Samara Joy Bio, Parents, Husband, Children, Siblings

May 2024 · 3 minute read

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Samara Joy Bio, Parents, Husband, Children, Siblings: Samara Joy, officially known as Samara Joy McLendon is an American jazz singer.

She was born on November 11, 1999, in The Bronx, New York into a musical family and hence developed a love for music at a younger age.

She studied at the Fordham High School for the Arts where she performed with the jazz band and won Best Vocalist at Fordham University’s Essentially Ellington competition.

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Samara Joy encountered jazz in a meaningful way when she enrolled in the jazz program at SUNY’s Purchase College as a voice major and was named an Ella Fitzgerald Scholar.

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She won the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in 2019 and was named Best New Artist by Jazz Times for 2021

In February 2023, Samara Joy made headlines after winning the Best New Artist at the 2023 GRAMMYs making her the second jazz singer to win the award, the first being Esperanza Spalding in 2011.

Samara Joy beat Anitta, Omar Appollo, DOMi & JD Beck, Muni Long, Latto, Maneskin, Tobe Nwigwe, Molly Tuttle, and Wet Leg to win the coveted prize. She also won the Best Jazz Vocal Album for her project Linger Awhile (second album).

Samara Joy Age

Samara Joy celebrated her 23rd birthday on November 11, 2022. She was born on November 11, 1999, in The Bronx, New York, United States. Samara will be 24 in November this year.

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Samara Joy Height

Samara Joy stands at a height of 1.67 m

Samara Joy Parents

Samara Joy was born in The Bronx, New York, United States to Antonio McLendon (father). However, her mother’s identity was not available at the time of this writing.

Her father is a famous bass player and has also toured with big-name gospel singer Andraé Crouch.

Crouch is a known songwriter and producer as well. Samara’s father, Antonio, introduced her to many gospel greats, including Soul & Motown and The Clark Sisters.

Samara Joy Husband

Samara Joy is not married hence does not have a husband. There’s also no information available about her previous relationship. The singer is solely concerned with her professional career.

Samara Joy Children

We are not very sure whether the 23-year-old singer, Samara Joy is a mother. There is no record as to whether she has biological or adopted children.

Samara Joy Siblings

Samara Joy has never shared any information regarding her siblings and we can’t emphatically state whether or not she’s the only child of her parents. There are no records about that.

Source: Ghgossip.com

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