Joanna Gray trained for a career in singing and stagecraft at the London Arts Educational Drama School and is a member of Equity & The Musicians Union.

Throughout her career, Joanna has worked as lead vocalist with cabaret function bands in some of England’s most prestigious venues, playing a wide range of popular standards, country and contemporary chart hits and has recorded new songs for various songwriters.

In 1995 Joanna played the leading role in the musical ‘Chess’ written by Tim Rice & Benny Anderson & Bjorn Ulvaeus of ‘Abba’.

Joanna also produced musical revue and tribute shows including the ‘The Magic of the Musicals’  and tributes to the Carpenters and Shania Twain.

Over the last few years Joanna works regularly with her band 'Joanna Gray and Heartbeat' playing for corporate functions, weddings, parties and various venues and events providing exciting and versatile live music. The band is called to entertain in many different types of functions, so the band's musical repertoire covers the most popular music of the last five decades - swing/ballroom, country, disco, motown, soul rock ‘n' roll, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and current hits.

Joanna also available to perform solo - offering a program of music to suit the client or event and currently performing 'Songs of the 21st Century Singers' - Adele, Amy Winehouse, Paloma Faith, Eliza Doolittle and the Caro Emerald tribute.