Martha Joy (Born Martha Joy Lim-Fiuza), born December 8 1990, is a Filipino-Canadian singer. Early years Joy was born in 1990 in Toronto, Ontario of mixed Filipino and Portuguese parentage. She began singing at a young age with the help of vocal coaches. At her first solo concert in November 2007, Joy sang 22 songs at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. She currently specializes in classical crossover, R&B, and pop music. Career Joy has had solo performances before the United nations Global Peace Initiative in Geneva, Switzerland; The Mike Bullard Show on CTV; and of the singing of the Canadian national anthem for the Toronto Raptors game at the Air Canada Centre. She sings in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Tagalog. In 2007, Joy auditioned for Canadian Idol, and was at the time the youngest contestant to make it to the Top Ten Finals at the age of 16. Her appearance on the show's fifth season allowed her to seriously pursue a career in the music industry. In February 2008 she signed an exclusive recording contract with Viva Records. In February 2009, her debut album, titled Martha Joy was released. Her first single release was 'Dumating ka', which was composed by Jimmy Borja. In 2009 she also performed at the World Championships of the Performing Arts, where she won several categories. She has also appeared on SOP Rules and Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman. Awards In 2001 Joy won six first-place awards in the Kiwanis Music Festival. Joy won Best Contemporary Pop singer and Best Child Broadway performer at the September 2003 Best New Talent Awards in Los Angeles. Discography Albums Martha Joy (2009) Singles Here I Am (2002); produced by Christian de Walden Songs from the Heart (2007); produced by Jack Lenz Dumating Ka (2009); produced by Orin Isaacs References External links Canadian Idol page 1990 births Living people Canadian musicians of Filipino descent Canadian musicians of Chinese descent Canadian people of Portuguese descent Musicians from Toronto Viva Artists Agency Viva Records (Philippines) artists 21st-century Canadian women singers Canadian emigrants to the Philippines Canadian Idol participants