Jaya

Jaya refers to three recording artists: 1.) Jaya is known in the Philippines as the Queen of Soul or Soul Diva (Soul Goddess). Born Maria Luisa Ramsey on March 21, 1969 in Manila, Philippines, the name Jaya came from an American producer when he signed her to a record deal in the U.S. in 1989. Her mother is comedienne-singer (Queen of Comedy and Queen of Rock&Roll) Elizabeth Ramsey, who is of Afro-Jamaican. She has three siblings: Ike, Anna, and Susan.