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 Not
only
is
Jill
Gioia
(Joy-a)
an
extraordinarily
gifted
singer
and
songwriter,
she
also
inspired
a
smashing
pair
of
high-heeled
boots
that
are
about
as
sexy
as
she
is.
Based
on
her
total
rock
n’roll
attitude,
Jill
was
the
winner
of
the
first
Steve
Madden
“Rock
n’
Sole
Band
Search”
contest
resulting
in
the
“Jill
Joy
Boot”,
named
after
her.
But
there
are
miles
more
to
Jill
than
a
pair
of
extra-cool
boots.
The
gritty,
pretty,
super
soulful
rock
singer
from
New
York
brings
a
biting
edge
to
music
that
makes
people
sit
up,
take
notice
and
leave
with
a
smile
on
their
face.
Jill
performed
as
back
up
and
opening
work
for
illustrious
artists
ranging
from
Kelly
Clarkson
to
Dee
Snider
to
98
Degrees
to
Enya,
and
on
major
television
shows
like
“The
Late
Show
with
David
Letterman,”
where
she
performed
with
the
band
Third
Eye
Blind.
Before
appearing
on
CBS’s
“Rockstar
Supernova,”
Jill
was
also
the
female
lead
singer
for
the
West
Coast
touring
company
of
the
Trans-Siberian
Orchestra.
Gioia
also
executed
some
skillful,
memorable
belt-outs
of
one
of
the
hardest
songs
to
sing--The
National
Anthem--and
more
than
once.
She
even
filled
Madison
Square
Garden
singing
the
complicated,
patriotic
ode,
opening
up a
NY
Knicks
Playoff
game
with
smashing
aplomb.
And
her
formidable
pipes
continued
to
shine
in
performances
at
the
Manhattan
Center
with
INXS,
Jeffrey
Gaines
and
Gloria
Gaynor
as
part
of
the
Bali
Benefit
Concert.
Taking
her
even
further,
Jill’s
song
“Don’t
Make
Me
Wait,”
went
gold
in
Spain.
Jill
Gioia’s
impressive
credits
include
two
albums
(“He’s
My
Bitch”
and
“Got
Some
Issues”),
numerous
radio
and
TV
appearances
(Reality
Remix,
Fox
5’s
Good
Day
NY
and
News
12
Long
Island;
she
has
appeared
on
95.5
FM “The
Scott
and
Todd
Show”,
102.7
FM
WNEW’s
“Ron
&
Fez”
show;
her
song
“He’s
My
Bitch”
has
been
in
regular
rotation
on
WNEW,
Q104.3,
and
featured
on
MTV’s
“The
Real
World”
and
NBC’s
“Passions”).
Jill
was
featured
on
the
cover
of
Flatiron
Magazine,
in
Newsday,
Glamour,
Billboard,
The
Daily
News,
New
York
Times,
New
York
Post,
and
Long
Island
Press.
Her
most
recent
CD “Breaking
For
The
Holidays”
features
Jill
among
many
artist
including
Chaka
Khan
and
Sandra
Bernhard.
Currently
you
can
hear
Jill’s
voice
on
numerous
TV
and
radio
commercials.
They
include
Ford’s
“Bold
Moves”,
Gillette
Venus,
La-Z-Boy,
Aleve-D
and
Simon
Malls.
But
her
successes
have
not
kept
Jill
from
remembering
her
roots,
as
the
immensely
likable
woman
remains
steadfastly
down
to
earth
and
quick
to
smile.
And
living
in
the
nifty
situation
of
being
married
to a
musician
whom
she
performs
and
tours
the
country
with,
Jill
has
plenty
reason
to
smile.
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