She enjoys a wide range of music, especially ballads. She told Teen , "I don't care about labels-country music, rock music, it's the way it makes me feel that counts. Tamia also possesses a great deal of creativity. She told Mark Scheerer of CNN , "I used to staple two paper plates together and put rice in them to make a tambourine…. It was not long before the gifted young singer began receiving recognition for her talent. John Vacratsis, director of the arts program at Walkerville Collegiate Institute in Windsor, recruited Tamia to the school when she was in eighth grade.
Vacratsis had seen her perform in community musicals, such as The Little Shop of Horrors , and was blown away.
The early presence of music in her life helped to plant the seeds that would sprout into superstardom. Many young people dream of meeting a big music executive, impressing them with a song, then skyrocketing to fame. In Tamia's case, her dream came true when she sang at a birthday party for Luther Vandross in that was hosted by her manager, Brenda Ritchie.
One of the guests, music legend Quincy Jones, took note of Tamia and was moved by the passion in Tamia's voice when he saw her perform. Jones contacted Ritchie, and offered Tamia the opportunity of a lifetime. Tamia remarked in Essence , "Can you imagine being 18 years old in the vocal booth with Quincy Jones waiting for you to sing his song? What an experience! He made me feel that he was excited to work with me as I was to work with him.
Songwriter extraordinaire, Babyface, then asked her to perform a duet with him, which would also be featured on Jones' album. All of these hits were released before her debut album, Tamia , hit the stores in She is treated as a peer by other recording stars. I think you just kind of put them on a higher level, and when you meet them, you realize they're just like you … It's all still kind of weird to me to have people acknowledge me as a peer," Tamia stated in Ebony Man.
Tamia is grateful to those who have helped her to stardom, including Quincy Jones. She told Ebony Man , "he [Jones] introduced me to the world … I felt very honored to have him take time out of his busy schedule.
He's one of the most humble people you'll ever meet, and he has everything going for him. Being nominated for three Grammy awards before the release of her debut album has increased the pressure on Tamia. As she remarked to The Atlanta Journal and Constitution , "That's when having Quincy Jones introduce you to the music world is not such a great thing … because people tend to listen to you harder—and judge harder. Man, the expectations! Working with the likes of Quincy Jones and numerous other music legends has taught Tamia that making an album is not all fun and games.
With the release of Tamia's fifth studio album Beautiful Surprise , the singer explored various genres of music, blending her special passion with each style and making them her own, showing her creativity as an artist. A modern day woman and matriarch, Tamia balances her artistry and career with being a supportive wife to husband and NBA Hall of Famer, Grant Hill and a loving mother to her two daughters.
Together, Tamia and her husband created The Grant Hill and Tamia Foundation where they continue to be recognized for their philanthropic involvement with several charities.
After signing with Def Jam Recordings in the summer of , Tamia immediately began working on her sixth studio album collaborating with an impressive list of hitmakers. It just has to really feel good to me. The toughest is going over the songs you love and seeing what speaks to you in the moment. Both songs I really loved. How much has changed in terms of how you navigate the industry? The way we released a few songs this go-round was new. Before, you would never do that, you would never release things unless they were for sure singles.
Not at all. So I like this approach. It started with getting involved in the writing process. I have to be out here selling this music, it has to come from me.
I have to be able to connect with it, and it starts with being a part of the writing process. The most important thing has been independence. Childish Gambino did a cover.
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