Tamia

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Tamia
Tamia

Tamia is a Canadian R&B singer who is married to NBA Superstar Grant Hill. Both are blessed with a daughter Myla Grace Hill.

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[edit] About

In real life, Tamia Marilyn Washington professionally known as Tamiawas born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada on May 9, 1975. Singing was not new to Tamia, she begun singing in church at the age of 6 and by the age of 10 she enrolled on a vocal lesson in their hometown. While growing up listening to Whitney Houston sing, at first she only aspired to be a coach. But on a recent trip to Los Angeles caught her the attention of super producer Quincy Jones on 1994.

At the age of 19, she recorded vocals with Quincy Jones' song "You Put A Move On My Heart" for the latter's album Q's Jook Joint. Later, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award and later that year more singing opportunities rose after where she earned three more Grammy Nominations. Until on 1998, she released her self-titled album Tamia.

[edit] Awards & Certifications

Awards

Year Award Category
1993 YTV Vocal Achievement Award Awardee
1994 Steve Ross Music Scholarship Award Awardee
1996 Newsweek Magazine Ten New Faces to Watch
Year Award Nomination
1994 Grammy Award Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "You Put A Move On My Heart"
1994 Grammy Award Best R&B Performance By A Duo or Group for "Slow Jams"
1994 Grammy Award Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Missing You"
2000 Grammy Award Best R&B Performance By A Duo or Group for "Spend My Life

Certifications

Year Album RIAA
2000 Nu Day Certified Gold
2004 More Certified Gold

[edit] Chart Toppers

Year Title Hot R&B The Billboard Hot 100 Album
2004 Questions
40
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More
2004 Still
83
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2003 Officially Missing You
31
83
More
2001 Stranger In My House
3
10
A Nu Day
2001 Tell Me Who
63
A Nu Day
2000 Can't Go For That
23
84
A Nu Day
1999 Loving You Still
78
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Tamia
1998 Imagination
12
37
Tamia
1998 So Into You
7
30
Tamia

[edit] News

[edit] Tours & Concerts

There are no current tours and concerts for Tamia

[edit] Announcements

Her latest album Between Friends is scheduled to released on November 14, 2006.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

Title Release Label
Still October 12, 2004 Atlantic
Officially Missing You July, 08, 2003 Elektra
Stranger in My House March, 27, 2001 Elektra/Asylum
Can't Go for That August, 29, 2000 Elektra/Asylum
Loving You Still February, 02, 1999 Warner Bros.
So into You March, 02, 1999 Wea International
Imagination March, 03, 1998 Warner Bros.
So into You June, 23, 1998 Warner Bros.

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[edit] Influences

[edit] Contemporaries

[edit] Trivia

  • Tamia met her husband, Grant Hill through singer Anita Baker.
  • Tamia is the eldest of four children in the family.
  • Her mother is black and her biological father was a French-Canadian.

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