來自加拿大美艷動(dòng)人的R&B才女Tamia，從小參加表演及歌唱的課程，讓Tamia展現(xiàn)出的精艷才華，獲得當(dāng)?shù)責(zé)o數(shù)音樂獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)之肯定！在一次 Party的聚會(huì)，被Quincy Jones所賞賜，慧眼獨(dú)到的簽入自創(chuàng)廠牌Qwest旗下，初試啼聲於Quincy Jones1994年的專輯「Q's Jook Joint」中，先發(fā)單曲"You Put A Move On My Heart"不僅成為排行暢銷之作，更獲葛萊美『節(jié)奏藍(lán)調(diào)最佳女演唱人』提名，專輯中另一首與Babyface合唱的"Slow Jams"，也同時(shí)被提名『節(jié)奏藍(lán)調(diào)最佳對(duì)唱組合』！隔年與R&B/SOUL三女伶Chaka Khan、Gladys Knight及Brandy為電影【Set It Off】合唱出的動(dòng)人抒情佳作"Missing You"，又再度獲得葛萊美獎(jiǎng)的提名！同時(shí)受到靈魂列車的青睞，獲得多項(xiàng)提名的肯定；1997再次為電影【Speed II: Cruise Control】獻(xiàn)唱的暢銷抒情曲"Make Tonight Beautiful"，再次贏得熱烈的迴響，并為電影獻(xiàn)出螢?zāi)惶幣?，其中爆笑之橋段留給觀眾記憶猶新的深刻映像！

　　還沒有一張正式出道專輯的Tamia，早已是樂界期待許久最閃耀的新人！千呼萬喚下終在Quincy Jones小心呵護(hù)精心製作，於1998年發(fā)行首張同名專輯，13首美麗動(dòng)人的曲子，圍繞在Tamia感性甜美的嗓音鋪陳中！2000年的專輯「A Nu Day」中碎心單曲"Stranger In My House"，為她獲得首支流行榜Top10佳績(jī)，搖身一變的混音單曲，不僅成為全美舞池國(guó)歌，更是炙手可熱的暢銷單曲，2001年首次登上舞曲榜冠軍， 2002年Remixes的版本，同樣連莊舞曲銷售榜NO.1！2004年，終於發(fā)行第三張專輯「More」！甫發(fā)行便躍居全美專輯榜第 17名、R&B榜第4名的位置。製作混音群更是請(qǐng)來Jermaine Dupri、R Kelly、Babyface、Poke & Tone (Jennifer Lopez、Mariah Carey)、Duro (Ashanti、Joe)等黃金超陣容！早先於2003年所推出的單曲"Officially Missing You"混音單曲，再次成為舞棍的最愛，獲得舞曲銷售榜冠軍！原曲則在木吉他清柔伴奏下，呈現(xiàn)舒服無比的抒情小品！"On My Way"帶著些許拉丁音韻穿繞下，跟著Tamia性感搖擺；婉轉(zhuǎn)有致的優(yōu)美合音及和諧音色，在"Still"中為您貼切流露；"I'm Yours Lately"則呈獻(xiàn)出靈魂美聲與動(dòng)感節(jié)奏絕妙融合之詮釋。

2006年的[Between Friends]是令人期待已久的最新專輯。這專輯先在非洲發(fā)行，然后再進(jìn)攻歐美市場(chǎng)。 很多人都感覺奇怪，為什么不先在加拿大、美國(guó)發(fā)行，而去非洲先發(fā)行。 單曲[Too Grown For That]是暈暈比較喜歡的歌曲，值得反覆聆聽玩味；Tamia的性感、嬌柔、嫵媚、情愛、慾望…等，都會(huì)給你帶來更多更多的遐想！
Imagine a friendship breathed into life by music. Imagine a message of love unheard of. Now awake to Between Friends, the newest album by Tamia.

Between Friends is an R&B guide to the beauty and dynamics of relationships. Mixing the writing styles of Shep Crawford, the producing finesse of Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Tamia's maturity as an artist and woman resonates in all 12 songs.

For the love-starved man who craves the warmth of a good one, Tamia's songs ignite flames of hope that romance and love still blooms. Songs like "The Way I Love You", "Too Grown For That" and "Can't Get Enough Of You" fuse Tamia's sinfully smothering vocal abilities with Darkchild's signature bounce to every beat.

Since her last album, More, Tamia is trying to do it all-being supportive of her husband Grant Hill and his career, mother of four year-old Myla Grace (Myla means merciful taken from the Bible 'mercy and grace'), and working with charities like Prevent Child Abuse America (); Habitat For Humanity (); Multiple Sclerosis (MS) awareness in Canada (); and, an African American art collection currently touring the US.

Yet, completion of the last album left Tamia wanting, wanting to do more songs, but feeling restricted by record label obligations. Tamia wished to make the decisions about songs-if she felt strongly about it, then it would make the album. As Tamia notes,

"Shep Crawford, who produced "Stranger In My House," and I, always said that if we ever had time and wanted to have fun, we'd just go into studio and make the music that we wanted to make. We both loved the creative process and creating songs. We loved just hanging out talking about life and having a good time. We went into the studio not thinking that we'd create an album. It came organically. Literally, it was going to be a CD just for us."

Investing her own money without waiting for anyone to propose a new album, Tamia tinkered and toyed with music she wanted to make. She involved herself in every aspect of this project putting forth an album that truly is, soul.

"I'm always going to be that little 6 year-old singing into her brush with her mom yelling, "Tamia, please stop!" Music is just a part of me-everything that I do, every step that I take. I am still thankful and amazed, because I still see myself as that little girl with a brush."

Tamia's big break came when she was featured on Q's Jook Joint album, with her own solo effort following a few years later. During that time frame, this previously unknown singing sensation received three Grammy nominations: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "You've Put A Move On My Heart;" Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group with Vocal for "Slow Jams," which she performed with Babyface and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for her work with Brandy, Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan on the single "Missing You" from the Set It Off soundtrack. To top it all off, the amazing Tamia was also nominated for her fourth Grammy in 1999 for her duet with Eric Benet, the #1 "Spend My Life With You,".

In 2005, Tamia travelled with a full band to South Africa to perform. "It was amazing from the start to finish. "It made everything so much more fun; we went to do a 45-minute show, but ended up doing almost 2 hours. I had a band that loved to play and we just went over there to have one big jam session.

There's nothing like being on stage and having the crowd singing every word of your song. After 10 years as a recording artist, the experience was still very touching. You never know how your music touches people. This experience rejuvenated me. It energized me to get this new album done."

Between Friends is the birth of Tamia's second child. With her growing wisdom in life, love and the music industry, she believes that "there's a time and place for music like "Drop it like it's hot!" But, there are also people who want to hear about love and relationships. A lot of songs I do aren't from personal experience, but the subject matter is universal."

The future remains a mystery. But from wake to sleep, Tamia is driven by the music box within.(以上資料來源于網(wǎng)絡(luò))