Born in Brindisi on 18 September 1991 to an Italian father and an Italian-Albanian mother. Daughter of art, child prodigy performed her first piano concert at the age of 4. Over the years she studied piano, singing and acting alongside her mother, the pianist Aksinja Gioia. Passionate about music and dance, she attended a classical dance academy since she was little and currently takes part in belly dance courses. In the meantime she graduated from the Linguistic high school in Brindisi. She has participated alone and with four hands in several concerts in Rome, Bari, Brindisi, Forenza, Durazzo, Tirana, Athens etc. He played for Teuta Television of Durazzo, Puglia TV, Telerama, ZDF, SKY etc.
He has participated in various competitions and in 2010 he won the overall prize for the singing category at the "Terra degli Imperiali" competition.
She has performed in various squares and theaters in Italy and abroad.
Alongside her grandmother Meropi Gioia (a well-known Albanian actress) the film "Radio Egnatia" dedicated to her grandfather Nikolin Gioia (also a very famous Albanian actor).
Over the years he has received various prizes and recognitions, such as "New Talents Festival Competition", "Terra degli Imperiali Competition", "National Music Competition".
Currently, having moved to Rome, she attends the Actors Planet, Rossella Izzo's film academy, and has already started shooting the first 3 short films together with directors known nationally and internationally.
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Marilyn S. Joy
Marilyn Scardicchio, aka Marilyn S Joy.
She was born in Brindisi the 18th of September in 1991 from Italian father and Italian-Albanian mother, the pianist Aksinja Joy. Daughter in art, child prodigy she performs her first piano concert at the age of 4.
During the years she studies piano, singing and acting supported and trained by her mother. Paassioned with music and dance, she attended a Classical dance Academy since she was a little girl and later a Bellydance Academy. Meanwhile she graduates in a Foreign Languages High School of her town.
She performed in various Squares and Theaters in Italy and abroad. She played solo and four hands with her mother in many concerts and recitals in Rome, Paris, Durres, Tirana, Athens, Bari, Brindisi, Chieti, Forenza, etc. She also played for Teuta Televisione of Durres, Puglia TV, Telerama, ZDF, SKY, Telenorba etc.
She acted abreast her grandmother Meropi Gioia (Greek-albanian Actress) in the feature movie "Radio Egnatia" dedicated to her grandfather Nikolin Gioia (Italian-albanian Actor).
She joined and won many competitions:
- in 2010 she won the absolute first prize in singing category in "Terra degli Imperiali" contest.
During the years she received various prizes and awards, such as "Concorso Nuovi Talenti Festival", "Concorso Terra degli Imperiali", "Concorso Musicale Nazionale" and
in May 2015 she won the national festival Miss Teenager the prize "Miss Teenager Cinema".
In 2016 she acted as leading actress in the short movie "IN THE NAME OF THE MOTHER" ("IN MOTHER'S NAME") written and directed by Giuseppe Eugenio Morina.
IN 2020 she publishes her first song as a songwriter "Earth and Moon", in 2021 her second single "Now" , both available on Spotify and Youtube.
