Joy Huerta

Tirzah Joy Huerta Uecke (born June 20, 1986), known as Joy Huerta, is a Mexican singer and songwriter. Since its creation, she has served as vocalist of Jesse & Joy, a duo she forms with her older brother, Jesse Huerta.

As part of the duo, she has released four studio albums, a live album and an EP with Warner Music Latin, toured internationally, and racked up the Grammy Award for Best Latin Album as well as six Latin Grammy Awards in various categories. "Joy's voice has been compared to Norah Jones, Alanis Morissette and, almost inevitably, Kelly Clarkson", wrote the Los Angeles Times. In 2025, Huerta was nominated for her first Tony Award nomination for Best Original Score for Real Women Have Curves.

Early life

Huerta was born in Mexico City to a Mexican father, Eduardo Huerta, and an American mother, Michelle Uecke. At age 15, inspired by Aretha Franklin, James Taylor, Carole King, and Pedro Infante, as well as her parents, she began writing music and songs with her father and brother, Jesse, using instruments from the church they attended as children.

Career

Jesse & Joy

The Huerta Uecke siblings signed with Warner Music Latina on April 18, 2005, and began a recording career under Jesse & Joy. In the group, he plays guitar and she is the lead vocalist.

That year, Jesse & Joy released their first single, "Espacio Sideral". The Mexican Association of Phonogram and Videogram Producers (AMPROFON) awarded the debut album Esta Es Mi Vida, a platinum record. The album reached number 20 in Mexico, and as a duo, they won the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year. In 2009, they released a second studio album Electricidad, which received an AMPROFON gold certification.