6 Facts About Samara Joy
Get to Know Grammys Best New Artist Samara Joy
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Joy also has roots in musical theatre, growing up performing in school musicals. Her first role was playing Erzulie, the goddess of love, in her sixth-grade production of "Once on This Island."
"I was scared about the acting part, because I was very shy — I still get that way sometimes," she told the New York Times. "But I wanted to sing, so I was like, 'We're going to learn these lines and try as best we can to get inside this character.'"