13 Facts About Joi Barua

Joi Barua's father gave him a violin when he was four years old and that triggered his lifelong passion for music.

Joi Barua's family moved to Jorhat when he was in junior school.

Joi Barua's favourite was the Boney M song 'El Lute' -about a man wrongly imprisoned for a crime he did not commit- which he would often sing to her.

Joi Barua considers her as his first guru in life and a constant source of inspiration.

Joi Barua passed out his high school from St Anthony's College, Shillong, and later attended Gauhati Commerce College for graduation.

Joi Barua started his career by singing jingles for several advertising campaigns including Fiat Linea, Vodafone, Reliance, LG, Hero Honda, Nescafe, Club Mahindra, Yatra.

Joi Barua released a number of singles during 2016 and 2017, under the project name 'Pride'.

In 2015, Joi Barua composed the track Dusokute for the film Margarita With A Straw.

In 2016, Joi Barua released another single titled "Riders of the Mist" from the documentary by the same name.

Joi Barua composed the background score for a short film Playing Priya and sang its title track with Jonita Gandhi.

In 2018, Joi Barua co-composed the music for the movie Laila Majnu along with Niladri Kumar.

Joi Barua composed a song titled 'Subeh Dekh Li' for the Indian-American production The Illegal in 2019.

Joi Barua is the co-composer of the original songs for the Album 'Lim Fantasy of Companionship for Piano and Orchestra'.