Joy Salinas, born on January 31, 1968 in the Philippines, is a Filipino-Italian singer known for her contributions to dance music. She began playing the guitar at 14 and moved to Italy in 1987, where she won an audition for The G.B. Show. Her first single, "Paris Night", was released in 1989 and achieved success in France. In 1991, her single "Rockin' Romance" sold 13,000 copies within two weeks of its release in Italy and placed third at the Festivalbar competition. This was followed by the release of her debut self-titled album, which included the song "The Mystery of Love". In 1992, she collaborated with DJ Herbie on the single "Party Time" and released "Bip Bip" in 1993, which became a best-selling and highly danced-to track. Salinas returned with the album Starlight in 2013 and the single "Something You Wanted".