Joy Villa facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Joy Villa
Joy Villa at the "Spirit of America" rally in 2017
Background information
Birth name	Joy Angela Villa
Born	(1986-04-25) April 25, 1986 (age 39) Orange, California, U.S.
Genres	Pop pop rock
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2001–present

Joy Angela Villa (born April 25, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and YouTuber. She is known for her music and for supporting former United States President Donald Trump. She also supports different conservative ideas.

Joy Villa's Early Life

Joy Villa was born in Orange, California. Her father, Rev. Joseph Villa, was Italian-Argentine. Her mother, Mildred Angela Pierce Villa, was African American and had some Choctaw Native American family. Her great-uncle was the jazz singer Kenny Hagood. Joy went to Lompoc High School and finished in 2004.

Joy Villa's Entertainment Career

Joy Villa has worked as an actress and a producer. When she was 14 to 16 years old, she worked with Youth Network TV. She acted in a romantic comedy called "The Contrast." She also played a princess in "Brigantia." Joy appeared in the TV show Heroes and CSI: NY. She was also on MTV's Next.

Joy Villa's Grammy Outfits

Joy Villa is famous for the unique outfits she wears to the Grammy Awards. Here are some of them:

• In 2015, she wore a see-through dress. It was made from orange construction fence material. People called the dress "unusual" and "a first."
• For the 2016 Grammys, she wore another see-through dress. This one had many fabric spikes. The Huffington Post said it was one of the "Most Outrageous Looks."
• At the 2017 Grammy Awards, Joy Villa wore a blue dress. It showed support for President Donald Trump. The dress had his campaign slogan "Make America Great Again" and the name "Trump." This outfit helped her music. Her album I Make the Static became number 1 on Amazon.com and iTunes. It also did well in other countries. The album sold over 15,000 copies quickly. It reached number 12 on the Billboard charts.
• In 2018, Joy Villa wore a white dress. It had a painting of a baby inside a rainbow uterus. She also carried a purse that said, "Choose Life."
• For the 2019 Grammys, she wore a silver dress. It looked like a brick wall. On the back, it said "Build the Wall" in red letters. She also wore a collar like barbed wire. She had a crown like the Statue of Liberty. Her handbag was red and said "Make America Great Again".
• At the 2020 Grammy Awards, she wore a red, white, and blue dress. It supported Trump. The back of the dress said "impeached and re-elected."

Joy Villa's Political Views

Joy Villa supports Donald Trump. She joined his Campaign Advisory Board. She first supported Senator Bernie Sanders in 2016. But she later switched to supporting Trump.

In May 2018, Villa joined the March for Life in London. She led the march through the city.

In 2020, Joy Villa Productions received money for marketing. This money came from ViralPAC.

Joy Villa appeared at a Trump Rally in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, in November 2020. She said that President Trump would be president again.

Joy Villa's Personal Life

Joy Villa grew up in New York City and Santa Barbara, California. She has traveled to over 25 countries. These include Denmark, South Africa, France, and Japan. She often visits Scientology centers in these places. Joy Villa is a Scientologist. She says that studying Scientology has helped her life and career. She has also called herself a "Christian Scientologist."

In December 2016, she married Thorsten Overgaard. He is a Danish writer and photographer. They had been together for four years. In September 2019, she announced they had filed for divorce.

In November 2020, Joy Villa said she moved from California to Nashville, Tennessee.

Joy Villa announced that she married Jeremy Lifsey on October 14, 2024.

Joy Villa's Discography

Extended Plays

Singles

• "Cold Wind" (2011)
• "Drop Him Off" (2012)
• "Vagabonds" (2014)
• "Run and Hide" (2014)
• "Beautiful" (2014)
• "Get Your Freedom" (2014)
• "Play" (2015)
• "Empty" (2016)
• "Make America Great Again!" (2017)
• "Devil in the City" (2018)
• "Lost" (2018)
• "The Star Spangled Banner" (2018)
• "Home Sweet Home" (2018)
• "Freedom (Fight For It)" (2019)

See also

In Spanish: Joy Villa para niños

• Black conservatism in the United States