Joie Tan

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Joie Tan
Joie Tan Singapore.png
Born20 February 1995
EducationDegree in Music (Hons.)
Alma materPei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School, Hillgrove Secondary School, LASALLE College of the Arts

Joie Tan (born 20 February 1995) is a singer-songwriter from Singapore. As of April 2020, Joie has over 12,700 subscribers on YouTube, 8,000 followers on Instagram and a monthly average of over 46,000 listeners on Spotify. Apart from her music career, Joie is also the founder of an online eyewear brand - LaylaLuna.co.

Background

Early life & family

Joie was raised as a Hindu and as a child, she had witnessed her father writing devotional songs for the temple. Her early exposure to music vis-a-vis her father prompted her to create her own.[1] It was through her YouTube channel that she started to grow as a singer. Joie's oldest song cover on YouTube dates back to when she was about 15 years old.[2] Her 2012 cover of Fly Me To The Moon has over 350,000 views as of April 2020.[3]

Education

Joie enrolled in LASALLE College of Arts in 2012. She graduated with a Bachelors in Music (Hons) in 2017.[4] Both her parents supported her decision to enrol into an art school, being musicians themselves.[5]

Music career highlights

Debut Album (2018)

The album cover for Joie (2018). Photo from Bandcamp.

Joie released her first self-funded debut album titled Joie in 2018. Joie had to take a loan to fund the album, sharing that the process of working on her album has taught her a lot about producing her own music.[6] Her debut album was released on 23 March 2018 and consisted ten tracks expressing her take on love, loss and everything in between.[7][8]

Date Released Album Song Duration
23 March 2018 Joie Can't You See 3:17
You 5:59
How Long 3:28
Starlight 5:41
Right Here Right Now 4:30
Broken Pieces 4:45
Just A Little Bit 4:31
Shore 3:08
Lonesome Lover 4:46
What Is Love 4:09

The Great Singapore Replay (2017 & 2019)

Joie (left) pictured performing the remake of Circling Square (1994). Photo credit to The Great Singapore Replay.

In 2017, Joie was one of the local singers featured in The Great Singapore Replay (S1) - a project initiated by the National Arts Council and Temasek Holdings meant to raise awareness about Singapore's music history.[9] The singers were tasked to perform their own rendition of a classic song that had been produced by older generation musicians. Joie collaborated with local artist Sara Wee, performing Circling Square (1994) by Humpback Oak.[10] In 2019, she was invited as a guest alumnus in The Great Singapore Replay (S2).[11]

Discography

2019

The cover art for Joie's independent release, Any Picture With You (2019).
Date Released Song Duration Record Label(s)
December 2019 Any Picture With You 4:37 Independent Release

2018

Apart from her debut album, Joie released a single titled Stay in 2018.

Date Released Song Duration Record Label(s)
2018 Stay 3:36 Independent Release

Music collaborations

In 2014, Joie’s cover of Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy (2006) was picked up by the French producer TEEMID and remixed.[12] Joie has since collaborated with other artists like Lew Loh.[13][14] In May 2019, Joie scored her first international collaboration with American and European house DJs, Martin and Rami, producing a track titled higher. During the collaboration, Martin was based in Hawaii and Rami was from Egypt.[15] The following table showcases some of Aisyah's music collaborations with local and international artists.

Year Project Artist(s) Refs.
2020 That Thing Lincey Video
2019 higher Martin & Rami -
2014 Crazy TEEMID Video

Other career highlights

LaylaLuna.co (2019 - present day)

In March 2019, Joie launched Laylaluna - an online store selling trendy eyewear.[16] The business with a cause was created in hopes of spreading awareness on the state of animal shelters and how they function.[17] Joie herself has been a volunteer at The Right To Live (TRTL) - a non-profit shelter for abandoned, abused and stray dogs, since 2014. She has also worked part-time at the shelter.[18]A part of the proceeds from each purchase is donated to animal shelters.[19]

References / Citations

  1. ↑ Eddino Abdul Hadi. “ST Sessions' fourth season kicks off with Joie Tan”. The Straits Times. May 17, 2018. Accessed on 8 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Joie Tan. "Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles (Cover) | Joie Tan". YouTube. April 19, 2010. Accessed on 13 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Joie Tan. “Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon (Cover) • Joie Tan x Shea Ng.” YouTube. April 9, 2012. Accessed on 8 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "About". Facebook. Accessed on 13 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Singaporean musicians share favourite music memories of their mothers". Bandwagon. May 14, 2017. Accessed on 13 April 2020.
  6. ↑ L, Hayden. “Youtube Amateur to Album Artist”. Hive Life. 14 May, 2018. Accessed on 8 April 2020.
  7. ↑ “Joie”. Bandcamp. Accessed on 8 April 2020.
  8. ↑ “JOIE | JOIE TAN”. Bandwagon. May 14, 2018. Accessed on 8 April 2020.
  9. ↑ Raguraman, Anjali. “The Great Singapore Replay: Musicians celebrate local pop music heritage”. The Straits Times. August 30, 2020. Accessed on 8 April 2020.
  10. ↑ Temasek Digital. "Circling Square (1994) - Joie Tan x Sara Wee". YouTube. December 15, 2017. Accessed on 13 April 2020.
  11. ↑ “The Great Singapore Replay Season 2: Reveal Event”. Temasek Shophouse. November 14, 2019. Accessed on 8 April 2020.
  12. ↑ “Teemid”. Bands in town. Accessed on 8 April 2020.
  13. ↑ Fernandez, Anna. “Catching up with Joie Tan”. Youth.SG. September 8, 2016. Accessed on 8 April 2020.
  14. ↑ “JOIE TAN GOES GLOBAL”. Yoga Movement. January 30, 2020. Accessed on 8 April 2020.
  15. ↑ Joie Tan. "Surprise! Issa new release!!!". Facebook. May 25, 2019. Accessed on 8 April 2020.
  16. ↑ Laylaluna.co. Instagram. March 31, 2019. Accessed on 8 April 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BvqnbBrHR-S/
  17. ↑ Leo, Jamie. “Joie Tan has a heart for dogs”. Youth.SG. February 8, 2019. Accessed on 8 April 2020.
  18. ↑ Grey, Hannah. “S’porean Eyewear Brand Lets You See The Reality Of Local Animal Shelters Through New Lens”. YP.sg. June 10, 2019. Accessed on 8 April 2020.
  19. ↑ Grey, Hannah. “S’porean Eyewear Brand Lets You See The Reality Of Local Animal Shelters Through New Lens”. YP.sg. June 19, 2019. Accessed on 8 April 2020.
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