Her brother, David 'Mavado' Brooks, is one of the biggest stars in dancehall music and Joey Brooks is determined to follow in his footsteps.

The 28-year-old singer made her first appearance on the music scene back in 2008 with a soulful love ballad titled Heart Beat, produced by Ariff Butler and released on the Bloozic imprint.

In the ensuing years, she recorded a handful of singles that enjoyed strong rotation on local radio stations.

"After I released my first single, I recorded several other songs that were well received. Songs such as Emotions, Faraway and Waiting for You, featuring Flexxx, got a lot of airplay," she said, adding that in 2013 she went back to school to study nursing.

"Since I was a little girl I always wanted to be a nurse, but I also loved singing, too. I guess you could say that music and nursing are two of my greatest passions. When I decided to back to school and study nursing a lot people were shocked, but I just had to do it. Now that I am a certified nurse, I'm ready to pursue my music career full-time again and I am confident that if I ever decided to quit music, I have something else to fall back on."

Signed to Live MB Music Productions under the management of Michael Barracks, Brooks is confident that it won't be long before she becomes a household name. "I plan to release a lot of songs this year and I will also be doing a lot of shows," she said.

Brooks is promoting her new single, Your Love.