Joyce Jonathan

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

Joyce Jonathan
Background information
Born (1989-11-03) 3 November 1989
OriginLevallois-Perret, France
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active2007–present
Labels

Her first album Sur mes gardes went Gold in May 2010 only five months after its release.,[1] 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 Alsatian School 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.[2]

At the age of 16, Joyce Jonathan posted three of her compositions on the site MySpace.,[3] 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 [4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

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.

In late 2014 she became a contestant on the fifth season of TF1's Danse avec les Stars.

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.

Discography

Albums
Year Album Peak positions Certifications Sales
FR
[7]		 FR
DL
 BEL
(Wa)
2010 Sur mes gardes 17 1 43 Platinum 130,000 (album sales)
15,500 (downloads)
2013 Caractère 16 29 40,000
2016 Une place pour moi 24 41
2017 Ça ira (Album with Mandarin)
2018 On

Singles
Year Single Peak positions
FR
[7]		 BEL
(Wa)
 SWI
2011 "Pas besoin de toi" 100 21* 64
"Je ne sais pas" 65 16  –
"Tant pis"  – 10*  –
2013 "Ça ira" 16 25  –
2014 "Caractère" 183 40*  –
"T'en va pas" 68  –  –
2015 "Le Bonheur" 135
2016 "Les filles d'aujourd'hui"
(featuring Vianney)		 29
[8]		 26*
2018 "On" 38  –

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

References
  1. Musique. "Presentation of the gold record during his concert at the Cafe de la danse 22 April 2010". Toutelaculture.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  2. "According to the official biography of Joyce Jonathan (''Biographie'' et ''Références'')". Mymajorcompany.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  3. Fr. "Record date ("Member since") on the official MySpace Artist". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  4. "Biographie de Jonathan Joyce". Partoch.com. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  5. According to the official website of Joyce Jonathan (voir onglet "Actualité" en date du 23 août 2010) Archived October 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Une Baladine Triple Best Of Petula Clark". Petula-clark.com. 2010-11-16. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  7. "Joyce Jonathan discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  8. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 17, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
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