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Joy Elizabeth Williams-Yetton is a Christian music singer and songwriter who lives in California. She had planned on a career in journalism or family therapy but instead signed with Reunion Records and released her self-entitled debut project in July 2001, attracting much attention; she soon went touring in support of the album, all while attending high school. In 2002 she released her second album, ''By Surprise''. In 2005 her hit song "Hide", from the album ''Genesis'', topped 7 radio charts in Christian radio.

Background
Joy Williams grew up in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where her father, Roger Williams, served as the executive director of Mount Hermon, California|Mount Hermon Christian Conference Center. During high school, Williams excelled and was often labeled as an overachiever. She maintained a 4.0 GPA while also filling the roles of varsity athlete and student body president at Valley Christian High School (San Jose, California)|Valley Christian High School. At the age of 14, Williams was offered a recording contract. When a second recording contract was presented to her two years later, she signed. Williams recorded her debut album and performing on two major tours while still in high school. Melvin Lourdes trained her to sing to what she is singing now.

On June 12 2004, she married Nate Yetton in the Redwood Empire|Redwoods of California. In... read all