Joy Angela Villa (; born April 25, 1986), known by her stage name Princess Joy Villa, is an American singer and songwriter.
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Early life
Villa was born in Orange, California. Her father Rev. Joseph Villa was of Italian and Argentine descent, while her mother Mildred Angela Pierce Villa was African American and Choctaw Native American ancestry. Her maternal great-uncle was jazz vocalist Kenny Hagood. She attended high school at Lompoc High School.
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Entertainment career
Villa has worked as an actress and producer. From age 14 to 16, she was with Youth Network TV on Comcast Television. With the exception of Hobgoblins 2, her acting career mostly consists of minor, uncredited appearances on television. These roles include an umbrella-wielding carny in the Heroes Season 4 episode "Orientation", and other appearances on CSI: NY, The Valley Girls and MTV Next.
Grammy Award outfits
Villa is known for her attention-grabbing outfits which she has worn to the Grammy Awards. These include:
- For the 2015 Grammy Awards, she wore a see-through dress made entirely out of orange construction-fencing material, designed by Andre Soriano. The dress was called "unusual" and "a first."
- For the 2016 Grammy Awards, she wore a similarly see-through dress consisting mostly of fabric spikes. The Huffington Post named it as one of its "Most Outrageous Looks From The 2016 Grammys."
- At the 2017 Grammy Awards, Villa wore a blue dress, again designed by Andre Soriano, promoting President Donald Trump, featuring his campaign slogan "Make America Great Again" and the name "Trump". The publicity from the dress resulted in Villa's EP I Make the Static hitting number 1 among digital downloads on Amazon.com, and iTunes in the US. It climbed up the top 100 of several other countries' iTunes charts too, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and Brazil. The album sold over 15,000 copies in the following two days, and debuted on the Billboard charts the next week at number 12 with 29,000 album equivalent units, 27,000 of which were pure album sales. The EP also ranked number 2 on the Digital Albums chart and number 6 on the Top Album Sales chart, as well as being the top-selling rock/alternative album of the week.
- At the 2018 Grammy Awards, Villa wore a white dress with a hand-painted fetus inside of a rainbow uterus on it along with a purse bearing the slogan, "Choose Life."
Political views and career
Villa is a supporter of President Donald Trump, having joined President Trump's Campaign Advisory Board. Villa had stated that she supported Senator Bernie Sanders early in the 2016 United States Presidential Election but voted for President Donald Trump.
On October 26, 2017 Villa stated via Twitter that she is against abortion, supportive of the Second Amendment, in favor of tax reform, in favor of religious freedom, against human trafficking, and against illegal immigration.
On October 27, 2017, Villa announced on Fox & Friends that she is considering running for United States Congress as a Republican. Villa stated that she is considering Florida, California, or New York as states to represent. Appearing again on Fox & Friends on December 13, 2017, Villa clarified that she intends to run for Congress in the state of Florida.
Personal life
Villa has lived in Hollywood, Seattle, and Las Vegas, and currently resides in New York City. She credits her practice of Scientology for improving her life and career. In December 2016 she married Danish writer and photographer Thorsten Overgaard.
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)
References
External links
- Official website
- Joy Villa on IMDb
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