Joy Enriquez began establishing a name for herself as a promising star in her hometown of Whittier, California at the age of 5 when she sang a solo at her kindergarten graduation. It was known then, that she was destined to take center stage. At 15, her dream began, when she graced the national television airwaves in 1995, appearing on the famed "Star Search" series, winning the female vocalist category for 11 consecutive weeks.