Joanna Bulandres also known as Miss Jay was born in November 7th 1989 in Toronto, Ontario.While other children were out playing games, Joanna stayed home and watched her mother sing in front of her. Her mother Josephine was a fan of mind blowing artists such as Natalie Cole, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and of course Michael Jackson. At age 3, Joanna became more fond of her mother's singing which led her to actually listen to the CDs herself. Spending hours of listening to every CD, she began singing along and learning the lyrics. She could barely read or spell at 4 however she was able to deliver the music to family and friends very fantastically. The fact that she memorized every song had shocked anyone who listened to her singing since she was very young.
When her father's job in Toronto closed, the family decided to move back to the Philippines where both her parents were born. Once again, Joanna did not hesitate to show her talent in front of new faces, and of course they were all blown away by her special talent. During the first few weeks of Grade 1, she was waiting for her father to pick her up from school while the teacher was still in the classroom. She saw her teacher cleaning up so she was kind enough to ask if she needed any assistance and helped her clean the room. While sweeping the floor, Joanna started singing one of Natalie Cole's songs and had her teacher amazed. Her teacher then informed her that there was going to be a talent show coming up and suggested she should join. Joanna was glad and agreed to join in a heartbeat.
When the talent show came, she shocked everyone in the school and became known as "The Canadian Singer". Joanna sang countless times at her elementary school and eventually started performing for other institutions as well. As she grew older, she spent most of her times with her friends however it did not stop her from showing her talent. While she was hanging with friends after school on weekdays, she also had her piano and voice lessons during weekends. She despised piano because she found it very difficult but on the other hand, she enjoyed the vocal training. She also sang for the choir a few times for the school as well as the church. She was also taught a number of Religious songs by her father. She had learned Filipino songs, RnB, Rock, Rap, Christian, Country, and Pop. As she grew with more variety, more places were asking her to perform for various events. Not only was she a singer but she was also into acting. She won first place for 3 Declamation Contests during her high school years.
When she finished Grade 7, the family decided to move back to Canada for the sake of their children's futures. Ever since she turned 16, she stopped singing because she was more focused in school. When she turned 19, not too long ago, she started recording and decided to nickname herself Miss Jay. Having a dream to become a professional singer, shehopes to make it to the top and be discovered by the Music Industry.
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