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Jesse & Joy in Concert
Jesse & Joy is an acclaimed and multi-award-winning pop duo formed in Mexico City in 2005 by brother and sister Jesse and Joy, who have achieved worldwide fame and recognition throughout their 15 years of artistic career, and in which the duo has released four studio albums, one live album and one EP on Warner Music Latin, they have toured internationally, and have been recognized with a Grammy Award for Best Latin Album and six Latin Grammy Awards in various categories.
"Jesse & Joy are probably some of the purest, most talented artists of our generation", wrote Latin Times.
The Huerta Uecke siblings were born in Mexico City to a Mexican father and American mother, this is why Jesse & Joy have dual citizenship, American and Mexican. In 2001, inspired by their parents love for classic, rock and folk music, when they were 18 and 15 years old respectively, they began writing music and songs with their father using instruments from his church, which they attended as children.
Jesse & Joy released their debut album Esta Es Mi Vida in 2006 under Warner Music Mexico. Their debut single "Espacio Sideral" was certified gold by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON), while the album reached the top twenty on the Mexican Album Chart and was certified platinum by the AMPROFON, helping the duo to win the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist the next year.
In 2008, Jesse & Joy released Esto Es Lo Que Soy, an EP featuring "Espacio Sideral", "Ya No Quiero", "Volveré", "Llegaste Tú", and the title track "Esto Es Lo Que Soy".
Their second studio album Electricidad, which was released in 2009, included singles "Adiós" and "Chocolate" and was certified gold by the AMPROFON.
Jesse & Joy released their third studio album ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro? in 2011. The album included singles "Me Voy", "¡Corre!", and "La de la Mala Suerte" and was certified 2× platinum, the album received six Latin Grammy Awards and five nominations, as well as the group's first Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Pop Album.
At the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards, Jesse & Joy were nominated for four Grammy Awards, winning three of them: Best Contemporary Pop Album for ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?, and Song and Record of the Year for "¡Corre!". Additionally, together with Carlos López Estrada, they received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video for directing "Me Voy". ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro? also received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Pop Album.
At the end of 2015, the pop duo released their fourth studio album titled Un Besito Más, which went to Number One on the Latin Albums Chart.
Un Besito Más earned four Latin GRAMMY® Nominations in the categories Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Contemporary Pop Album, winning this last one.
Shortly after, the duo released their first-ever English songs "Echoes of Love" and "More Than Amigos", which extended Jesse & Joy's reach to the United Kingdom when they were playlisted on BBC Radio 1.
The Independent in the UK described album opener "Echoes of Love" as "true to their Latin/folk roots while introducing distinctly Adele-style epicness to the vocals".
In mid-2016, Jesse & Joy gained mainstream attention with the release of their first dual-language album, Jesse & Joy, which contained English versions of songs from their past four studio releases and biggest hits such as "Corre! (Run!)", "Espacio Sideral (Outer Space)", and "Ecos de Amor (Echoes of Love)".
With their live Un Besito Más Tour, Jesse & Joy visited more than 15 countries and nearly 100 cities, including Buenos Aires, Madrid, Barcelona, Santiago de Chile, New York and Los Angeles.
With their successful Un Besito Más tour Jesse & Joy visited, with several sold out shows, more than 15 countries and almost 100 cities, including Buenos Aires, Madrid, Barcelona, Santiago, Chile, New York and Los Angeles. They are currently preparing the release of their highly anticipated new album, which was recorded in London and retains the essence of the Huerta siblings, who dedicated themselves to composing each of the songs, and from which they release their Four last singles, 'Te Esperé', 'Mañana Es Too Late' next to superstar J Balvin, 'Tanto', and 'Lo Nuestro Vale Más', and they will continue their world tour in 2021.
With an artistic evolution and ready for their new record, the two artists signed a worldwide agreement with the publisher Kobalt Music starting in 2018 with their single "Te Esperé" (‘I Waited For You').
In April 2019, Jesse & Joy collaborated with Colombian singer J Balvin for the single "Mañana Es Too Late". The song was written by the duo along with Poo Bear (David Guetta, Matoma, Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey) and produced by Jesse and Charlie Heat (Kanye West, Madonna). "Mañana es Too Late" reached #1 in Mexico.
In October 2019, "Tanto" was released along Latin Grammy winner Luis Fonsi, this is the third single that emerges from what will be his highly anticipated fifth studio album. The song ranked number 1 on the charts in several Latin American countries, including Colombia and Mexico. The beautiful song surpasses already more than 71M visits in YouTube and has more than 30M streams on Spotify.
Their current single ‘Lo Nuestro Vale Mas' (We Owe Each Other That) will be released on February 14. As with all the songs on the album it was written by the Huerta siblings, and has that distinctive flavor of a contemporary ballad. Its deep lyrics allude to a couple who manage to save their relationship even when it seems everything is going downhill.
They are currently preparing the release of their highly anticipated new album, which was recorded in London and retains the essence of the Huerta siblings to be followed by a world tour in 2021.
Jesse & Joy Awards and Philanthropy
Jesse and Joy have been recognized several times, not only for their music, but for several of their social and environmental commitments.
Throughout their career they have accumulated many awards: Billboard, MTV, People en Español, among others.
In 2019 they were recognized by Univision as "Agentes de Cambio" (Agents of Change) for their efforts and work to make the world a better place.
Jesse & Joy have supported the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation through their work with the "Latin GRAMMY program at the schools", in order to stimulate music students to maximize their efforts, and to optimize their academic education providing them with strong bases so that in the future they can have competitive advantage within the music's labor market.
Joy was recognized by the Latin Recording Academy as one of the Leading Ladies of Entertainment at a gala that took place in Mexico City in June 2019. The honor went to Latinas who "during their lives have demonstrated enthusiasm, determination, leadership, pride in their roots and an indomitable spirit in continuous form".
Jesse & Joy maintain an ongoing partnership with UnidosUS (formerly NCLR), the Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Together they worked to deliver a series of acoustic shows in California, Texas, and Arizona in 2018 called "Electrify The Vote!" intended to mobilize Latinos to vote. By the end of 2019 the musicians joined Senator Bernie Sanders 2020 Los Angeles Rally in Venice, California to share their microphone with millions of Americans fighting for a better future.
As a result of their love for domestic animals, the siblings are active supporters of PETA's efforts to spay, neuter, and find homes for homeless pets. The duo recorded a PSA and appeared on posters for the cause. They currently support and are spokespersons for the ‘Piel' (‘Skin') campaign, which aims to ban the marketing of animal skins. They also support animal rights through the Animal Heroes organization.