [Reunion]
  • One of Those Days (EP), 2009 [Sensibility Music]
  • Charmed Life (Remixes) Digital EP, 2009 [Sensibility Music]
  • Songs from This/Songs from That (2 EPs), 2009 [Sensibility Music]
  • More Than I Asked For: Celebrating Christmas with Joy Williams EP, 2009 [Sensibility Music]
  • We Mapped the World EP, 2010 [Sensibility Music]

The Civil Wars

  • Live at Eddie’s Attic (2009) [Sensibility Music]
  • Poison & Wine (EP, 2009) [Sensibility Music]
  • Barton Hollow (2011) [Sensibility Music]
  • "Safe & Sound" (2012) The Hunger Games Soundtrack [Universal Republic]
  • The Civil Wars (2013) [Sensibility Music]

Career

Williams signed a recording contract with the label Reunion Records (a division of Sony BMG music) at age 17, having declined earlier offers.. CCM Magazine. Retrieved August 24, 2009. She released the albums Joy Williams (2001), By Surprise (2002), and Genesis (2005), collectively selling more than 250,000 copies. Williams has received 11 Dove Award nominations, including Female Vocalist of the Year and Song of the Year. Her song "Hide" won an ASCAP Music award for the "Most Performed Song" in 2005.. Playback. Summer 2006. Retrieved August 24, 2009 Williams terminated her contract with Reunion Records in 2005.

In October 2008, she and her husband founded Sensibility Music as a recording, marketing, management and licensing firm. In the Spring of 2009, Williams released a four-song EP called One of Those Days. One of the songs, "Charmed Life", appeared on the season finale of the TV show Grey’s Anatomy in 2009, and "One of Those Days" was heard on Drop Dead Diva. In May 2009 Williams released another EP titled Charmed Life (Remixes).

In 2009 she released a double EP titled Songs From This and Songs From That. "Sunny Day" from the former EP was featured on 90210, while "Speaking A Dead Language" from the latter EP was featured on Grey’s Anatomy. "Sunny Day" was featured on Grey’s Anatomy on the Nov. 12, 2009 episode."Sunny Day" was also in a Dutch commercial which made the song well-known in the Netherlands. Williams released the EP We Mapped the World in 2010

In February 2009, Williams formed The Civil Wars with John Paul White and released the album Barton Hollow .Gewertz, Daniel (February 18, 2011). . Boston Herald. Retrieved 2011-02-22 The duo received 2012 Grammy Awards for Best Country Duo/Group Performance and Best Folk Album.Cameron Matthews, "" (February 12, 2012). The Boot.

Early life and education

Williams’ parents worked full time in the ministry and her father was the executive director of a local Christian conference center called ‘Mount Hermon’. by Mercy Hope, retrieved March 2, 2012 Williams attended Valley Christian High School (San Jose, California), and graduated as the school valedictorian.Sanzgiri, Shona. The Santa Cruz Sentinel. 2012-03-13