Joi Cardwell is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she performed in various singing competitions as a child and rose to fame in the early 1990s as a guest vocalist for Lil Louis on the number-one Dance singles "Club Lonely" and "Saved My Life". The release of Cardwell's debut album, The World Is Full of Trouble (1995), established her as a solo artist and featured the US top-five Dance Club Songs "Jump for Joi" and "Love & Devotion". Her second album, Joi Cardwell (1997), produced top-charting singles "Soul to Bare", "Run to You", and "Found Love".