Tamia

. Her next single is currently being air played in the UK, which has had mixed reactions from listeners. Notably, Tamia was also nominated for a grammy for the "You Put a Move On My Heart" single. She is currently preparing for the release of her next album, which is a greatest hits with two new tracks. Nevertheless, Tamia's popularity has managed to maintain itself despite her relatively lackluster performance on American mainstream radio, so it may only be a matter of time before Tamia becomes a household name. Now semi-retired, she teamed up with Phil Collins to record a song for the Disney film Brother Bear (2003). So far, they have both performed as successfully on urban radio as any of her previous singles. Neither, however, has crossed over to mainstream radio. Her home there sits atop Mont Vinaigrier, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

In 2003, Tamia also released her third album, which has spawned the singles "Officially Missing You" and "Questions". In addition to a lakeshore home on the Goldküste, the most exclusive district of Zurich, Switzerland, Turner has an estate in France at Villefranche-sur-Mer, a small town about 4 miles (6km) east of the city of Nice. With the success of that single, and Tamia's appearance in its music video, Tamia's mainstream popuarity grew again. She gained great popularity throughout Europe and moved there permanently in 1986 to share a home with Erwin Bach, a German-born EMI record company executive 16 years her junior. Most recently, the chorus from Tamia's "So Into You" was sampled and used in Fabolous' 2003 hit, "Into You". She also raised Ike's two sons from his previous marriage. Along with Tamia, Brandy, Gladys Knight, and Chaka Khan performed the song, which peacked in the top 30 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Tina has two natural sons (one is Ike's, the other from a previous relationship with a musician from the Kings of Rhythm).

Tamia is also known for her 1996 pop and R&B hit, "Missing You", from the Set It Off soundtrack. Her last world tour, which ended in 2000, was a sell out. Since then, she has released three albums of her own, the most famous of which was her sophomore album, 2000's A Nu Day. It featured the smash hit "Stranger In My House,", which introduced Tamia to a new audience thanks to its immensely popular dance remix, which received far more radio airplay in America than the original, nu soul-flavored album version. In 1995, she recorded the title theme of the James Bond movie GoldenEye. Tamia (born as Tamia Washington on May 9, 1976 in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian R&B singer who first debuted in 1996 as a featured vocalist on Quincy Jones' single, "You Put A Move On My Heart.". She led several extensive world tours in the 1980s and 1990's and released several more successful albums. Tamia (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0848637/) at the Internet Movie Database. In 1985, she appeared as Aunty Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome with Mel Gibson, and scored another hit with the movie's theme song, "We Don't Need Another Hero".

The Official Tamia Site (http://www.tamiaonline.com/) hosted by Elektra Records. The 1984 album Private Dancer had three top ten singles: "What's Love Got to Do with It", the title track, and "Better Be Good To Me". She began touring extensively to pay the bills and released several solo albums in the 1970s, but her career stalled until teaming with BEF for a remake of "Ball of Confusion" drawing the attention of Capitol Records. To put the marriage (and Ike) behind her, Tina left the marriage with no money or property, asking for and retaining only the use of the stage name Ike had given her. Tina finalized her divorce in 1978 after 18 years of marriage, accusing Turner of years of severe spousal abuse and rampant drug addiction in her autobiography I, Tina, which was later made into the film What's Love Got to Do with It.

Around this time, she appeared solo in a memorable cameo as the Gypsy Acid Queen in the film of The Who's Tommy rock opera. She credits her newfound Buhddist faith with giving her the courage to strike out on her own. Ike's increasingly abusive behavior led Tina to abruptly leave him in 1976. Their signature hit became their frantic rendition of "Proud Mary" (1971).

Ike and Tina Turner recorded a number of hits in the 1960s, including "A Fool In Love", "It's Gonna Work out Fine", and the legendary "River Deep, Mountain High" (with producer Phil Spector). She began as an occasional vocalist in his show at the age of 18, but within a couple of years she not only had a new name, but was the spotlight of a popular soul revue led by Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm. She was discovered by Ike Turner, a noted pioneer of rock and roll, whom she later married. Tina Turner is noted for her overpowering stage presence -- long legs, big hair, and powerful voice.

Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tennessee, November 26, 1939) is an African American, Native American, R&B, pop, rock and soul singer, Buddhist and occasional actress probably best known for her scorching performances with the Ike and Tina Turner Revue and for her remarkable solo comeback in the mid-1980s. 2004 "Open Arms" #25 UK. from All the Best