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Biography

Tamia is an urban R&B singer/songwriter who released her self-titled debut album in the spring of 1998. A native of Canada, Tamia got an…more

Born

5/9/1975, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Birth Name

Tamia Renee' Washington

Gender

Female

Credits

Recurring Role (5)

Role
- Soul Train
  Herself
  - S 33: Ep 19 Tamia / Van Hunt/ Crea
    3/13/04
- Soul Train
  Guest
  - S 32: Ep 33 Tamia/ Loon/ Novel
    6/7/03
  - S 30: Ep 6 Tamia/ Avant/ Ced featuring C. Black
    10/14/00
  - S 28: Ep 8 Tamia/ Link/ Pee Wee's Mag 7
    10/31/98
  - S 27: Ep 23 Tamia/ Elusion/ Luke
    4/11/98
  - S 25: Ep 16 Gerald & Eddie Levert/ Monica/ Tamia
    1/27/96
- Soul Train
  presenter
  - S 30: Ep 23 The 15th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    2/28/01
  - S 30: Ep 2 The 6th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
    9/16/00
  - S 28: Ep 1 The 4th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
    9/3/98
  - S 27: Ep 0 The #rd Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
    9/5/97
- Soul Train
  Co-Host
  - S 29: Ep 24 The 14th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    3/4/00
- Soul Train
  performer
  - S 29: Ep 12 The 2nd Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
    11/23/99
  - S 25: Ep 26 The 10th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    3/29/96
Guest Star (10)

Role
- NBA on TNT
  Tamia Hill
  - S 4: Ep 19 NBA All-Star Game 2009
    2/15/09
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
  Guest
  - S 23: Ep 77 Grant Hill/Tamia Hall
    11/14/07
- e-Talk Daily
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 27 February 16, 2007
    2/16/07
- The Montel Williams Show
  Herself
  - S 15: Ep 415 THE FRIDAY SHOW WITH TAMIA
    12/9/05
- Rock Me Baby
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 22 Singing for Your Supper
    5/25/04
- BET Walk of Fame
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Aretha Franklin
    10/28/03
- 106 & Park Prime
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 7 Tyrese and Tamia
    5/13/03
- For Your Love
  Singer
  - S 4: Ep 4 The Craving
    10/29/00
- Beverly Hills 90210
  Herself - Musical Guest
  - S 10: Ep 28 Ode to Joy
    5/17/00
- Soul Train
  Herself
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Kenan & Kel
  herself
  - S 3: Ep 21 Who Loves Who-ooh?
    4/19/99

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Trivia
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- Tamia remade "Careless Whisper" by Wham. She made 2 recordings of the remake. One was for her self-titled debut album and the second recording was for the soundtrack for "A Night At The Roxbury". She also changed a lyric. George Michael sang "I feel so unsure as I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor." To be gender specific, Tamia changed it to "I feel so unsure as you take my hand and lead me to the dance floor".
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- She has a daughter named Myla Grace.
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- In 2005, Tamia was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
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Quotes
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- Tamia (on living in Windsor and singing from a young age) : My family all worked in factories. It's a factory town. So, I didn't have dreams of Hollywood. I just loved to sing.
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