Joy

JOY - 40 years on stage

March 14 in the Vanemuine Concert Hall

On March 16, in the Alexela Concert Hall

Retropop fans, get ready! The legendary Austrian pop band Joy performs in Tartu and Tallinn. It will be a real musical time travel to the past!

JOY, whose most famous hits are "Touch by Touch" and "Valerie", has been a favorite of many generations of listeners for decades. Their music became a symbol of the 1980s, which still evokes nostalgia and happiness in hearts.

History of JOY

The band JOY was formed by three schoolmates who played together in different amateur bands from the age of fifteen. Although they parted ways after graduation, keyboard player Andy Schweitzer went to work in the police, vocalist Freddy Jaklitsch became a teacher of German and history, and bassist Manfred Temmel became a DJ, they came together in 1984, decided to make music their main activity and signed a contract with the record label OK-Musica.

The single "Touch By Touch" was released in September 1985 and immediately reached number one in the Austrian charts and reached the top twenty dance hits in Europe.

The band's first album "Hello" not only reached the top of the charts in Austria, but also reached respectable places in the charts of European countries. JOY became world famous! Even in the Soviet Union, the song "Valerie" became a super hit thanks to the record in the magazine "Krugozor" (No. 3/1987).

In the nineties, the band went through line-up changes and released several new singles, but the success of the earlier songs could not be repeated. The band reunited in 1994 and began working on a new album, which was never released and the men parted ways again.

It wasn't until 2010 that the original line-up reunited and released the album Enjoy, which included new versions of their old hits.

The importance of the band JOY

The band JOY played an important role in shaping European pop music in the 1980s. Their melodic, catchy songs and colorful performances made them one of the most popular bands of their time. JOY has not only made a significant contribution to the development of pop music, but he became a symbol of an entire era, and the band's music continues to bring joy to new generations of listeners.

In Tallinn and Tartu, JOY's steadfast leader Andy Schweitzer, who is the author of most of the songs, will take the stage, and the audience will have a unique opportunity to hear the golden hits of the 1980s live.