Joi Cardwell was born on October 8,1967 and is an American singer and songwriter.
35 Facts About Joi Cardwell
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Joi Cardwell continued to release albums on her recording label including Wanderlust and Must Be the Music.
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In 2014, Cardwell resurfaced with her seventh album The Art of Being, which was released on her new recording label Curly Gurly Records.
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Joi Cardwell appeared on stage at Carnegie Hall at the age of five in a dance recital, and was used to being on a stage by the time she was a teenager.
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Joi Cardwell worked as a back-up session singer for Melba Moore, Jermaine Jackson, LL Cool J, and The Pointer Sisters.
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Joi Cardwell recorded two songs; "Club Lonely" and "Saved My Life" for Lil Louis' album Journey with the Lonely, which both peaked at number 1 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart.
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Joi Cardwell proved to be an early influence for Cardwell's sound, which melds a new dance beat with a thoughtful lyrical twist.
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Joi Cardwell creates material that sounds as though she's musing quietly about life while a dancing throng gyrates with joy nearby, and her lyrics are soulful, romantic, and thought-provoking.
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When "Club Lonely" reached the number one mark, Joi Cardwell distanced herself from the Lil Louis project.
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Joi Cardwell gleaned experience from the large overseas tour returned to the US significantly more focused and ready to tackle a solo singing career.
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In 1994, Joi Cardwell signed a recording contract with Eightball Records, an independent label based in New York.
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In 1994, Joi Cardwell released her first single "Trouble" on Eight Ball Records, which was a double-pack single including remixes from Junior Vasquez, Sotoshi Tomiie, and Deep Dish.
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Joi Cardwell released a non-album single "Holdin' On" with Jay Mac.
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Cardwell's eponymous second solo album Joi Cardwell was released on November 11,1997, in the US.
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Joi Cardwell later released her third album Deliverance on her new independent recording label "No-Mad Industries".
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In February 2000, a remixed version of "Jump for Joi Cardwell" was released on Nervous Records.
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In September 2003, Joi Cardwell released a compilation album More, which featured unreleased songs and new remixes.
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Joi Cardwell appeared alongside other house-genre singers on the song "Keep Hope Alive" and she co-wrote and recorded a song "Be Yourself", which appear on the Underground Dance Artists United For Life: Keep Hope Alive album.
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On November 18,2005, Joi Cardwell released her fourth studio album, The Plain Jane Project.
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In September 2014, Joi Cardwell released her seventh album The Art of Being on her own independent recording label Curly Gurly Records.
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In 2016, Joi Cardwell released a single "What Love's Gonna Do".
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On May 26,2017, Joi Cardwell announced through her Facebook that she would be retiring from the music industry, following a few more music releases and that she would open a wellness center.
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On June 16,2017, Joi Cardwell released another single titled "Days of Our Lives".
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On October 13,2017, Joi Cardwell was featured on the track "State of Confusion" from the debut album by DJ and producer Honey Dijon, The Best of Both Worlds.
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In March 2018, Joi Cardwell released a new version of her single titled "Trouble 2018".
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On June 1,2018, Cardwell released her eighth album "Pride and Joi".
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Joi Cardwell's voice is a mezzo-soprano despite sometimes being classified as an alto.
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Joi Cardwell's music is generally house, but she incorporates traditional jazz, funk, and blues into her songs.
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Joi Cardwell has received co-writing credits for most of the songs recorded with Lil Louis and her solo efforts.
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Joi Cardwell's songs were personally driven by dance themed compositions like "Run to You" and "You Got to Pray".
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Joi Cardwell played a violin, and piano, on the song "Brittany" for Lil Louis' album From the Mind of Lil Louis.
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Joi Cardwell's influences include Sarah Vaughn and Donna Summer, the latter of whom she has been compared to.
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In 2017, Joi Cardwell announced her plans to open a wellness center.
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Joi Cardwell later earned certifications in yoga, meditation, and as a holistic health coach.
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Joi Cardwell trained in trauma informed practices, yoga as a peace practice, and yoga nidra.